Eighty years ago this month, the July 1941 issue of Radio Craft carried this ad for the radio operator’s course offered by Port Arthur College, Port Arthur, TX, known today  as Lamar State College-Port Arthur.  The college was the licensee of KPAC, which the ad notes was the only commercial station licensed by a college.  As such, the modern facility had advertising representative in major cities, and was a full-fledged member of NAB and BMI.  As such, it promised many contacts with industry, and it reported that it received more requests for graduates than it could possibly satisfy.

KPAC was a successful commercial operation, with a top 40 format in the 1950s, moving to a middle of the road format in the 60s.  It was sold to Clear Channel in 1981, and the company attempted to use it to enter the Houston market by upgrading the FM signal.  The station was sold, and it currently operates as KDEI, a Spanish-language Catholic station.