1957 in radio

The year 1957 in radio involved some significant events.__TOC__

Events

*WCOW in St. Paul, Minnesota becomes WISK.
*KNOC in Dallas, Texas becomes a full time Rhythm and blues station, the first station in the market to exclusively do so.

Debuts

*KBCS in Dallas, Texas signs on with a Top 40 format.

Closings

Births

* March 16 - Garry Cobb, former NFL player and current radio personality on WIP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
* May 18 - Rob Bartlett, comedian, actor and writer best known for "Imus in the Morning"

Deaths