WQLN NPR first signed on the air in 1973. On June 26th of that year, Judge Lindley McClelland upheld the right and power of the City of Erie to convert State Street between Sixth and Tenth streets into a Pedestrian Mall.
This Day in History is presented by the Emmy-nominated Chronicles. Showing Bellwether: The Political Evolution of Erie this Thursday night at eight on WQLN PBS.