In 1890 Auric Honecker founded Lovian Communications Equipment Company (LCEC). Supported by cheap labor which, at the time, was readily available in Lovia, the company quickly became a leading supplier of telegraphic equipment for export to the United States. In 1926 the company acquired LRD-AM, one of Lovia's first radio stations, in a bankruptcy auction. Increasing the station's signal strength to 100,000 watts, it soon found commercial success on the American mainland - LRD's primary broadcast audience. The addition of radio stations LTRY-AM and LXRV-AM in the 1940's was accompanied by a divestment from the manufacturing sector.