[BC] Oldest Transmitter still in daily service

[Scott Fybush]

At 07:12 PM 12/10/2005, you wrote:
>NAH!
>
>History doesn't make $$$!

Au contraire, Dana - at least in this case. Chris Zerafa is the 
current DOE for the CC/Cincinnati cluster, and even though he doesn't 
have the historical (or even the RF) background that Paul Jellison 
does (his background's in IT in the New York area), he understands 
what he's got out there and takes a great deal of pride in it. One 
idea that was discussed (and, for now, tabled) was to move the new 
3DX50, when they get it, into a prefab structure behind the 1927 
transmitter building, thus allowing the 1927 building to be opened 
for more tours.

Chris and his crew out there have done a fantastic job getting the 
old 500 kW monster cleaned up - the back room where it sits looks 
much better now than it did when I first saw it in 1998. At that 
point, Paul was just beginning to get the room excavated from years 
of having stuff dumped there, and the ledge that runs along the 
length of the transmitter was piled with unrelated gear. Now it's all 
clean and neat, and a joy to behold.

I've seen a lot of transmitter sites in my travels. WLW is unique, 
and thankfully, those charged with maintaining it know that and appreciate it.

s