[BC] WLW my take

[Paul Christensen]

>"I can't imagine any commercial broadcaster investing the kind of money 
>that
that 500 kW plant cost just for the sake of 'quietly' submitting data to the
FCC."

Money wasn't much of a factor then.  Several years ago, I recall seeing the 
engineering organization chart for WLW during the 500KW legacy period.  This 
may have been published in one of the three major radio engineering 
publications or perhaps it was posted on Jim Hawkins' web site.  Anyone have 
a link to the source?

The depth and breadth of the WLW engineering organization was absolutely 
incredible.  Just guessing, they had somewhere between 75-100 FTEs in the 
department, some of which were dedicated to specialty occupations like sound 
effects and audio gain riding.

Here's an interesting Decision and Order from the FCC concerning Crosley's 
Extension of STA from 1935.  In the Order, the FCC granted daytime 
super-power operation but denied night-time operation.  Through a rather 
informal treaty, the U.S. government had entered into an agreement with 
Canada in 1932 to reserve and protect 690 kHz for Canadian broadcasts. 
Interference to CFRB in Toronto was a major factor in the new Commission's 
decision to grant only limited super-power operation.

ftp://ftp.fcc.gov/pub/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Databases/documents_collection/350125.pdf

Paul


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