[BC] Why superpower? (was: WLW my take)

[Phil Alexander]

On 20 Dec 2005 at 15:15, Jeff Johnson wrote:

> 
> >
> >It was a very different time than the one we live in today, where
> >engineering was king, radio was a money-making powerhouse, and
> >broadcasting was changing peoples lives by tying them together for
> >the first time with their fellow Americans in a common experience
> >
> >James Snyder
> 
> It is the same thing with the Internet today. The likes of Google, Yahoo, 
> AOL, and Microsoft waging search wars is reminiscent of the 'glory' days of 
> early AM broadcast - inventing, improving, and promoting human connectivity.

Perhaps, but it won't light the fluorescent lights in your barn if you live
too close to the servers like WLW did for farmers around Mason when they
ran the 500 kW rig at night. <g>


Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037





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