[BC] WLW--when was it last 500 kW?

[Paul Smith W4KNX]

Aren't Directional stations allowed to run higher power than a same power ND
station due to losses in the DA?.  So I can see that 60 kw Nautel making
close to rated power if fed into a Phasor and DA

Paul Smith
Sarasota, FL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Tekel" <amstereoexp at yahoo.com>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 7:10 PM
Subject: [BC] WLW--when was it last 500 kW?


> Phil Alexander wrote:
> > BTW, IIRC, WLW was briefly on in the late 50's from midnight to 1 AM
> > testing the 500 kW rig when Crosley applied for full time authorization.
> > After the FCC denied Crosley, he sold the station not long afterward.
>
> One thing I've wondered is, when was WLW's 500 kW transmitter last used on
> the air?  It seems pretty certain that it was used in the manner you
> describe during WWII and for some time afterward, but I haven't seen any
> real evidence to verify when it was actually retired from service.  Some
> say it was kept in operational condition through at least the early 1980s,
> as part of a Cold War national security measure.  But others say it was
> officially retired in the '50s and basically became a museum piece after
> its last experimental license had expired.
>
> And today, are there any U.S. or Canadian AM stations capable of
> transmitting in excess of 50 kW?  For example, are any of the Class A's
> lavish enough to have a 100 kW transmitter loafing along at half-power?
> I know there are a number of Nautel 60 kW transmitters in service at 50 kW
> (or less), but I haven't heard of any stations having anything more
> powerful than that.
>
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