[BC] AMs on top of buildings

[Fred Gleason]

On Tuesday 24 May 2005 04:00, David Reaves wrote:
> Not sure if either is still in operation:
> WITH 1230 in Baltimore

WITH is still there, at the original site in the heart of Baltimore from which 
it signed on in 1940.  Tower is a 202 ft self-supporter with a rooftop 
counterpoise.  It was originally series-fed, but converted to a skirted 
shunt-fed arrangement in the mid-nineties.  It's about the most efficient use 
of a kilowatt in the AM band that I've ever seen -- that little pot hits over 
830,000 population within the primary contour!

The building it sits atop is a history lesson in it's own right.  Originally 
built in the mid-twenties as a shoe factory (four story factory loft), it's 
now mostly empty.  The original 'showroom' (where the out-of-town shoe buyers 
from various department stores around the country were entertained and shown 
the line for the upcoming year) is still substantially intact on the fourth 
floor, and is a wonderful example of Art Deco architecture.

I'll see if I can dig up some photos to post in the next few days.

Cheers!


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