[Thursday] WLW History

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WWVA,  Wheeling West Virginia, Yeeeee Haaaaaaaa !  They are still on the air.....I think ...... I usually roll through there
going to or coming from the Dayton ham convention each year.....

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From: fred tanner via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org>
To: Ernie <ernie176 at yahoo.com>
Cc: Terry Gmail via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org>
Sent: Thu, Jan 31, 2019 5:32 pm
Subject: Re: [Thursday] WLW History

In that same time period I listened to WWVA on a car radio from Maine to California and all points in between, at night.
On Thu, Jan 31, 2019, 17:55 Ernie via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org wrote:

 All,For me it was a little 9 volt transistor ( seems I remember 9) radio sitting in my Mom's VW bug (it had no radio) at night while she was selling books to people that had sent in interest cards.About 1961, usually Saturday nights and my favorite station was WWVA Wheeling West Virginia. I thought the country music was kool.  
All from just over in eastern CT.

Ernie


    On Thursday, January 31, 2019, 1:37:54 PM EST, Randall Snow via Thursday <thursday at newsm.org> wrote:  
 
 Guys,
As discussed in our small group today, there was a fascinating excerpt from a magazine that had been sitting on a table in the Mayes building for a while that I had read.  It was about the growth of the radio station WLW from a home hobby-type endeavor to the most powerful transmitter in the country.  We have one of the tubes from this transmitter in the wireless building, sitting there with very little mention of its history.  Here is a quick link to an article I found, although it's not the one I had read before, nor have I had the time to go through this one.  There are also YouTube video tours of the facility that still contains a great deal of the equipment built for this 500kW station.  This is just one example of the great deal of history we have artifacts of, but no good presentation or explanation for visitors to learn from or appreciate. This story also ties into all of our Crosley radios as well.  

-- 
Randy Snow
Snow Findings Company
Lovements.com
New England Wireless and Steam Museum

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