[BC] WLW--when it was 500 kW

[Phil Alexander]

On 5 Jul 2005 at 7:34, Dan Strassberg wrote:

> Rob Atkinson wrote about how when WLW ran 500 kW in the '30s, its groundwave
> coverage extended all the way to Canada.
> 
> Certainly not hard to believe, given that it's only, what? 250 miles or so
> from south to north across Ohio and then another maybe 50 miles across Lake
> Erie. Remember, 700 is a lower frequency than WBZ's 1030 and the soil
> conductivity in most of Ohio is quite good.

Actually, the conductivity between WLW and Canada is very good. Not quite up
to the level seen in the great plains, but enough to make a station in 
New England drool over it.

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.


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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