[BC] RE: WMOX Thump

[Bill Brister]

The General Manager was Monroe Looney. He was the one who hired me in May of
1965. Eddie Smith was the Sales Manager when I first went there. I think he
saved the life of Birney Imes who had originally built WMOX. I heard he went
to Little Rock, Arkansas but I could be mistaken about that. I don't know
what FM he built.



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Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:45 PM
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Subject: [BC] RE: WMOX Thump


That is really funny,
Hadn't thought about that "thump" in years. And of all the rigs I have 
worked with that seems to be one of only two that had anyting like that 
"thump'. I would suppose that the rather large filter choke and capacitor 
values that were part of the thyratron supply had a great deal to do with 
that "special' noise.
The other one was a 5kw that was in McComb on 970 (ITIR) it was of the same 
vintage and design.
By the way all that xmtr use a pair of 5762's in the RF and a pair in the 
modulators.
And I have several rigs here that use a 5763 9 pin beam amp good to 250mhz.
WDAM TV had "two" ring amps when I came here in '70. The second was the 
original aural amp that was used prior to the decision that aural would be 
10% of the visual power.The "B" model had been "colorized" which 
re-designated it a "D".
And as regards the other thump, I am told that the "act" has been cleaned up

and a 180degree turnaround in general social acceptability. And that would 
be "a good thing".
Now ......" really obscure Meridian trivia"........... what was the general 
managers name of WMOX that was there and who's life did he save as a boy and

where did he go and what station that he created changed the FM band's 
future?



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