[BC] Re: Any manned transmitter sites left? - Transmitter with a bidet?

[nakayle@gmail.com]

 In 1971 I did part time work at WDNC- a 5/1-KW station in the relatively
small town of Durham, NC.  The transmitter was manned from sign-on to
sign-off in two 10-hour shifts.  From there I went to WPTF in Raleigh- which
was manned 24/hrs a day until 1977.   In fact, during week days there were
usually two engineers on duty- the regular shift guy and the supervisor and
two and sometimes three for Sunday night maintenance.  Plus a full-time
janitor/grounds-keeper.  It was a well maintained facility.

 -Nat

On 8/23/06, Linc <c310driver at lincster.com> wrote:
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> During the mid-1970's I did some consulting for WWBZ (now dark) in
> Vineland,
> NJ.  They were manned during the hours they were directional.  They were 1
> kW, so even though in the NJ marshes there were still manned sites, to see
> a
> 1 kW station have the expense of an engineer at the transmitter (not a
> combo
> man) was a real surprise.
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> Linc
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