[BC] 810 WEUS Orlavista-Orlando, Florida

[Paul Smith W4KNX]

I know that 1490 on the pier in the Manatee River in Bradenton, FL used to
have boats dredge up the radials all the time.  Boats used to moor under the
tower and would pull up radials with their anchors.  Lucky for them they
recently moved to an inland site.

Paul Smith
Sarasota, FL

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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 12:58 PM
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Subject: RE: [BC] 810 WEUS Orlavista-Orlando, Florida



i have a question about the AM tower out on the water sites (especially the
salt water ones).  Do these sites have the standard 120 radials extending
out lying on the sea or lake beds?  do the guys doing the construction just
reel them out on a boat and let 'em drop into the water?  Or do they run the
copper strap down the base pier and out to some copper plates in the water
and let the salt water do it's thing?

thanks,

rob atkinson
st. charles IL

From: Scott Fybush <scott at fybush.com>
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To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: RE: [BC] 810 WEUS Orlavista-Orlando, Florida
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:26:22 -0500

At 12:02 PM 12/9/2005, you wrote:
>My understanding is that before WCBS moved its transmitter to High Island
>in
>the early 1960s, its transmitter was located on Columbia Island, which was
>a
>true island.  The station had boats and a staff of boat operators to
>transport the transmitter technicians between the mainland and the island.
>Once the FCC permitted remote control of 50 kW transmitters, and if you
>factor in the costs of the transportation system to Columbia Island, the
>move to High Island was cost effective.  The joint venture with WNBC to
>share the site made the move very cost effective.

There's a picture of Columbia Island, and lots of High Island, on my
WFAN/WCBS page:

http://www.fybush.com/site-030424.html

There are other watery towers in New York - WMCA (which is the cover of the
2006 Tower Site Calendar) has its three towers on pilings in the swamps of
Kearny, N.J. (http://www.fybush.com/site-030424.html).

A few others that come to mind are WRIB in Providence RI
(http://www.fybush.com/sites/2004/site-040806.html), which does require a
boat to reach, even now (it was featured in the 2005 calendar), and WTIX 690
(now WIST) in New Orleans, with four towers stretching out into the water in
Chalmette, Louisiana (http://www.fybush.com/sites/2005/site-050902.html).

KGO in San Francisco almost counts
(http://www.fybush.com/sites/2005/site-051014.html), but the towers actually
sit on a little causeway, just above the water.

And I'm told the old array of CKEY 580 Toronto extended into the water off
Toronto Island, but those towers were gone long before I was out toting a
camera around...

s


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