[BC] "24" At the tansmitter site

[David L. Hershberger]

Alan Alsobrook writes:



> I noticed on tonight's episode of 24 that it was shot in an AM TX
> facility, looked like a 50KW'r presumably in the LA area. Seeing what I
> thing was an old Gates transmitter and the back of something quite a bit
> newer, I would say this is an active AM site. The Exterior (which may or
> may not have been the same building they were inside of) Had 50000 WATT
> STATION on the front of the building, But it only had ***'s where the
> you would think the call letters would be. I only saw 3 stars so could
> this have been a 3 letter call station?
> They called it a "Relay station" but it sure looked like a MW broadcast
> facility to me.  LA area engineers I'll be someone knows the truth so
> spill the beans!! :)

I think Peter correctly identified it as the KMPC 710 (now KSPN) transmitter
site. Here's an interior photo, and it it really does look like what was on
the show last night:

http://www.710kmpc.com/Large%20Photos/Transmitter-Interior1.jpg

Here's an exterior photo:

http://www.710kmpc.com/Large%20Photos/Transmitter.jpg

Dave