[BC] WAIT

[Jeff Glass]

In a message dated 2/2/2010 8:36:03 PM Central Standard Time, broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:

>History Note;

>The old WAIT, Chicago was the first station broadcast with a solid state 5 kW. AM transmitter.  It was designed by Westinghouse Corporation, owner of WAIT at the time as I recall.  Many of us listened to it at the NAB demo and some even listened to it off the air on 820. Westinghouse sold its design to RCA ans sold several as the BTA5SS.

>Dave Hultsman

Dave:

I think the first SS 5kW went to WIND. I remember speaking to one of the 'IND engineers when I began studying transmitters in great detail.

If Dave Dybas is lurking, he could probably verify.

Jeff Glass