[SBE] Terrific old 1937 news reel clip!

[Jon Frank]

I did.  That's where I got the idea.  The transmitter building look very 
similar to the original house. Unfortunately, the transmitter shots have 
poor resolution but it sure look like a WE- 107A. The last three cabinets 
look an awful lot like the PA sections pictured here:

http://hawkins.pair.com/wlw/wlw18.jpg

Here are some more pix:

http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/cinc/wlwpix.htm

Note the oscillator stage featured in the newsreel.

I know the building addition was done for the 500kw unit so maybe this 
footage is from an earlier time. I don't think there were very many 
WE-107A's built.

Of course, I could be absolutely mistaken here.  Let me know what you find. 
I love those guys in the suits.  They look like they work at a funeral home.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Liebisch" <gliebisch at cinci.rr.com>
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Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 5:49 PM
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>I had lunch with the WLW CE Ted Ryan today after having sent him this link. 

>He thinks it's not WLW but we both viewed it very quickly and we're both 

>going to take another look in "freeze frame" !

>

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Jon Frank" <jon_frank at wgbh.org>

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> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 8:45 AM

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>

>

> I believe that is WLW.  The transmitter is a the original 1928 Western 

> Electric 107-A.  When this newsreel was released that transmitter served 

> as the driver for the legendary 500 KW beast.  For a comparison check out 

> this link.

>

> http://www.oldradio.com/archives/hardware/WE/7-A.htm

>

> Also, the short shot of the building outside looks like WLW.  There were 

> several Blau-Knox towers in existence at the time, but I couldn't find 

> another station that had one and a WE 50kw.

>

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