Model: WLW Cincinnati, Ohio Broadcasting Station

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WLW Cincinnati, Ohio Broadcasting Station

Country: United States of America (USA) Manufacturer/Brand: Broadcasting Stations
Year: 1923 – 1946 Type: Transmitter (not Transceiver)Transmitter.
Sendeapparat. Siehe weitere Ausführungen auf Seiten 332-335 in «Radios von gestern» über die Sendeprinzipien. Mod.-ID = 118460 previous | Result List | next | New search for Radios etc. Schematics etc.: 0 (for members) Wave bands Broadcast only (MW).Mittelwellenempfänger
Power type and voltage Alternating Current supply (AC)AC set plus voltage range.
/ = 2 different voltages
- = voltage from-to
* = «Special»
Apparareil à courant alternatif. Tensions mentionnées.
/ = 2 Spannungswahlen
- = von-bis
* = Fabrikwahl/«Spezial»
Normalerweise sind diese Geräte mit einem Trafo mit Primär- und Sekundärwicklungen versehen. Dadurch führt das Chassis kein gefährliches Potential.
www.radiomuseum.org Model: WLW Cincinnati, Ohio Broadcasting Station Notes WLW was Crosley's station in Cincinnati, Ohio. September 1923 it worked on 309 meters. (There were other Cincinnati stations in 1923 like WAAD on 360 m, WHAG on 222 m,and WMH on 248 m) 1926 its slogan was "The station with a soul". 1946 WLW was working on 700 kHz (428 meters) with 50 kW. See Tom Kneitel: Radio Station Treasury. WLW, in Cincinnati, Ohio was the first commercial 50 kW station in the U.S. and the only commercial standard broadcast station to broadcast at 500KW from 1934 to 1939. There are pictures of what is left of the 500 kW transmitter.
Source of data -- Collector info (Sammler)
Mentioned in Tom Kneitel: Radio Station Treasury, 1986, ISBN 0-939780-04-6

This model was suggested by Richard McWhorter.

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