Re: [IRCA] Next Trivia Question: W 2 X R

Subject: Re: [IRCA] Next Trivia Question: W 2 X R

From: Michael Hawkins <downsized99@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 22:49:56 -0700 (PDT)

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Charlie,

I believe that the 1510-1600 section of the band was reserved for high-fidelity experimental stations in the 1930's. There were also experimental stations in Kansas City, Waterbury CT and Bakersfield CA. All became licensed commercial stations, but Waterbury and Kansas City have bitten the proverbial dust since then. New York and Bakersfield remain.

Mike Hawkins

Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Charlie

I'm not sure if anyone else answered this yet, but W2XR was an
experimental station. It was a sort of crude predecessor to television,
except it only transmitted still images. This was during the 1930s,
when something like that was really high tech stuff. Someone was
probably looking at using it as an electronic newspaper or something
similar.

After checking with my friend Mister Google, I learned W2XR later
experimented with high fidelity audio broadcasts just above the AM
broadcast band (which ended at 1500 back then), and then became WQXR.

Bruce

Charles A & Leonor L Taylor wrote:

>Trivia Question:
>
>Initial short-term callsign assignment for WQXR-1560 NYC was W 2 X R.
>
>What was the significance of this odd callsign?
>
>TIS wannabe?
>
>Charles
>
>
>

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