[IRCA] Fwd: Re: Topband: WLW

[Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx>]

I haven't had a chance yet to look at this video,  refererenced on 
the Topband list
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?398944-K7AGE-posts-video-of-WLW-s-1932-500-000-Watt-AM-transmitter


and, from W9AC on the same list:

> Regarding WLW: the Mason transmitter site is half the story.  The 
> other half is still visible today to the west of I-75, just north of 
> Cincinnati in the Camp Washington neighborhood.  The old WLW studios 
> and Crosley manufacturing facility rise high above the interstate 
> and a real sense of history can be gleaned when exiting off Hopple 
> Street.  The WLW building is located near the intersection of 
> Colerain Ave. and Sassafras St.  One telltale sign that you have the 
> right structure can be evidenced by the Morse code displayed on the 
> art-deco fashioned building top.  The building is in very poor 
> condition today and hasn't been occupied with any business or 
> storage activity for about ten years.  On the southwest building 
> floor is a large loading dock that faces a set of rail tracks that, 
> at one time many decades ago, must have seen a very high volume of 
> traffic as thousands of Crosley sets were shipped to dealers around 
> the world.  The building is not long for this world.  If you have an 
> interest in WLW and Crosley's history, I encourage you to take a 
> short drive to the south of Mason and experience the building before it's gone.


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