Re: [IRCA] RIP WAGL

[Mike Sanburn <mikesanburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I heard both of their DX tests here in Southern CA on  GE Superadio 2. I believe that is my only South Carolina. Sad to hear about both the passing of the owner as well as the loss of this legendary station.   MS

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> On May 11, 2015, at 7:51 PM, Steve Francis <amdxmail@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Daytimer WAGL-1560 Lancaster, South Carolina, once a continent-spanning best bet for the Palmetto State, is no more.  Longtime owner B. Len Phillips Jr. died in September at 77, and the license has recently been turned in and the station deleted.  
> 
> DX test and sunrise receptions on the West Coast were commonplace at one time, with KPMC Bakersfield off nightly.  WAGL operated with 10 and later 50 kilowatts.  
> 
> A DX test on October 18, 1993 brought in a report from Paul Ormandy in Oamaru, New Zealand.  Len was quite pleased and included a copy of Paul's report as part of the verie package.  
> 
> There's a YouTube posting of a 1980 recording of Len doing the sign-off; toward the end you can hear traces of the sign-off of long-gone WTRQ in Warsaw, North Carolina.
> 
> Steve Francis
> Alcoa, Tennessee
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