Re: [IRCA] Fwd: Re: Topband: WLW

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sure Mark.  I'd like to hear it!   Walt


On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Mark Durenberger <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> GREAT video!  If anyone's interested I did an extensive audio tour of the
> entire WLW plant...originally heard on the DX Audio Service.  I can post it
> to a web-site if you want to hear it.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Durenberger
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Nick Hall-Patch
> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 9:02 AM
> To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
> Subject: [IRCA] Fwd: Re: Topband: WLW
>
> 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<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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