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Radio Broadcast Technical Consulting and Sales
 
10032 Island Drive, Brainerd, MN  56401

 

 

Some Radio History from Mark W. Persons

The WEBC Radio transmitter is Superior, WI about 1935.

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Here is the 5000 watt WEBC transmitter running on 1320 KHz.

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Back then, radio stations had a control engineer and a wall full of amplifiers with patch cables.

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Many stations hired bands or orchestras to provide musical entertainment to listeners.

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Announcers were heard acting out radio plays live on the radio.   

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These photos are on display in the Executive Washroom at our business office.



 

The stories go on and on.  Stop in again sometime.  I'll leave the soldering iron on for you. 
Mark W. Persons   Ham WØMH

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