Most Powerful Radio Station Ever

[Savoirfaire]

Check out the link below for 500,000 watts of enchanting history.




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73, Frank

[Grinder74]

I work near there, I should check it out. I remember seeing the tower for WLW years ago.

[p38]

that is cool id love too see that old station run its full potential one more time

[str8stroke]

Super cool post. Thanks. Never knew about this one. Thank you! Gonna share that with a few radio friends.

[Savoirfaire]

I should rephrase this slightly.

WLW was the most powerful radio broadcast station in the United States.

There was a station in Villa Acuna, Mexico in the autumn of 1932 for awhile that ran 500,000 watts too. Interesting it was about the same time. It was right across the border in Mexico, because the USA would not allow it.

Articles do not say but probably because of the issues with WLW.

There are some shortwave station's that have run 500,000 watts.

I suppose with pirate stations there may have been more powerful but the ability to build larger that 500,000 watts has to be difficult.

73, Frank 10 X-Ray 47 (SSB)

[KP68]

Awesome stuff. I absolutely love radio history like this. Thank you SO much for posting this. Keep em coming.

[MDYoungblood]

Here in Baltimore years ago the radio station WCAO, 600AM on the dial, (WCAO, "6 Oh' radio") was only a 50,000 watts station but had an antenna array that boosted the signal. It was positioned in the NW corner just outside the city limits and the antennas were pointed SE, the signal could be heard all the way down the Chesapeake Bay on Norfolk, VA. Martimer's used the signal to guide them to the entrance of the bay and up to Baltimore.

I enjoyed the video, didn't care for some of the comments left tho.

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Greg

[Savoirfaire]

Qsl MDYoungblood.

There is a station, WINC, in Winchester, VA 5 miles south of where I grew up that is 50,000 watts.

One of the very few that I knew of in this area.

However, 500,000 watts just wreaked havoc on the broadcast bands with the Bleedover they created.

Thus, the suppressor towers became vital and the US authority did not allow it on the broadcast bands again.

73 and hope to hear you on Echolink at WB8YZV-R sometime.




I cannot hit 147.030 in Baltimore because of trees surrounding my property with some trees 65 to 70 feet.

A tower that big is really out of the question since I have been able to get away with dipoles. Hoping to finish the loop project soon but the fishing line keeps hanging and breaking in the trees.

Hopefully, soon I will get the second loop leg with pulley and others up in the chosen trees.

73, Frank 10 X-Ray 47

[Slyguy]

Great video! Love learning about old radio history.