Article 47NKB Robert discovers radio station lucite artifacts

Robert discovers radio station lucite artifacts

by
Thomas
from The SWLing Post on (#47NKB)

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Robert Yowell, who writes:

I walked into an awesome store today in Manhattan which specializes in vintage radios and ephemera. He had these two small lucite paperweights which I bought - one from KDKA the other from WOWO - two historic AM stations. The WOWO one contains a piece of the "world famous fire escape" [see above] which was from the original studio building on Washington Blvd in Ft Wayne Indiana.

The other lucite is a mystery that I hope your readers might help with. It was issued in 1995 for the 75th anniversary of KDKA. It appears to be a silver disc sandwiched with something orange colored in the center. Could it be from the transmitter site? I have attached photos here.

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Thanks so much for maintaining such a great Blog site for SWL and other radio listeners ! I hope someone out there can help with my question - thank you!

A few hours later, Robert wrote this follow-up message:

Thomas - I just found the answer to my question. I now own a piece of the original KDKA transmitter tower!

http://www.antiqueradio.com/KDKA_3-96.html

What a great piece of history you have there, Robert. Both WOWO and KDKA are legendary! Thanks for sharing!

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