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Samantha March 11th 05 06:15 PM

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Does anyone know where the first radio station was located in the
United States?! Thank you!!


jim March 11th 05 06:47 PM

Samantha wrote:

Does anyone know where the first radio station was located in the
United States?! Thank you!!

http://www.tvhandbook.com/History/History_radio.htm

RCA's 'Radio Central' xmitters went on-line 1921 here on Long Island. I
remember them taking the last 410' tower down in '77. The buildings
still stand but are not used for anything. At 5200 acres it is the
largest undisturbed plot of land on the island.
HTH

Anon March 11th 05 06:54 PM

See URL
http://members.aol.com/jeff99500/first.html

Which Was the First U. S. Radio Station?

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Does anyone know where the first radio station was located in the
United States?! Thank you!!




Steveo March 11th 05 07:27 PM

jim wrote:
Samantha wrote:

Does anyone know where the first radio station was located in the
United States?! Thank you!!

http://www.tvhandbook.com/History/History_radio.htm

RCA's 'Radio Central' xmitters went on-line 1921 here on Long Island. I
remember

Good memory you have there, old fart.

Psychiatrist to keyclowns March 12th 05 12:45 AM

mopeys great great granpa was on that station illegally, soliciting
mule drivers, back before there were big trucks. His family business
has a proud tradition.


jim March 12th 05 01:22 AM

Psychiatrist to keyclowns wrote:
mopeys great great granpa was on that station illegally, soliciting
mule drivers, back before there were big trucks. His family business
has a proud tradition.

Whatever numpty.

jim March 12th 05 01:36 AM

Steveo wrote:

jim wrote:

Samantha wrote:


Does anyone know where the first radio station was located in the
United States?! Thank you!!


http://www.tvhandbook.com/History/History_radio.htm

RCA's 'Radio Central' xmitters went on-line 1921 here on Long Island. I
remember


Good memory you have there, old fart.

those towers were 410' up and i've seen a middle school kid climb the
fooker. claimed to see the atlantic and we are 12 miles north of it.
speaking of old do you remember your fcc cb call from the 70's?
kgo0185 using a lafayette he-20t and a 10 meter ringo ant. damn i'm old...

Steveo March 12th 05 04:36 PM

jim wrote:
Psychiatrist to keyclowns wrote:
mopeys great great granpa was on that station illegally, soliciting
mule drivers, back before there were big trucks. His family business
has a proud tradition.

Whatever numpty.

Fugly numpty.

Steveo March 12th 05 04:42 PM

jim wrote:
Steveo wrote:

jim wrote:

Samantha wrote:


Does anyone know where the first radio station was located in the
United States?! Thank you!!


http://www.tvhandbook.com/History/History_radio.htm

RCA's 'Radio Central' xmitters went on-line 1921 here on Long Island. I
remember


Good memory you have there, old fart.

those towers were 410' up and i've seen a middle school kid climb the
fooker. claimed to see the atlantic and we are 12 miles north of it.

Dang, I,m skeered of hieghts but that had to be slick.

speaking of old do you remember your fcc cb call from the 70's?
kgo0185 using a lafayette he-20t and a 10 meter ringo ant. damn i'm
old...

Yep, kdl-6824, Lafayette tuber of some sort and a droopy drawers..used
to have to search for someone to talk. No one knew what the hell a CB
was when I first got mine, that was 30 some years ago. :^O

jim March 12th 05 04:47 PM

Steveo wrote:
jim wrote:

Steveo wrote:


jim wrote:


Samantha wrote:



Does anyone know where the first radio station was located in the
United States?! Thank you!!


http://www.tvhandbook.com/History/History_radio.htm

RCA's 'Radio Central' xmitters went on-line 1921 here on Long Island. I
remember


Good memory you have there, old fart.


those towers were 410' up and i've seen a middle school kid climb the
fooker. claimed to see the atlantic and we are 12 miles north of it.


Dang, I,m skeered of hieghts but that had to be slick.

speaking of old do you remember your fcc cb call from the 70's?
kgo0185 using a lafayette he-20t and a 10 meter ringo ant. damn i'm
old...


Yep, kdl-6824, Lafayette tuber of some sort and a droopy drawers..used
to have to search for someone to talk. No one knew what the hell a CB
was when I first got mine, that was 30 some years ago. :^O

conversation from 1970 -
whats that thing on your roof?
an antenna.
what tv stations can you get with that?
its not for tv but for cb.
cb, whats that?


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