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Program guide for W47NY New York City, Dec 1942
A classical music station on the old 45MHz FM band, schedule of music to be played.
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I don't know, but perhaps the predecessor of WQXR-FM.
Thanks for the pic. I will put a copy with my 1941 Stromberg 935-PLM console. Kevin |
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Is that a picture of a skyscraper transmitting antenna on the cover? Although out of date, my S-C 1210-PLM would need some similar accompaniment.
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From the "47" in the call sign, can it be assumed that it transmitted on 44.7 MHz?
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Is that someone's idea of a joke? "W47NY" looks like a TV translator call sign, which would make no sense as there was no such thing as television (at least as we know it today) in 1942. If this were a radio station, it would, of course, have a call sign in the form of W---, not "W-47" or whatever. FM broadcasts on 88-108 MHz anyway, so the whole thing looks wrong--to me, anyhow.
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http://tenwatts.blogspot.com/2011/03...r-fm-band.html I have several radios in my collection that tune both bands. Edit add: Here is a picture of a 8H023 Zenith like I have (not mine however)... Both bands (45 & 100 MHZ) are clearly visible on the dial, as well as standard broadcast AM. http://radioattic.com/item.htm?radio=1230213 jr Last edited by jr_tech; 05-25-2015 at 02:27 PM. Reason: Add link to Zenith 8H023 |
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Looks like it was a competitor to
45.9 W2XQR (W59NY, WQXQ) according to http://tenwatts.blogspot.com/2011/03...r-fm-band.html Looking at the guide, they also played stuff like "Cocktail Lounge", "Tea Dancing Party", UP News and such
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There are some "oddball" call signs in the list that did not follow that convention, but these were like W2X (experimental - zone W2 signs) and other zone experimental signs, as well as some "normal looking" four letter signs. http://jeff560.tripod.com/1942fm.html The use of the last one or two characters in the call sign to indicate the city was apparent, as well, although I don't understand how "MM" was chosen to represent Winston-Salem. (W41MM, Winston-Salem). jr . Last edited by jr_tech; 05-25-2015 at 07:27 PM. Reason: Add info |
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VERY COOL! THANKS!
I never would have guessed that in a million years. Wild about the 350KW, as well... must have been a real DXers treat ! jr |
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The audience was small, but war time TV broadcasting was a thing.
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Some of the pages were blank, seems the info for some days got lost at the printers...
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