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KTAR etc moves to new digs
- Thread starter 50kguy
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Some more shots of old RCA turntables, in on-air use at WMCA New York in 1963:
http://musicradio77.com/wmca/tour.html
Pics 1, 2 and 5 as you scroll down (pic 2 especially).
http://musicradio77.com/wmca/tour.html
Pics 1, 2 and 5 as you scroll down (pic 2 especially).
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thirdtickket
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Wow, great pix from the WMCA, New York days in the 60's.
The GATES transcription turntables I spoke about at my first station in South Dakota were newer. Maybe they still made the BIGGER ones in the early 70's still....anyway, they were always breakin down, of course it was pretty common at that station to have equipment that was marginal. We had a 1950's Collins rotary pot board that was gutted and re-built after being in a fire....!!
We were a 1000 day, 250 w/da at night class 4 @ 1340 AM.......and I think we had to feed the GERBIL twice a week to keep the 1959 model Gates transmitter powered UP>>>>
The GATES transcription turntables I spoke about at my first station in South Dakota were newer. Maybe they still made the BIGGER ones in the early 70's still....anyway, they were always breakin down, of course it was pretty common at that station to have equipment that was marginal. We had a 1950's Collins rotary pot board that was gutted and re-built after being in a fire....!!
We were a 1000 day, 250 w/da at night class 4 @ 1340 AM.......and I think we had to feed the GERBIL twice a week to keep the 1959 model Gates transmitter powered UP>>>>
Barry Mishkind's oldradio.com site has a Tucson radio history page with photos:
http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/tus/russ.htm
As you scroll down, pic 3 (KVOA radio control room in 1956) has what appears
to be several RCA TTs, these with the two tone arms.
Pic 6 (KMOP radio control room, 1963) shows and captions two 16" Gates TTs.
Are these the type you are referring to?
You can also see a Spotmaster (I hope they had at least two!) below the cart
rack, and let's not forget the WUTCO clock on the wall.
http://www.oldradio.com/archives/stations/tus/russ.htm
As you scroll down, pic 3 (KVOA radio control room in 1956) has what appears
to be several RCA TTs, these with the two tone arms.
thirdtickket said:
Pic 6 (KMOP radio control room, 1963) shows and captions two 16" Gates TTs.
Are these the type you are referring to?
You can also see a Spotmaster (I hope they had at least two!) below the cart
rack, and let's not forget the WUTCO clock on the wall.
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thirdtickket
Guest
Yeah, the transcription tables we had in South Dakota were similar to the ones pictured in the KMOP 1963 Tucson picture....! Tone arms were a little different as I recall, but similar. I remember country KMOP as a kid in Tucson......only a daytimer, country KHOS came along as a 24 hour station and within a year had knocked KMOP down in the ratings.....KMOP later became KHYT 1330.
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