• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

Pre 1980 Automation Systems

B

Buzz

What ever happened to the old IGM automation at 307 Water Street, Henderson Nevada.
Our Engineer was John Corey in 1974 and He used to let me change the final, tune the cavity, and dip the grid current. That was when thay had the 8 bay antenna with a hand pump to pressurize the feedline, and an all tube stereo exciter. EAS was with the tube Conelrad receiver that unmuted after the AM station dropped their carrier. There was a UPI teletype in the closet, and an Oscar in the fish tank.

Dennis (Buzz)
 
WOW does that bring back memories and headaches! I was not in the LV area in the 80's but the stations I worked at had much the same gear. Modern transmitters require no tuning, dipping or adjustments. Pressure is maintained with automatic pumps or nitrogen tanks, The old Conelrad receivers are going for about $100 bucks on EBAY. It wasn't EAS untill the 90's when it took over from EBS which had taken over from Conelrad back about the early 70's.THe UPI and AP teletypes have been replaced first by dot matrix printers, and now just an internet terminal. Not sure about Oscar, but lot's of the gear I worked with had dear and not so dear nicknames. The IGM automation with carousels were great in their day but today it's hard drive automation.
It has been interesting working in the business for the last 4O+ years and I was glad to see some of the old headaches go to be replaced with new ones. Back when I started in 1962 who would have known I would be worried about microprocessors, digitized STL's ISDN lines for remotes, touch screen controllers on the front of the transmitters and DJ's who can't figure out how to get their e-mails. Loved it then, love it now.

Bill
 
Before moving here in "95 from SF We took an exploratory trip to check out the area...there was an FM station in what looked like a house on Water st. in Henderson, complete with antenna. I stopped in the say hello but can't remember the station's call, It had a rock format. What was that station?
What is it now? and when did it move?

Thanks,

Jerry Gordon KNUU Las Vegas
 
When I worked there in 1973 Jim Flint Sr. was GM/Chief Engineer, the 8 bays above the building caused all the florescent lights to glow. The call letters were KLVM. Later they became KXTZ before flipping to KJMZ "94 Jamz" which is what it was in the early 90s before it eventually became KMXB Mix 94.1.

I still remember that system, 14" Scully decks, cart carousels, and those big Gates Cart Decks. I think it was long gone before American Radio took control of the property...they moved to East Flamingo near Maryland Parkway in 1995 then swapped studios with 107.5 KXTE at 6655 West Sahara near Rainbow.
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom