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Seeking FM Structural Antenna Height Data for 1960 (Median, Mean, etc.)

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Steven

Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on a research project related to FM radio broadcasting in 1960 and am looking for information about the structural antenna heights for FM stations during that time. Specifically, I’m interested in:
  • Median or Mean FM structural antenna height in 1960
  • Any additional statistical summaries or references
If you have access to relevant resources, historical documents, or datasets—or if you know where I might locate this type of information—I’d be extremely grateful for your guidance.

Thank you in advance for your time and support!
 
The Broadcasting Yearbooks should contain the information you need. You'll have to do the data entry into a spreadsheet to calculate the statistics you desire.

The good news is there weren't a ton of FM stations on the air in 1960. The bad news is that the Broadcasting Yearbooks listed the AM and FM stations together, by city of license, so you'll have some work in sorting through the desired info.
 
Steven said:
Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on a research project related to FM radio broadcasting in 1960 and am looking for information about the structural antenna heights for FM stations during that time. Specifically, I’m interested in:
  • Median or Mean FM structural antenna height in 1960
  • Any additional statistical summaries or references
If you have access to relevant resources, historical documents, or datasets—or if you know where I might locate this type of information—I’d be extremely grateful for your guidance.

Thank you in advance for your time and support!
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You can find the entire Broadcasting Yearbook collection at www.worldradiohistory.com.
 
PTBoardOp93 said:
The Broadcasting Yearbooks should contain the information you need. You'll have to do the data entry into a spreadsheet to calculate the statistics you desire.

The good news is there weren't a ton of FM stations on the air in 1960. The bad news is that the Broadcasting Yearbooks listed the AM and FM stations together, by city of license, so you'll have some work in sorting through the desired info.
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Yes, good point PT. In 1950, there were roughly 1000 FMs authorized, and by 1960 it had fallen to about 650.

Experiments to make FM "work" in the 50's even included broadcasts just for the riders inside city busses in some cities.
 
PTBoardOp93 said:
The Broadcasting Yearbooks should contain the information you need. You'll have to do the data entry into a spreadsheet to calculate the statistics you desire.

The good news is there weren't a ton of FM stations on the air in 1960. The bad news is that the Broadcasting Yearbooks listed the AM and FM stations together, by city of license, so you'll have some work in sorting through the desired info.
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The Yearbooks didn't start listing antenna height (HAAT - Height Above Average Terrain) until the 1963 edition. For pre-1963 height data, you'd need to look at the individual history cards for each station, which would be an extremely time consuming process as you'd need to look each station's card up by its current call letters at FCCdata.org or FCCinfo.com.
 
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