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I vote for FIU's Radiate FM. They still have their lovely Pacific Recorders & Engineering BMX II-14 console and the studios are the same as they were in 1987, with a few modern upgrades of course. Having worked there I can tell you that for a 27 year old console it can do things the designers probably never envisioned. Also, WDNA still has their old Bauer model 602 transmitter from the 60s at the site in Princeton but they switched to a brand new Harris digital plant after the last one cooked itself.
Years ago the contest would have an easy winner the trouble is as the conglomerates bought up the stations they moved studios and updated equipment.
The easy winner around 1975 would have been WKAT when they had their own building on Miami Beach. It was a museum with an old Western Electric Board, a 5KW Western Electric transmitter was in front of the operator in the same room and a 1KW Western Electric transmitter was behind the operator. The transmitters were both very quiet, they must have been water cooled, there was no blower noise. The transmitter room/control room was up high and looked down into the performace studios. The talk shows were done in a very stately office that was down a long hall that was covered with pictures of old network radio stars.
In 1975 WKAT looked like a radio station out of the 1940's. I always want to remember it that way!
I wonder if WOCN or WMBM are using their old equipment? An old small AM with a good engineer would be the best candidate today.
The easy winner around 1975 would have been WKAT when they had their own building on Miami Beach. It was a museum with an old Western Electric Board, a 5KW Western Electric transmitter was in front of the operator in the same room and a 1KW Western Electric transmitter was behind the operator. The transmitters were both very quiet, they must have been water cooled, there was no blower noise. The transmitter room/control room was up high and looked down into the performace studios. The talk shows were done in a very stately office that was down a long hall that was covered with pictures of old network radio stars.
In 1975 WKAT looked like a radio station out of the 1940's. I always want to remember it that way!
I wonder if WOCN or WMBM are using their old equipment? An old small AM with a good engineer would be the best candidate today.
I cannot be certain, but if 'QAM still has their backup facility at the Miami Hearald, that might be the oldest, although not in continual use.
If Coast still has their backup in front of the old WIOD building by WSVN, that is O-L-D.
Otherwise, you may have to wait until Scott Fybush comes to town to sneak a peek....
If Coast still has their backup in front of the old WIOD building by WSVN, that is O-L-D.
Otherwise, you may have to wait until Scott Fybush comes to town to sneak a peek....
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