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WJDM-AM 1530 now on W300EI 107.9
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The change in Primary Station notification was filed on 10/30, so yes it just happened a few days ago.
They're (radio-locator) still awaiting word on the status of the Titanic...
I recall when 1530 came on the air in early 1970 as WELA (Elizabeth, its city of license), the problem was there was a WERA 1590 in Plainfield, NJ and they did not like the closeness of the 1530 call to theirs.
The owners of 1530 changed the calls to WJDM, the first letters (in their names) of the three owners of the station.
I too recall, in 1970, its (1530) transmitter site being in an empty lot (between buildings) on St. Georges Av., yet after a number of times researching this and with the help of others here on the board all indications were, it was not???
I know on saw it in an empty lot around 1970 between two buildings. on St. Georges Av. ???
Years later the transmitter site, I think moved to Union, NJ.
The owners of 1530 changed the calls to WJDM, the first letters (in their names) of the three owners of the station.
I too recall, in 1970, its (1530) transmitter site being in an empty lot (between buildings) on St. Georges Av., yet after a number of times researching this and with the help of others here on the board all indications were, it was not???
I know on saw it in an empty lot around 1970 between two buildings. on St. Georges Av. ???
Years later the transmitter site, I think moved to Union, NJ.
Unless you specifically went looking for them, like by going behind Kawameeh Middle School in Union. It was a very short tower
'One tower' ?
An old published logbook has a WJDM listed as a 500-watt daytimer and directional.
If they ever had been a daytime directional, most likely it would have been so to stay clear of 1520 Long Island, only 30 miles away.
Anyone know when/if WJDM-WELA ever had more than one stick?
An old published logbook has a WJDM listed as a 500-watt daytimer and directional.
If they ever had been a daytime directional, most likely it would have been so to stay clear of 1520 Long Island, only 30 miles away.
Anyone know when/if WJDM-WELA ever had more than one stick?
Here is a QSL from WELA , 1970 - from David's site www.worldradiohistory.com
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-DX/VERIES-KERMIT/Cards-Batch-1.pdf
this is "kind of" making the point I made . . . years ago on this station, in this group. They say on this QSL card they had a folded unipole . . . that is what I saw in 1970 on St. Georges Av. in Linden, NJ and it was in an empty lot, with two buildings on each side of the single tower . . . if you follow the coordinates on this card it goes to an area on St. Georges Av. that was near a stream and empty lot with no close buildings nearby. If you look at the "historical aerials website" . . . the tower (1 tower) was by itself . . . slight wooded area, stream nearby.
Darn, I saw it with two older buildings surrounding it in 1970, in like a downtown business area on St. Georges Av, Linden, NJ???
I sent an E-mail to Linden, maybe they can help, maybe the station was at a temporary site at first??? There on no History cards on this station anymore on FCC.
site.
I saw the tower, in this empty lot, close to buildings, right around the time they went on the air.
https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-DX/VERIES-KERMIT/Cards-Batch-1.pdf
this is "kind of" making the point I made . . . years ago on this station, in this group. They say on this QSL card they had a folded unipole . . . that is what I saw in 1970 on St. Georges Av. in Linden, NJ and it was in an empty lot, with two buildings on each side of the single tower . . . if you follow the coordinates on this card it goes to an area on St. Georges Av. that was near a stream and empty lot with no close buildings nearby. If you look at the "historical aerials website" . . . the tower (1 tower) was by itself . . . slight wooded area, stream nearby.
Darn, I saw it with two older buildings surrounding it in 1970, in like a downtown business area on St. Georges Av, Linden, NJ???
I sent an E-mail to Linden, maybe they can help, maybe the station was at a temporary site at first??? There on no History cards on this station anymore on FCC.
site.
I saw the tower, in this empty lot, close to buildings, right around the time they went on the air.
Thx, alok and David.
Ahhh .... memories. Getting one of those in the mail was as good as getting a letter from a vacationing girl you were sweet on. Or getting a 1945 war penny with a mint mark in change.
A newer station logbook indeed lists 'WJDM' as 500 watts daytime, D-1.
Omni.
(Walnutport PA is not too far from here at all. On those classic postmarks that Geary got: The satire site Ironic Times ran one of the usual real headlines that week, a picture of the famous .24 cent air mail stamp with the airplane upside down. The real headline read something like a collector having paid a million dollars for it.
Underneath was their snarky riposte: 'He only needs two more now to mail a first-class letter'.)
Ahhh .... memories. Getting one of those in the mail was as good as getting a letter from a vacationing girl you were sweet on. Or getting a 1945 war penny with a mint mark in change.
A newer station logbook indeed lists 'WJDM' as 500 watts daytime, D-1.
Omni.
(Walnutport PA is not too far from here at all. On those classic postmarks that Geary got: The satire site Ironic Times ran one of the usual real headlines that week, a picture of the famous .24 cent air mail stamp with the airplane upside down. The real headline read something like a collector having paid a million dollars for it.
Underneath was their snarky riposte: 'He only needs two more now to mail a first-class letter'.)
Thank You Ex-Radio TV.
I am looking at the info, it seems they were moving things (studio & transmitter sites) around much before they got on the air.
I can see some indication of them getting a CP to move the transmitter site from the southside to the northside of St. Georges Av. , Linden, NJ, and about 1 mile west - that would kind of be the area I saw it in 1970??? - but the dates don't make sense from the CP?
It doesn't look like they did that 1974 move, because it was cancelled in 1977?
Again Thanks.
I am looking at the info, it seems they were moving things (studio & transmitter sites) around much before they got on the air.
I can see some indication of them getting a CP to move the transmitter site from the southside to the northside of St. Georges Av. , Linden, NJ, and about 1 mile west - that would kind of be the area I saw it in 1970??? - but the dates don't make sense from the CP?
It doesn't look like they did that 1974 move, because it was cancelled in 1977?
Again Thanks.
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