WZUM AM 1590 SK

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I don't know if they've actually taken the towers or transmitter building out yet. They may be waiting for better weather, and I don't live in that part of town anymore.

An article on the Pittsburgh Radio & TV Blog dated back in January indicated that the former CE was able to salvage the transmitter and some equipment; what happened to it afterwards, I'm not certain.

What kind of power do they run ? If it's low power > 5000 watts I would see if they auction off that transmitter and bid on it. If you win it haul it into your shack and rework it for 160. Roll the power back and you've got a nice hi-fi am rig. Some of the AM'ers have been going that route of late. Nothing like having some broadcast iron in the chack. Esp if it glows in the dark.

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What kind of power do they run ? If it's low power > 5000 watts I would see if they auction off that transmitter and bid on it. If you win it haul it into your shack and rework it for 160. Roll the power back and you've got a nice hi-fi am rig. Some of the AM'ers have been going that route of late. Nothing like having some broadcast iron in the chack. Esp if it glows in the dark.

Kell, I know they were a low power AM'er -- I think night time wasn't more than 250 W, and not more than 5K daytime.

As a one-time broadcaster myself (remind me sometime to start a thread on Carey Simpson, WGMR and his Allegheny Mountain Radio Network), I sure wouldn't mind having a transmitter like that. Not sure where I'd put it, there is literally no room in the basement right now, but that's another matter. But there's been no word on what happened to the transmitter & such after removal. I can check with a few local hams who are still in the business and see if they've heard anything.

I used to work around the corner from the antenna array. The three towers were on some municipal-owned land adjacent to the local golf course (I don't know if it was a public or private one, I think it was private) down near Chartiers Creek. NOT ideal for HF, they were down in a hole, but for MW groundwave, I guess they were OK.

on edit: The engineer who bought the WZUM transmitter and rack is the CE of WORD-FM (see http://www.pbrtv.com/blog/entry_1468.php). So it was a nice thought Kell, but I suspect that the equipment is destined or ordained for a higher purpose than 160.