From: mlambmsee@gmail.com   
      
   On Friday, March 10, 2017 at 9:55:07 PM UTC-6, danbro...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, August 1, 1995 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Seifert, Rick wrote:    
   > > Yes, the VOA interval signal prior to "Yankee Doodle" was "Columbia Gem    
   > > of the Ocean". Thanks to all who answered.    
   > >    
   > > On a similar vein, there has been some discussion of early VOA    
   > > tramsmitter sites/call letters and so forth. Here's a brief synopsis:    
   > >   
   > > The Voice of America began full scale broadcasts in November of 1942, at    
   > > which time all independent shortwave stations in the United States were    
   > > leased to the government by their owners.    
   > >    
   > > The transmitter sites, call letters, and their owners were:   
   > > San Francisco, Calif. KWID 100kw Assoc. Broadcasters Inc.    
   > > Brentwood,L.I., New York WCBX 50kw CBS    
   > > WCDA 10kw CBS    
   > > WCRC 50kw CBS    
   > > Mason, Ohio WLWO 75kw Crosley Corp.   
   > > Belmont, Calif. KGEI 50kw General Electric Co.   
   > > Schenectady, N.Y. WGEA 50kw General Electric    
   > > WGEO 100kw General Electric    
   > > Bound Brook N.J. WNBI 100kw NBC    
   > > WRCA 100kw NBC    
   > > Hull, Mass. WBOS 50kw Westinghouse Corp.    
   > > Scituate, Mass WRUL 50kw    
   > > World Wide Broad. Corp.    
   > > WRUS 100kw World Wide    
   > > WRUW 20kw World Wide    
   > >    
   > > Wanting a greater shortwave presence, the OWI (office of War Information)    
   > > was successfull in developing additional shortwave sites, also to be    
   > > built and operated by private industry, in Delano and Dixon California in    
   > > 1945. The Dixon site was built by NBC and was the home of KNBC, KNBI,    
   > > and KNBX. The Delano site was built by CBS and was the home of KCBFand    
   > > KCBA.    
   > >    
   > > Construction at these sites added additional transmitters and call signs    
   > > in late 1945/early 1946. The additions were KCBR at Delano and KNBA at    
   > > Dixon.    
   > >    
   > > This full time lease arrangement continued until 1947, when Walter Lemmon    
   > > of WRUL fought for and won the right to again program his shortwave    
   > > station, but only for 25 per cent of the time.    
   > >    
   > > The Greenville transmitter site was dedicated in 1963 as the world's    
   > > largest and most powerful shortwave facility (at the time). Call letters    
   > > have never been assigned to this facility.    
   > >    
   > > Rick Seifert    
   > > Voice of America    
   > > Washington, D.C. 20016    
   > > rseif...@usia.gov    
   > > (202)401-7104   
   > Rick:    
   >    
   > Found this post by Googling. I am writing an article on the VoA and you   
   might be able to provide further information.    
   >    
   > Please email of you can.    
   >    
   > Thanks,    
   > Dan    
   > W1DAN   
   If it is of any interest, I have two General Radio GR-1931A Amplitude   
   Modulation Monitors, both with labels for KCBR (the Delano CA CBS relay site   
   as noted above). I would be interested in learning anything further about   
   these and about KCBR, and would    
   be glad to share photos.    
      
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