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   KICKER: THIS ANTENNA'S ELEMENTS HAVE AN ELEMENT OF HISTORY   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: How much would you be willing to pay for an antenna?   
   Actually, how much would you be willing to pay for PART of an antenna?   
   In our final story this week, we welcome the newest Newsline family   
   member, Jen de Salvo, W9TXJ, who explores that very question.   
      
   JEN: There are just 14 remaining elements from the original 32-element   
   Alford Antenna that once worked its magic atop New York City's Empire   
   State building. When the antenna was decommissioned in 2019, some of   
   the elements were offered - free for the taking - to interested   
   parties. Now, however, the remaining elements are being put back to   
   work for a cause. The Society of Broadcast Engineer's NYC chapter is   
   auctioning them off to raise money for the general scholarship fund of   
   the society's Ennes Educational Foundation Trust.   
      
   This is not your average vertical antenna. It is, in a way, the King   
   Kong of antennas even though the Alford didn't yet exist when the   
   famous giant gorilla romanced the terrified actress Fay Wray in the   
   classic 1933 film. This became the first master antenna system in the   
   US when it was installed in 1965. At one time, as many as 16 FM   
   stations used it, earning it the distinction of being the world's   
   largest combined FM station system. The antenna was relegated to   
   auxiliary status in 1990 and by 2017, it was no longer needed.   
      
   Bidding, which ended on April 30th, started at $300 per element. It   
   remains to be seen whether, like King Kong, those bids ascended to   
   impressive heights. Winners will be asked to take delivery in New   
   Jersey - at ground-floor level.   
      
   This is Jen de Salvo, W9TXJ.   
      
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