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Man From Mars Productions
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Meriden
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| Franklin M. Doolittle started construction on Meriden Mountain in central Connecticut in 1936. At first the mountain was used for "Apex" AM high frequency station W1XSL. In January, 1938 he began operation of FM station W1XPW (later known as W65H, WDRC FM and WFMQ). He sold the station in April, 1956 but in 1959 Buckley Broadcasting used the same property when it was granted a construction permit for the current WDRC FM. |
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| Aerial
view of Meriden Mountain, circa 1937 |
Closeup
of W1XSL transmitter building and tower |
Transmitter
building under construction, circa 1936 |
Transmitter
building and antenna mast, circa 1936 |
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| Transmitter
building in winter, probably early 1936 |
F.M. Doolittle on ladder overlooking valley below | U.S. Coast Guardsmen shoot lyle gun over steep cliff to pull utility lines up mountain | At
left of antenna are terminals for telephone & power lines |
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| Approaching
transmitter building from driveway |
Concrete
foundation of antenna mast next to building |
Antenna
termination at W1XPW, circa 1940 |
Arrangement
of di-poles looking up 90-foot mast, 1940 |