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Radio Station KPO, San Francisco Speech Amplifier Equipment 1925
This equipment includes the amplifier and controls for connecting the station to outside points for remote broadcasting.
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Broadcasting A Wrestling Match On KRE 1938
This view shows a remote broadcast of a wrestling match on Berkeley’s KRE, taken from a 1938 station promotional folder. None of the people in the photo are identified. The highly polished remote broadcast amplifier […]
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KRE Radio, Berkeley Studio “B” 1938
This view of KRE’s Studio “B” at 2337 Shattuck Avenue was taken in 1938.
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The KTAB Operating Room 1926
The KTAB transmitter was located in the steeple tower (fourth floor) of the Tenth Avenue Baptist Church. Chief Engineer R. M. Bitzer is seated at the audio control panel, while his assistant Erroll Peck monitors a […]
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KPO Radio, San Francisco Antenna On Roof Of Hale Bros. Department Store Circa 1925
The KPO antenna was a “T” type, four wires spread six feet apart, and 114 feet in length. It was supported by two 125-foot tall towers which had been erected by the Pacific Coast Steel […]
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KPO Radio, San Francisco 500 Watt Transmitter 1923
The transmitter room of KPO was located on the sixth floor of the Hale Brothers Department Store. On the operator’s desk is a radio receiver which was used to listen for distress calls from sea […]