{"id":33959,"date":"2018-09-04T07:31:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T11:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=33959"},"modified":"2018-09-04T07:31:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T11:31:47","slug":"atlas-obscura-features-kph-maritime-radio-receiving-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/atlas-obscura-features-kph-maritime-radio-receiving-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlas Obscura features KPH Maritime Radio Receiving Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cypress tree avenue towards KPH. Photo by Frank Schulenburg via Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n

(Source: Atlas Obscura<\/a> via Eric McFadden)<\/p>\n

One of the most stunning sights of the Bay Area is the historic KPH Radio Station, also known as Marine Coast Station KPH. To reach the station, you must first pass through a clerestory tunnel of cypress trees near the Point Reyes National Seashore.[…]<\/p>\n

KPH began providing Morse Code telegram service to ships at sea in the early 20th century, broadcasting from the Palace Hotel in San Francisco (where the station gets its PH call sign). The 1906 earthquake forced the station to move until it was eventually acquired by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and found its home in Marin County. The Receiving Station is a classic white Art Deco structure built in 1920. The transmitters themselves, in nearby Bolinas, are a similar style.<\/p>\n

At the time, there were dozens of stations like KPH around the United States, though KPH was one of the biggest, sometimes referred to as \u201cthe wireless giant of the Pacific.\u201d When the station fell into disuse, land contractors were set to demolish it, including its antennas, to build condominiums. But Globe Wireless acquired the site in 1997 and it was left untouched.[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the full article at Atlas Obscura.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Atlas Obscura via Eric McFadden) One of the most stunning sights of the Bay Area is the historic KPH Radio Station, also known as Marine Coast Station KPH. 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