{"id":41539,"date":"2020-01-10T12:16:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T16:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=41539"},"modified":"2020-01-10T12:16:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T16:16:05","slug":"voa-museum-featured-in-atlas-obscura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/voa-museum-featured-in-atlas-obscura\/","title":{"rendered":"VOA Museum featured in Atlas Obscura"},"content":{"rendered":"
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VOA Bethany<\/p><\/div>\n

(Source Atlas Obscura<\/a> via Paul Evans W4\/VP9KF)<\/p>\n

The former Voice of America broadcast site at Bethany Station is now a museum. It covers the history and role of Voice of America, as well as the history of broadcast and radio itself.<\/p>\n

Tucked into the former equipment bays are row upon row of early radio examples. You\u2019ll spot everything from early broadcast equipment to novelty radios from the \u201970s.<\/p>\n

From 1944 to 1994, the site was used to broadcast news and information to Europe and North Africa. It was originally run by the Office of War Information. Adolf Hitler complained after a Cincinnati broadcaster impersonated him.<\/p>\n

In 1963, the Voice of America took direct control of the broadcast facility. Using the expertise of the local Crosley Broadcasting Corporation\u2019s engineers, enormous 250-kilowatt transmitters were built.<\/p>\n

Although the towers were torn down in 1998, the Art Deco broadcast building remains, and houses the Amateur Radio Association, Media Heritage, and the Gray History of Wireless collections call the facility home.[…]<\/p>\n

Click here to read the full article in Atlas Obscura.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source Atlas Obscura via Paul Evans W4\/VP9KF) The former Voice of America broadcast site at Bethany Station is now a museum. It covers the history and role of Voice of America, as well as the history of broadcast and radio itself. Tucked into the former equipment bays are row upon row of early radio examples. 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