{"id":61121,"date":"2024-11-16T07:46:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T11:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=61121"},"modified":"2024-11-16T07:46:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T11:46:25","slug":"voa-bethany-remembering-the-day-the-transmitters-were-shut-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/voa-bethany-remembering-the-day-the-transmitters-were-shut-down\/","title":{"rendered":"VOA Bethany: Remembering the day the transmitters were shut down"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who shares the following article:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Historic radio station in West Chester remembers final broadcast anniversary (Fox 19)<\/a><\/h1>\n

\u201cEverything got shut off. This place had never been shut off in 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

WEST CHESTER, Ohio (WXIX) – The Bethany Relay Station at the Voice of America Park is remembering the day its mission of transmitting broadcasts ended.<\/p>\n

The historic station was built in West Chester by radio pioneer and Cincinnati native Powel Crosley Jr.<\/p>\n

The station and its shortwave broadcasts served as countermeasures to propaganda spreading across Europe during World War II, allowing people from all over the world to receive crucial information about wartime happenings.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 14, 1994, the mission of transmitting broadcasts worldwide from the Bethany Relay Station came to an end. […]<\/p>\n

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

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who shares the following article: Historic radio station in West Chester remembers final broadcast anniversary (Fox 19) \u201cEverything got shut off. This place had never been shut off in 50 years.\u201d WEST CHESTER, Ohio (WXIX) – The Bethany Relay Station at the Voice of America Park […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,288,43],"tags":[10,126,1822],"class_list":["post-61121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","category-shortwave-radio","tag-voa","tag-voa-bethany","tag-voice-of-amercia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-fTP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35649,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/voa-museum-75th-anniversary-events-activities\/","url_meta":{"origin":61121,"position":0},"title":"VOA Museum 75th Anniversary Events & Activities","author":"Thomas","date":"January 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: WVXU via Michael Bird) Voice Of America Museum Sets 75th Anniversary Events The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting will celebrate the 75th anniversary of West Chester Township's Bethany Station with yearlong programs highlighted by a presentation by VOA White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman on March 6.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-1-1024x678.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24146,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/voa-museum-celebrates-voa-75th-anniversary\/","url_meta":{"origin":61121,"position":1},"title":"VOA Museum celebrates VOA 75th anniversary","author":"Thomas","date":"February 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC) National VOA Museum to celebrate 75th anniversary of Voice of America There\u2019s an important birthday celebration in West Chester this year: the 75th anniversary of the Voice of America. \u201cWe\u2019re planning a series of events and exhibits this year to celebrate the VOA\u2019s commitment across America and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-13-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-13-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/VOA-Bethany-1-13-1024x678.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36630,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/voice-of-america-museum-director-to-present-history-of-bethany-transmitting-station\/","url_meta":{"origin":61121,"position":2},"title":"Voice of America Museum director to present history of Bethany transmitting station","author":"Thomas","date":"March 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Cincinnati.com) If you\u2019ve ever wondered why the VOA-Bethany Station needed a secured, square mile of land surrounding its 1944 art deco building in West Chester, Jack Dominic has the answer. 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