SOCIETY OF BROADCAST ENGINEERS AT THE MUSEUM

Members of the Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 33 visited the VOA Museum to hear a presentation on the history of Radio Station WLW in Cincinnati presented by Jay Adrick.   WLW, the Cincinnati radio station built by Powel Crosley Jr., pioneered many "firsts" in the broadcast industry during its long history since 1922.  It was the first station with 5,000 Watts of power and the only commercial radio station ever licensed for 500,000 Watts of power.  The Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 33 is an organization of radio and television engineers from the Cincinnati and Dayton area.  Jay is a recent retiree of Harris Broadcast and our expert in local radio history.