No; there were too many protests from smaller stations and from networks 
other than NBC (Red or Blue -- Blue became ABC in 1944) because most, if 
not all, of the high-powered (above 50 KW) stations were NBC affiliates 
and people wondered why network stations needed to be powerhouses. Also, 
there were allegations (later proven to be true) that WLW in particular 
managed the news, being somewhat anti-Semitic and anti-Roosevelt. It was 
a volatile time.

Mike

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From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
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Yeah, must have been tremendous even in the day time.  I think they made
them crank it back because they were concerned the Japanese would use it 
as
a homing beacon.  Lou
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From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: anyone wanna try a 40-meter sked this Sunday?


>I think at one time wlw on 700 was clear channel night and day, but at 
>one
> time, they also ran 500 killowatts.  Imagine what that signal was 
> like.