And in the same mode, here is a link to old time W L W in 
Cincinnati.  For some years they ran a megawatt.
Interesting reading.
Pat, K9JAU
  <http://www.ominous-valve.com/wlw.html>
At 01:58 PM 1/24/2011, you wrote:
>so these power house stations would set up on mexican soil, right at the
>boarder?
>I suspect mexico didn't have any real laws surrounding communications and so
>on back then, so the operators of those stations had more or less free rain
>if they were on mexican soil right?
>seems like a pretty slick way of promoting your own propiganda lol.
>Though I've always found it slightly interesting how much media broadcast
>stations are controlled by the government.  Power restrictions, direction
>restrictions, location restrictions and so on.
>there doesn't seem to be the pervasive all american capitalistic attitude
>when it comes to mass media and broadcasting when the government controls
>it.
>
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Marthouse" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 11:16 AM
>Subject: Re: Really Big Transmitters
>
>
> > Martin,
> >
> > I read that book as well being a professional broadcaster and a radio
> > history buff.  Another book worth obtaining is boarder radio.  It talks
> > about the Mexican boarder blaster stations in detail.  Unfortunately it
> > isn't available through nls.  I've heard loads of good things about it and
> > if you want to get a whole lot of interesting information on those
> > stations
> > that's where to find it.
> >
> > In addition I think it's out of print.  Maybe in the future someone will
> > scan it and put it up on bookshare.  I for one would love to read it.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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