Another one gone. Looking through my QSL collection, I see so many that used to exist. A lot of history.
Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 22:26:31 -0700 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IRCA] RIP WAGL > > I have edited the Wikipedia article about the station to reflect this. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAGL > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 11, 2015, at 7:51 PM, Steve Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Daytimer WAGL-1560 Lancaster, South Carolina, once a continent-spanning > > best bet for the Palmetto State, is no more. Longtime owner B. Len > > Phillips Jr. died in September at 77, and the license has recently been > > turned in and the station deleted. > > > > DX test and sunrise receptions on the West Coast were commonplace at one > > time, with KPMC Bakersfield off nightly. WAGL operated with 10 and later > > 50 kilowatts. > > > > A DX test on October 18, 1993 brought in a report from Paul Ormandy in > > Oamaru, New Zealand. Len was quite pleased and included a copy of Paul's > > report as part of the verie package. > > > > There's a YouTube posting of a 1980 recording of Len doing the sign-off; > > toward the end you can hear traces of the sign-off of long-gone WTRQ in > > Warsaw, North Carolina. > > > > Steve Francis > > Alcoa, Tennessee > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
