This is a tribute site to WQAM in the Sixties. The current WQAM site resides here:
Transmitter
Continental 315-B 5000 Watts Transmitter
The transmitter used in the 60s and 70s was a Continental 315-B 5000 watt model. The station operated 5000 Watts daytime and 1000 Watts nighttime. A flick of a switch made the changeover and was easily heard when listening at dusk and dawn.
The picture above is a photograph from the Manual of the Continental 315, 5 kW. Transmitter and should be similar to WQAM’s. Courtesy of www.oldradio.com
315's and 316's on the production line in the late 1950's (C.E. sales brochure) Courtesy of www.rossrevenge.co.uk
Hopefully someone will provide an actual photo of WQAM’s Transmitting equipment someday.
The transmitter used in the 60s and 70s was a Continental 315-B 5000 watt model. The station operated 5000 Watts daytime and 1000 Watts nighttime. A flick of a switch made the changeover and was easily heard when listening at dusk and dawn.
