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http://www.emporis.com/buildings/1267034/wgu-20-transmitter-middle-river-md-usa
Building Name: WGU-20 Transmitter
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Streert Address:
City: Middle River
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State/Province: Maryland
Country: United States
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Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): WGU-20 was built for transmitting spoken news in case of national emergency especially in case of war on the longwave frequency 179 kHz. The station transmitted during non-emergency case its id and a spoken time message. The station used the first all-solid state transmitter with a power output of 50 kW in the world.
WGU-20 was the prototype of a planned network of longwave emergency transmitters in the USA, but this was not realized for financial reasons.
Coordinates (with decimal fraction): 39.350946057211786 N 76.34574696421623 W
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- antenna: 219.46 metres
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Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Destroyed
Construction Dates--
- started: 1973
- finished: 1973
- destroyed: 2011
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Unit count: 1
Structure Type(s): Guyed mast
Building Use(s): Communication
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Building Materials: Steel
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City Name: Middle River
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State/Province: Maryland
Country: United States
Population: 25191
Population Source & Year:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_River,_Maryland ( 2010)
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