@Mike H Mottler posted:I repurposed a Lionel "Municipal Building" into the business office (downstairs) and the radio studios (upstairs) of the building to represent WLIO-FM -- "Golden Oldies for Golden Agers." I created a rooftop sign for the station. I didn't have space for a radio tower alongside the building, so I installed a Lionel Microwave Tower pointed in the direction of an imaginary transmitter building and radio tower "over the horizon" of my layout. The microwave tower displays the call letters of the station.
I worked in radio during the early years of my career in broadcasting, so WLIO-FM on my layout brings back memories of my involvement with:
WNIL-AM Niles, MI
WSJM-AM St. Joseph, MI
WAUS-FM Berrien Springs, MI
WJCT-FM Jacksonville, FL
WILL-AM/FM Urbana, ILGreat idea to provide a sound source for your radio station!
Mike Mottler LCCA 12394
Mike,
Your use of the microwave tower is a nice touch. I would love to see a photo or two of your WLIO-FM station.
On the topic of a sound source for the radio station, I am debating between these two ideas for putting the Bluetooth speaker:
- Mount it underneath the table
- Put it inside the building that I will use
When this is complete, I am thinking of turning it into an interactive element where guests can use their smart device to "host" a show and play the music that they like when the visit the layout.
@Dale Guthman posted:I decided to model the Blaw-Knox tower that is used by WSM in Nashville and WLW in Cincinnati. Both are 50,000 watt clear channel stations.
Dale,
Very Cool! I wanted to originally base my radio station off the prototype but I would need to add a whole new section to the layout if I wanted to have the Bamberger's Department Store in Newark, NJ (C. 1920s) or the Transmitter/Studio in Carteret, NJ (c. mid-1930s-68).
I think a representative building/studio and tower would be best for my layout. If I ever get the room for a massive layout, I most certainly will be making one of the two above photos!
Bryce
