[QCWA] XERF History

[Norm Gertz]

Memories.....what a tremendous signal came out of Doc Brinkley's Mexican 
radio station...
Interesting that in 1951/53 when I was stationed at Camp Pendleton in 
California the strongest TV signal we had came out of Mexico.

73   Norm   K1AA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sitting Bulls Uncle" <k5sbu at grandecom.net>
To: <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 8:42 AM
Subject: [QCWA] XERF History


> Regarding the post from Tom W4YOK and early high power AM broadcast 
> stations en La Frontera, XERF was one of the best known stations.  It is 
> an interesting thread in radio history as it was one of the most 
> remarkable and powerful transmitters in North America.  I listened to the 
> station and DJ Wolfman Jack in the wee hours of the night on my crystal 
> set as a kid in South Texas.  The station program format featured 
> religious programs, most of which sold fake articles and health remedies 
> with outrageous claims.  If you travel to Del Rio, Texas you should visit 
> the museum of history there to see the photos of the famous radio station 
> started by one Doctor Brinkley. There are lots of articles to read on the 
> internet if you search for them on google.com or dogpile.com.  Here is one 
> of many:
> http://www.ominous-valve.com/xerf.html
>
> 73
> RIK
> K5SBU
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "THOMAS & BEVERLY WEBB" <sam9lives at msn.com>
>> To: qcwa <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: [QCWA] Early AM broadcast radio
>> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:33:31 -0600
>>
>>>
>>> Sparks out of the Plowed Ground, by my ex-boss at WMST in Mt. Sterling, 
>>> KY, Bob Doll, chronicles
>>> much of early radio in the US.  I think it's out of print.  I bought a 
>>> copy from Antique
>>> Electric in Scottsdale, AZ a few years ago.
>>> Streamline Publishing, 1-800-226-7857  The theme of the book is actually 
>>> small AM stations, but
>>> it goes 'way back.
>>>
>>> Another interesting book is Border Radio.  It's about XERF, XEG, and all 
>>> those super powerful
>>> stations just across the border in Mexico back in the forties and 
>>> fifties.  I checked this book
>>> out of the local library, but don't remember the name of the author.  I 
>>> do remember the
>>> librarian told me it was last checked out in 1962.
>>>
>>> Tom Webb  W4YOK
>>>
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