WEVC at Evansville College, the First Two Years
By Bill Visher

Equipment, Operation and Other Information

The transmitting and studio equipment is located on the third floor of the Evansville College Administration building. The antenna height is about 100 feet from ground level. The educational license grants an effective radiated power of 1900 watts. The transmitter output power is 1000 watts with gain of 1.9 in the antenna.

There are two studios and a control room from which programs may be broadcast. By the use of remote lines (two installed to the stage, and two to the Union Great Hall and one to the amateur station in the engineering building installed by June 1991) and a Gates Dynamote remote broadcast equipment, programs ca be originated from other sources. A tape recorder which will play both 7.5 and 15 inches per second tapes, both half track and full track, is used for both local shows and shows originating from the NAEB network.

The construction permit for the station was granted in the fall of 1950. Electronics Research, Inc. supplied the transmitter, antenna, audio console, one turntable and two transcription arms with equalizers and Universal heads, and the General Radio frequency and Modulation monitor. The studios were constructed by Mr. Hudson of Building and Grounds. The transmitter was brought up the stairs by a local firm after many of the heavy transformers and reactors were removed. After a period for installation and tests, the initial program was carried on March 31, 1951.

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