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RCA Antenna installed on the Empire State Building, 1946

These pictures are RCA publicity photos from 1946. The captions are on the back of the photos. Three antennas were installed: one for 66-72 mHz transmission of TV, one for WEAF-FM, RCA's commercial FM radio station, and one for experiments with RCA's 288 mHz television transmitter. (Thanks to Bill Sutherland for providing us with the correct identification of these pictures)

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New antennae on Empire State looking up through trapdoor in roof 

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Empire State antenna

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New antenna on Empire State. O. B. Hanson inspecting it

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New antenna for Empire State being delivered

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Antenna, Empire State. 288, WEAF-FM, 4 video antenna

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 Empire State 288 Ant.

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New antenna on Empire State, O. B. Hanson inspecting it. 

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Last section of new antenna at Empire State being hoisted into place

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 Empire State 288 antenna

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 Empire State 288 antenna

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Empire State 288 antenna.

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 Empire State antenna (288) and part of WEAF-FM

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Experimental television antenna for 288 megacycle transmitter