WYFR Photographs
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| This is the station identification sign where the WYFR driveway meets the south side of SR724, approximately six miles west of US441, just a bit north of Okeechobee. A few of the antenna-farm towers in the southwest portion of the antenna-farm can be seen in the background. Unfortunately, the various wire antennas themselves cannot be seen, because absolutely beautiful wire antennas such as these just don't photograph too well. |
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| This is a from-north-to-south view of the transmitter and office building located near the center of the property. The small office is in the front-right corner. The huge remainder of the building is occupied by the transmitters along the interior of the east and west building-sides, their respective cooling units, the main station audio-control-room in the center of the building, and the machine-shop and repair-shop at the rear. One of the transmitter cooling vents can be seen on the right side of the building, near the front. A feed line support pole can be seen at the extreme left edge of this photo. |
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| This is WYFR transmitter #13, which is used for broadcasting to Mexico and points further west. WB8UUJ is standing next to the control panel for this specific transmitter. The door panels with windows behind his back are portals to the final amplifier tube, the modulator tube, and the cooling units. The engineer-on-duty can switch on a light behind each door to view the interior through the window. |
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| These are views of the outside of the west wall of the transmitter building. Blower vents can be seen, as well as can the many antenna feed-lines passing from the building, onto their support poles, and then out and on their way out to the antennas themselves. |
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| This is a typical transmitter-specific control panel. With different antennas for different propagation requirements, this particular transmitter is used for transmissions to Africa and Eastern Canada. |
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| On the right, this is a view down a portion of one of the transmitter aisles on the inside of one of the outside walls of the building. Three WYFR transmitters can be seen, WYFR #3, WYFR #2 and WYFR #1. As identified in the photo, WYFR #3 was built by Continental Electronics. On the left are glass windows into the main audio-control-room. |
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| This is the outside of the east wall of the transmitter building. Transmitters line the interior of this wall. Their respective antenna feed lines and support poles can be seen. |
