Grant Building, Home of KDKA, Pioneer Broadcasting Station

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Stock #:224744
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: Pittsburgh
State: Pennsylvania (PA)
County: Allegheny
Publisher: Color Craft
Postmark: 1946
Postmark City: Pittsburg
Postmark State: PA
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Recipient Address:Mr. & Mrs. L. D. Sinon
Scenery Hill
PA
Additional Details:
The Grant Building at Grant St. and Third Ave. Pittsburgh is the home of KDKA Broadcasting Station. At the top of this modern office building is the word Pittsburgh in flashing red neon spelled in the Morse code. It can be seen by aviators 150 miles away. Towering over this neon light is a 3,250,000 candlepower aerial beacon visible more than 75 miles on a clear night
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