Probably quite a bit is still straight, the swamp is very mushy...
But these were not the original WOR towers. I think they went into service in the mid to late 60s at the earliest.
The original (classic) WOR site was in Carteret NJ.
They had two "eiffel tower" type towers in the swamp.
There was a cable between the top of each tower.
running down to the swamp in the center was a very FAT wire/cable to a big doghouse.
The cable between the
top of each tower was very taught.
It was so, because in the base of each tower was a large concrete block pulling down on each cable through the
center of the tower!
How large was the block of concrete?
About the size of a small cottage/home!!
Ya mon!
The transmitter (
I am looking for a picture of the transmitter room!!) was a full bore art deco creation of incredible chrome and black glass floor to ceiling magnificance! The floor was tiled in mostly black with a white art-deco pattern around the edges. The walls were about 30 feet straight up.
In the center of the floor was the control console, also black glass and fluted chrome.
I have the chrome plated key from the console, and the bronze one from the back-up console.
You ENTERED the transmitter, buy opening a door hidden in the black glass wall of meters... the tank coils were made of copper tubing of about 1-2" diameter. The tubes were GLASS of ~4 ft length, globe in the middle and connections on either end. Multiple tubes.
The TX was rated at 100kw, but that was obviously very conservative.
If you remember WOR as being a blowtorch station pre ~'65 then you remember the old rig, not the towers they just dropped.
I really really really wish I had brought my camera to take pix on the day that I got to visit that site, as it was scheduled for demolition and after it had been decommissioned.
_-_-WBear2GCR