This is the CCA Equipment Section of
The Broadcast Archive

Maintained by:
Barry Mishkind - The Eclectic Engineer
Last updated 3/11/08

 The Original CCA

  The "New" CCA 

old CCA logo here 

 CCA Electronics, Inc.
Gloucester City, NJ

Bankrupt - 1982

CCA Electronics, Inc.
Fairburn, GA

Bankrupt - November 2002

Current Parts resources:

Goodrich Enterprises - 402-493-1886 - www.goodrichenterprises.com
VBEngineering - 770-529-6777 - www.ccaelectronics.com   

CCA:

Since its founding in 1962 by a group of RCA engineers led by Bernie Wise, CCA Electronics has gone through several iterations. 

Known for relatively "simple" designs, over the years, CCA has manufactured transmitters and consoles, among other products..  (Juan Chiabrando and Bernie Wise developed the grounded-grid triode design that was a company "trademark.") Initially, however, CCA used Moseley as a source for its FM exciters, later using QEI.

CCA was purchased by Singer Electronics in 1974 ...

In 1982, CCA (or at least the parts stock thereof) was purchased from bankruptcy by Ron Baker, and reopened as the "New CCA" of Fairburn, GA.

(CCA purchased the Singer parts stock from bankruptcy)
CCA purchased Rek-o-kut, a Long Island City maker of turntables.
(CCA purchased CSI parts stock from bankruptcy in 198x.?)
CCA purchased Sintronics in 198x.

Baker went bankrupt in early 2002, and Commercial Communications Associates, an investment group (based in Luanda, Angola?) headed by Alvar St. Aubyn purchased the assets.

CCA once again filed for bankruptcy and closed its operations in early November 2002.

Transmitters:

AM transmitters:

   
AM 1000D - 1 kW

WIZK - 1971?
  AM 5000
AM 5000D - 5 kW

WKOP, Binghamton, NY
AM 10000D - 10 kW

CKBD, Vancouver BC
AM 10000F - 10 kW
Same cabinet for 5 and 15 kW units, as well as
the 20 kW FM transmitters.
  AM 15000F
AM50,000D - 50 kW

The last one was sold to WRNO, New Orleans

FM transmitters:

  FM-10D

Similar to ITA's exciter, but used a 7984 Compatron
FM-10DS

the 10D with a stereo generator included.
  FM-10E - 10 Watt 

Solid state exciter
  FM-40E - 10 Watt 

Solid state exciter
FM 500G -  500 W - 1993

KGNR - John Day, OR
FM-1000D 

WYTJ,  Indiana               
  FM-2000G
FM-2500E

WVOR, Rochester, NY
   FM-3000DS 

WAER, Syracuse, NY - KQWB, Moorhead, MN
FM 5000DS - 5 kW

WAAL - Binghamton, NY
FM 10000GZ - 10 kW
This cabinet covered 2.5 to 12.5 kW models
2500, 4000, and 5000 watt models were "G"
8000, 10000, and 12500 watt models were "GZ"
  FM 20000DS
FM 25000G - 25 kW

WMBU-FM
FM 25000DS - 25 kW

KQWB-FM, Fargo, ND
FM 35000G - 35 kW

WMBU-FM
  FM-40000G
FM45,000G3 - 45 kW
WXTB, Tampa ... WKLS, Atlanta
This model was designed to run 35-60 kW

Consoles:

Futura Six     
Ultimate
10 Channel Stereo
KNUS - Dallas - 1969
   

Misc:

LA-1D "Limiter"

Circuit a clone of the Sta-Level?     
   
   

 

 

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