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Wilson, Mount, peak, 5,710 ft (1,740 m) high, S Calif., in the San Gabriel Mts., NE of Pasadena. It is the site of Mt. Wilson Observatory (est. 1904), one of the Hale Observatories. A 100-in. (254-cm) reflecting telescope there, no longer in use, was once the world's largest. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In a surprise move, Mount Wilson Broadcasting this week abandoned pop standards on its 540 AM signal and began spinning contemporary country music instead. The leader of a search-and-rescue team on California's Mount Wilson, Greg Gabriel, was a bit disdainful of the mental acumen of 24 stranded California Institute of Technology students who were found clad only in tutus and Superman capes after a hazing stunt. Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters' KKGO-AM (1260) and XSURF-AM (540) returned to the standards format as of July 1, 2005. |
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