Mark Durenberger, former engineer at WCCO (among many other stations), has donated an old console that he used at WCCO.
Known as "Studio 5," this audio mixer was designed and built by CBS, and through its controls passed all of WCCO Radio's
programming for nearly 4 decades. This panel was the heart of WCCO's Master Control until the late 1970's.
Though this might seem a rather simple assembly for a full-service radio station, it was actually a "Master Mixer".
Each knob could control the output of several other pre-mixed program sources, collectively including several dozen
microphones, turntables, tape and disc recorders, the CBS Radio Network and dozens of "remote" telephone circuits
that enabled WCCO to broadcast from throughout the country.
During typical "in-studio" operation, the bottom row of controls adjusted the main talent microphones and the top
row included faders for "Remotes", the CBS radio network and the custom telephone system, and a "Transcription ('ET') Bus"
(on which appeared all the tape recorders in the building as well as turntables in the control room).