 During World War 1 when the allies cut Germany's submarine telegraph cables it was one of two long-distance radiotelegraphy stations which maintained Germany's contact with the rest of the world, and was used for diplomatic negotiations between Woodrow Wilson and Kaiser Wilhelm II leading to the 1918 Armistice which ended World War 1.It transmitted on 96 kHz with a 100 kW Goldschmidt alternator.There were two antennas