▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁station ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁to ▁ass ure ▁the ▁neutral ity ▁of ▁messages ▁sent ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁station . ▁However , ▁the ▁station ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁by ▁German ▁national s ▁employed ▁by ▁HO MA G ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁communicate ▁only ▁with ▁the ▁E il v ese ▁radio ▁station . ▁ ▁When ▁America ▁entered ▁the ▁war , ▁all ▁U . S . ▁radio ▁stations ▁were ▁seized ▁and ▁shut ▁down ▁by ▁Executive ▁Order ▁ 2 6 0 5 A ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁remaining ▁German ▁personnel ▁at ▁T uck erton ▁immediately ▁became ▁war ▁prisoners ▁and ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁personnel . ▁ ▁The ▁Navy ▁used ▁the ▁ ▁T uck erton ▁Radio ▁Station ▁for ▁trans at l antic ▁communic ations ▁while ▁the ▁naval ▁radio ▁stations ▁in ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁and ▁Say ville , ▁New ▁York ▁were ▁under going ▁major ▁transmit ter ▁and ▁anten na ▁up gr ades . ▁ ▁T uck erton ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁fleet ▁broadcast s ▁after ▁install ations ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁kil ow att ▁transmit ters ▁at ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁and ▁Say ville ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁T uck erton ▁W ire less ▁Station ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁German ▁war ▁re par ations ▁paid ▁to ▁America . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁R CA ▁which ▁operated