Re: Pirate or "Part 15" on 102.9?

[Rick Levy <radiowaves@compuserve.com>]

Kaimbridge M. GoldChild wrote:
>>I noticed a low power spanish station on 102.1 [typo??], a couple of
nights last week....  They are apparently within a mile or less of South
Station (Boston), ...there is little or no loss in 102.9's signal (real
weak, like it's a Cape or Providence station). Rather than a pirate, could
this be another low power, "Part 15" station, like the one on 1.640 in
Mattapan?<<

Over how big an area is this signal audible?  Is this the same
Spanish-speaker reported heard near Kenmore Square?  As a general rule, if
it can be heard even one city block away (and that's generous), it's too
strong for a Part 15 signal. 

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