Re: 87.7 FM in Portland,ME & WCSH NEWS

[hopfgapr@sprynet.com]

87.7(5) is simply the Audio frequency for any (and all)Channel 6 VHF stations in the USA, such as WCSH/Portland, WRGB/Schenetady-Albany and WLNE/New Bedford-Providence.

-Paul Hopfgarten 
Derry NH


 ---- On Oct  4 WhomFAN@aol.com wrote: 
> 
> ON occasion during the WCSH newscasts mostly 6PM they run a short spot saying 
> if storms knock your power out you can tune into "News Center" on your 
> battery radio. My search on the online database using 87.7 and Maine as a 
> state have come up empty. 
> 
> My questions are:
> who is 87.7? 
> Do they have any real power?
> And do they broadcast WCSH news all the time or just during 
> widespread power outages?
> 
> I cannot answer the third one as my only digital tuned radio starts at 88.1. 
> :)
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Good Day