Re: Beaming 3200 Watts Off the Ionosphere Straight...to...YOU

["Don MacMillan" <DMacMillan@mailandnews.com>]

From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@mediaone.net>

> Many of you remember old Simon Geller who ran a one man operation out of
his
> apartment in Gloucester, MA ( the old WVCA) back in the days when the FCC
> frowned on that kind of thing.

Do they not frown on it now any less?

> To insure that WVCA would not be tempted to start marketing itself as a
> Boston station, the FCC assigned WRBB 104.9 as a non comm station.

I think WRBB applied for 104.9.....I don't think it was "assigned"...and I
think because it fit within the technical parameters...not to "keep WBOQ
from marketing itself, etc".  (I could be wrong...but thats my thoughts...)