RE: WVCA then? WJIB now whats the difference?

["Mike Fitzpatrick" <fitzradio@map.com>]

> When the FCC stopped issuing Class D licenses it encouraged existing
> stations to upgrade to at least Class A status, and many did. About 121
> Class Ds were unable to do so due to frequency congestion, and WRBB is one
> of those. I don't know how many of the 121 are still on
> commercial channels,
> but I suspect it's not a large number.
>


There are two in the Springfield area...

103.5 WCCH Holyoke (Holyoke Community College). Class D 9 Watts from the
roof of the Soldiers Home off of I91 on Rte 202.

and

105.1 WNEK Springfield (Western New England College). Class D 13 watts. In
fact WNEK was on 97.5 for a while before WPKX (97.9 Enfield-Springfield)
signed on the air. When WPKX was assigned to 97.9, WNEK was forced to change
frequency, first trying for 99.7 but eventually getting 105.1.

--MIKE