ive always wondered

["Eli Polonsky" <elipolonsky@hotmail.com>]

Well, it appears that for many Boston stations it's of utmost importance to 
be able to reach as many radios as possible in the workday audience 
concentrated right in downtown Boston, and then the suburbs within routes 
128 and 495. Beyond that is icing on the cake but not essential.

If you try to listen to WAAF in downtown Boston on a lesser quality tuner, 
such as a Walkman, boom-box, clock radio, or a radio inside or among metal 
and concrete buildings, it may not be there at all.

I'd guess that if it wasn't difficult (or prehaps legally impossible) that 
Entercom would move WAAF's transmitter much closer to Boston. Greater Media 
did the work of moving all their FM's (except WKLB) to the Pru because even 
signals from the route 128 Newton/Needham towers get interfered with in 
downtown Boston. Try listening to WODS or WCRB in the city on a Walkman, 
what a mess!

Eli


>Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:08:00 -0400
>From: <Patriotsrule417@prodigy.net>
>Subject: ive always wondered
>
>why dont Boston FMs transmit from where WAAF does? They could get more
>listeners, WAAF gets ratings in the Hartford and Springfield market. It'd 
>be
>a way to expand their coverage.
>
>~adam




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