Stupid move 'GBH (Re: BUR-GBH)

["Peter Q. George" <radiojunkie3@yahoo.com>]

    WGBH-FM is a grandfathered Class C FM
"non-commercial" station.  However, the day they move
to the WBZ-TV tower, they lose that grandfathering and
become a run-of-the-mill Class B and also lose a lot
of coverage area in the process. 
    Why they would want to leave Great Blue Hill is
beyond me.  Going from 100,000 watts to 20,000 watts
is st**id.  Sure, they might be gaining tower space
200-300 feet above the current transmitter site. 
BUT... they will lose a good portion of the Cape,
parts of Rhode Island, Western Massachusetts and half
of their Northern coverage area into central New
Hampshire.  Their Grade B coverage area will suffer
tremendously.  With intermod alley from the Pru, I'll
betcha' WGBH-FM will have problems getting into the
high rise office buildings once they leave Milton and
go to Needham.
    Take a look at the signals of commercial stations
from Needham into the downtown area.  They are a mess
due to the close proximity of the Pru.  Oh, well. 
Like WMTW-TV, once you leave...you cannot ever get
back.  


-Pete


          
--- Ron Bello <RBello@BelloAssoc.com> wrote:
> 
> Does WGBH get to keep it's higher power while moving
> to  the WBZ-TV tower ?
> 
> 
> >Anybody know when 'GBH-FM will move to the WBZ-TV
> tower?
> >--
> >dan.strassberg@att.net
> >617-558-4205
> >eFax 707-215-6367
> >
> 
> 


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Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
Whitman, Massachusetts
                           "Scanning the bands since 1967"
radiojunkie1@yahoo.com
radiojunkie3@yahoo.com
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