[no subject]

Also, many now have the idea that a station should *always* be there...no
matter what time of day...someone should always be able to tune you in.  It
builds credibility and reliability.

Many stations now have a second (full power) transmitter at their main
site...therefore making transmitter work possible at just about anytime.

The only need to 'shut down' would appear to be antenna work.  It appears
that FM antennas (unlike the directional AM's with phasor cabinets) don't
have the same need for maintenance.  (Then again, those that have backup
sites in addition to backup transmitters can stay on the air from a
secondary site while work is being done at the main site.

JP




----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Nelson" <raccoonradio@yahoo.com>
To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 10:18 AM
Subject: shutting off to do transmitter work...


> Someone posted a message on the Boston radio-info
> board saying that one night at 4 am while in Brockton
> they picked up Hartford's Hot 93.7 instead of
> WQSX 93.7 (Lawrence). I told them that maybe WQSX was
> temporarily shut off to do repairs... and that other
> stations would pick the wee hours to do such repairs
> (or "transmitter work" of whatever sort).
>
> I can remember not that long ago that some stations
> would regularly shut off at at, say, midnight on
> Sunday night/ Monday morning so that they could do
> transmitter work. They figured the listenership would
> be low at that point anyway, so why not?
>
> In fact the 93.7 in Lawrence (WCGY, or WEGQ, whatever
> it was at the time) may have been one such station.
> Maybe the old WHDH 850 as well.
>
> Does this still go on-- i.e., stations shutting
> down regularly during the "wee hours" to do
> transmitter work?