Re: 94.9

["Kevin Vahey" <k-vahey@attbi.com>]

Problem is how will WHOM deal with losing the Vermont audience. In a 
good chunk of the Northeast Kingdom WHOM was it. (unless you speak 
french)

North Country of NH same thing.


On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 1:41PM -0500, Dan Billings wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy Lawrence" <lawrencemedia@yahoo.com>
> To: "Cooper Fox" <fox893@yahoo.com>; <billings@suscom-maine.net>
> Cc: <bri@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 1:32 PM
> Subject: Re: 94.9
>
>
>>  I wasn't sure of this earlier, but it appears WBLM has
>>  maintained their emergency back up transmitter site on
>>  Blakstrap Hill in Falmouth. This was the sight WBLM
>>  used during their recovery of "Ice Storm '98". A
>>  friend of mine heading into work last night drove the
>>  94.9 signal from the Gray-New Gloucester area where
>>  the signal was barely in stereo and when he reached
>>  the Falmouth stretch of I-95, the signal was
>>  full-quiet. I would guess they are putting out 250
>>  watts max. The signal starts to dwindle around the
>>  Saco/Biddeford area to the south.
>
> That makes sense and would also explain the simulcast on 93.9.  The 
> two
> signals would cover most of southwestern Maine well, with the exception 
> of
> most of York County.
>
> -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine