Re: WQDY 1230 Calais

[Scott Fybush <scott@fybush.com>]

>Scott brings up the old CHSJ 700. Perhaps Mr. McVicar was referring to
>CFBC 930 Saint John's Oldies 930, which is still on the air and puts a
>good groundwave signal down the Fundy coastline into Eastern Maine.
>In addition to CHTD 98.1 Saint Stephen still has low-power 50watt AM
>translator on 980 re-broadcasting CBC Radio-1 from Saint John. The
>transmitter is located in a small concete shed and feeds into a
>long-wire antenna suspended between two old telephone poles along
>theEast bank of the Saint Croix River, about a half-mile south of Saint
>Stephen, and nearly directly across the river from the WQDY AM tower.

No, the paperwork to transfer WCRQ clearly refers to CHSJ. CFBC's signal, 
while good down
the coast, doesn't put enough coverage over Calais to count as part of the 
"local" market.

Come to think of it, I've never even seen the FCC acknowledge cross-border 
stations as
part of the local "market." If they can count a Canadian station to 
increase the size of the
Calais market, then shouldn't the Mexican-licensed stations that Clear 
Channel LMAs in
Tijuana (five of them, at last count) count against the number of stations 
the company can
own in San Diego (seven of them licensed on the US side...)?

>WSHD 91.7 Eastport operates on a very sporadic schedule, and is off-air
>more often than on.  This is actually a bit of a shame, as with proper
>manpower and guidance this station could provide a valuable service to
>the local Passamaquoddy Community at Pleasant Point, as well as the
>surrounding communities. It is mostly run by students at Shead High
>School.

With help, at least a few years ago, from WQDY's news director, who's an 
alumnus of WTBS/WMBR...

>I better get down there soon and grab a picture of the WQDY tower before
>it is taken down. It's one of the few AM/FM/TV towers in the area  I
>don't have a picture of. I do have some pics of the WCRQ/WMED
>transmitter site on Conant Hill in Meddybemps.

Once I get finished with the Carolinas stuff that's up on Tower Site right 
now, I'll have to put up some Calais
and New Brunswick pictures...

s