Oak Hill Park, Newton MA Towers Nixed

[Dan Strassberg]

Technically, the 1510 site looks quite workable for 1200. But the NIMBY
problems would probably be even more severe. The population within the 1 V/m
"blanketing" contour (or even the 7V/m contour, which consutling engineers
consider to be more realistic for blanketing) is much greater because the
population density is higher near Waverley Sq than it is in Oak Hill. If a
different site is the answer, the thing for CCU to do would be to sell 1200
to Entercom and watch to see how they resolve the problem. A move of 850 to
the WRKO site in Burlington might still be possible and would free up the
WEEI site in Needham for WKOX and WRCA. It's unclear whether Needham would
work for WUNR--at least with the proposed 20 kW. Higher power for WUNR could
necessitate more towers. And don't overlook the NIMBY problems in Burlington
and Needham. My guess is that CCU will take this to court and the legal
battle will drag on for years more. It wouldn't surpise me if what finally
ended the case was the demise of the AM band. Remember, as long as the court
option is in play and no towers are coming down or going up, the NIMBYs are
winning.

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Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sean Smyth <ssmyth@psu.edu>
To: Laurence Glavin <lglavin@lycos.com>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 6:17 PM
Subject: Re: Oak Hill Park, Newton MA Towers Nixed


> On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:44:52 +0000, "Laurence Glavin" wrote:
> > Will CCU dump 'KOX and perhaps even abandon plans for a pumped-up
> > AM facility in Boston?;  could they consider a purchase of the
> > doomed WWZN?; will they retry the process at another site?
>
> PING: Dan S.
> Could CC buy WWZN, take over the transmitter lease, then diplex 1510 and
1200
> from the same site in a semi-cost-efficient manner?
>