Entercom Buys WILD-FM, Will Simulcast WAAF On 97.7

[Dan Strassberg]

Quite so. I think it depends on whether WAAF has yet received a license to
cover its move to W Boyleston. Thiat is probably discernible from the FCC's
FM Query page.

--
Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net
eFax 707-215-6367

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurence Glavin" <lglavin@mail.com>
To: "Mark Watson" <markwats@comcast.net>; "Boston Radio"
<boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: Entercom Buys WILD-FM, Will Simulcast WAAF On 97.7


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Watson"
> To: "Boston Radio"
> Subject: Entercom Buys WILD-FM, Will Simulcast WAAF On 97.7
> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:15:15 -0400
>
> All Access reports that Entercom is purchasing WILD-FM (97.7
> Brockton/Boston) from Radio One, and will dump the current Urban AC
> format & convert the 97.7 signal to a simulcast of WAAF (107.3
> Westborough) at 5:30 PM Tuesday 8/22. No purchase price mentioned.
> Entercom has also purchased some stations in Scott Fybush's
> neighborhood, picking up the CBS Rochester NY cluster. They will
> have to divest 2 Rochester stations to remain within FCC ownership
> limits.
>
> Mark Watson
>
> My travels last month brought me to the foot of the channel 27 tower in
> West Boylston, partly to confirm that WAAF had PERMANENTLY moved its
> transmitter there (for a period of time beforehand, there had been
> reports that Entercom was toggling back-and-forth between Asnebumskit
> Hill and Stiles Hill, W. Boylston).  I determined that 107.3 was indeed
> transmitting from W. Boylston, and then later I checked fcc.gov to
> check out its DA pattern.  It seems that it actually SUPPRESSES its
> output to the northeast, east and southeast.  Here are the values
> for degrees  and relative signal where 1.000 is full power:
>
> 80-degrees: .794
> 90-degrees: .631
> 100-degrees: .501
> 110-degrees: .398
> 120, 130 & 140-degrees: .316
> 150-degrees: .398
> 160-degrees: .501
> 170-degrees: .631
> 180-degrees: .794
>
> Most of the other azimuth points are 1.000 or close to it.
>
> If the transmitter on Asnebumskit Hill in Paxton is operational, and
> Entercom doesn't have to go through another CP process, it seems to me
> that they would be better off with the status quo ante plus 97.7.
>
>
>
>
> --
> ___________________________________________________
> Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/
>
>