Changing frequencies - changing transmitters? Power?

[Laurence Glavin]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "A. Joseph Ross" 
>To: Boston-Radio-Interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org, "Ric Werme" 
>Subject: Re: Changing frequencies - changing transmitters? Power?
>Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:38:39 -0500
>On 17 Nov 2006 Ric Werme wrote:
> According to http://www.radio-locator.com ,
> WCRB transmits 8 Kw from Waltham and
> WLKB transmits 27 Kw from Lowell.

>This can't be right. I believe WCRB 102.5 transmits from the FM-128
>tower in Newton/Needham, and I believe its power is quite a bit
>higher.

Only if 100 watts is "quite a bit higher".  It's true that WCRB-FM's
current authorized ERP is 8100 watts, but the longtime-antenna they used
blew off in a huge storm a year ago this past October.  I'm not sure
where their antenna is now.  There's a two-bay FM antenna on one leg of
the tower, and an antenna near the top of the mast that looks like the
petals of a flower.  In any event, it would probably behoove Greater
Media to install a new radiating element the way they did with WKLB-FM 
a couple of years ago to get the most from their "close-in" purchase.

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