WLLH Lowell Transmitter Back On The Air

[SteveOrdinetz]

Sean Smyth wrote:

> > Apparently no one in
> > WAMG/WLLH Master Control was aware that Lowell was off
> > either. Once CE Chris
> > Hall was made aware of the situation he went to the TX site
> > and discovered
> > the problem. National Grid has made repairs and restored
> > power to the site.
>
>Chris Hall is a good engineer from the reading of it -- at least 
>he's a proactive one, and he seems to know his stuff -- but I'm 
>amazed no one noticed 1400 Lowell was off the air for ... days? 
>Really? I guess 1400 Lawrence (presuming IT still is on the air) 
>would have covered much of that turf with a serviceable signal, but still.


Does he not ever visit his transmitter sites on a regular 
basis?  I've always made it a point to visit my sites at least once 
every couple months to clean filters, check remote control 
calibration, and look for potential problems.  Finding a noisy fan 
(or vines growing up a power pole) before it causes you to go off the 
air sure beats an emergency call on a Sunday afternoon.

I rememeber seeing some pictures of the old WILD transmitter building 
before they moved to the WXKS tower.  Didn't look like anyone had 
paid that place a visit in years.  No excuse for this neglect IMHO,