WFXT-25A Off-Air?

[Peter Q. George]

It does seem funny that so many station's analog transmitters "all of a sudden" seem to be "unfixable" some two months before the mandated shutoff date.  I'm sure they won't miss the electric bill that was required to keep those analog babies running in the first place. I don't know, it all seems too coincidental. Personally, I say... hey, FINISH THE JOB and stay on the air until 2/17/08.  There are still plenty of people who are not yet wired for digital.  If they don't get the hint to go digital by 2/17, then "hasta la vista, baby". 

Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
Whitman, Massachusetts
"Scanning the bands since 1967"
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> 
> > The info I have is that WFXT went digital only today,
> as the analog
> > transmitter broke, and it was deemed not worth fixing
> for only two month's
> > use.
> 
> It's funny that so many stations' analog
> transmitters are breaking right about now.  I suspect
> it's due to lack of maintenance on them given their
> uselessness after February.
> 
> WFTX's analog signal was HUGE--better than any other
> Boston U.  I was very impressed when they first signed on
> the air.
> 
> Paul