MPBN to close transmitters

[Scott Fybush]

Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
> Calais has WQDY 92.7, a 3000W/299 ft Class A which simulcasts a 3KW/67 
> meter Class A on 95.3 from Machias.
> 
> Machias also has a 50KW/118 meter Class B FM Construction Permit on 
> 101.1 owned by Blueberry Broadcasting.
> 
> Calais also has Dennysville licensed 100KW/139 meter C1 on 102,9, WCRQ.

And WCRQ leases space on the MPBN site in Meddybemps that's about to be 
shut down, so I wonder what happens to them.

Yes, there's commercial service to the Calais area, both from WQDY/WALZ 
and WCRQ and from several Canadian signals, notably CHTD 98.1 right 
across the river in St. Stephen NB.

The Fort Kent area will lose out more - the AM in Fort Kent shut down 
more than a decade ago, and there's nothing in English across the 
border. I suspect MPBN believes people will tune in WMEM 106.1 Presque 
Isle instead, and they're probably right - it has a decent fringe signal 
to Fort Kent.

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