MPBN to close transmitters

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

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.

Paul Walker
www.onairdj.com


On 12/18/08, Dan.Strassberg <dan.strassberg@att.net> wrote:
>
> Isn't there a commercial FM in Calais--the remains of the now
> long-dark WQDY (AM)? What broadcast services, if any (audio or TV),
> are designed to serve neighboring St Stephen NB? One would think that
> any signals that were designed to reach St Stephen would also reach
> Calais. I'm not saying commercial broadcasts can replace NPR or PBS; I
> am just trying to find out whether the citizens of Calais and environs
> (on the US side of the border) will be completely bereft of
> terrestrial broadcast services. Also, aren't there about as many
> Fracophones as Anglophones in Calais, so wouldn' there be a need for
> broadcast services there in both English and French?
>
> -----
> Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net)
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Fybush" <scott@fybush.com>
> To: "B-R-I" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:06 PM
> Subject: MPBN to close transmitters
>
>
>  The Bangor Daily News is reporting that MPBN is in a serious funding
>> crunch, and will be pulling the plug on WMED-DT 13 in Calais and two
>> MPBN Radio transmitters, WMED 89.7 Calais and WMEF 106.5 Fort Kent,
>> in January, in an effort to keep as much of its funding as possible
>> going towards local news and programming...
>>
>> http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/95479.html#comments
>>
>> Most of the Fort Kent transmitter's coverage overlaps with WMEM
>> 106.1 Presque Isle, and the remainder is over largely unpopulated
>> (or French Canadian) areas - but Calais and southwestern New
>> Brunswick will completely lose public radio if this goes down, since
>> the area is out of range from the other MPBN transmitters.
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