WBACH now on 99.1 FM in Greater Concord NH

[Paul Hopfgarten]

Follow up....

I always thought having CBS do a LMA for 99.1 to simulcast 98.5 and Entercom 
doing same for 101.5 with 850 would make sense...

But what do I know...

-Paul Hopfgarten


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Werme" <ewerme@comcast.net>
To: <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 1:23 PM
Subject: WBACH now on 99.1 FM in Greater Concord NH


> Temporarily.
>
> WBACH, http://www.wbachradio.com/ , is really WBQW-WBQX-WBQI in Maine
> and broadcasts commercial classical music.
>
> 99.1 Mhz (transmitter in Henniker NH, I believe) has been silent for 
> several
> months (been a great frequency for my iPod to FM transmitter to car 
> radio).
>
> I called WBACH to find out what's happening.  It turns out the Concord
> station is one that Nassau has elected to sell to return under the FCC
> monopoly restrictions, and that that hasn't happened.  It's been long 
> enough
> so that the FCC time limits on idle stations is looming, and Nassua is
> relaying WBACH to have an on-air presense.