Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower

[Bob DeMattia]

The council unanimously approved a special permit to Steven Callahan, owner of WVBF AM 1530, to build a telecommunications tower at 760 County St.

It sounds like he wants to build a tower next to the old WPEP tower (at 760 County St. in Taunton).
As long as he still covers his COL, what would be the problem?
-Bob



> From: dan.strassberg@att.net
> To: ssmyth@psualum.com
> Subject: Re: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower
> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:01:55 -0400
> CC: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org
> 
> I read and re-read the article and remain unsure of what Callahan is doing
> or proposes to do. Does he want to add a second tower to WVBF's existing
> site in Middleborough? If so, why are the Taunton selectmen involved? I can
> imagine that a two-tower DA in Middleborough with 5 kW DA-D and a pattern
> that protects WADK would allow WVBF to improve its signal in Taunton, but
> this would appear to require no action by the City of Taunton. Adding a
> second tower to the Middleborough site would very likely require approval
> from the Town of Middleborough, however. If the old WPEP tower in Taunton
> still stands and Callahan wants to move WVBF's transmitter there, he might
> require approval from the City of Taunton and would, of course, require FCC
> approval. Among other things, such a move would require a change in CoL,
> which sounds as if it would violate the recently changed FCC policy on AM
> CoL moves because it would deprive Middleborough of its only local broadcast
> service.
> 
> -----
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@psualum.com>
> To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:27 AM
> Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower
> 
> 
> > http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-Council-approves-signal-upgrade-for-WVBF
> >
> > Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. 1530
> > // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during other
> > hours.
> >
>