Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower

[Sean Smyth]

I forgot to hit reply-all on my reply to Dan. Text is below:

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Doing this from memory, so forgive me if any of this is incorrect:

1. I believe Callahan does own the old WPEP site. 

2.
 The FCC has previously approved his application to increase power. I 
believe it's based on DA for days, but I'm not certain. Scott?

3.
 Middleborough is COL for relatively new noncomm WRRS 88.5, which relays
 the reading service for the blind close to full time. 1530 and 88.5 are
 related in some manner; the 1530 website also lists high school games 
airing (at night) on 88.5, for instance. 



On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 9:14 AM, Dan.Strassberg <dan.strassberg@att.net> wrote:
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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Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net)
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From: "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@psualum.com>
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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.
>