Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower

[Dan.Strassberg]

On 1530, I don't think he has a chance of delivering 5 mV/m to all of Taunton from a site in Middleborough--even with 5 kW (and it wouldn't be 5 kW during CH).
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob DeMattia 
  To: Boston Radio Interest Mailing List 
  Cc: Dan. Strassberg 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 11:32 AM
  Subject: RE: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower


  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.
  > >
  >