Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower

[Bob DeMattia]

The site he wants to build on is in Taunton.    There's no rule that  thetransmitter has to be located in the COL, only that it covers it.
It looks like he got the blessing of his local officials first before goingto the FCC.  Probably the politically expedient way to do it.  This projectwould be DOA is the first the town politicians heard about it was in anFCC public notice.
"Signal Cancellation Tower" - I don't think I've ever heard that before,but I guess technically it could be considered linguistically accurate!
-Bob

> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:57:29 -0400
> Subject: Re: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower
> From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com
> To: dan.strassberg@att.net
> CC: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org
> 
> The signal cancellation tower?
> 
> "Callahan said the existing Taunton tower prevents his signal from
> interfering with a small Newport talk station located on the dial at 1540
> AM."
> 
> Im confused by that statement and what Taunton has to do with WVBF's tower
> that isnt in Taunton.
> 
> He has no APPs or CPs on file.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 9:01 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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> >  http://www.tauntongazette.com/**news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-**
> >> Council-approves-signal-**upgrade-for-WVBF<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.
> >>
> >>
> >