Rumor says Ed Perry is buying WMEX

[Bob Nelson]

Article in Herald says Perry wants to focus on South Shore based news and
sports.

On Dec 19, 2017 10:11 AM, "Rob Landry" <011010001@interpring.com> wrote:

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> On Tue, 19 Dec 2017, A Joseph Ross wrote:
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> Might he set up a tower for both 1460 and 1510?
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> No, it's not possible to design a practical combiner for two stations so
> close in frequency. They'll have to use separate towers.
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> If Ed Perry can manage with a single tower for 1510 -- remember, the
> Waltham facility is a four-tower directional array -- he could use a Valcom
> whip antenna like the one at WZBR 1410 in Hyde Park. It's 90 feet tall,
> costs $17,000, and doesn't need a lot of land (it's self-supporting). It
> is, however, limited to 5,000 watts. But I think any non-directional
> license for WMEX will not authroize even 5,000 watts, maybe just a kilowatt.
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> Rob
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