From radiotest@plymouthcolony.net Wed Aug 1 07:54:51 2018 From: radiotest@plymouthcolony.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 07:54:51 -0400 Subject: WCIB Notice of Violation In-Reply-To: <006101d4291a$8eb126d0$ac137470$@skywaves.net> References: <006101d4291a$8eb126d0$ac137470$@skywaves.net> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20180801075400.00cd7170@plymouthcolony.net> To those who prefer a direct link to the NOV, it is at: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-353101A1.pdf Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html From 011010001@interpring.com Wed Aug 1 14:10:21 2018 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 14:10:21 -0400 (EDT) Subject: WCIB Notice of Violation In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20180801075400.00cd7170@plymouthcolony.net> References: <006101d4291a$8eb126d0$ac137470$@skywaves.net> <7.0.1.0.2.20180801075400.00cd7170@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: On Wed, 1 Aug 2018, Dale H. Cook wrote: > To those who prefer a direct link to the NOV, it is at: > https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-353101A1.pdf 72 MHz? Who on Cape Cod would be using that band, I wonder? Rob From jjlehmann@comcast.net Wed Aug 1 14:50:03 2018 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 14:50:03 -0400 Subject: WCIB Notice of Violation In-Reply-To: References: <006101d4291a$8eb126d0$ac137470$@skywaves.net> <7.0.1.0.2.20180801075400.00cd7170@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: Fire alarm radio boxes, most likely Jeff Lehmann > On Aug 1, 2018, at 2:10 PM, Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote: > > > >> On Wed, 1 Aug 2018, Dale H. Cook wrote: >> >> To those who prefer a direct link to the NOV, it is at: > >> https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-353101A1.pdf > > 72 MHz? Who on Cape Cod would be using that band, I wonder? > > > Rob From ehennessy@verizon.net Wed Aug 1 14:56:53 2018 From: ehennessy@verizon.net (Ed Hennessy) Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 14:56:53 -0400 Subject: WCIB Notice of Violation In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <164f6d99927-c8f-e205@webjas-vac251.srv.aolmail.net> I don't know if they're in use on the Cape, but the 72-73 MHz range is used for radio-frequency fire pull (street) boxes. I believe that's the only 'typical' allocation/use of 72 MHz other than being the upper end of VHF channel 4. Ed Hennessy -----Original Message----- From: Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> On Wed, 1 Aug 2018, Dale H. Cook wrote: > To those who prefer a direct link to the NOV, it is at: > https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-353101A1.pdf 72 MHz? Who on Cape Cod would be using that band, I wonder? Rob From radiotest@plymouthcolony.net Wed Aug 1 15:44:39 2018 From: radiotest@plymouthcolony.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:44:39 -0400 Subject: WCIB Notice of Violation In-Reply-To: References: <006101d4291a$8eb126d0$ac137470$@skywaves.net> <7.0.1.0.2.20180801075400.00cd7170@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20180801154056.07644470@plymouthcolony.net> At 02:10 PM 8/1/2018, Rob Landry wrote: >72 MHz? Who on Cape Cod would be using that band, I wonder? It is widely used for radio-controlled aircraft. Dale H. Cook, Radio Contract Engineer, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html From map92map@gmail.com Wed Aug 1 19:58:11 2018 From: map92map@gmail.com (map92map@gmail.com) Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 19:58:11 -0400 Subject: For those in Boston: what antenna are you using for over the air TV? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Sean, Before you spend $50-$80, Here's a simple, tried & true and very inexpensive suggestion: Being reasonably close to the tv towers, you may be pleasantly surprised by trying an old fashioned pair of "rabbit ears" extended about 10-14" on each side and positioned up about 45 degrees. I've tried many antennas for local reception like this, and the $2-$5 rabbit ears win out for Non-Directional reception of the maximum amount of stations within line of sight (usually 15 miles on flat terrain). Depending on which way Mom's apartment faces, reception will come direct or by reflection, but will be subject to some near field reflections--but that's not nearly as much of problem with ATSC as it was with analog, and these simple antennas should work well in this case. Out here, between Springfield & Hartford, With rabbit ears, I get all the Springfield stations (10-15 miles) via reflection when adjusted for max reception of all the Hartford stations (20-30 miles away, but still LOS to my location). Using (any) much more expensive directional antenna , I might pick up an additional station or 2 that is 60/70 miles away, BUT, I always lose some of the local stations that would all get to me using the rabbit ears. Last year, we traveled with a camper out to the Southwest and back using an LG TV and mostly, rabbit ears. When we were within 20 miles of larger cities, it was not uncommon to get 20-50 stations. Outside Los Angeles, I got 158 stations (with rabbit ears), while parked at my son's house. How many TV's does mom have? If she has 2 tv's the investment is around $10 for 2 rabbit ears (with F connectors--check details) shipped to her door from ebay, amazon, or maybe even walmart.com. And, Walmart should have these on the shelf for $5-$10 each. In the recent past a few of the Dollar Stores had these. For a Dollar (grin)!! Terk makes some good quality antennas and the HDTVa/az should work well, but it is directional, and given the close-in location, I'd be greatly surprised if it works any better than the rabbit ears. Another question is: what brand of TV does mom have? There is a wide variation on the tuner quality of different brands. LG has consistently had the best tuner in the models I've tested and/or owned. Most Panasonic, Vizio, JVC, Toshiba & Sony are also very good . Samsung OK. But, Some of the cheapo brands are not good in the tuner dept. Oh... repack no problem, just do a channel rescan if mom loses a channel subchannels (mostly) no problem channels transmitting from locations Other Than the towers near RT 128 in Needham/Newton area and/or downtown/Pru, etc may be a problem. channels transmitting with very low power may be a problem. Mark Casey -----Original Message----- From: Sean Smyth Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 8:08 AM To: Boston Radio Group Subject: For those in Boston: what antenna are you using for over the air TV? Hi broadcasting friends: My mom might soon drop cable and go strictly with OTA. She lives in an apartment building in South Boston. I see good reviews of several antennas on Amazon, but I?d like to hear from folks in the city who pull in OTA signals. Would a decent antenna pick up all the in-market network affiliates and their subchannels, or would I need a range extender? I know repack is ongoing, but haven?t been following super closely. She?s on the side of the building, not directly facing the street. Any signal would need to fight its way through a wall or two (an older brick wall at that). I trust you all more than any Amazon review. Thanks in advance for any help. -- Sent from my iPhone From rbello@belloassoc.com Thu Aug 2 23:49:18 2018 From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 23:49:18 -0400 Subject: For those in Boston: what antenna are you using for over the air TV? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: First try a 10-14 inch piece of wire inserted into the middle of the antenna connector on the rear of the TV Southie might be close enough for it to work I am able to get most stations in West Palm Beach, FL 10-12 miles from the towers with this method Worth a try as cost is almost zero --------------------------------------------------- On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 7:58 PM, wrote: > Hi Sean, > > Before you spend $50-$80, Here's a simple, tried & true and very > inexpensive > suggestion: > Being reasonably close to the tv towers, you may be pleasantly surprised by > trying an old fashioned pair of "rabbit ears" extended about 10-14" on each > side and positioned up about 45 degrees. I've tried many antennas for local > reception like this, and the $2-$5 rabbit ears win out for Non-Directional > reception of the maximum amount of stations within line of sight (usually > 15 > miles on flat terrain). > > Depending on which way Mom's apartment faces, reception will come direct or > by reflection, but will be subject to some near field reflections--but > that's not nearly as much of problem with ATSC as it was with analog, and > these simple antennas should work well in this case. > > Out here, between Springfield & Hartford, With rabbit ears, I get all the > Springfield stations (10-15 miles) via reflection when adjusted for max > reception of all the Hartford stations (20-30 miles away, but still LOS to > my location). Using (any) much more expensive directional antenna , I might > pick up an additional station or 2 that is 60/70 miles away, BUT, I always > lose some of the local stations that would all get to me using the rabbit > ears. > > Last year, we traveled with a camper out to the Southwest and back using an > LG TV and mostly, rabbit ears. When we were within 20 miles of larger > cities, it was not uncommon to get 20-50 stations. Outside Los Angeles, I > got 158 stations (with rabbit ears), while parked at my son's house. > > How many TV's does mom have? If she has 2 tv's the investment is around $10 > for 2 rabbit ears (with F connectors--check details) shipped to her door > from ebay, amazon, or maybe even walmart.com. And, Walmart should have > these > on the shelf for $5-$10 each. > > In the recent past a few of the Dollar Stores had these. For a Dollar > (grin)!! > > Terk makes some good quality antennas and the HDTVa/az should work well, > but > it is directional, and given the close-in location, I'd be greatly > surprised > if it works any better than the rabbit ears. > > Another question is: what brand of TV does mom have? There is a wide > variation on the tuner quality of different brands. LG has consistently had > the best tuner in the models I've tested and/or owned. Most Panasonic, > Vizio, JVC, Toshiba & Sony are also very good . Samsung OK. But, Some of > the > cheapo brands are not good in the tuner dept. > > Oh... > repack no problem, just do a channel rescan if mom loses a channel > subchannels (mostly) no problem > channels transmitting from locations Other Than the towers near RT 128 in > Needham/Newton area and/or downtown/Pru, etc may be a problem. > channels transmitting with very low power may be a problem. > > Mark Casey > > -----Original Message----- From: Sean Smyth > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 8:08 AM > To: Boston Radio Group > Subject: For those in Boston: what antenna are you using for over the air > TV? > > > Hi broadcasting friends: > > My mom might soon drop cable and go strictly with OTA. She lives in an > apartment building in South Boston. I see good reviews of several antennas > on Amazon, but I?d like to hear from folks in the city who pull in OTA > signals. Would a decent antenna pick up all the in-market network > affiliates and their subchannels, or would I need a range extender? I know > repack is ongoing, but haven?t been following super closely. She?s on the > side of the building, not directly facing the street. Any signal would need > to fight its way through a wall or two (an older brick wall at that). > > I trust you all more than any Amazon review. Thanks in advance for any > help. > -- > Sent from my iPhone > From markwats@comcast.net Mon Aug 13 23:27:18 2018 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 22:27:18 -0500 Subject: Longtime Merrimack Valley Radio Personality JC (Jim Camilli) Has Passed Away Message-ID: <01a401d4337e$b5c59df0$2150d9d0$@comcast.net> Longtime WLLH Lowell/Lawrence radio personality Jim Camilli, known on the air as J.C., passed away this afternoon. J.C hosted his popular J.C. Golden Oldies show on WLLH on weekends from 1966 to 1990. Jim's radio career started at WCSS Amsterdam NY back in the 1950's. From there he went to WPTR Albany, then to his first stop in New England, as PD of WFEA Manchester in 1963. From there a brief stop at WOTW Nashua before arriving at WLLH in March 1966. His last radio show was a Saturday night 3 hour brokered time oldies show on WFEA several years ago. He was also known for his nightclub oldies shows throughout the Merrimack Valley, which often drew a packed house. He did make one appearance on WCAP Lowell in 2001, as a guest on the Afternoon Live show with Gary Francis, and I was fortunate to be the co-host that day. As I recall, the phones rang off the hook once the show started. On a personal note, I knew Jim for many years and was at many of his club shows over the years. Rest In Peace Jim. Mark Watson From gspatola@gmail.com Tue Aug 14 23:05:16 2018 From: gspatola@gmail.com (Glenn Spatola) Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:05:16 -0700 Subject: Longtime Merrimack Valley Radio Personality JC (Jim Camilli) Has Passed Away Message-ID: This is sad news. I never met Jim, but listened to his oldies show on WLLH quite regularly for many years. He was a very talented guy. He did a couple of commercials for WOTW when I was there in the fall of 1968. One in particular that I remember was for *MacMulkin Chevrolet*. Glenn From astelle.donald@gmail.com Wed Aug 15 01:39:36 2018 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 01:39:36 -0400 Subject: Longtime Merrimack Valley Radio Personality JC (Jim Camilli) Has Passed Away References: <01a401d4337e$b5c59df0$2150d9d0$@comcast.net> Message-ID: Would love to hear an aircheck of that interview if anyone has a copy! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Watson" To: "'Boston Radio Group'" Sent: Monday, August 13, 2018 11:27 PM Subject: Longtime Merrimack Valley Radio Personality JC (Jim Camilli) Has Passed Away > Longtime WLLH Lowell/Lawrence radio personality Jim Camilli, known on the > air as J.C., passed away this afternoon. > > He did make one appearance on WCAP Lowell in 2001, as a guest on the > Afternoon Live show with Gary Francis, From radio88@radio88.net Wed Aug 15 12:11:32 2018 From: radio88@radio88.net (Todd Glickman) Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:11:32 -0400 Subject: Gardening Guru Paul Parent has Died Message-ID: I?m sorry to report that Paul Parent has died. I was Paul?s meteorologist for nearly a decade in the late 80s-early 90s when he hosted the Paul Parent Gardening Show on WRKO. I would often join him on remotes, and frequently visited his business ?The Family Patch? in Scarborough, Maine. Paul was a joy to work with ? something I looked forward to when the alarm would go off at 3am on Sunday mornings. Here?s a link to his obituary: http://www.bibbermemorial.com/book-of-memories/3586134/Parent-Paul/service-details.php ========================== Todd Glickman Certified Broadcast Meteorologist WCBS Newsradio-880 New York City, NY Email: radio88@radio88.net http://www.radioweather.net Todd Glickman '77 Senior Director, Office of Corporate Relations Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E90-1200 1 Main Street, 12th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Email: glickman@mit.edu Phone: +1-617-452-2457 From billohno@gmail.com Wed Aug 15 16:07:52 2018 From: billohno@gmail.com (billohno@gmail.com) Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:07:52 -0400 Subject: Gardening Guru Paul Parent has Died In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My condolences to Paul?s family & friends. Paul delivered a solid service to the radio community for so many years. Paul delivered using such a deep knowledge and expertise yet in a humble, respectful manner, consistently. Bill O?Neill > On Aug 15, 2018, at 12:11 PM, Todd Glickman wrote: > > I?m sorry to report that Paul Parent has died. I was Paul?s meteorologist for nearly a decade in the late 80s-early 90s when he hosted the Paul Parent Gardening Show on WRKO. I would often join him on remotes, and frequently visited his business ?The Family Patch? in Scarborough, Maine. Paul was a joy to work with ? something I looked forward to when the alarm would go off at 3am on Sunday mornings. Here?s a link to his obituary: http://www.bibbermemorial.com/book-of-memories/3586134/Parent-Paul/service-details.php > > > ========================== > > Todd Glickman > Certified Broadcast Meteorologist > WCBS Newsradio-880 > New York City, NY > Email: radio88@radio88.net > http://www.radioweather.net > > Todd Glickman '77 > Senior Director, Office of Corporate Relations > Massachusetts Institute of Technology, E90-1200 > 1 Main Street, 12th Floor > Cambridge, MA 02142 > Email: glickman@mit.edu > Phone: +1-617-452-2457 > From w1tag@charter.net Thu Aug 16 09:05:19 2018 From: w1tag@charter.net (John Andrews) Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 09:05:19 -0400 Subject: Todd Campbell Message-ID: An obituary in the Worcester Telegram: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/telegram/obituary.aspx?n=todd-campbell&pid=189927263&fhid=12128 reports that Todd L. Campbell, age 65, passed away on August 12 after a long illness. Todd once worked at WNEB as PD in the Harold Segal days, and then as SM under Mel Katz. I used to talk with him frequently in the days that WTAG provided satellite audio to many of the Worcester stations. Nice guy. John Andrews From joe@attorneyross.com Sat Aug 25 00:59:28 2018 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 00:59:28 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road Message-ID: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/24/wbz-newsradio-bids-goodbye-soldiers-field-road-brighton/qedTgPoTifXBGfg3dcl78O/story.html?p1=Article_Trending_Most_Viewed -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com From kvahey@gmail.com Sat Aug 25 03:57:04 2018 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 03:57:04 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: It is the end of an era Scott, can you think of any major station anywhere that has been in the same location for 70 years? Everything I have heard indicates iHeart spent a lot of money on WBZ's new home and the WZLX people are happy as well - WRKO - not so much. Hoping someone captures the end of 1170 SFR today at 6 PM On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 2:32 AM A Joseph Ross wrote: > > https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/24/wbz-newsradio-bids-goodbye-soldiers-field-road-brighton/qedTgPoTifXBGfg3dcl78O/story.html?p1=Article_Trending_Most_Viewed > > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 > 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com > From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Aug 25 05:55:29 2018 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 05:55:29 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: iHeart's stripped down operation in action...at 3:59 pm yesterday I heard a 1 minute news brief by Evan Heydnrich (sp?) on WXKS 1430 and when it ended I tuned to WRKO 680 and Evan was already doing their top of the hour 'cast. On Sat, Aug 25, 2018, 5:01 AM Kevin Vahey wrote: > It is the end of an era > > Scott, can you think of any major station anywhere that has been in the > same location for 70 years? > > Everything I have heard indicates iHeart spent a lot of money on WBZ's new > home and the WZLX people are happy as well - WRKO - not so much. > > Hoping someone captures the end of 1170 SFR today at 6 PM > > On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 2:32 AM A Joseph Ross > wrote: > > > > > > https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/24/wbz-newsradio-bids-goodbye-soldiers-field-road-brighton/qedTgPoTifXBGfg3dcl78O/story.html?p1=Article_Trending_Most_Viewed > > > > > > -- > > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 > > 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com > > > From 011010001@interpring.com Sat Aug 25 10:25:30 2018 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:25:30 -0400 (EDT) Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: On Sat, 25 Aug 2018, Kevin Vahey wrote: > Scott, can you think of any major station anywhere that has been in the > same location for 70 years? Was WBZ always at 1170 Soldiers Field Road? Their transmitter site was originally in Springfield, and for a while in Millis. WCRB had either a transmitter, a studio, or both at 750 South Street in Waltham from 1948 until its sale to Greater Media in 2006 (yes, Nassau's WCRB also used the Waltham location, but that was a different station). Rob From 011010001@interpring.com Sat Aug 25 10:21:49 2018 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:21:49 -0400 (EDT) Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: Presumably, then, WBZ will no longer have access to its backup transmitter site. Are the call letters going to change? Right now WBZ, WBZ-FM, and WBZ-(TV? DT?) are all owned by different entities. Which one gets to keep the call sign? Rob From ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu Sat Aug 25 10:39:38 2018 From: ssmyth@alumni.psu.edu (Sean Smyth) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:39:38 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: Why is that cause for concern? How many listeners does the other station (I thought 1430 was in trust? Did you mean 1200?) have? Putting the live cast on a station that some people still listen to is the proper choice. Are the other iHeart stations getting news/traffic from TTN? On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 6:57 AM Bob Nelson wrote: > iHeart's stripped down operation in action...at 3:59 pm yesterday I heard a > 1 minute news brief by Evan Heydnrich (sp?) on WXKS 1430 and when it ended > I tuned to WRKO 680 and Evan was already doing their top of the hour 'cast. > > On Sat, Aug 25, 2018, 5:01 AM Kevin Vahey wrote: > > > It is the end of an era > > > > Scott, can you think of any major station anywhere that has been in the > > same location for 70 years? > > > > Everything I have heard indicates iHeart spent a lot of money on WBZ's > new > > home and the WZLX people are happy as well - WRKO - not so much. > > > > Hoping someone captures the end of 1170 SFR today at 6 PM > > > > On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 2:32 AM A Joseph Ross > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/24/wbz-newsradio-bids-goodbye-soldiers-field-road-brighton/qedTgPoTifXBGfg3dcl78O/story.html?p1=Article_Trending_Most_Viewed > > > > > > > > > -- > > > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 > > > 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com > > > > > > -- Sent from my iPhone From aerie.ma@comcast.net Sat Aug 25 11:16:47 2018 From: aerie.ma@comcast.net (Jim Hall) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:16:47 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <002601d43c86$a4df7860$ee9e6920$@comcast.net> I've always wondered where WBZ(A)'s transmitter was in the Boston area before the Boston station became the primary. Millis was inaugurated in 1931, but where was the Boston transmitter before that? > Scott, can you think of any major station anywhere that has been in > the same location for 70 years? Was WBZ always at 1170 Soldiers Field Road? Their transmitter site was originally in Springfield, and for a while in Millis. WCRB had either a transmitter, a studio, or both at 750 South Street in Waltham from 1948 until its sale to Greater Media in 2006 (yes, Nassau's WCRB also used the Waltham location, but that was a different station). Rob From jjlehmann@comcast.net Sat Aug 25 11:17:52 2018 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:17:52 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: The call letters do not have to change. Jeff Lehmann > On Aug 25, 2018, at 10:21 AM, Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote: > > > Presumably, then, WBZ will no longer have access to its backup transmitter site. > > Are the call letters going to change? Right now WBZ, WBZ-FM, and WBZ-(TV? DT?) are all owned by different entities. Which one gets to keep the call sign? > > > Rob From 011010001@interpring.com Sat Aug 25 11:53:50 2018 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:53:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: On Sat, 25 Aug 2018, Jeff Lehmann wrote: > The call letters do not have to change. Has something changed since WHDH became WEEI, and WOR-TV in New York became WWOR? It used to be that the same basic call sign couldn't be held by two unrelated entities. Rob From bob.bosra@demattia.net Sat Aug 25 12:13:55 2018 From: bob.bosra@demattia.net (Bob DeMattia) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 12:13:55 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 11:17 AM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote: > > Presumably, then, WBZ will no longer have access to its backup transmitter > site. > > Why would you presume that? Surely, access to the backup transmitter can be negotiated. The ownership of the building and grounds at 1170 SFR is not changing. -Bob > > From rbello@belloassoc.com Sat Aug 25 10:26:47 2018 From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:26:47 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: What happens to the aux transmitter @ 1170 SFR ? Tough to move the tower ! --------------------------------------------------- On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 5:55 AM, Bob Nelson wrote: > iHeart's stripped down operation in action...at 3:59 pm yesterday I heard a > 1 minute news brief by Evan Heydnrich (sp?) on WXKS 1430 and when it ended > I tuned to WRKO 680 and Evan was already doing their top of the hour 'cast. > > On Sat, Aug 25, 2018, 5:01 AM Kevin Vahey wrote: > > > It is the end of an era > > > > Scott, can you think of any major station anywhere that has been in the > > same location for 70 years? > > > > Everything I have heard indicates iHeart spent a lot of money on WBZ's > new > > home and the WZLX people are happy as well - WRKO - not so much. > > > > Hoping someone captures the end of 1170 SFR today at 6 PM > > > > On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 2:32 AM A Joseph Ross > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/24/wbz-newsradio-bids-goodbye- > soldiers-field-road-brighton/qedTgPoTifXBGfg3dcl78O/story. > html?p1=Article_Trending_Most_Viewed > > > > > > > > > -- > > > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 > > > 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com > > > > > > From jjlehmann@comcast.net Sat Aug 25 11:55:57 2018 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 11:55:57 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <06DFE89B-8B4D-4B18-BE05-DE43D3CEEFB8@comcast.net> Yes, the rules have changed, different ownership has been able to hold the same callsign on AM/FM/TV for quite some time now. Look at WABC, KABC, and WLS for some examples, and there are many more that have been in effect longer than those. Jeff Lehmann > On Aug 25, 2018, at 11:53 AM, Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote: > > > >> On Sat, 25 Aug 2018, Jeff Lehmann wrote: >> >> The call letters do not have to change. > > Has something changed since WHDH became WEEI, and WOR-TV in New York became WWOR? It used to be that the same basic call sign couldn't be held by two unrelated entities. > > > Rob > From sids1045@aol.com Sat Aug 25 12:10:39 2018 From: sids1045@aol.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 12:10:39 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: ?Are the call letters going to change? Right now WBZ, WBZ-FM, and WBZ-(TV? DT?) are all owned by different entities. Which one gets to keep the call sign?? It would appear to be a moot point. We?re only a few months away from the one-year anniversary of the ownership changes, and apparently CBS hasn?t yet demanded that iHeart and Beasley request different call signs. IIRC CBS gets the prize, since their predecessor Westinghouse had the call sign the longest. If they don?t object (and issue that non-objection to iHeart and Beasley in written form) no changes are necessary. From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat Aug 25 13:36:43 2018 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:36:43 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: > Was WBZ always at 1170 Soldiers Field Road? Their transmitter site was > originally in Springfield, and for a while in Millis. WBZ began its life on Page Blvd in Springfield in September 1921, but endless signal problems (and problems getting big-name talent to come to Springfield) made it necessary to open a Boston studio.? The first one was at the old Brunswick Hotel (near Park Square) in late February 1924. Then in 1927, the studios moved to the Hotel Statler. And in 1931, they settled in at the Hotel Bradford (today a Marriott, I believe) on Tremont Street. When they decided to put a TV station on the air, the operation (both radio and the new TV station) got moved out to a new location-- that's how they ended up on Soldiers Field Road in June 1948. -- Donna L. Halper, PhD Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies Lesley University, Cambridge MA From elipolo881@gmail.com Sat Aug 25 13:52:52 2018 From: elipolo881@gmail.com (Eli Polonsky) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:52:52 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road Message-ID: > > Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 03:57:04 -0400 > From: Kevin Vahey > To: "A,Joseph Ross" > Cc: Boston Radio Group > Subject: Re: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road > > It is the end of an era > > Scott, can you think of any major station anywhere that has been in the > same location for 70 years? > MIT's WMBR (WTBS until 1979) has been in the same studios in the basement of MIT's Walker Memorial Building for 57 years. EP From kvahey@gmail.com Sat Aug 25 13:05:17 2018 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:05:17 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: Not sure exactly when the rules were modified but the owner who has had the calls the longest can approve another owner to use the calls or can refuse. (for example WLS-AM, FM and TV in Chicago) Buffalo radio station WBEN (AM) (which was named for the Buffalo Evening News), is owned by Entercom Communications. Entercom is based in Philadelphia. Entercom granted WBEN-FM the permission to use the call sign, a move that proved to be short-sighted: when FM station WLKK changed to a simulcast of WBEN-AM, it was unable to use the WBEN-FM call sign. On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 11:54 AM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote: > > > > On Sat, 25 Aug 2018, Jeff Lehmann wrote: > > > The call letters do not have to change. > > Has something changed since WHDH became WEEI, and WOR-TV in New York > became WWOR? It used to be that the same basic call sign couldn't be held > by two unrelated entities. > > > Rob > From tlmedia@intrstar.net Sat Aug 25 17:22:55 2018 From: tlmedia@intrstar.net (Ted Larsen) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 17:22:55 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <3e51bafe-847b-4054-9ff6-8be45d0f7fef@getmailbird.com> The Springfield studios were in the Hotel Kimball, now condominiums. ?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Kimball http://www.kimballtowers.com/index-3.html On 8/25/2018 2:34:30 PM, Donna Halper wrote: > Was WBZ always at 1170 Soldiers Field Road? Their transmitter site was > originally in Springfield, and for a while in Millis. WBZ began its life on Page Blvd in Springfield in September 1921, but endless signal problems (and problems getting big-name talent to come to Springfield) made it necessary to open a Boston studio.? The first one was at the old Brunswick Hotel (near Park Square) in late February 1924. Then in 1927, the studios moved to the Hotel Statler. And in 1931, they settled in at the Hotel Bradford (today a Marriott, I believe) on Tremont Street. When they decided to put a TV station on the air, the operation (both radio and the new TV station) got moved out to a new location-- that's how they ended up on Soldiers Field Road in June 1948. -- Donna L. Halper, PhD Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies Lesley University, Cambridge MA From ashboy1951@gmail.com Sat Aug 25 13:59:10 2018 From: ashboy1951@gmail.com (Doug Drown) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:59:10 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio Leaving Soldiers Field Road Message-ID: Has anyone heard when WRKO is moving (or has that already happened)? Living in Maine as I do, I haven't seen the Medford facility first-hand, so I don't know anything about it. Is it a relatively new building or an old building that's been purchased and renovated? Is the company building additional space onto it? From jjlehmann@comcast.net Sat Aug 25 19:36:15 2018 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:36:15 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio Leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <82C5080D-5C92-4B2E-8866-217F4E3326D3@comcast.net> I believe WRKO already moved in, as well as WZLX and WKAF. It?s a typical big office building with space leased to multiple tenants. Jeff Lehmann > On Aug 25, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Doug Drown wrote: > > Has anyone heard when WRKO is moving (or has that already happened)? > > Living in Maine as I do, I haven't seen the Medford facility first-hand, so > I don't know anything about it. Is it a relatively new building or an old > building that's been purchased and renovated? Is the company building > additional space onto it? From martinjwaters@yahoo.com Sat Aug 25 19:17:55 2018 From: martinjwaters@yahoo.com (Martin Waters) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 23:17:55 +0000 (UTC) Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: <3e51bafe-847b-4054-9ff6-8be45d0f7fef@getmailbird.com> References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> <3e51bafe-847b-4054-9ff6-8be45d0f7fef@getmailbird.com> Message-ID: <1474789673.3133911.1535239075325@mail.yahoo.com> The last item broadcast from SFR, around 5:57, was Carl Stevens, "WBZ water cooler," with bytes of other reporters talking about the studio move. Mike Macklin was the last anchor before the switch, presuming it went ahead as planned. Garo Hagopian did the headlines after the CBS hourly, then the wretched infomercial that first soiled the airwaves when CBS owned it.? On the station history: WBZ was the station licensed to Springfield until 1931. A Boston studio was opened in 1924 and WBZA-Boston was added in 1925 as a simulcast. While the Hotel Kimball in Springfield was the WBZ/WBZA studio almost from the beginning, the first few months of broadcasting was from a studio on the top floor of the Westinghouse factory building in East Springfield where the rooftop horizontal wire antenna was located. The simulcast mostly was on different frequencies at first, until the Westinghouse engineers got the synchronization right within a year or two. Power increases in Springfield brought it up to at least 15 kW by the end of the 1920s, but the Boston-area signal still was lacking. After it became WBZA -- one source tells me it was in 1931 -- WBZA reduced to 1 kW for the rest of its time existence. The antenna always was the original horizontal antenna. The towers remained until five or ten years ago. In 1931, Westinghouse swapped the call letters so WBZA was in Springfield and began using the new transmitter site in Millis for WBZ-Boston, at 25 kW, increased to 50 kW in 1933. Earlier, WBZA-Boston used at least a couple different transmitter sites. I recall seeing a photo of a rooftop horizontal wire antenna on top of one of the hotels where the studios were located. I have never seen much information about the Millis transmitter site. I wonder whether it was a horizontal wire or a vertical radiator? Anyone have a photo?? From martinjwaters@yahoo.com Sat Aug 25 19:35:37 2018 From: martinjwaters@yahoo.com (Martin Waters) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 23:35:37 +0000 (UTC) Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <1502744769.3128419.1535240137887@mail.yahoo.com> >On ?Saturday?, ?August? ?25?, ?2018? ?12?:?24?:?51? ?PM? ?EDT, Ron Bello wrote: ? >What happens to the aux transmitter @ 1170 SFR ? >Tough to move the tower ! ?Presuming they get to keep using it, their only issue may be the need for a remote control so they can use it when they need it. IIRC, at least in the 20-aughts, folks just walked down the hall to the mailroom to start up the 10 kW transmitter when needed. ?As for moving the tower -- it's been done before. That tower is the old KDKA-FM tower that Westinghouse packed off to Boston in the 1950s. It may be only part of the old tower. I believe they could use higher power for their auxiliary if it was not right outside the studio building, as it was supposedly limited to 10 kW because of its proximity to the studios. There were sometimes issues with RF interference to equipment. Using the land-line phones when it was on the air could be an adventure. ? ? From raccoonradio@gmail.com Sat Aug 25 19:45:50 2018 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:45:50 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio Leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: <82C5080D-5C92-4B2E-8866-217F4E3326D3@comcast.net> References: <82C5080D-5C92-4B2E-8866-217F4E3326D3@comcast.net> Message-ID: Boston Radio Watch, July 19, 2018: >> With WRKO moving into new studio space at IheartRadio Boston cluster in Medford earlier this week, Sanchez has already planned his first programming change for the Voice of Boston. On Saturday, August 25, 2018, Jeff Lehmann wrote: > I believe WRKO already moved in, as well as WZLX and WKAF. > > It?s a typical big office building with space leased to multiple tenants. > > Jeff Lehmann > > > On Aug 25, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Doug Drown wrote: > > > > Has anyone heard when WRKO is moving (or has that already happened)? > > > > Living in Maine as I do, I haven't seen the Medford facility first-hand, > so > > I don't know anything about it. Is it a relatively new building or an > old > > building that's been purchased and renovated? Is the company building > > additional space onto it? > > > From dave@skywaves.net Sun Aug 26 01:47:08 2018 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 22:47:08 -0700 Subject: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road In-Reply-To: References: <03e36260-9ec9-f543-c890-a28a4077f96d@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <000001d43d00$3abaec10$b030c430$@skywaves.net> For WBZ-FM, it's covered in the "Asset Exchange Agreement" which (among myriad other clauses) conveys the call sign from CBS to Beasley. -d -----Original Message----- From: Sid Schweiger [mailto:sids1045@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2018 9:11 AM To: Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> Cc: A Joseph Ross ; Boston Radio Subject: Re: WBZ radio leaving Soldiers Field Road ?Are the call letters going to change? Right now WBZ, WBZ-FM, and WBZ-(TV? DT?) are all owned by different entities. Which one gets to keep the call sign?? It would appear to be a moot point. We?re only a few months away from the one-year anniversary of the ownership changes, and apparently CBS hasn?t yet demanded that iHeart and Beasley request different call signs. IIRC CBS gets the prize, since their predecessor Westinghouse had the call sign the longest. If they don?t object (and issue that non-objection to iHeart and Beasley in written form) no changes are necessary. From dave@skywaves.net Sun Aug 26 02:08:08 2018 From: dave@skywaves.net (Dave Doherty) Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 23:08:08 -0700 Subject: Rick Levy Passes Message-ID: <000101d43d03$29a32160$7ce96420$@skywaves.net> I note here the recent passing of Rick Levy, a friend to the broadcast engineering community in New England. Rick was the head of Broadcast Signal Lab in Cambridge, and so much more... When I moved from NJ to Worcester almost 15 years ago, Rick welcomed me into the local radio engineering community, and I will forever be grateful for that. Among many other services to our community, he organized a quarterly networking get-together for engineers in the region that may well be unique in the country. No formal organization, just "bring yourself and anybody else who's interested." Here's a portion of his invitation to the last meeting: "The next quarterly Radio Engineers' luncheon is booked for Thursday the 16th of August. You and your technically-oriented associates are cordially invited to attend this informal get-together. Newcomers are always welcome." Rick was in the hospital for this meeting. He passed two days later. I will miss Rick greatly, as I know my fellow broadcast engineers will. Sadly, -d Dave Doherty Skywaves Consulting LLC PO Box 4 Millbury, MA 01527-0004 dave@skywaves.com 401-354-2400 (direct, also rings cell) 201-248-5620 (cell and text) From ashboy1951@gmail.com Sun Aug 26 07:55:27 2018 From: ashboy1951@gmail.com (Doug Drown) Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 07:55:27 -0400 Subject: WBZ's move to Medford Message-ID: It occurred to me this morning that what goes around comes around --- sort of. This weekend, New England's (and the country's) first commercial radio station moved to new quarters in Medford, where the region's first radio station, WGI, set up shop in 1920. WGI didn't last long, but the legacy is remembered. Does anyone know what's on the site of the old Amrad-WGI building? -Doug From dlh@donnahalper.com Sun Aug 26 12:15:46 2018 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 12:15:46 -0400 Subject: WBZ's move to Medford In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0c2350d8-d5d9-a871-b5ec-344ded006ce8@donnahalper.com> On 8/26/2018 7:55 AM, Doug Drown wrote: > It occurred to me this morning that what goes around comes around --- sort > of. This weekend, New England's (and the country's) first commercial radio > station moved to new quarters in Medford, where the region's first radio > station, WGI, set up shop in 1920. WGI didn't last long, but the legacy is > remembered. > > Does anyone know what's on the site of the old Amrad-WGI building? > > -Doug > Yes, exactly right!? When I was on the air with Morgan White earlier this morning (1-3 AM), I mentioned that history and talked about how things came full circle with radio starting in Medford, and WBZ moving to Medford (though not the same location as 1XE, which was on the campus of Tufts, at what was then called Medford Hillside). Sad to say, the building 1XE was in burned down in 1972. And the studios didn't survive either. I don't even think there's a plaque on campus to commemorate the station.? If you read my article in the new Antique Wireless Association Review, it provides a very thorough look at the life and legacy of this pioneering little station. -- Donna L. Halper, PhD Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies Lesley University, Cambridge MA From billohno@gmail.com Sun Aug 26 07:25:11 2018 From: billohno@gmail.com (billohno@gmail.com) Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 07:25:11 -0400 Subject: Rick Levy Passes In-Reply-To: <000101d43d03$29a32160$7ce96420$@skywaves.net> References: <000101d43d03$29a32160$7ce96420$@skywaves.net> Message-ID: I?m very sorry for the loss of your friend. That sort of generous yet informal collegiality that you describe appears to waning. Bill O?Neill > On Aug 26, 2018, at 2:08 AM, Dave Doherty wrote: > > I note here the recent passing of Rick Levy, a friend to the broadcast > engineering community in New England. > > > > Rick was the head of Broadcast Signal Lab in Cambridge, and so much more... > > > > When I moved from NJ to Worcester almost 15 years ago, Rick welcomed me into > the local radio engineering community, and I will forever be grateful for > that. > > > > Among many other services to our community, he organized a quarterly > networking get-together for engineers in the region that may well be unique > in the country. No formal organization, just "bring yourself and anybody > else who's interested." Here's a portion of his invitation to the last > meeting: > > "The next quarterly Radio Engineers' luncheon is booked for Thursday the > 16th of August. You and your technically-oriented associates are cordially > invited to attend this informal get-together. Newcomers are always welcome." > > Rick was in the hospital for this meeting. He passed two days later. > > > > I will miss Rick greatly, as I know my fellow broadcast engineers will. > > > > Sadly, > > > > -d > > > > Dave Doherty > > Skywaves Consulting LLC > > PO Box 4 > > Millbury, MA 01527-0004 > > > > dave@skywaves.com > > > > 401-354-2400 (direct, also rings cell) > > 201-248-5620 (cell and text) > > > > > > > > > From 011010001@interpring.com Sun Aug 26 15:51:18 2018 From: 011010001@interpring.com (Rob Landry) Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 15:51:18 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Rick Levy Passes In-Reply-To: <000101d43d03$29a32160$7ce96420$@skywaves.net> References: <000101d43d03$29a32160$7ce96420$@skywaves.net> Message-ID: I met Rick when he was helping out at my college station, WHRB. Rick was a long time listener and friend of the station, which was no more than half a mile from his home in Cambridge, MA. Rick helped us out on innumerable occasions, perhaps most importantly by doing the engineering work that got WHRB its construction permit for its present transmitter site on One Financial Center in 1994. Previously it had operated from what is now its auxiliary site on a building in Harvard Square. The OFC site gave the station a dramatic increase in coverage. More recently, Rick negotiated a deal with Eyeheart Media whereby WHRB and Eyeheart's co-channel station in York, Maine relaxed their mutual interference protections, allowing WHRB to go non-directional. Rick was a man of many facets. He was a runner in several Boston Marathons, an avid reader of science fiction, an amateur astronomer, and a scholar of Jewish religion and philosophy. He also loved making puns and telling jokes; one day recently he called and askd me if I'd ever heard of Alexander Graham Warszawski. "Who?" "Alexander Graham Warszawski." "No, I can't say I have." "He was the first telephone Pole." I miss Rick. Rob From sids1045@aol.com Sun Aug 26 20:12:27 2018 From: sids1045@aol.com (Sidney Schweiger) Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 20:12:27 -0400 Subject: Rick Levy Passes In-Reply-To: References: <000101d43d03$29a32160$7ce96420$@skywaves.net> Message-ID: Let?s not forget his choice of vehicles: a mid-1960?s Citroen. From astelle.donald@gmail.com Sun Aug 26 01:32:13 2018 From: astelle.donald@gmail.com (Don) Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 01:32:13 -0400 Subject: WBZ radio Leaving Soldiers Field Road References: <82C5080D-5C92-4B2E-8866-217F4E3326D3@comcast.net> Message-ID: <3AFD61DBA06244BBA1787FEFFF7F91D6@ownerd8aa55a4d> From: "Bob Nelson" Boston Radio Watch, July 19, 2018: >> With WRKO moving into new studio space at IheartRadio Boston cluster in Medford earlier this week, Sanchez has already planned his first programming change for the Voice of Boston. << From joe@attorneyross.com Mon Aug 27 00:14:44 2018 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:14:44 -0400 Subject: Rick Levy Passes In-Reply-To: References: <000101d43d03$29a32160$7ce96420$@skywaves.net> Message-ID: <7e3ed61c-e34d-1f70-b196-691918b89f7c@attorneyross.com> Sounds like I'd have enjoyed knowing him. On 8/26/2018 3:51 PM, Rob Landry wrote: > > I met Rick when he was helping out at my college station, WHRB. Rick > was a long time listener and friend of the station, which was no more > than half a mile from his home in Cambridge, MA. Rick helped us out on > innumerable occasions, perhaps most importantly by doing the > engineering work that got WHRB its construction permit for its present > transmitter site on One Financial Center in 1994. Previously it had > operated from what is now its auxiliary site on a building in Harvard > Square. The OFC site gave the station a dramatic increase in coverage. > More recently, Rick negotiated a deal with Eyeheart Media whereby WHRB > and Eyeheart's co-channel station in York, Maine relaxed their mutual > interference protections, allowing WHRB to go non-directional. > > Rick was a man of many facets. He was a runner in several Boston > Marathons, an avid reader of science fiction, an amateur astronomer, > and a scholar of Jewish religion and philosophy. He also loved making > puns and telling jokes; one day recently he called and askd me if I'd > ever heard of Alexander Graham Warszawski. > > "Who?" > > "Alexander Graham Warszawski." > > "No, I can't say I have." > > "He was the first telephone Pole." > > I miss Rick. > > > Rob > -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Aug 29 00:43:54 2018 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:43:54 -0400 Subject: A look at "classic rock" Message-ID: I thought everyone here would like this comic strip. https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2015/12/03 -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Aug 29 15:27:06 2018 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:27:06 -0400 Subject: New facilities for WBZ-TV and WSBK Message-ID: <52897c28-7d2f-83ce-8df0-215439fe7f05@attorneyross.com> https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/08/28/wbz-get-new-studio-adding-spate-allston-brighton-development/e1aPa4I4EmleM6v6noJ17N/story.html -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com From mamros@mit.edu Thu Aug 30 09:34:46 2018 From: mamros@mit.edu (Shawn Mamros) Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:34:46 +0000 Subject: New facilities for WBZ-TV and WSBK In-Reply-To: <52897c28-7d2f-83ce-8df0-215439fe7f05@attorneyross.com> References: <52897c28-7d2f-83ce-8df0-215439fe7f05@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <3AA2995FD42B2E48A2B762E850E68AA60118D8EA13@W92EXPO28.exchange.mit.edu> For those who might not read through to the article - it's not new studios in the current building, it's a whole new building on the property. The current building will be demolished once the move to the new building is done, "to make way for new development". So we'll be saying goodbye soon to the longest-in-use broadcast studio building in Boston. -Shawn ________________________________________ From: Boston-Radio-Interest [boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] on behalf of A Joseph Ross [joe@attorneyross.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 3:27 PM To: Boston Radio Subject: New facilities for WBZ-TV and WSBK https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/08/28/wbz-get-new-studio-adding-spate-allston-brighton-development/e1aPa4I4EmleM6v6noJ17N/story.html -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. ? 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 ? Newton, MA 02459 617.367.0468 ? Fax:617.507.7856 ? http://www.attorneyross.com