WGBH's Transmitter Power Increase

[Mike Malone]

 I haven't heard anything but at my location (out in the boonies of
Spencer, MA) I've noticed that WGBX digital channel 32 (which also provides
a home to NBCBoston on 15.1) has deteriorated markedly in the last few
weeks. Ditto for WBZ channel 4. I think they all use the same Cabot St.
tower location so maybe everyone is running at reduced power as they work
on the WGBH digital channel 5 upgrade.
Mike

On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 10:36 AM richard@chonak.com <richard@chonak.com>
wrote:

> Has any further news come since October about implementing the power
> increase for Channel 2 and Channel 44?--RCSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE
> device------ Original message------From: Larry SochrinDate: Tue, Oct 22,
> 2019 10:37 AMTo: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org;Cc:
> Subject:Fwd: WGBH's Transmitter Power Increase
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > From: "info@wgbh.org"
> > Subject: Re: WGBH's Transmitter Power Increase
> > Date: October 10, 2019 at 9:44:42 AM EDT
> > To: "lsochrin@rcn.com"
> >
> >
> > Dear Viewer,
> >
> > I’m writing with good news. WGBH’s petition to increase its broadcasting
> frequency strength was approved by the Federal Communication Commission.
> >
> > The power of our transmitter will be increased from 6.9kW to 34.5 kW. We
> expect this increase to result in significant improvements to reception
> quality. Getting the right hardware, testing and installation brings us to
> approximately first week of January – however it is very possible it will
> be completed sooner.
> >
> > Most importantly, I send this message with deep gratitude. Without you
> and the 1,200+ other viewers who took the time to directly provide their
> feedback to us, this petition would not have been approved.
> > Thank you for your generous support of WGBH, and thank you for allowing
> us to share our excitement with you. I hope this boost will allow you to
> enjoy all of the shows with improved HD quality!
> >
> > If you are still unable to receive either channel, please get in touch
> with the Audience & Member Services team at info@WGBH.org or (617) 300
> 3300.
> >
> > P.S. We’ll be sure to keep you updated as our installation timetable
> becomes clearer
> >
> > Best,
> > Zack Finn
> > Associate Director of Development - Audience and Member Services
> >
> > 1 Guest St. Boston MA 02135
> >
>
>
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