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North Shore 104.9 signal upgrade..

raccoonradio said:
Should help them down the Rt 1 corridor..they do have to
protect WRBB etc..don't know if other 104.9s would lose
small parts of coverage areas but they still must point signal
away from certain areas.Stick now in Manchester-by- the money

http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WBOQ&service=FM&status=C&hours=U
Click to expand...

WRBB is a class D, and does not need to be protected. It's WWLI, which is basically in the same direction, that they're protecting.
 
Oh...on their site they boast 'new station in Boston
market'...well no they're moving the signal inland a
bit. So WNEF cut into WMWM signal range ,the pirate on 100.1 cuts into WBRS territory

and now RBB loses some territory.
Will this bring them closer to Boston in
the way 93.7's move of their stick from Andover to Peabody did?
 
I don't think that this move will improve WBOQ's signal in Boston proper or in the south suburbs. It will noticeably improve their coverage in the Merrimack Valley, metro north and northwest, and southeastern, south central, and coastal NH. Lawrence will now be within their primary contour, which wasn't before. Lowell will get a much improved signal. Areas along Route 495 north of the Pike will get a somewhat stronger signal.

I predict that the signal in Boston proper and heading down the Route 95 corridor south (toward RI) will actually be a bit weaker than it is now for two reasons:

#1: Despite the overall increase in power, the signal from Topsfield will no longer be coming mostly over water toward Boston as it had from Manchester-By-The-Sea. I know that salt water conductivity is mainly only a factor for AM radio, but the difference for FM will be that from Manchester toward Boston it was mostly open terrain over water with practically no obstructions for the FM signal. The new location from Topsfield will be coming toward Boston all over land (the Route 1 corridor), with hills and various other terrain factors between there and Boston that won't allow as nearly unobstructed coverage as it had over water. This may also diminish their coverage of the South Shore somewhat, which used to be directly over water from Manchester.

#2: In order to increase their wattage in all other directions, their soft null to the south/southwest of their transmitter, toward Boston (and beyond toward RI), appears to have to be more pronounced than it was previously to protect WWLI (and perhaps WOCN on the Cape). It looks like Boston and toward Route 95 south, and the South Shore, will actually receive a bit less signal strength from WBOQ than it did before.

I don't believe that this increase for WBOQ will cause any more of a problem for WRBB than their present signal in the Boston area already does, and former WODS oldies fans who, from the hype from WBOQ, are expecting a strong analog replacement for the old WODS Classic Hits format in the immediate Boston metro (and to the south) are going to be very disappointed. I'm not going to try to explain this to all the hopeful former WODS listeners on WBOQ's Facebook page, let them find out for themselves and express their disappointment.
 
Interesting...I will note the new stick is just off
Rt 1 and I tried to see it, lit up, last night from that
highway. No luck. Go to the WBOQ page on radio-
Locator to see GPS co-ords and click on it to see
where it is. I wondered if they were already using it
at 2:45 am..in the area 104.7 and 105.1 were covered by it...yet in Wenham, closer to the
Manch-by-the-sea stick I could actually get 104.7
from the Cape...radio-loc probably has Height Above Avg Terrain figure
 
It will be nice to hear a local station better than I already do. In Haverhill, 104.9 has been a lucky catch depending on location. By the looks of the map, I'll have no problem.

Kudos to the staff and crew!

Marc
 
WRBB should be moved to 106.1. We know from "Touch 106.1" that 100 watts on that frequency causes less interference than WRBB on 104.9 does.

WRBB would benefit from better coverage of the city. WBOQ would benefit from better coverage of the city.

Touch would lose, but boo-frigging-hoo, they're a PIRATE.
 
Agreed...however there is a 106.1 // WNBP up in the Newburyport/Amesbury area (maybe on same
stick as WNEF 91.7, stick in Amesbury?). Was getting around Rowley, Ipswich last night but it soon fades away as you go south. Got it a bit fuzzy in Beverly not long ago (map below does say fringe signal
reaches part of Bev.)

Putting WBOQ on 106.1 would pose a problem for WNBP's FM presence, then...

Coverage Map for W291CC...putting a "north shore 104.9" on 106.1 would affect them;
maybe swap the WNBP // to 104.9 then? :) IF possible...but we're just speculating...

http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=W291CC&service=FX&status=L&hours=U

Now if a low power signal in 106.1 in BOSTON were to // WBOQ, then... :)
 
WRBB can't be moved to 106.1. The reason there's an unlicensed PIRATE ("Touch") on 106.1 is that the FCC has considered this frequency not legally usable AT ALL in the Boston metro due to being second-adjacent to WROR and third-adjacent to WMJX. (It may also have an IF problem with WHRB 95.3, because the FM IF is 10.7 mHz, stations 10.6 or 10.8 apart can't be located so close to one another).

There may be a chance that the new regulations for LPFM's (not in effect yet) may change this and allow for a LPFM on 106.1 in the Boston area (perhaps even WRBB if it happens and they apply for it), however, that has yet to be determined. If it is allowed, it would not be able to //WBOQ. Unlike translators and repeaters, LPFM's legally must air only non-commercial programming, and be run by non-profit organizations.

If translators are protected, WBOQ could not move to 106.1 due to W291CC, and even if W291CC were to change frequency, WBOQ on 106.1 would probably also be too close to the adjacent 106.3 in Nashua, NH.
 
any change its after 12?
 
A kind of stunt? They just played Listen to the Music and now are playing it again. No I don't think the format's changing but maybe this is to draw attention to their moved stick
 
via their stream (I'm listening on a portable here in Beverly)

http://www.northshore1049.com/

BIG New Signal... Same Good Time Favorites!
>>Listen to the Music---Doobie Bros.--Toulouse St (Album)

(not recording, sorry)
12:04--went off.
12:05--back on. Still playing Listen to the Music. We'll have to see how recep is in diff. areas. About the same here strength-wise

"The new North Shore 104.9 WBOQ Gloucester-Boston"
I can Hear Music--Beach Boys
 
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