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Whatever happened to WODS moving to the Pru?

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bigtom101

Went to Boston over the weekend, and was driving around the Pru when WODS kept kicking out of HD (Sony receiver overloading...1st time it's ever done that - none of the Empire signals ever overloaded the radio). I thought that WODS had a CP to move from 128? Anyone know offhand why they couldn't move to the Pru?
 
I believe they are at the Pru but had to go to their auxiliary xmtr site at FM 128 for several days due to the fire at the Nstar substation in Boston.
 
When I was at the old WCRB 102.5 we used to get a lot of complaints about receiver overloading within 2 miles or so of the Pru. There are a lot of transmitters there and they do tend to overload radios. The Empire State Building is much taller, and probably radiates less energy down into the surrounding neighborhood than does the Pru.
 
I just checked the FCC, and the licensed site is still FM 128, as is all the backups. Guess CBS didn't want to pay the rent at the Pru, or couldn't squeeze it in there.
 
WODS has until May 13, 2013 to build it before the permit expires. The permit was granted in 2010.
So there is still plenty of time for the move to happen.
 
ned said:
I believe they are at the Pru but had to go to their auxiliary xmtr site at FM 128 for several days due to the fire at the Nstar substation in Boston.
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No, WODS has never transmitted from the Pru yet.
 
I was wondering if any stations broadcast from the Hancock Tower; was pretty sure at one time maybe but not now. A websearch led me to a page about WZLX, though:

>>In 1980, the FM transmitter was moved to the Hancock Tower in downtown Boston. It didn't stay there for long, however: the transmitter burned up in 1982, and the Hancock people decided that they really didn't want broadcasters on their building if the equipment was going to do that
http://www.bostonradio.org/stations/13806
 
raccoonradio said:
I was wondering if any stations broadcast from the Hancock Tower; was pretty sure at one time maybe but not now.
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More recently, 101.3 W283AI (how do I remember those call letters?) was on Hancock, until it was shut off a few years ago to allow for WFNX' upgrade.
 
ned said:
I believe they are at the Pru but had to go to their auxiliary xmtr site at FM 128 for several days due to the fire at the Nstar substation in Boston.
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Huh. Explains why there was static when I drove down Comm Ave by Agganis Arena on Sunday.
 
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