• My Account
  • Your Profile
  • Member Archives
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Cart / $0.00

No products in the cart.

Fybush.com
  • Home
  • Archives
  • Subscribe
  • My Account
  • Store
    • Cart
    • Checkout
  • About/Contact
    • Scott Fybush
    • Copyright Information
    • Privacy Policy
  • Fybush Media
  • Links
No Result
View All Result
Fybush.com
  • Home
  • Archives
  • Subscribe
  • My Account
  • Store
    • Cart
    • Checkout
  • About/Contact
    • Scott Fybush
    • Copyright Information
    • Privacy Policy
  • Fybush Media
  • Links

No products in the cart.

No Result
View All Result
Fybush.com
No Result
View All Result

NERW Update: Clear Channel’s New England Shuffle

Scott Fybush by Scott Fybush
August 13, 2014
in Free Content, Northeast Radio Watch
4

wedx-bullonlyBy SCOTT FYBUSH

When Clear Channel acquired Qantum’s Cape Cod stations as part of a bigger northeast station swap, we suspected there might be a move afoot to rearrange a chunk of the FM dial in eastern New England – and sure enough, that’s just what Clear Channel has planned.

In a set of interlinked applications filed Tuesday, Clear Channel outlined its plans to upgrade its Boston country upstart, WBWL (101.7 Lynn), by downgrading two other stations, most notably WWBB (101.5 Providence). One of just four class B signals in Providence, WWBB will leave its longtime transmitter site on the old WNAC-TV tower in Rehoboth, Massachusetts and relocate to one of the towers of Clear Channel’s WHJJ (920) in East Providence. Even more dramatically, it will drop all the way to a class A signal, running just 4.9 kW/361′ with a directional notch to protect WBWL to the north.

On Cape Cod, WCIB (101.9 Falmouth) will stay at its present site and remain a class B, but will drop to 13 kW from its present 50 kW, with a sharp directional notch toward WBWL.

So what does “The Bull” (which just pulled in a very impressive 2.6 12+ rating in its debut PPM appearance) get for all of that? Less than you might imagine – it remains a class A signal from its perch atop One Financial Center in downtown Boston, but gets to go non-directional, significantly improving its coverage south of Boston at the considerable expense of WWBB.

Want this kind of insight into what’s happening with media in the Northeast, every single week? You need to be a subscriber to NorthEast Radio Watch. It costs as little as 29 cents a week! Click here to learn more.

Share this:

  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Pocket
  • Email
  • Print
  • More
  • Facebook
Tags: WBWLWCIBWWBB
Previous Post

NERW Extra: Gannett’s Broadcast History, A Look Back

Next Post

NERW Update: Clear Channel Goes BIG in Pittsburgh

Scott Fybush

Scott Fybush

Editor/Publisher, NorthEast Radio Watch and Tower Site of the Week

Related Posts

NorthEast Radio Watch 1/30/2023: FCC Picks Noncomm FM Winners
Free Content

NorthEast Radio Watch 3/20/2023: FCC Imposes New PIRATE Fines

In this week’s issue… FCC imposes hefty fine on NYC pirate - Audacy sells transmitter sites - Michael Kay sticks around - FLN, Calvary swap signals - PA AMs find new owner - New format on the border - Remembering...

by Scott Fybush
March 20, 2023
The radio building
Free Content

Site of the Week 3/17/2023: Bell Media, Toronto

Inside one of the most historic broadcast facilities in Toronto

by Scott Fybush
March 17, 2023
NorthEast Radio Watch 3/13/2023: Remembering Alex Langer
Free Content

NorthEast Radio Watch 3/13/2023: Remembering Alex Langer

In this week’s issue… Boston AM entrepreneur dies - WHYY sells NJ FM - Axe axed in Syracuse - WBEE seeks new morning team - 7 Mountains shuffles Poconos formats - Remembering WKTV's Worden

by Scott Fybush
March 19, 2023
CBLA and CJBC-FM
Free Content

Site of the Week 3/10/2023: Toronto’s First Canadian Place

Atop Toronto's second-tallest building

by Scott Fybush
March 10, 2023
Next Post
NERW 7/28/2014: Pittsburgh Talker Set For Big Flip?

NERW Update: Clear Channel Goes BIG in Pittsburgh

Please login to join discussion

Log In


Join Now | Lost Password?

Get Fybush.com Updates

Get Fybush.com updates emailed directly to your inbox!

Fybush.com Twitter List

My Tweets

© 2023 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Archives
  • Subscribe
  • My Account
  • Store
    • Cart
    • Checkout
  • About/Contact
    • Scott Fybush
    • Copyright Information
    • Privacy Policy
  • Fybush Media
  • Links

© 2023 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.