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Special thanks to KB1HWH and [http://www.necrat.com www.necrat.com] for the tower photos.
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='''Boston Media'''=
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=Media=
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* IFB - "Interruptible Fold Back". An audio device that is in the ear of the reporter/anchor/camera person, that usually contains program audio mixed, minus their microphone, that can be interrupted by production staff at the studio or in the control vehicle. It is used so talent can get cues and information about their live remote shot.
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===WBZ Channel 4 (CBS)===
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*Newscasts schedules can vary greatly. To see when local newscasts are airing, go to [https://www.titantv.com TitanTV.com].
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*Web Site: http://cbs4boston.com/
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*Studios located in Boston, with a small office in Worcester
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{{TOC}}
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*News broadcasts at 5am, 6am, 12noon, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm
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*Sister stations with TV 38
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==WGBH Channel 2 (PBS)==
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WGBH WGBH 2 Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WGBX WGBX 44 Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WGBX WGBY 57 Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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*Web Site: https://www.wgbh.org
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*Studios located on Guest St in Allston (Boston)
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*Sister station of WGBX 44 in Boston, WGBY 57 in Springfield and several radio signals in Boston and on Cape Cod.
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<strong>Radio Information</strong>
 
<strong>Radio Information</strong>
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{{prettytable}}
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{{Prettytable}}
 
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation'''
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||450.0375||146.2||Engineering
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|469.3375||S||D122||Engineering||2023.03.21 W1KNE
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||450.3500||146.2||???
 
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||450.0375||146.2||Direct
 
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||450.5375||146.2||Engineering
 
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||450.6500||82.5||Radio Traffic Services - Simulcasts "Traffic on the 3's" to act as an IFB for the Chopper
 
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<strong>Facility Information</strong>
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==WBZ-TV Channel 4 (CBS)==
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{{prettytable}}
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WBZ Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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*Web Site: https://boston.cbslocal.com/
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||<strong>Owner</strong>|| CBS Corportation||<strong>Power</strong>|| 60.3kW
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*Studios located on Soldier's Field Road in Boston
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*Sister station of TV 38 WSBK-TV.
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||<strong>Tower</strong>||[http://www.necrat.com/wbz4_protv.html 350 Cedar St Needham]||<strong>DTV Ch.</strong>|| 30
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<strong>Radio Information</strong>
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{{Prettytable}}
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||<strong>DTV</strong>|| 825kW||<strong>DTV Tower</strong>|| 350 Cedar St Needham
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation'''
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|-align="center"
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|450.0375||R||C03||SL:1 TG:103 - F-1 Desk||2025.01.22 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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|450.0375||R||C03||SL:2 TG:105 - Likely F2||2025.12.13 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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|450.3500||R||146.2||Repeated Helicopter Comms (Former IFB)||2026.01.16 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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|450.5375||R||C03||SL:1 TG:103 - CBS 4 ENG||2025.01.23 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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|450.5375||R||146.2||CBS 4 ENG Receive (Helicopter)||2024.02.19 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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|450.0375||S||146.2||Direct 1||2019.02.11 N1BHH
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|-align="center"
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|455.5375||S||146.2||Direct 3 / Helicopter||2019.04.15 ecps92
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|-align="center"
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|455.1875||S||146.2||Cueing||
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===WCVB Channel 5 (ABC)===
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==WCVB-TV Channel 5 (ABC)==
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*Website: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WCVB Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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*Studios located in Needham
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*Website: https://www.wcvb.com/
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*News broadcasts at 2:30am, 5am, 6am, 12 noon, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm
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*Studios located at TV Place in Needham
 
<strong>Radio Information</strong>
 
<strong>Radio Information</strong>
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{{prettytable}}
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{{Prettytable}}
 
|- align="center"
 
|- align="center"
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|-align="center"
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||455.0875||167.9||
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||455.0875||S||167.9||Ch. 01 - Radio IFB Backup/ENG||2024.02.05 W1KNE
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||450.4125||103.5||"Radio-4" Engineering    450.6125 103.5 in
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||450.4125||R||103.5||Ch. 04 - Helicopter Comms||2026.01.16 W1KNE
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||455.5125||167.9||IFB Channel
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||450.2875||R||110.9||Ch. 05 - News Ops||2025.04.21 W1KNE
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||451.2875||110.9||???
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||455.5125||S||167.9||Ch. 03 - Radio IFB||2025.12.02 W1KNE
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<strong>Facility Information</strong>
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{{prettytable}}
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==WHDH Channel 7 (IND)==
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WHDH Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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||<strong>Owner</strong>||Hearst-Argyle||<strong>Power</strong>|| 61.7kW
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*Website: https://www.whdh.com/
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*Studios located at Government Center in Boston
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||<strong>Tower</strong>||[http://www.necrat.com/wbz_protv.html 350 Cedar St Needham]||<strong>DTV Ch.</strong>|| 20
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*Sister station of CW56 WLVI.
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<strong>Radio Information</strong>
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||<strong>DTV</strong>|| 625kW||<strong>DTV Tower</strong>|| 350 Cedar St Needham
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|-align="center"
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||450.6125||R||136.5||F1 - News Operations||2025.04.21 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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||450.0875||R||136.5||Engineering||2024.02.05 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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||450.2500||||77.0||Former 56 News (WLVI-TV) OPS - Unknown use now.||
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||450.5125||R||136.5||F3 - Helicopter Comms||2026.01.16 W1KNE
 
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|}
  
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===WHDH Channel 7 (NBC)===
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==WFXT Channel 25 (FOX)==
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*Website: http://www.whdh.com/
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WFXT Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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*Studios located in Boston
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*Website: https://www.boston25news.com/
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*News broadcasts at 5am, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm
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*Studios located in Dedham
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*WFXT no longer uses a helicopter.
 
<strong>Radio Information</strong>
 
<strong>Radio Information</strong>
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{{prettytable}}
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|-align="center"
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||450.1375||R||D023||WFXT 25 Helicopter Ops F1/F3 (Simplex)||2019.02.11 N1BHH
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|-align="center"
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||450.1625||R||D143||WFXT 25 News Operations F2/F4 (Simplex)||2019.02.11 N1BHH
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|-align="center"
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||464.5000||S||203.5||WFXT 25 Security F13||2024.02.02 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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||464.5500||S||203.5||WFXT 25 Security F14||2019.01.06 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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||469.5000||S||203.5||WFXT 25 Engineering F15||2017.08.18
 
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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||469.5500||S||203.5||WFXT 25 Studio Use F16||2017.08.18
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||450.6125||136.5||Assignment Desk/Engineering
 
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||450.0875||136.5||Engineering
 
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||450.5125||136.5||Helicopter Comms/Back up comms
 
 
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<strong>Facility Information</strong>
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{{prettytable}}
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==WBTS-CD Channel 15 (NBC)==
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WGBX Primary Broadcast Facility Information - WBTS-CD 15.1 (via WGBX's transmission signal in Needham)]
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||<strong>Owner</strong>|| Sunbeam TV||<strong>Power</strong>|| 316kW
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*Website: https://www.nbcboston.com/
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*Identifies as "NBC 10", referring to cable positioning
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||<strong>Tower</strong>||[http://www.necrat.com/whdh_protv.html 45 Tower Rd Newton]||<strong>DTV Ch.</strong>|| 42
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*Studios located at Needham Crossing Industrial Park, Needham.
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*Also runs New England Cable News (NECN), Telemundo Boston, and NBC Sports Boston out of the new facility.
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||<strong>DTV</strong>|| 948kW||<strong>DTV Tower</strong>|| 45 Tower Rd Newton
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<strong>Radio Information</strong>
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|-align="center"
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||451.9375||S||131.8||NBC BOS IFB||2026.01.16 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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||456.9375||S||131.8||Helicopter Comms||2024.02.19 W1KNE
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===WFXT Channel 25 (Fox 25)===
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==WBZ AM 1030 / FM 107.9 HD2==
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*Website: http://www.fox25.com/
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=AM&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WBZ Primary Broadcast Facility Information (WBZ 1030)]
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*Studios loacted in Dedham and Boston
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=FM&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WXKS-FM Primary Broadcast Facility Information (WXKS-FM 107.9)]
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*News broadcasts at 5am, 6am, 7am, 5pm, and 10pm
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*Website: https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/
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<strong>Radio Information</strong>
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*Studios on Cabot Rd in Medford.
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*Transmitter in Hull
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*Simulcast on WXKS-FM 107.9 HD2.
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*Total Traffic is co-owned by iHeartMedia, but are located in the old WXKS facility next to the Wellington Station T Stop.
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{{prettytable}}
 
{{prettytable}}
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|-align="center"
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||450.1375||023/143||News Ops
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||450.6500||R||CSQ||WBZ-AM 1030 Traffic||2026.01.16 W1KNE
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||450.1625||023||Engineering
 
 
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<strong>Facility Information</strong>
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==Total Traffic Network==
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*Owned by iHeartMedia.
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*Formerly Metro Traffic/SmartRoutes/Shadow Traffic
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*Studios in the old WXKS-FM/AM studios in Medford at Wellington Station.
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{{prettytable}}
 
{{prettytable}}
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||<strong>Owner</strong>||News Corp (Fox)||<strong>Power</strong>||1950kW
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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||<strong>Tower</strong>||[http://www.necrat.com/candleabra.html 140 Cabot St Needham]||<strong>DTV Ch.</strong>||31
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||450.1125||R||141.3||Total Traffic Helicopter Coordination||2025.02.12 ecps92
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||<strong>DTV</strong>||78kW||<strong>DTV Tower</strong>||140 Cabot St Needham
 
 
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===WLVI Channel 56 (CW, no not Morse Code)===
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='''Springfield Media'''=
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*Website: http://wb56.trb.com/
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==WWLP Channel 22 (NBC)==
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*Studios located in Boston
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WWLP WWLP Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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*News used to broadcast at 10pm, now replaced by Channel 7's own version of news at 10pm
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WFXQ WFXQ-CD (Satellite) Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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*Licensed to Cambridge
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*Website: https://www.wwlp.com/
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*Primary studios located in Chicopee
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*Also operates "CW Springfield" on 22.2
 
<strong>Radio Information</strong>
 
<strong>Radio Information</strong>
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{{prettytable}}
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{{Prettytable}}
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|-align="center"
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||450.3125||R||127.3||WWLP Operations||2019.02.11 W1KNE
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|-align="center"
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||450.8500||S||127.3||WWLP Engineering||
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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||450.9500||S||127.3||WWLP Engineering||
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||450.2500||77.0||News Ops
 
 
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<strong>Facility Information</strong>
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{{prettytable}}
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==WGGB-TV Channel 40 (ABC)==
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WGGB WGGB Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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||<strong>Owner</strong>||Sunbeam||<strong>Power</strong>||2240kW
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WSHM-LD WSHM-LD Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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*Website: https://www.westernmassnews.com/
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||<strong>Tower</strong>||[http://www.necrat.com/candleabra.html 140 Cabot St Needham]||<strong>DTV Ch. </strong>||41
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*Primary studios located in Springfield
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*Also operates "Fox Springfield" on 40.1
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||<strong>DTV</strong>||550kW||<strong>DTV Tower:</strong>||140 Cabot St Needham
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*Sister station to WSHM-LD 3.5 (CBS)
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<strong>Radio Information</strong>
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{{Prettytable}}
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|-align="center"
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmation'''
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|-align="center"
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||450.4375||R||110.9||News Operations||
 
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===WBZ-AM 1030AM===
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='''Manchester (NH) Media'''=
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*Website: http://www.wbz1030.com/
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==WMUR-TV Channel 9 (ABC)==
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*Studios in Boston
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*[https://www.fccinfo.com/CMDProFacLookup.php?sCurrentService=TV&tabSearchType=Call&calls=WMUR Primary Broadcast Facility Information]
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*Transmitter in Hull
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*Website: https://www.wmur.com/
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*[http://www.necrat.com/wbz_proam.html Click here to see the WBZ studios]
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*Primary studios located in Manchester
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*National location for election coverage
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*Sister station to WCVB-TV Boston, MA
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*'''No Radios. Equipment and radios removed 2021'''
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='''Boston Area Fire Buff Networks'''=
  
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==Before Yellow Tape (BYT)==
 
{{prettytable}}
 
{{prettytable}}
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Location'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations'''
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||450.6500||82.5||News and Traffic
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|472.1125||R||N606||BYT Ch.01 (Primary Mode)||Boston||2024.11.13 ecps92
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|472.1125||R||136.5||Dual Mode thru Fall 2024 - BYT Ch.01 ||Boston||2024.11.13 ecps92
 
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=Fire Buff=
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==Boston Citywide (Citywide)==
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===Boston Radio System===
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* [https://www.allcommtechnologies.com/services WebPage]
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*Home of the infamous ''''Dipstacher Car 9''''
 
 
{{prettytable}}
 
{{prettytable}}
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Location'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations'''
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||472.1125||136.5||Main Channel
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|472.9625||R||123.0||Citywide-1||Boston||2026.01.01 W1KNE
 
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===Boston Citywide===
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==Metro Radio System (MRS)==
 
{{prettytable}}
 
{{prettytable}}
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Location'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations'''
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|-align="center"
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||463.5500||167.9||Main Channel
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|463.8500||R||151.4||MRS Ch.1||Quincy||2026.01.01 W1KNE
 
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===Massachusetts Notification Network (MassNet)===
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==Middlesex Radio==
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*[https://www.middlesexradio.com Website]
 
{{prettytable}}
 
{{prettytable}}
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Location'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations'''
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|-align="center"
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||462.6000 R||107.2||MassNet 1 - Boston, Main Channel
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|464.2000||R||N100||Woburn Ch.1||Woburn||2019.04.01 ecps92
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||462.6000 R||107.2||MassNet 1b - Brockton
 
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||462.5500 R||103.5||MassNet 2 - Everett
 
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||462.6000 R||103.5||MassNet 3 - Barnstable
 
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||462.6000 R||94.8||MassNet 3b - Barnstable
 
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||462.5500 R||100.0||MassNet 4 - Sudbury
 
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|}
 
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===Metro Radio System===
 
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*Repeater is located in Quincy, MA
 
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{{prettytable}}
 
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description''' 
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|464.2000||R||100.0||Woburn Ch.1||Woburn||2015.03.07 ecps92
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||463.850  [http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1727718 WPHG261]      ||151.4    ||Main Channel - http://www.metroradio.org
 
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===Mass Statewide===
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='''Outside of Boston Metro'''=
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*Formerly known as Tac 9.
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*For Buff Networks in '''Rhode Island''', formerly listed here, see [[Media_FireBuff_IN_RI|Media and Fire Buffs in RI]].
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*http://www.bostonfirelive.com/notification
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*For Buff Networks in '''Connecticut''', formerly listed here, see [[MediaFireBuff_In_CT|Media and Fire Buffs in CT]].
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*For Buff Networks in '''Maine''', formerly listed here, see [[MEMediaAndBuff|Media and Fire Buffs in ME]].
  
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==Cape Cod City Wide==
 
{{prettytable}}
 
{{prettytable}}
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations'''
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|-align="center"
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||471.4625||103.5||Brockton (Statewide)
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|461.1000||R||Unknown||CapeWide F-1||
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||451.9000||203.5||Boston (Statewide Boston)
 
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||452.9750||DPL 143||Marshfield (Statewide South)
 
 
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===Cape Cod City Wide===
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==Merrimack Valley Radio==
 
{{prettytable}}
 
{{prettytable}}
 
|-align="center"
 
|-align="center"
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||'''Frequency'''||'''PL'''||'''Description'''
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!'''Frequency'''||'''Type'''||'''Tone'''||'''Notes/Comments'''||'''Transmitter City'''||'''Confirmation/Reconfirmations'''
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|-
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|-align="center"
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||461.1||Unknown||Main Channel
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|462.0250||R||82.5||MVR Ch.3||Peterboro (NH)||2024.07.15 n1zyy
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|-align="center"
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|462.5500||R||206.5||MVR Ch.4||Lowell||2022.12.04 MASSBUSMARK
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|-align="center"
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|463.5000||R||186.2||MVR Ch.?||Pelham|||2023.05.08 MASSBUSMARK
 
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 16 January 2026

Boston Media

  • IFB - "Interruptible Fold Back". An audio device that is in the ear of the reporter/anchor/camera person, that usually contains program audio mixed, minus their microphone, that can be interrupted by production staff at the studio or in the control vehicle. It is used so talent can get cues and information about their live remote shot.
  • Newscasts schedules can vary greatly. To see when local newscasts are airing, go to TitanTV.com.
Table of contents -

WGBH Channel 2 (PBS)

Radio Information

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation
469.3375 S D122 Engineering 2023.03.21 W1KNE

WBZ-TV Channel 4 (CBS)

Radio Information

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation
450.0375 R C03 SL:1 TG:103 - F-1 Desk 2025.01.22 ecps92
450.0375 R C03 SL:2 TG:105 - Likely F2 2025.12.13 W1KNE
450.3500 R 146.2 Repeated Helicopter Comms (Former IFB) 2026.01.16 W1KNE
450.5375 R C03 SL:1 TG:103 - CBS 4 ENG 2025.01.23 ecps92
450.5375 R 146.2 CBS 4 ENG Receive (Helicopter) 2024.02.19 W1KNE
450.0375 S 146.2 Direct 1 2019.02.11 N1BHH
455.5375 S 146.2 Direct 3 / Helicopter 2019.04.15 ecps92
455.1875 S 146.2 Cueing

WCVB-TV Channel 5 (ABC)

Radio Information

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
455.0875 S 167.9 Ch. 01 - Radio IFB Backup/ENG 2024.02.05 W1KNE
450.4125 R 103.5 Ch. 04 - Helicopter Comms 2026.01.16 W1KNE
450.2875 R 110.9 Ch. 05 - News Ops 2025.04.21 W1KNE
455.5125 S 167.9 Ch. 03 - Radio IFB 2025.12.02 W1KNE

WHDH Channel 7 (IND)

Radio Information

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
450.6125 R 136.5 F1 - News Operations 2025.04.21 W1KNE
450.0875 R 136.5 Engineering 2024.02.05 W1KNE
450.2500 77.0 Former 56 News (WLVI-TV) OPS - Unknown use now.
450.5125 R 136.5 F3 - Helicopter Comms 2026.01.16 W1KNE

WFXT Channel 25 (FOX)

Radio Information

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
450.1375 R D023 WFXT 25 Helicopter Ops F1/F3 (Simplex) 2019.02.11 N1BHH
450.1625 R D143 WFXT 25 News Operations F2/F4 (Simplex) 2019.02.11 N1BHH
464.5000 S 203.5 WFXT 25 Security F13 2024.02.02 W1KNE
464.5500 S 203.5 WFXT 25 Security F14 2019.01.06 W1KNE
469.5000 S 203.5 WFXT 25 Engineering F15 2017.08.18
469.5500 S 203.5 WFXT 25 Studio Use F16 2017.08.18

WBTS-CD Channel 15 (NBC)

Radio Information

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
451.9375 S 131.8 NBC BOS IFB 2026.01.16 W1KNE
456.9375 S 131.8 Helicopter Comms 2024.02.19 W1KNE

WBZ AM 1030 / FM 107.9 HD2

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
450.6500 R CSQ WBZ-AM 1030 Traffic 2026.01.16 W1KNE

Total Traffic Network

  • Owned by iHeartMedia.
  • Formerly Metro Traffic/SmartRoutes/Shadow Traffic
  • Studios in the old WXKS-FM/AM studios in Medford at Wellington Station.
Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
450.1125 R 141.3 Total Traffic Helicopter Coordination 2025.02.12 ecps92

Springfield Media

WWLP Channel 22 (NBC)

Radio Information

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
450.3125 R 127.3 WWLP Operations 2019.02.11 W1KNE
450.8500 S 127.3 WWLP Engineering
450.9500 S 127.3 WWLP Engineering

WGGB-TV Channel 40 (ABC)

Radio Information

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmation
450.4375 R 110.9 News Operations

Manchester (NH) Media

WMUR-TV Channel 9 (ABC)

  • No Radios. Equipment and radios removed 2021


Boston Area Fire Buff Networks

Before Yellow Tape (BYT)

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Location Confirmation/Reconfirmations
472.1125 R N606 BYT Ch.01 (Primary Mode) Boston 2024.11.13 ecps92
472.1125 R 136.5 Dual Mode thru Fall 2024 - BYT Ch.01 Boston 2024.11.13 ecps92

Boston Citywide (Citywide)

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Location Confirmation/Reconfirmations
472.9625 R 123.0 Citywide-1 Boston 2026.01.01 W1KNE

Metro Radio System (MRS)

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Location Confirmation/Reconfirmations
463.8500 R 151.4 MRS Ch.1 Quincy 2026.01.01 W1KNE

Middlesex Radio

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Location Confirmation/Reconfirmations
464.2000 R N100 Woburn Ch.1 Woburn 2019.04.01 ecps92
464.2000 R 100.0 Woburn Ch.1 Woburn 2015.03.07 ecps92

Outside of Boston Metro

Cape Cod City Wide

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Confirmation/Reconfirmations
461.1000 R Unknown CapeWide F-1

Merrimack Valley Radio

Frequency Type Tone Notes/Comments Transmitter City Confirmation/Reconfirmations
462.0250 R 82.5 MVR Ch.3 Peterboro (NH) 2024.07.15 n1zyy
462.5500 R 206.5 MVR Ch.4 Lowell 2022.12.04 MASSBUSMARK
463.5000 R 186.2 MVR Ch.? Pelham 2023.05.08 MASSBUSMARK
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