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==WBZ Channel 4 (CBS)== | ==WBZ Channel 4 (CBS)== | ||
*Web Site: http://cbs4boston.com/ | *Web Site: http://cbs4boston.com/ | ||
| − | *Studios located in Boston | + | *Studios located in Boston |
*News broadcasts at 5am, 6am, 12noon, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm | *News broadcasts at 5am, 6am, 12noon, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm | ||
*Sister stations with TV 38 | *Sister stations with TV 38 | ||
Revision as of 15:14, 15 April 2009
- Special thanks to KB1HWH and www.necrat.com for the tower photos.
Contents
- 1 Media
- 2 Fire Buff Networks
- 2.1 Boston Radio System (BRS)
- 2.2 Boston Citywide (Citywide)
- 2.3 Massachusetts Notification Network (MassNet)
- 2.4 Metro Radio System (MRS)
- 2.5 Mass Statewide
- 2.6 Cape Cod City Wide
- 2.7 Statewide New Hampshire (Statewide)
- 2.8 Middlesex Radio
- 2.9 Merrimack Valley Radio
- 2.10 Providence Citywide
- 2.11 Southern Maine Fire Notification
Media
WBZ Channel 4 (CBS)
- Web Site: http://cbs4boston.com/
- Studios located in Boston
- News broadcasts at 5am, 6am, 12noon, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm
- Sister stations with TV 38
Radio Information
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 450.0375 | 146.2 | Engineering |
| 450.3500 | 146.2 | ??? |
| 450.0375 | 146.2 | Direct |
| 450.5375 | 146.2 | Engineering/Helicopter |
| 450.6500 | 82.5 | Radio Traffic Services - Simulcasts "Traffic on the 3's" to act as an IFB for the Chopper |
Facility Information
| Owner | CBS Corportation | Power | 60.3kW |
| Tower | 350 Cedar St Needham | DTV Ch. | 30 |
| DTV | 825kW | DTV Tower | 350 Cedar St Needham |
WCVB Channel 5 (ABC)
- Website: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/
- Studios located in Needham
- News broadcasts at 2:30am, 5am, 6am, 12 noon, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm
Radio Information
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 455.0875 | 167.9 | |
| 450.4125 | 103.5 | "Radio-4" Engineering/Helicopter 450.6125 103.5 in |
| 455.5125 | 167.9 | IFB Channel |
| 451.2875 | 110.9 | ??? |
Facility Information
| Owner | Hearst-Argyle | Power | 61.7kW |
| Tower | 350 Cedar St Needham | DTV Ch. | 20 |
| DTV | 625kW | DTV Tower | 350 Cedar St Needham |
WHDH Channel 7 (NBC)
- Website: http://www.whdh.com/
- Studios located in Boston
- News broadcasts at 5am, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm
Radio Information
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 450.6125 | 136.5 | Assignment Desk/Engineering |
| 450.0875 | 136.5 | Engineering |
| 450.5125 | 136.5 | Helicopter Comms/Back up comms |
Facility Information
| Owner | Sunbeam TV | Power | 316kW |
| Tower | 45 Tower Rd Newton | DTV Ch. | 42 |
| DTV | 948kW | DTV Tower | 45 Tower Rd Newton |
WFXT Channel 25 (Fox 25)
- Website: http://www.fox25.com/
- Studios loacted in Dedham and Boston
- News broadcasts at 5am, 6am, 7am, 5pm, and 10pm
Radio Information
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 450.1375 | 023/143 | News Ops/SkyFox |
| 450.1625 | 023 | Engineering |
Facility Information
| Owner | News Corp (Fox) | Power | 1950kW |
| Tower | 140 Cabot St Needham | DTV Ch. | 31 |
| DTV | 78kW | DTV Tower | 140 Cabot St Needham |
WLVI Channel 56 (CW)
- Website: http://wb56.trb.com/
- What is CW CBS and Warner Bros.
- Studios located in Boston [Studio closed and merged with WHDH, bldg Empty - 2007]
- News used to broadcast at 10pm, now replaced by Channel 7's own version of news at 10pm
- Licensed to Cambridge
Radio Information
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 450.2500 | 77.0 | News Ops |
Facility Information
| Owner | Sunbeam | Power | 2240kW |
| Tower | 140 Cabot St Needham | DTV Ch. | 41 |
| DTV | 550kW | DTV Tower: | 140 Cabot St Needham |
WBZ-AM 1030AM
- Website: http://www.wbz1030.com/
- Studios in Boston
- Transmitter in Hull
- Click here to see the WBZ studios
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 450.6500 | 82.5 | News and Traffic (Mostly Traffic Reports) |
Fire Buff Networks
Boston Radio System (BRS)
- Home of the infamous 'Dispatcher Car 9'
- Web Site
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 461.4000R | D165 | Main Channel Ch.01 |
| 469.4750S | 100.0 | Simplex Ch.02 |
| 472.1125R | 136.5 | Old Channel - Off the Air as of 02/2009 |
Boston Citywide (Citywide)
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 463.5500 R | 167.9 | Main Channel |
Massachusetts Notification Network (MassNet)
- WebSite Currently Off the Air 04/01/2009
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 462.6000 R | 107.2 | MassNet 1 - Boston, Main Channel |
| 462.6000 R | 107.2 | MassNet 1b - Brockton |
| 462.5500 R | 103.5 | MassNet 2 - Everett |
| 462.6000 R | 103.5 | MassNet 3 - Barnstable |
| 462.6000 R | 94.8 | MassNet 3b - Barnstable |
| 462.5500 R | 100.0 | MassNet 4 - Sudbury |
| 462.5500 R | 100.0 | Massnet 5 - Foxboro |
Metro Radio System (MRS)
- Repeater is located in Quincy, MA
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 463.8500 R WPHG261 | 151.4 | Main Channel |
Mass Statewide
- Formerly known as Tac 9.
- Website: http://www.bostonfirelive.com/notification
Update: This notification network has reportedly been off the air for several months. The website is no longer active.
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 471.4625 R | 103.5 | Brockton (Statewide) (Now Providence Citywide F-4) |
| 451.9000 R | 203.5 | Boston (Statewide Boston) |
| 452.9750 R | DPL 143 | Marshfield (Statewide South) |
Cape Cod City Wide
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 461.1000 R | Unknown | Main Channel |
Statewide New Hampshire (Statewide)
- Website: http://www.swnh.org/
| Frequency | Tone | CH | Usage | Transmtter City |
| 461.4000 R | 167.9 | S-1 | Operations | Peterborough |
| 461.1250 R | 156.7 | S-2 | Primary | Goffstown |
| 461.6250 R | 156.7 | S-3 | Operations | Chester |
| 463.2000 R | 88.5 | S-4 | Operations | Center Harbor |
| 464.2500 R | 241.8 | S-5 | Operations | Pittsfield |
Middlesex Radio
- Website: http://www.middlesexradio.com/
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 464.2000 R | 100.0 | Woburn, Main Channel |
Merrimack Valley Radio
- Confirmed by KA8SCP
| Frequency | Tone | CH | Transmitter City |
| 461.7000 R | 82.5 | 1 | Andover |
| 461.7000 S | 82.5 | 2 | Direct |
| 462.0250 R | 82.5 | 3 | Peterboro |
| 462.5500 R | 82.5 | 4 | Lowell |
Providence Citywide
- Website: http://www.pcfn.org/
| Frequency | PL | Description |
| 462.4000 R | 91.5 | Ch 1 - Primary (North Providence) |
| 452.8250 | 167.9 | Ch 2 - Ops 1 (West Warwick) |
| 461.1000 | 91.5 | Ch 3 - Tac 3 (Woonsocket) |
| 471.4625 | 103.5 | Ch 4 - North (Abington, MA) |
Southern Maine Fire Notification
- Website: http://www.smfna.org
| Frequency | Tone | Decription |
| 464.8500 R | ? | Ch.01 York ME |
| 463.7750 R | ? | Ch.03 Milton NH |
| 464.8500 R | ? | Ch.09 Waterboro ME |
