Media and Fire Buff

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  • Special thanks to NECRAT/W1KNE and www.necrat.us for the tower photos.


Contents

Media

WBZ Channel 4 (CBS)

  • Web Site: http://cbs4boston.com/
  • Studios located on Soldier's Field Road in Boston
  • News broadcasts at 5am, 6am, 12noon, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm
  • Sister stations with TV 38

Radio Information

FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
450.0375 146.2WBZ F-1
450.3500 146.2IFB
450.5375 146.2CBS 4 ENG
450.0375 146.2Direct 1
455.5375 146.2Direct 3
455.1875 146.2Queing
450.650082.5Radio Traffic

Facility Information

Owner CBS CorportationVirtual Channel4.1
Tower350 Cedar St NeedhamDT Ch. 30
DT Power 915kWDT Tower 350 Cedar St Needham

WCVB Channel 5 (ABC)

Radio Information

FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
455.0875167.9???
450.4125103.5WCVB 5 F-4
455.5125167.9IFB Channel
450.2875110.9???

Facility Information

OwnerHearst-ArgyleVirtual Channel 5.1
Tower350 Cedar St NeedhamDT Ch. 20
DT Power 625kWDT Tower 350 Cedar St Needham

WHDH Channel 7 (NBC)

  • Website: http://www.whdh.com/
  • Studios located at Goverment Center in Boston
  • News broadcasts at 5am, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm

Radio Information

FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
450.6125136.5WHDH 7 F-1
450.0875136.5Engineering
450.5125136.5Helicopter Comms

Facility Information

Owner Sunbeam TVVirtual Channels 7.1, 7.2
Tower45 Tower Rd NewtonDT Ch. (UHF)
DT Ch. (VHF)		 42
7
DT Power (UHF)
DT power (VHF)		 948kW
29.7kW		DT Tower 45 Tower Rd Newton

WFXT Channel 25 (Fox 25)

  • Website: http://www.fox25.com/
  • Primary studios located in Dedham
  • News broadcasts at 5am, 6am, 7am, 5pm, and 10pm

Radio Information

FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
450.1375023WFXT 25 OPS
450.1375143WFXT 25 OPS
450.1625023Engineering

Facility Information

OwnerNews Corp (Fox)Virtual Channel25.1
Tower140 Cabot St NeedhamDT Ch.31
DT Power780kWDT Tower140 Cabot St Needham

WLVI Channel 56 (CW)

  • Website: http://www1.cw56.com/
  • Studios located at Goverment Center in Boston
  • Station Co-Owned with WHDH, airs WHDH news @ 10
  • Licensed to Cambridge

Radio Information

FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
450.250077.056 News OPS

Facility Information

OwnerSunbeamVirtual Channel56.1
Tower140 Cabot St NeedhamDT Ch. 41
DT Power550kWDT Tower:140 Cabot St Needham

WBZ-AM 1030AM

FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
450.650082.5WBZ Traffic

Fire Buff Networks

Fire Radio System (FRS)

  • Home of the infamous 'Dispatcher Car 9'

Formerly Boston Radio System

FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
461.4000 R151.4FRS Ch.01 [Temp 07/2010]
464.9000 R151.4FRS Ch.1 [O/O/S 07/2010]
469.4750 S100.0FRS Ch.2

Boston Citywide (Citywide)

FrequencyPLAlpha tag
463.5500 167.9Citywide-1

Massachusetts Notification Network (MassNet)

  • WebSite Currently Off the Air 04/01/2009 and Frequencies inactive
FrequencyPLAlpha tag
462.6000 107.2MassNet 1
462.6000 107.2MassNet 1B
462.5500 103.5MassNet 2
462.6000 103.5MassNet 3
462.6000 94.8MassNet 3B
462.5500 100.0MassNet 4
462.5500 100.0Massnet 5

Metro Radio System (MRS)

  • Repeater is located in Quincy, MA
Web Site
FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
463.8500 151.4MRS Ch.1

Mass Statewide

Update: This notification network has reportedly been off the air for several months. The website is no longer active.

FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
471.4625 103.5MA S/W Brockton
451.9000 203.5MA S/W Boston
452.9750 143S/W Marshfield

Cape Cod City Wide

FrequencyPLAlpha tag
461.1000 UnknownCapeWide F-1

Statewide New Hampshire (Statewide)

FrequencyTone'Alpha TagDescriptionTransmitter City
461.4000 167.9NH S-1 OPSOperationsPeterborough
461.1250 156.7NH S-2 PrimaryPrimaryGoffstown
461.6250 156.7NH S-3 OPSOperationsChester
463.2000 88.5NH S-4 OPSOperationsCenter Harbor
464.2500 241.8NH S-5 OPSOperationsPittsfield

Middlesex Radio

FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
464.2000 100.0Woburn Ch.1

Merrimack Valley Radio

FrequencyToneAlpha tagTransmitter City
461.7000 82.5MVR Ch.1Andover
461.7000 82.5MVR Ch.2Direct
462.0250 82.5MVR Ch.3Peterboro
462.5500 82.5MVR Ch.4Lowell

Providence Citywide

FrequencyPLAlpha Tag
462.4000 91.5PVD C/W Ch.1
452.8250167.9PVD C/W Ch.2
461.100091.5PVD C/W Ch.3
471.4625103.5PVD C/W Ch.4

Southern Maine Fire Notification

'FrequencyToneAlpha TagTransmitter City
464.8500 173.8ME Buff Ch.1York ME
463.7750 118.8ME Buff Ch.3Milton NH
463.7750 186.2ME Buff Ch.5Milton NH
464.8500 118.8ME Buff Ch.7York ME
464.8500 173.8ME Buff Ch.9Waterboro ME
464.8500 162.2ME Buff Ch.10Waterboro ME
462.5750 79.7ME Buff Ch.11Amesbury MA
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