Media and Fire Buff

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


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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

FrequencyPLDescription
450.0375 R146.2Desk
450.3500 S146.2IFB
450.5375 R146.2Engineering/Helicopter
450.0375 S146.2Direct 1
455.5375 S146.2Direct 3
455.1875 S146.2Queing
450.650082.5Radio Traffic Services - Simulcasts "Traffic on the 3's" to act as an IFB for the Chopper

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

FrequencyPLDescription
455.0875167.9
450.4125103.5"Radio-4" Engineering/Helicopter 450.6125 103.5 in
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

FrequencyPLDescription
450.6125136.5Assignment Desk/Engineering
450.0875136.5Engineering
450.5125136.5Helicopter Comms/Back up 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

FrequencyPLDescription
450.1375023/143News Ops/SkyFox
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

FrequencyPLDescription
450.250077.0News Ops

Facility Information

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

WBZ-AM 1030AM

FrequencyPLDescription
450.650082.5News and Traffic (Mostly Traffic Reports)

Fire Buff Networks

Fire Radio System (FRS)

  • Home of the infamous 'Dispatcher Car 9'

Formerly Boston Radio System

FrequencyPLDescription
464.9000R151.4Main Channel - New as of 05/2009
469.4750S100.0Simplex Ch.02
461.8500R151.4Main Channel - Off the Air as of 05/2009
461.4000RD165Main Channel Ch.01 Off the Air as of 04/2009
472.1125R136.5Old Channel - Off the Air as of 02/2009

Boston Citywide (Citywide)

FrequencyPLDescription
463.5500 R167.9Main Channel

Massachusetts Notification Network (MassNet)

  • WebSite Currently Off the Air 04/01/2009 and Frequencies inactive
FrequencyPLDescription
462.6000 R107.2MassNet 1 - Boston, Main Channel
462.6000 R107.2MassNet 1b - Brockton
462.5500 R103.5MassNet 2 - Everett
462.6000 R103.5MassNet 3 - Barnstable
462.6000 R94.8MassNet 3b - Barnstable
462.5500 R100.0MassNet 4 - Sudbury
462.5500 R100.0Massnet 5 - Foxboro

Metro Radio System (MRS)

  • Repeater is located in Quincy, MA
Web Site
FrequencyPLDescription
463.8500 R WPHG261151.4Main Channel

Mass Statewide

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 The website is no longer active.

FrequencyPLDescription
471.4625 R103.5Brockton (Statewide) (Now Providence Citywide F-4)
451.9000 R203.5Boston (Statewide Boston)
452.9750 RDPL 143Marshfield (Statewide South)

Cape Cod City Wide

FrequencyPLDescription
461.1000 RUnknownMain Channel

Statewide New Hampshire (Statewide)

FrequencyToneCHUsageTransmtter City
461.4000 R167.9S-1OperationsPeterborough
461.1250 R156.7S-2PrimaryGoffstown
461.6250 R156.7S-3OperationsChester
463.2000 R 88.5S-4OperationsCenter Harbor
464.2500 R241.8S-5OperationsPittsfield

Middlesex Radio

FrequencyPLDescription
464.2000 R100.0Woburn, Main Channel

Merrimack Valley Radio

FrequencyToneCHTransmitter City
461.7000 R82.51Andover
461.7000 S82.52Direct
462.0250 R82.53Peterboro
462.5500 R82.54Lowell

Providence Citywide

FrequencyPLDescription
462.4000 R91.5Ch 1 - Primary (North Providence)
452.8250167.9Ch 2 - Ops 1 (West Warwick)
461.100091.5Ch 3 - Tac 3 (Woonsocket)
471.4625103.5Ch 4 - North (Abington, MA)

Southern Maine Fire Notification

FrequencyToneDecription
464.8500 R/S173.8Ch.01 Repeater, Ch.02 Simplex - York ME
463.7750 R/S118.8Ch.03 Repeater, Ch.04 Simplex - Milton NH
463.7750 R/S186.2Ch.05 Repeater, Ch.06 Simplex - Milton NH
464.8500 R/S118.8Ch.07 Repeater, Ch.08 Simplex - York ME
464.8500 R173.8Ch.09 Repeater - Waterboro ME
464.8500 R?Ch.10 Repeater - Waterboro ME
462.5750 R79.7Ch.11 Amesbury MA
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