NHPR Making A Big Deal About WEVQ

[Laurence Glavin]

I was listening to New Hampshire Public Radio this morning (Wednesday, 01/25), and they were making a big deal about their new "full power" FM station at 91.9, WEVQ.  By "full power" I guess they mean about 580 watts at 1,060 feet HAAT.   They've had a translator up there a few slots away for years, pumping out TEN watts with a directional antenna!  NHPR has had a habit of continuing to operate a translator while at the same time running a "full power" in the same city, even at the same transmitter site.  (They continued to have a translator in Colebrook at 105.9 along with another more powerful station in the "educational" band, but report now that it's off-the-air for maintenance.)

[NHRadio]

By Class A FM standards, it IS full power. As HAAT climbs over 328 feet TPO must be reduced .

  By "full power" I guess they mean about 580 watts at 1,060 feet HAAT.   

[MickeyD]

I was listening to New Hampshire Public Radio this morning (Wednesday, 01/25), and they were making a big deal about their new "full power" FM station at 91.9, WEVQ.  By "full power" I guess they mean about 580 watts at 1,060 feet HAAT.   They've had a translator up there a few slots away for years, pumping out TEN watts with a directional antenna!  NHPR has had a habit of continuing to operate a translator while at the same time running a "full power" in the same city, even at the same transmitter site.  (They continued to have a translator in Colebrook at 105.9 along with another more powerful station in the "educational" band, but report now that it's off-the-air for maintenance.)

They also run a full power FM on 88.3 in Nashua AND a translator. It is a good thing they are funded from the public trough.

[Scott Fybush]

They also run a full power FM on 88.3 in Nashua AND a translator. It is a good thing they are funded from the public trough.

NHPR receives no state funding.

[kc1ih]

I have long thought that NHPR could benefit if they were able to move the 90.3 translator east from Nashua, perhaps to somewhere along the ridge that runs thru Chester.  They still do not have a good signal in the far SE part of the state, moving 90.3 to a high spot in that area could help, though there could be first-adjacent issues with MPBN on 90.1.

[kc1ih]

BTW, anyone know if the NHPR translators broadcast in HD, or just the “full power” stations?

[raccoonradio]

Wikipedia does indeed mention that 90 per cent of NHPR funding comes from listeners, businesses,
grants, etc but nothing from the state govt. Some funding comes from the national Corp. for Public Broadcasting. (btw Wikipedia says "The Exchange, hosted by Laura Knoy, is a one-hour morning news and public affairs call-in show". I went to elementary school in Nahant with her (last name pronounced "Ka-noy")
and have heard her on air.)

[VoiceofWayne]

I had hoped that they might give the 90.3 to one of the local colleges to make it a community frequency. I agree, they do not come in well in SE NH and could use some help in that area.  There are problems moving the 90.3, mainly a new 90.5 in Derry? and an existing 90.5 in Exeter. The 90.3 looks pretty shoehorned in where it is. AFAIK, only 88.3 and 89.1 are in HD, the 90.3, at least here in Merrimack is not HD. There are rumors of NHPR developing a second network for classical programming, presumably as an HD2 on the main frequencies but quite possibly on those second translator frequencies.

[ThatGuyOnTheRadio]

I had hoped that they might give the 90.3 to one of the local colleges to make it a community frequency. I agree, they do not come in well in SE NH and could use some help in that area.  There are problems moving the 90.3, mainly a new 90.5 in Derry? and an existing 90.5 in Exeter. The 90.3 looks pretty shoehorned in where it is. AFAIK, only 88.3 and 89.1 are in HD, the 90.3, at least here in Merrimack is not HD. There are rumors of NHPR developing a second network for classical programming, presumably as an HD2 on the main frequencies but quite possibly on those second translator frequencies.

Very well possible, maybe extending the WCRB brand? (now held by WGBH)

[raccoonradio]

As it is WCRB does pretty well into southern NH

http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WCRB&service=FM&status=L&hours=U