Media and Fire Buff

Media

• IFB - "Interruptable 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.

WBZ Channel 4 (CBS)

• Primary Broadcast Facility Information
• Web Site: http://boston.cbslocal.com/
• Studios located on Soldier's Field Road in Boston
• News broadcasts at 4:30am, 5am, 6am, 12noon, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm
• Sister stations with TV 38 WSBK-TV. (10pm Newscast.)

Radio Information

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Confirmation
450.0375	R	146.2	WBZ F-1	2016.05.22 N1BHH
450.3500		146.2	IFB	2014.04.02 N1BHH
450.5375		146.2	CBS 4 ENG
450.0375	S	146.2	Direct 1	2015.05.06 N1BHH
455.5375		146.2	Direct 3
455.1875		146.2	Cueing

WCVB Channel 5 (ABC)

• Primary Broadcast Facility Information
• Website: http://www.wcvb.com/
• Studios located at TV Place in Needham
• News broadcasts at 4:30am, 5am, 6am, 12 noon, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm

Radio Information

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
455.0875	S	167.9	ENG Operations	2017.06.17 ecps92
450.4125	R	103.5	Helicopter Comms	2016.05.05 ecps92
450.2875	R	110.9	News Ops	2017.06.17 ecps92

WHDH Channel 7 (IND)

• Primary Broadcast Facility Information
• Website: http://www.whdh.com/
• Studios located at Goverment Center in Boston
• News broadcasts at 5am, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm
• Sister station of CW56 WLVI. (10pm Newscast.)

Radio Information

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
450.6125		136.5	WHDH 7 F-1	2015.05.05 N1BHH
450.0875		136.5	Engineering	2015.05.05 N1BHH
450.2500		77.0	Former 56 News OPS (Parent Facility - WLVI-TV)
450.5125	R	136.5	Helicopter Comms	2016.05.22 N1BHH
455.3125		136.5	Helicopter Comms	2015.05.05 N1BHH

WFXT Channel 25 (FOX)

• Primary Broadcast Facility Information
• Website: http://www.boston25news.com/
• Primary studios located in Dedham
• Weekday news broadcasts at 4am-10am, 6pm, and 10pm-11:30pm.

Radio Information

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
450.1375	R	D023	WFXT 25 Helicopter Ops F1/F3(Simplex)	2017.01.13 N1BHH
450.1625	R	D143	WFXT 25 News Operations F2/F4(Simplex)	2017.01.13
464.5000	S	203.5	WFXT 25 Security F13	2017.08.18
464.5500	S	203.5	WFXT 25 Security F14	2017.08.18
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

NBC Boston (NBC)

• Primary Broadcast Facility Information - WBTS-LD 8.1 - Signal to be moved to Norton, future use unknown.
• Primary Broadcast Facility Information - WYCN-CD 15.1 (via WGBX's transmission signal in Needham)
• Primary Broadcast Facility Information - WNEU 60.2
• Primary Broadcast Facility Information - WMFP 60.5 - Signal auctioned back into spectrum for the television repack. To go off air in 2018
• Website: http://www.nbcboston.com/
• Studios located at 33 Wells Ave, Newton
• Also runs New England Cable News (NECN), and Telemundo Boston
• Comcast Sports NE is run separately out of a facility in Burlington, MA.
• New studios are being constructed in Needham.

Radio Information

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
451.9375	R	131.8	NBC BOS IFB	2018.06.14 W1KNE

WBZ AM 1030 / FM 107.9 HD2

• Primary Broadcast Facility Information
• Website: https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/
• Studios on Soldier's Field Road in Boston, to be moved to Cabot Rd in Medford.
• Transmitter in Hull
• Simulcast on WXKS-FM HD2.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
450.6500		82.5	WBZ-AM 1030 Traffic	2016.10.25 ecps92

Total Traffic Network

• Formerly Metro Traffic/SmartRoutes/Shadow Traffic
• Studios in the old WXKS-FM/AM studios in Medford at Wellington Station.

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Confirmation/Reconfirmation
450.1125	R	141.3	Metro Traffic	2016.10.25 ecps92
460.9250	R	131.8	SmartRoute Systems	2015.05.05 N1BHH

New England Area Fire Buff Networks

Before Yellow Tape (BYT)

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha tag	Location	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
472.1125	R	136.5	New BYT Ch.01	Boston	2017.12.29 ecps92
452.6000	R	114.8	Old BYT Ch.1	Boston	2016.01.30 ecps92

Boston Citywide (Citywide)

• WebPage

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha tag	Location	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
472.9625	R	123.0	Citywide-1	Boston	2017.01.01 ecps92

Cape Cod City Wide

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha tag	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
461.1000	R	Unknown	CapeWide F-1

FirePics.net

• Website

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha tag	Location	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
464.0000	R	141.3	Firepics	Johnston RI

Fire Radio System (FRS)

Formerly Boston Radio System - System disbanded Summer 2015

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Location	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
464.9000	R	151.4	FRS Ch.1 - Old Freq	Boston	2012.10.21 ecps92
469.4750	S	100.0	FRS Ch.2	Boston Area

Hartford Metro

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Location	Confirmation/Reconfirmations
460.7750	R	186.2	Hartford Metro	Glastonbury	2015.10.10 alarmroom

Merrimack Valley Radio

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha tag	Transmitter City	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
463.5000	R	186.2	MVR Ch.1 (06.15.2012)	Pelham (NH)	2012.12.29 ecps92
461.7000	R	82.5	old - MVR Ch.1 (05.2012 still in transition to Pelham)	Andover	2012.05.04
461.7000	S	82.5	old - MVR Ch.2	Direct
462.0250	R	82.5	MVR Ch.3	Peterboro (NH)	2012.04.06
462.5500		206.5	MVR Ch.4	Lowell	2012.04.06

Metro Radio System (MRS)

Website

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Location	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
463.8500	R	151.4	MRS Ch.1	Quincy	2015.05.06 N1BHH

Middlesex Radio

• Website

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Location	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
464.2000	R	100.0	Woburn Ch.1	Woburn	2015.03.07 ecps92

Providence Citywide

• Website

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Location	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
462.4000	R	91.5	Ch.01 PVD C/W Main		2012.04.29
452.8250	R	167.9	Ch.02 PVD C/W Ops

Rhode Island Breaking News Source

• Website

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Location	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
471.9125	R	151.4		Scituate	2011.10.01 W1KNE

Rhode Island Statewide

• Merged with PCFN in 2016
• Website 1
• Website 2

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Location	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
471.2125	R	114.8	Ch.01 Main Ops	North Scituate	2014.05.07
463.7750	R	167.9	Ch.02 Fireground/Chit Chat	West Warwick
451.9125	R	167.9	Regional		2014.05.07
?	T	LCN	LTR Trunk	?	2013.02.21 ecps92

Southern Maine Fire Notification

Radio test Sundays at 8PM.

• Website

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Location	Confirmation/ReConfirmations
464.8500	R	173.8	ME Buff Ch.1	York ME	2016.10.07 schwab
463.7750	R	74.4	ME Buff Ch.3	Milton NH	2016.10.07 schwab
463.7750		179.9	ME Buff Ch.5	Milton NH
464.8500		241.8	ME Buff Ch.7	York ME
464.8500	R	173.8	ME Buff Ch.9	Waterboro ME	2016.10.07 schwab
464.8500		162.2	ME Buff Ch.10	Waterboro ME
462.5750	R	79.7	ME Buff Ch.11	Amesbury MA	2014.07.07 schwab
463.7750	R	74.4	ME Buff Ch.12	Raymond, ME	2016.10.07 schwab

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