From Scan New England Wiki
Media
WBZ Channel 4 (CBS)
- Web Site: http://cbs4boston.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 |
|
146.2 |
WBZ F-1 |
|
| 450.3500 |
|
146.2 |
IFB |
|
| 450.5375 |
|
146.2 |
CBS 4 ENG |
|
| 450.0375 |
|
146.2 |
Direct 1 |
|
| 455.5375 |
|
146.2 |
Direct 3 |
|
| 455.1875 |
|
146.2 |
Cueing |
|
| 450.6500 |
|
82.5 |
Radio Traffic |
|
Facility Information
| Owner |
CBS Corportation |
Virtual Channel |
4.1
|
| Tower |
350 Cedar St Needham |
DT Ch. |
30
|
| DT Power |
915kW |
DT Tower |
350 Cedar St Needham
|
WCVB Channel 5 (ABC)
Radio Information
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Confirmation
|
| 455.0875 |
|
167.9 |
??? |
|
| 450.4125 |
|
103.5 |
WCVB 5 F-4 |
|
| 455.5125 |
|
167.9 |
IFB Channel |
|
| 450.2875 |
|
110.9 |
??? |
|
Facility Information
| Owner |
Hearst-Argyle |
Virtual Channel |
5.1
|
| Tower |
350 Cedar St Needham |
DT Ch. |
20
|
| DT Power |
625kW |
DT 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
- Sister station of CW56 WLVI. (10pm Newscast.)
Radio Information
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Confirmation
|
| 450.6125 |
|
136.5 |
WHDH 7 F-1 |
|
| 450.0875 |
|
136.5 |
Engineering |
|
| 450.2500 |
|
77.0 |
Former 56 News OPS (Parent Facility - WLVI-TV) |
|
| 450.5125 |
|
136.5 |
Helicopter Comms |
|
Facility Information
| Owner |
Sunbeam TV |
Virtual Channels |
7.1, 7.2
|
| Tower |
45 Tower Rd Newton |
DT Ch. (UHF) |
42
|
| DT Power (UHF) |
1000kW |
DT Tower |
45 Tower Rd Newton
|
WFXT Channel 25 (Fox 25)
- Website: http://www.fox25.com/
- Primary studios located in Dedham
- News broadcasts at 4am, 5am, 6am, 7am, 5pm, and 10pm
Radio Information
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Confirmation
|
| 450.1375 |
R |
D023 |
WFXT 25 Helicopter Ops F1/F3(Simplex) |
2012.10.06
|
| 450.1625 |
R |
D143 |
WFXT 25 News Operations F2/F4(Simplex) |
2012.10.06
|
Facility Information
| Owner |
News Corp (Fox) |
Virtual Channel |
25.1
|
| Tower |
140 Cabot St Needham |
DT Ch. |
31
|
| DT Power |
780kW |
DT Tower |
140 Cabot St Needham
|
WBZ-AM 1030AM
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Confirmation
|
| 450.6500 |
|
82.5 |
WBZ Traffic |
|
Metro Networks Communications - Metro Traffic/SmartRoutes/Shadow Traffic
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Confirmation
|
| 450.1125 |
|
141.3 |
Metro Traffic |
|
| 460.9250 |
|
131.8 |
SmartRoute Systems |
|
Fire Buff Networks
Boston Citywide (Citywide)
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha tag |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 463.5500 |
R |
167.9 |
Citywide-1 |
2013.05.15
|
Cape Cod City Wide
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha tag |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 461.1000 |
R |
Unknown |
CapeWide F-1 |
|
FirePics.net
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha tag |
Location |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 464.0000 |
R |
141.3 |
Firepics |
Johnston RI |
|
Fire Radio System (FRS)
- Home of the infamous 'Dispatcher Car 9'
Formerly Boston Radio System
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Location |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 464.9000 |
R |
151.4 |
FRS Ch.1 |
Boston |
2012.10.21 ecps92
|
| 469.4750 |
S |
100.0 |
FRS Ch.2 |
Boston Area |
|
Massachusetts Notification Network (MassNet)
- WebSite
Currently Off the Air 04/01/2009 and Channels have been inactive
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha tag |
Location |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 462.6000 |
R |
107.2 |
MassNet 1 |
|
|
| 462.6000 |
R |
107.2 |
MassNet 1B |
|
|
| 462.5500 |
R |
103.5 |
MassNet 2 |
|
|
| 462.6000 |
R |
103.5 |
MassNet 3 |
|
|
| 462.6000 |
R |
94.8 |
MassNet 3B |
|
|
| 462.5500 |
R |
100.0 |
MassNet 4 |
|
|
| 462.5500 |
R |
100.0 |
Massnet 5 |
|
|
Mass Statewide
Update: This notification network has reportedly been off the air for several years. The website is no longer active.
However there have been reports of other Buff activity on these channels - please share your reports
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Location |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 471.4625 |
R |
103.5 |
MA S/W Brockton |
Abington |
|
| 451.9000 |
R |
203.5 |
MA S/W Boston |
Boston |
|
| 452.9750 |
R |
D143 |
S/W Marshfield |
Marshfield |
|
Merrimack Valley Radio
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha tag |
Transmitter City |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 463.5000 |
R |
186.2 |
New 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 |
2012.03.25
|
Middlesex Radio
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Location |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 464.2000 |
R |
100.0 |
Woburn Ch.1 |
Woburn |
2013.05.16
|
New England Citywide
Ceasing Operations May 2013
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Location |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 462.6000 |
R |
94.8 |
|
Barnstable MA |
|
| 462.1250 |
R |
88.5 |
|
Fitchburg MA |
2012.10.27 ME343
|
| ? |
R |
? |
|
Freetown MA |
|
| 452.9750 |
R |
D025 |
|
Marshfield MA |
|
| 461.9250 |
R |
118.8 |
|
North Andover MA |
2012.04.06
|
| 464.8000 |
R |
D043 |
|
Pelham MA |
2012.03.09
|
| 464.0750 |
R |
D047 |
|
Bethel CT |
|
| 463.6375 |
R |
141.3 |
|
Colchester CT |
2012.04.06
|
| 463.2875 |
R |
D354 |
|
Durham CT |
|
| 461.3750 |
R |
127.3 |
|
Essex CT |
2012.04.06
|
| 463.6500 |
R |
118.8 |
|
Farmington CT |
2013.02.08
|
| 461.4500 |
R |
D565 |
|
Killingly CT |
|
| 461.2000 |
R |
D026 |
|
West Rock CT |
2012.04.06
|
| 463.2000 |
R |
88.5 |
|
Center Harbor NH |
2012.04.06
|
| 452.1250 |
R |
107.2 |
|
Goffstown NH |
2012.04.08
|
| 461.4000 |
R |
151.4 |
|
Peterboro NH |
2012.04.06
|
| 464.2500 |
R |
88.5 |
|
Pittsfield NH |
2012.04.05
|
| 452.6250 |
R |
151.4 |
|
Exeter RI |
2012.01.23
|
| 472.2625 |
R |
91.5 |
|
Scituate RI |
2012.02
|
New Hampshire Statewide (Statewide)
As of February 8, 2012, Statewide New Hampshire ceased all operations and dissolved as an originzation.
The frequencies listed below are for reference/historical purposes only, and will be removed at a later date
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Description |
Location |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 461.4000 |
R |
167.9 |
NH S-1 OPS |
Operations |
Peterborough NH |
|
| 461.1250 |
R |
156.7 |
NH S-2 Primary |
Primary |
Goffstown NH |
|
| 461.6250 |
R |
156.7 |
NH S-3 OPS |
Operations |
Chester NH |
|
| 463.2000 |
R |
88.5 |
NH S-4 OPS |
Operations |
Center Harbor NH |
|
| 464.2500 |
R |
241.8 |
NH S-5 OPS |
Operations |
Pittsfield NH |
|
Providence Citywide
| 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
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Location |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 471.9125 |
R |
151.4 |
|
Scituate |
|
Rhode Island Statewide
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Location |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 471.2125 |
R |
114.8 |
Ch.01 Main Ops |
North Scituate |
|
| 463.7750 |
R |
167.9 |
Ch.02 Fireground/Chit Chat |
West Warwick |
|
| ? |
T |
LCN |
LTR Trunk |
? |
2013.02.21 ecps92
|
Southern Maine Fire Notification
| Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Alpha Tag |
Location |
Confirmation/ReConfirmations
|
| 464.8500 |
R |
173.8 |
ME Buff Ch.1 |
York ME |
2012.10.07
|
| 463.7750 |
R |
74.4 |
ME Buff Ch.3 |
Milton NH |
|
| 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 |
|
| 464.8500 |
|
162.2 |
ME Buff Ch.10 |
Waterboro ME |
|
| 462.5750 |
R |
79.7 |
ME Buff Ch.11 |
Amesbury MA |
|
| 463.7750 |
|
74.4 |
ME Buff Ch.12 |
Raymond, ME |
|
- Special thanks to NECRAT/W1KNE and www.necrat.us for the tower photos.
