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IM • Mr. Roger D. Swaim, attorney for the Mass. Broadcasting Corporation, Mr. Roland Hale, Engineer and Mr. A. M. Armstrong, General Manager appeared together with Messrs-. W. A. Couette, William Roger Greeley, Edwin B. Worthen, Theodore A. Custance, Frederick J. Spencer, WilliamA. Cann, Misses Elizabeth and Cleora Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Seth, Mr. Henry S. Moody, Jr., and his attorney Mr. Redmond. There were about ten other persons present. The notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Bowker. biro Swaim presented a plan showing the location of the proposed station and the Chairman asked if the Mass. -Broadcasting Corporation owned the land. Mr. Swaim replied it is now under contract for purchase as soon as permission is obtained from the Federal Communications Commission. He stated that per- mission has already been obtained from the Civil Aeronautic Commission. P'v4r, Roland Hale stated that they propose to construct a radio broadcasting station with three antennas of steel construction, 350 feet in height. He said that the nearest to Concord Avenue would be about 500 feet from the Avenue. He said that this would have to be definitely laid down with survey when the time came to place the tower in the right place. He informed the Board that the building will be constructed probably in three sections with the center section first to house A. M. The Corporation is thinking of F. M. which it believes will supplement the regular broad- casting. The F. M. will probably go in a wing to be constructed in 1946. They.also plan to have television in a wing on the other end of the building, probably in 1947. Mr. Hale said that the main reason for ECOP moving out from Boston is that they are trying to get more power to give better coverage for the Blue Network to Boston and Greater Boston. They plan to increase the wattd from 500 to 51,000. Mr, Hale said that F.C.C. would not allow them to build in a location where they will cause interference. He stated that interference is due fundamentally to old receivers and if there are any receivers of that type in the neighborhood, the corporation will install, free of charge, what is known as a wave trap. This instrument minimizes the station signal and eliminated interference. Mr. Hale stated that with the installation of wave traps the corporation would guarantee no interference from WCOP. Mr. Hale said that come question might arise relative to the station attracting lightning. He said that a radio broad- casting station is about the safest place there is during a thunderstorm and that the antennas act as lightning rods. Mr. Hale informed the Board that they would have an investment to start, of possible $100,000.00 which will go to $350,000.00 or $5u0,000.00 in equipment and building and therefore they will do everything in their power to protect such investment. He further stated that any hazard a zard in • this location would be eliminated for their own protection. He said that it is planned to have the front of the building on Concord Avenue.