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The CBS Tower.
350 Cedar St.
Needham, MA.

Total height: 1300 feet.

Licenses on the WBZ-TV tower.


 
 
Ch/Fq Call Power (kW) Height* Notes
43 WGBX-DT 500 391
30 WBZ-DT 825 390
20 WCVB-DT 625 390
39 WSBK-DT 135 390
44 WGBX-TV 1100 374
19 WGBH-DT 700 374
38 WSBK-TV 200 374 Application
4 WBZ-TV 60.3 353
5 WCVB-TV 61.7 353
2 WGBH-TV 72.4 335
47 WYDN-DT 50 319
102.5 WKLB-FM 12 276
42 WTMU-LP 15 240.1
20 WCVB-DT 200 191.2 Aux


Looking at the top antenna
systems (as seen from
the WCVB roof).


A wider view from the above location.


WBZ-TV's backup tower.


Looking at the new DTV transmitter building.


Looking up at the two DTV combiners.


Looking up the tower from the access road.


Looking at the top antennas. The very top stick is a stacked UHF antenna.
The upper half has WGBX-DT (43), WBZ-DT (30), WCVB-DT (20), & WSBK-DT (39)
(A Harris/Dielectric TAD24UDA-5/60)
The lower half has WGBX-TV (44), WGBH-DT (19).
(A Harris/Dielectric TAD24UDA-5/60)
The four bay panel below has WBZ-TV (04), WCVB-TV (05) on it.
(A Harris/Dielectric TCP-0-4-2-R)


Looking at the top two antenna systems. The top one is described above

The bottom three bay antenna is WGBH-TV (02)
A Harris/Dielectric TAD-3LB-3/9


A look at the WBZ-TV 4 Standby antenna.


A look at the WCVB-DT standby antenna (Picture courtesy Rick Zach)


Another view of the top mount panel antennas.


Another view of the WBZ-WCVB "4-5" antenna.


The old standby antennas that were used during the construction on the tower.


Another view of the top mount antenna.


WGBH-TV's 2 panel antenna system.


The new top half of the tower with the new WKLB antenna near the bottom.


The new WYDN-DT antenna.


WYDN's antenna closeup.