Signal shuffle.(NYC radio stations)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, October, 2001 by Grotticelli, Michael

Four of New York's FM radio stations are still scrambling to reach Listeners on the fringes of their coverage area nearly two months after they were knocked off the World Trade Center. Noncommercial WNYC-FM is broadcasting at reduced power from temporary facilities on the Empire State Building, reaching "about 80%" of its previous audience, said Dave Cappello, VP of programming and operations. It's getting the rest using WNYC(AM)'s antenna atop the Conde Nast building on Times Square.

The station is hoping to close a deal to locate on the Empire State Building permanently in a few weeks, but it's expensive. Annaul rent at WTC was about $40,000 (thanks to a Port Authority subsidy) compared to about $120,00 at the Empire State Building.

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