A base station for use in a wireless network capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the wireless network. The base station comprises a controller for controlling use of an Auxiliary Pilot channel. The controller causes the base station to i) terminate use of the Auxiliary Pilot channel in a first mode, ii) transmit data traffic to a first mobile station using the Auxiliary Pilot channel in a second mode, and iii) transmit data traffic to the first mobile station using a traffic channel phase-matched to a wide sector pilot channel signal in a third mode.