Re: more about...WEZE rock

[Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>]

Bill wrote:
>WEZE may never have played rock but its predecessor on 1260, WVDA,
>definitely did.

But not for very long-- the guy who owned WVDA sold it right when rock and
roll was really getting some serious airplay in Boston (I listened mainly to
WCOP back then).

Meanwhile, since several folks asked, here is a brief history of WEZE/WVDA,
which at one time began its life out in Lawrence as the late great WLAW...
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WPZE--  1260 kHz - 5 kW, DA-N

Call Letter Sequence: WLAW -- WVDA -- WEZE -- WPZE

WLAW = "LAWrence"
WVDA = "Vic Diehm Associates"
WEZE = "Easy"

Facility History: 

First Licensed: January 13, 1938 on 680 kHz; 1kW-D at Lawrence, MA
 


12/19/40:Power increased to 5 kW, DA-N.
5/20/47: Power increased to 50 kW, DA-1.
6/17/53: Moved to 1260 kHz at 5 kW, DA-N.
7/??/53: Call letters changed to WVDA
12/2/57: Calls changed to WEZE.


Ownership History:

Original: Hildreth & Rogers Company (Alexander Rogers; Lawrence Eagle-Tribune).

3/21/44:Purchased by Irving Rogers, Harold Morrill & Shawmut Bank.
8/22/44:Control acquired by Irving Rogers.
6/10/53:Purchased by Vic Diehm Associates, Inc.
10/23/57:Purchased by Great Trails Broadcasting Corp. 
7/17/61:Purchased by WEZE, Inc. (J.P. Williams).
6/6/73:Transferred to John Williams, Jr. & Thomas Holton.
3/8/78:Purchased by New England Continental Media, Inc.
/ /81: Purchased by Salem Communications, Inc.   
2/ /97:Call letters changed to WPZE (Praise 1260)

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