Re: Gun Mountain Tower in NH for sale?

["Jim Hall" <aerie@shore.net>]

Wasn't Channel 14 WJZB in Worcester also run for a time as a satellite of
WWLP?

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> From: Paul Anderson <paulanderson@mediaone.net>
> To: boston-radio-interest@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu
> Subject: Re: Gun Mountain Tower in NH for sale?
> Date: Saturday, May 24, 1997 11:17 PM
> 
> On 5/24/97 8:49 PM, 'A. Joseph Ross' (lawyer@world.std.com) wrote:
> 
> > When did WRLP go off?  What happened?
> 
> It's a long story, and I'm sure others on this list know more details 
> than me.
> William L. Putnam, owner of WWLP Springfield (channel 22) ran WRLP 
> Greenfield (channel 32) as a satellite of 22.  Towards the end of 32's 
> life, it was turned into an independent station running lots of Alfred 
> Hitchock shows as I remember!  Mr. Putnam was angry that the rise of 
> cable systems importing programming such as Red Sox baseball from WSBK 
> Boston (channel 38) cut into his own audience, as 22 and 32 also carried 
> the Red Sox.  Channel 22's power increase also reduced the need for 32 as

> a satellite of 22.
> 
> Putnam sold 22 in the 1980s, I believe, and although he stayed with 22 
> for a while, I don't know how long he lasted there or where he is now.  I

> always enjoyed his on-air editorials.  They were, uh, unique.  He was 
> never afraid to speak his mind.
> 
> It's really too bad 32 went dark.  That part of the world doesn't have 
> too many TV stations.
> 
> Paul

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