Re: more WNAC / WLAW / WVDA

["'A. Joseph Ross'" <lawyer@world.std.com>]

On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, Garrett Wollman wrote:

> That's in large part because I haven't gotten around yet to re-editing
> that profile.  I would still consider the original WBZ to be an
> ancestor of today's WBZ, because of the continuity of ownership,
> callsigns, and programming (just as I trace back WMJX to W67B even
> though the first WBZ-FM license was handed in), but it is useful to
> make a distinction.

I agree with you.  The licenses aren't the only factor in determining
which station is the ancestor of which.  And for that reason, whatever
happened to the licenses, I think that it makes the most sense to consider
WRKO as the descendant of WNAC, WLAW as having died, and WVDA as a new
station. 

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