Sunday's LTAR

[Kevin Vahey <webway@channel1.com>]

On Sunday, Bob and Donna were talking about the death of AM radio is
smaller cities (at least as far as local programming goes). Donna talked
about Bangor but lets take a look at 2 cities much closer - Worcester and
Manchester.

Manchester AM radio was still going strong in the 70's with WGIR (news
talk)...WFEA and WKBR competing.

WFEA was 24 hours...and had a good following from Lowell to Concord
WKBR was the "WMEX" of Manchester, but some good talent went thru there.
WGIR was a class outfit, that still used board ops..and was the station
that people in NH turned to if anything happened.

Worcester was similar with WTAG, WORC, WNEB and WAAB all fighting for
share. 

And similar stories can be told about Providence, Springfield and
Portland.

If you ever want to hear a AM radio wasteland, try Tampa Bay. Things are
so bad there now on the AM side that long time power WSUN at 620 is
simulcasting the Time-Warner local cable news. Only WFLA does anything on
AM there.

What a waste.

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