An 'ERS "distant cousin" :)

["Peter Q. George" <radiojunkie1@yahoo.com>]

Hi Barry:
     I use the term "distant cousin", figuratively of course :) ! 
WERS really has had some great oldies programming over the years. 
"The Jukebox Saturday Night" was a staple on 88.9 on my radio for over
a year (1974).  At that time, it competed with "Wolfman Jack" on the
old WROR (98.5) for listeners. When 'ERS moved to the Pru in May of
1974, complete with a new stereo transmitter...the suburbs finally got
a loud and respectable 895 watt signal.  The old 18,000 watt
transmitter site was so bad, it was "boxed-in" between buildings on
all sides, twice the height of the antenna. Although the signal had a
hard time getting out of Boston, that old Beacon Street signal DID get
into everyone's razors, toaster ovens and hi-fi amplifiers (without
the need of an FM tuner !).  Definitely would NOT pass today's
stricter ANSI radiation standards, by any means !!
     Though non-comm's were not rated at the time, WERS regularly DID
get some listeners who normally DIDN'T go below 92 MHz.  That I am
sure. 
     Did you have anything to do with the Sunday night oldies show on
'ERS in 1980 or '81 which gave out the request line as COpley 7-7821 ?
Was it "The Goldrush" ? 
     I do believe I met you at the newly christened WZLX "Classic
Hits, 100.7"  in October, 1985 when I got 4 Classic Hits Albums after
trying to identify the 10 song montage of Classic Hits bits.  I got
all but ONE.... "Atlantis" by Donovan.  BURRRRRRR !! But you were
happy to give me a tour of the facility in the new Hancock Tower. 
Mike Finnegan (now of WODS) was the man on the air and invited me in
the booth for a minute.  I still have the albums with "Classic Hits,
100.7" stickers on them. 
     Great show you've got on Sundays.  Best wishes.

- -Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
 another survivor of 1970's College Radio
 (WSKB-FM, WBIM-FM)


> I wasn't aware of my 'distant cousin'!
> 
> Peter Q. George wrote:
> 
> >      I can even take it one better.  "The Goldrush" had  a distant
> > cousin on WERS.  It was called "Jukebox Saturday Night" with "Mark
> > Andrews" from 7:00 pm-11:00pm. It was on 'ERS from 1971-1974, until
> > Mr. Andrews graduated from Emerson.  Great show, too.
> >
> > -Pete

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