Re: 560 WGAN

["Hakim Madjid" <HMadjid@mindspring.com>]

Well I don't who changed to what when, but I seem to remember, that
once digital frequency read outs became popluar, more and more stations
changed from being WXYZ News 79 for example to giving the frequency
in full.

Disclaimer My apologies in advance if there is a real life WXYZ on the air
someplace... :-)

73, de Hakim (N1ZFF)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norm Rosen" <inorm99@earthlink.net>
To: "Hakim Madjid" <HMadjid@mindspring.com>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>; "Richard Chonak"
<rac@gabriel.cambridge.ma.us>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: 560 WGAN


> When did WCBS Newsradio 88 become Newsradio  880?
>
> It seems that the change was far more recent than  WEEI
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Chonak" <rac@gabriel.cambridge.ma.us>
> > To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 9:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: 560 WGAN
> >
> > >
> > > One of those times when WEEI changed hands from CBS to Helen
> > > Broadcasting (1982) -- or from Helen to the Celtics (1990) -- the
> > > station changed its positioner from "NewsRadio 59" to "NewsRadio 590".
> > >
> > > It seemed a pointless change at the time.  Had the old ID been a
> > > trademark not transferred with the station?
> > >
> > > So... is it time to check whether WGAN is under new management?
> > >
> > > --RC
> > >
> > >
>