Re: RE: Pohistorynow.com on clear channels

[hopfgapr@sprynet.com]

Although they're licensed to Worcester, WAAF does treat itself (and ratings also show) it's legitimate to call it a Boston station, as contrasted to WSRS and WXLO, which while reaching most if not all ot the Boston market do not market themselves as Boston stations...

After all that....my point is that WAAF does reach most of the Springfield market.

-Paul Hopfgarten
-Derry NH


"A. Joseph Ross" <lawyer@world.std.com> wrote:
> On 30 May 2001,  Martin J. Waters wrote:

>         But, IMO, these stations still serve a purpose and have a market
> niche, at least for now. The ground conductivity in New England is so bad
> that WBZ, even DA to the west, puts out a groundwave signal that's not that
> much farther in range than just about any old full-power FM. But in most of
> the country a Class A AM delivers a decent groundwave that a non-radio geek
> would listen to  out to 100-200 miles.

I've always been able to hear WBZ's day signal quite well out around 
Amherst and Springfield (even without WBZA adding its few watts).  No 
Boston-area FM station gets out that far.


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