RE: WBZ-FM "Rockin' Stereo 106.7"

["Paul Hopfgarten" <hopfgapr@sprynet.com>]

Speaking of 'VBF, I was a regular listener of WKOX-FM/WVBF in the 70's "The
Electronic Mama" was my most listened to station in the early-mid 70's.

(though I also listened to BZ-FM quite often also)

-Paul Hopfgarten
-Derry NH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Joseph
> Pappalardo
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 1:51 PM
> To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org; Donna Halper
> Subject: Re: WBZ-FM "Rockin' Stereo 106.7"
>
>
> Donna, when you were at 'RKO...what was the thinking in the
> building when BZ
> FM started playing the top 30 for teenagers?  Anyone notice?
>
> Also, what was the thinking within RKO when 'VBF showed up on thescene and
> started making noice...?
>
> Thanks!
>
> JP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna Halper" <dlh@donnahalper.com>
> To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 1:38 PM
> Subject: Re: WBZ-FM "Rockin' Stereo 106.7"
>
>
> > At 06:55 AM 1/10/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> > >      WBZ-FM was the VERY, VERY POOR stepchild of WBZ
> > >Radio and Television.  They figured that by having
> > >WBZ-FM on the air (barely), it would keep at least one
> > >FM frequency to be non-competitive with WBZ-AM.  They
> > >were the last major FM in town to embrace Stereo on
> > >12/31/71 at 4:00 pm.  The automation they used was
> > >affectionately named "BoZo".  Look at the letters and
> > >you'll see why.
> >
> > I always liked the silly station-- listened to it a lot in
> 1979.  Yep, it
> > played a lot of the same songs-- but they were often songs
> other stations
> > didn't play. I also recall Kiss 108's Ed McMahon was PD, except he used
> the
> > name JIM McMahon back then...
> >
> >
>
>
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