RE: Roger Laplante/WSMW 27

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

I think Ch 27 was subcription TV well before 1984, Because I thought Ch 27
was subscription BEFORE Starcase on Ch 68, and Starcase was 82-83 timeframe?
(Wasn't 27 back to Over-the-air by 1984 as WHLL?)

-Paul Hopfgarten
-Derry NH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Eric
> Scott
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 4:12 AM
> To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: Roger Laplante/WSMW 27
>
>
> I know that Roger did the forecasts for 1490 WHAV Haverhill,MA in
> late 83 and
> early '84. He had some sort of dispute with channel 27 because he
> called in to
> Talknet about it. (host:Bruce Williams) I remember because I was
> running the
> board at the time. IIRC this was just about the time that ch.27 went to
> subscription TV...could it all be related? Can anyone fill in the details?
> Thanks
>