RE: The 931 exchange

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

I thought they changed from 720-4080 to 266-6868 because they left Bullfinch
Place and moved to Kenmore Sq, and couldn't keep the 720.

(My guess is that by the time they moved to Brighton, the technology
advanced enough that they could now keep the 266 number.....for an
additional fee......WEEI, however, gave up it's 375 exchange for a 779
exchange when they moved, my guess is because of the fees involved for
keeping an 'out of area' exchange, and unlike WRKO, they used a whole bank
of numbers, like the FAX and so called 'whiner' lines)

-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: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:48 AM
> To: SteveOrdinetz; boston-radio-interest@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu
> Subject: Re: The 931 exchange
>
>
> > Paul Hopfgarten wrote:
> >
> > >Don't forget WRKO in the early 80's.
> > >
> > >7-20-40-80 (617-720-4080)
> >
> From: "SteveOrdinetz" <steveord@bit-net.com>
> >
> > Don't recall that one.  I know WRKO had a 931 # for their
> request line in
> > the late 60s.
>
> The 7-20-40-80 was a number that they got for the big switch to talk.
> Charlie Van Dyke was big on alliteration, neumonics(sp?) and meter..
>
> He like they way it sounded on the air.
>
> When Mel Miller took over he like the way 266-68-68 sounded better.
>
> JP
>
>
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