RE: WBPS-AM 890 Transmitting Unmodulated Carrier

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

Dan Strassberg writes:

>Good heavens! With the exception of Savage, whose
>program is apparently quite popular, although, based on
>the few times I've heard it, not something I can stand,
>this sounds like the greatest all-time loser of talk
>lineups! I liked the rumor about pre-Beatles oldies much
>better.


>Does anybody know if Alex Langer _really_ intends to
>build out WBIX's CP to add 2500W night from the WBPS
>sticks (which prior to 1995 or so were the 1060 sticks)?
>My trip of three or four weeks ago to WBPS's Sewell St
>Ashland site revealed no evidence of any construction
>activity.

Dan,

Do you know if WBPS 890 has during the course of its operational history
changed it's pattern/transmitter output or moved transmitter/antenna?
Back when they first went on the air they seemed to have put a much better
signal into downtown Boston/Cambridge area, and some parts of
Everett/Malden,
especially at nighti than they do now? Or was it just my imagination?

As for the programming change, as I said on here yesterday I give it no more
than
six months to a year. I for one have never heard of most this talk talent
they're
putting on the air. Competition for WRKO and 'TKK? Excuse me, while I fall
out of
my chair, laughing.

I must say I am amused at times observing the machinations of the
smaller stations, such as 'BPS.

73, de Hakim (N1ZFF)