Re: WCCM 1490 Website Up (Partially; Still Refers to WCCM 800)

[kvahey@attbi.com]

so have they decided what will be the fate of the 
Spinners since no way 1490 is heard in Lowell at night
>   Laurence Glavin wrote:
> 
> 
> > When WCCM-AM Lawrence, MA moved from 800 to 1490, its former website was
> > pulled in favor of a new website "under construction".  > but much of it
> beyond the Home Page is stll listed as under construction.
> 
>    The 'High School Sports" page seems to work, with a schedule of upcoming
> high school football games they will broadcast. One such game coming up on a
> Friday night in November is Tewksbury at Lowell, game time of 6:30 PM. Too
> bad folks in Tewksbury and Lowell won't be able to hear the game, as the
> WCCM 1490 signal is non-existant in Tewksbury and Lowell at night. It isn't
> much better by day either. I hope the folks in Haverhill enjoy the game
> however. Why bother even carrying this game, why not a game involving at
> least one team within the usable night signal range?
> I wonder if they sell ads to sponsors in Lowell and Tewksbury, do they tell
> these sponsors you can't hear our signal here at night, but you'll reach a
> large audience in Haverhill.
> 
>    By the way, I happened to hear their top of the hour ID recently, which
> goes like this: 1490 WCCM Haverhill/ Methuen, serving Greater Lawrence,
> Greater Haverhill and Greater Lowell with news, sports, etc. etc. Why bother
> with Greater Lowell, or even Greater Lawrence for that matter? Although by
> day, the 1490 signal is listenable in Lawrence, Methuen, most of Andover and
> North Andover, but beyond that the signal isn't all that usable for the
> average listener.
> 
> Mark Watson
> 
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