Re: WMWM taking a week off...

["Roger Kirk" <rogerkirk@ttlc.net>]

Bob Nelson wrote:
>WMWM will be off air from Dec 21 to 29, as Salem State
>College is shut down completely and they want to save
>heat, power, etc. during the budget crunch.
>So stuff like my show or the planned Doug Mascott
>Christmas special won't be on (unless they change
>their minds, which I doubt). Of course many listeners
>on the North Shore will still hear _something_ on
>91.7, as the signal from
>WNEF in Newburyport will drift down...

So much for commitment.  Why do large institutions
always pick on small things to eliminate when money 
gets tight?  I remember when Wang Labs went though 
their first big financial crisis.  Maintenance cut
their budget by eliminating paper cups at the water
coolers.

Roger Kirk