Re: Double letters in Boston-market calls

[dan.strassberg@att.net]

Aaron: Those are GREAT! But I made up the rules and I refuse to count WNTN, 
WEZE, WROR, and WHDH because the duplicate letters aren't consecutive. You 
didn't mention WHDH, although it's still a Boston TV call sign. If the Hs were 
consecutive, it would count--maybe twice--because I didn't rule out TV calls 
nor did I rule out call signs that USED to be in the market. But the letters do 
have to be consecutive, which is why WNTN,WEZE, WROR, and WHDH don't count. 
Also, the Ws in WBNW and WDLW don't count because they aren't consecutive. I 
won't allow wrapping calls around a cylinder to make the first and last letters 
consecutive ;>)

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> At 12:56 PM 7/8/2003, Donna Halper wrote:
> >At 11:25 AM 7/8/2003 +0000, Dan wrote:
> >
> >>The most famous Boston-market call sign containing a double letter is 
> >>WEEI (and
> >>in keeping with the "double" theme, it's been on two frequencies, 590 and 
> >>850).
> >>Currently, there are three others that I can think of--WTKK 96.9, WWZN 1510,
> >>and WLLH 1400. Others have been WTTK and WKKT (both on 100.7), WSSH (both AM
> >>1510 and FM 99.5), WKKU 1510, WTTP 1060, and WWEA 740. Can anyone think of
> >>others?
> >Let's not forget a pioneer station from the early 1920s-- WBBG, the 
> >precursor of what is today WNBH in New Bedford, and yes their signal did 
> >get to Boston.  WBBG was operated by the late great Irving Vermilya, 
> >co-founder of WNBH and their ops manager/engineer for many years.  Irving 
> >was also a legend in ham radio-- W1-ZE.  WBBG was on the air in 
> >Mattapoissett, from Irving's home, till about 1925... Performers came by 
> >and entertained 3 nights a week-- as the story goes, Irving's wife came 
> >home one day and found he had built a radio station in the living 
> >room...imagine her surprise.
> 
> Shame shame shame - y'all forgot Northeastern University's pride and joy: 
> WRBB!  :-)   WAAF is technically Worcester but they sure try to make folks 
> believe they're in Boston.  Nearby there's also WSRS (Worcester) and a 
> double-whammy, WWBB (Providence) plus WWKX (Woonsocket) WDDZ (Pawtucket) 
> WNNZ (Westfield) WNNW (Lawrence) WHJJ (Providence)
> 
> Do WNTN, WEZE and WROR count? (double-letters but not sequential)  How 
> about WGBH's W242AA?  :-)
> 
> Disclaimer - the preceeding is culled from scanning 
> Radio-Locator.com....author disowns any claims to accuracy. :-/
> 
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