Re: Double letters in Boston-market calls

[Nostaticatall <nostaticatall@comcast.net>]

When 98.9/Spencer (then Webster, MA) first signed on in the mid 90's, 
they used the WXXW calls for their talk/oldies format.  Their moniker 
was "98-nine, Double X."  That station is currently Oldies WORC-FM.


--Mike Thomas

elipolo@earthlink.net wrote:

>More double-letter calls on the peripheries of the Boston market:
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>WAAF 107.3 (Studios in Boston, transmitter in Worcester market)
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>The old WAAB 1440 (Now WVEI Worcester, was once WAAF's AM ancestor)
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>In Boston, WHTT 103.3, CBS's CHR attempt 1983 - 1986 (now WODS)
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>Northeastern University college station WRBB 104.9 (Radio Back Bay)
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>In Rhode Island:
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>WOON Woonsocket 1240 AM ("On Radio", still a fairly unique AM station)
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>WWBB Providence "B-101" Providence oldies station - two double letters!
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>WWRX Westerly/Providence RI (now //WFNX)
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>I'm sure there are more...
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>Eli Polonsky
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