Animal nicknames for radio stations

[Dan Strassberg]

And with a little imagination, you could imagine that the directional
pattern of WALE 990 looked like a whale--albeit one headed for a deep (and,
given the station's history, probably terminal) dive; the tail was pointed
to the north.

--
Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net
eFax 707-215-6367

----- Original Message -----
From: RBB <oldradio@earthlink.net>
To: Larry Weil <kc1ih@mac.com>; <bri@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 6:01 AM
Subject: Re: Animal nicknames for radio stations


> And..let's not forget WALE 990AM in Providence (Greenville, RI).  A radio
> "Whale" that migrated from New Bedford, MA (The Whaling City) whose
primary
> 50Kw signal-out-to-sea has become a bit of an "albatros" for it's owners
> over the years.  Now it is "supermax990" - a Spanish broadcaster.
>
> =Russ Butler  oldradio@earthlink.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Weil" <kc1ih@mac.com>
> To: "Boston Radio" <bri@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Animal nicknames for radio stations
>
>
> > >My alam-mater: WAAL the Whale in Binghamton, NY (and sister station
> > >to WAAF many years ago). Also in Binghamton: WHWK the Hawk.
> >
> > Let us not forget Moose 92 in Maine. (Or has it already been mentioned?
> > --
> > Larry Weil
> > Lake Wobegone, NH
> >
>
>