WCOP circa 1961 aircheck

[Paul B. Currier]

Thank you JP,

I must disappear for a few hours or days as I go through this marvelous list
of airchecks..........

And of course it has the most famous  Glick Oranatang clip....

Paul C,
Sandwich CC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Pappalardo" <joepappalardo2001@yahoo.com>
To: <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 2:22 AM
Subject: WCOP circa 1961 aircheck


>
>
> I caught the aircheck of Pat Patterson (aka, "Fat Pat" and "Mr's
Patterson's
> oldest and heaviest child"!) on WCOP in 1961 on the Northeast Airchecks
web
> site:
>
>  http://northeastairchecks.com/
>
> Just curious....what years would have been WCOP's most sucessful years.
>
> I recall that in the late 70's 1150AM went thru numerous format
> changes...(Anyone remember WACQ?)
>
> Right now when I listen to 1150AM in downtown Boston at night, I can
> sometimes hear another station battling it in the background...and this is
> in downtown Boston!)
>
> Was the signal always bad?
>
> I suppose the call letters 'COP had to do with COPley Square?
>
> Did they ever have a studio there?
>
> I was suprised not to hear any network newcasts on that 1961 aircheck.  I
> would have thought that a station like WCOP would have been dependent on a
> network.
>
> HAs WCOP always been thought of as an "also ran"?  Did the public always
> think of this station as a 'second rate' effort?
>
> With all that, I was suprised how good this aircheck was!  Pretty
> entertaining for 1961!  I can't imagine that WNAC was doing anything much
> better in 1961.  What was NAC, HDH and BZ Doing in '61?)
>
> And if you haven't listened to the aircheck you might enjoy it at:
>
> http://northeastairchecks.com/
>
> It's about 18 minutes....
>
> JP
>
>
>