Top 40 competitors

[Doug Drown]

What about WBZ and WMEX, in the pre-WRKO days?  WBZ was always the big Top
40 station in eastern New England when I was growing up, but did 'MEX give
it much competition in the Boston metro area?
(We never could get 'MEX out near Fitchburg.)

-Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Kelly" <rickkelly@gmail.com>
To: "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@aol.com>
Cc: "Boston Radio Interest Board"
<boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: Top 40 competitors


> On 6/16/06, Roger Kolakowski <rogerkola@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Springfield was almost a "Hartford / Springfield" market as I remember
it,
> > with WHYN winning South of the city...
>
> WHYN dominated all competitors in Springfield, and not a bad signal in
> Hartford.  WACE, WTXL and WSPR were all Top 40 at one point in the
> 60's.  In the seventies, WAQY-FM mounted an offensive.  They were
> unsuccessful as well.
>
> Rick Kelly
> www.northeastairchecks.com
>