Lowell Sun Chairman Of The Board's Column Mentions WCAP Sale

[Kevin Vahey]

I know for a fact that the Costello family that owned the Sun for
decades made it known that anybody who advertised on WXPO-TV ( the
doomed Channel 50 of 1969) would not be allowed to advertise in the
Sun.

On 8/12/07, Larry Weil <kc1ih@mac.com> wrote:
> At 5:18 PM -0400 8/11/07, Mark Watson wrote:
>
> >  Kendall Wallace, Chairman of the Board of the Lowell Sun, has a
> >weekly "Saturday Chat" column, where he gives his opinion on local,
> >national or world stories and events. In the first portion of
> >today's column, he mentions that the sale of WCAP could be
> >officially announced as early as Monday. He also wished the best to
> >Maurice Cohen in his retirement years and to the new owners as they
> >seek to build on the Cohen legacy. A link to the column :
> >
> >http://www.lowellsun.com/wallace/ci_6600880
>
> The article states:
>
> >The sale will keep the station local as the principal buyers are a
> >Lowell/Chelmsford businessman and an Andover-based radio business
> >manager.
> >
>
> Could the Lowell/Chelmsford businessman be someone who is in the ice
> cream business?
>
> --
> Larry Weil
> Lake Wobegone, NH
>