that horrible BEEP

[Dan.Strassberg]

I'm pretty sure that the FCC (probably as part of its CDBS database)
maintains complete records of station ownership and transfers of
control--with dates. Although technical information about AM stations
is readily available from CDBS via the AM Query Web page at the FCC
Web site, I don't know how to access ownership info beyond the name of
the current licensee. Scott and Garrett, among others, must know how
to get at the info we are looking for, though.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A. Joseph Ross" <joe@attorneyross.com>
To: "Dan.Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: that horrible BEEP


>
>> You have placed WTRY's dropping of CBS Radio in 1955, which seems
>> quite right to me. WROW picked up CBS and dropped ABC at that time.
>> I
>> believe that was when ownership of WROW was transferred to Capital
>> Cities.
>
> I was unaware of any change in WROW's ownership by the time we left
> in May 1957, but I do remember seeing an article in the Times-Union,
> while Channel 19 was silent, to the effect that when it came back
> on,
> it would be as part of the "Hudson Valley Broadcasting" group.  I'm
> willing to believe that the change to Capital Cities took place
> before we left the area in May 1957, but that I was unaware of it.
> But because of that article and some later phone calls to WROW, I
> don't think it was as early as the TV switch to WCDA-WCDB or the
> return of channel 19 as WCDC.
>
> I wonder whether there's any way to check these things. I do know
> that somewhere I have a special Sunday edition of the Albany Times-
> Union celebrating their 100th (I think) anniversary, which has an
> article in it on Albany broadcasting.  I'm not sure where it is, but
> I'll try to find it, and if I do, I think it contains some helpful
> information.
>
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