Is WBZ the only TV and AM left in New England?

[Doug Drown]

You missed 8 in New Haven (WNHC AM-FM-TV).  Channel 2 in Bangor was 
established as WTWO, originally a CBS affiliate, but was purchased by the 
Maine Broadcasting System around 1958 and became WLBZ-TV, changing its 
affiliation to NBC.  Maine Broadcasting also owned WLBZ AM 620, which it 
sold in 1982 or thereabouts.  It's now Stephen King's WZON.

Technically, I guess one could also have included WCDC, Channel 19 in Adams 
(Mount Greylock), which under Capital Cities ownership was linked with WROW 
in Albany.  Also, for a brief time a few years ago, Harron Communications 
operated WMTW AM on 870 as an all-news station.  Hearst-Argyle subsequently 
bought Channel 8 and that was the end of that.

You're right about WBZ being the last one standing.     -Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@comcast.net>
To: "(newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest" 
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 4:43 PM
Subject: Is WBZ the only TV and AM left in New England?


>I was just thinking that there were a number of TV stations in New
> England that also owned an AM.
>
> They include channels 5 and 7 in Boston, 10 and 12 in Providence, 3 in
> both Hartford and Burlington, 6 and 13 in Portland, 40 in Springfield,
> 5 in Bangor, 9 in Manchester and 8 in Presque Isle.
>
> I think WBZ is the last one standing.
>
> I don't believe 2 in Bangor ever had a radio outlet.
>
> I didn't include 56 in Boston as they never shared call letters with
> 740 but I suppose you could count WTAO-TV from the 50's.
>
> Did I miss anybody?
>
> I also believe WWLP in Springfield may have been the first stand alone
> TV station in NE.