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

[Keith Lavon]

Progressive talk. During the election it was McCain 570 and Obama 1260.
Since McCain lost, its got a different name now, but still Obama 1260

On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 8:51 PM, Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net> wrote:

>  "Obama 1260"???
> --- And the format is . . . ?
>
> -Doug
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Keith Lavon <keithlavon@gmail.com>
> *To:* Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net>
> *Cc:* Kevin Vahey <kvahey@comcast.net> ; (newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 16, 2008 7:46 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Is WBZ the only TV and AM left in New England?
>
> You have WRC, the NBC O&O in DC, with radio station WWRC, which used to be
> WRC (The Great 98) but got moved down the dial to 570 and had to add the
> extra W, it has since been shifted to 1260, with the same WWRC, now known as
> "Obama 1260" and owned by Red Zebra, the company owned by Redskins owner Dan
> Snyder, Red Zebra owns a handful of AM stations in DC.
>
> So I guess they are no longer connected, but the calls remain, with that
> extra W.
>
> Keith
>
> On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 6:34 PM, Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> I don't think there are many of the old radio-TV combos left ANYWHERE in
>> the U.S. anymore.  Outside WBZ, the only ones that come to my mind (right
>> off the top of my head, admittedly,) are WGN in Chicago; WSB in Atlanta;
>> WTMJ in Milwaukee; KSL in Salt Lake City; WBAL in Baltimore; the other
>> CBS/Westinghouse O&Os; and the former ABC O&Os, the radio components of
>> which are now owned by Citadel, of course, which is kinda-sorta connected to
>> ABC.
>>
>> After 25+ years I'm still miffed that GE sold WGY and WRGB, to say nothing
>> of later unloading the NBC Radio O&Os and the entire radio network.  Never
>> should have happened.
>>
>> -Doug
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@comcast.net>
>> To: "Doug Drown" <revdoug1@verizon.net>
>> Cc: "(newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest" <
>> boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: Is WBZ the only TV and AM left in New England?
>>
>>
>> I forgot about New Haven and I wasn't sure if WZON was WLBZ.
>>>
>>> I guess TV stations unloaded radio as they became to much work to
>>> maintain ( pre-satellite days ) while TV you just hit the network
>>> button and the money rolled in.
>>>
>>
>>
>