Station Call-Sign Acronym across two calls signs (AM&FM) Old WSCV&WSLE

Doug Drown revdoug1@myfairpoint.net
Sat Mar 28 14:48:02 EDT 2009


I used to listen to WSCV/WSLE when I lived in the Athol area in the 
mid-'70s.  They were the only area affiliates of the 24/7 news format that 
NBC used to offer.  (What was the name of that?)   They had a pretty decent 
news operation of their own, too, IIRC.   -Doug

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Subject: Station Call-Sign Acronym across two calls signs (AM&FM) Old 
WSCV&WSLE


> >What did WSCV WSLE stand for.
>>We Serve Contookcook Valley With Superior Listening Entertainment.
>
> John's post doesn't entirely cover it.  As I wrote on p.58 of my book, 
> "Granite and Ether: A Chronicle of New Hampshire Broadcasting,"
> WSCV AM (1050kc) was born May 19, 1970 and called itself "The Voice of the 
> Valley."  Two years later owners Francis H. Harms and John E. Leary added 
> an FM, WSLE (92.1mc):
>
> "John Scott was manager; he recalls choosing the FM call letters for the 
> names of his children: Stephen, Lorrie and Elaine."
>
> Ed Brouder
> Manchester, NH
>
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