WTAG-TV?

[Kevin Vahey]

On 11/18/09, Gary's Ice Cream <gary@garysicecream.com> wrote:
> Years ago I applied for a job a WSRS...when I had my interview with the PD
> he told me the story of the building - it had been built for TV...but he
> said that the license from the FCC and the cancellation letter from T&G
> crossed in the mail.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of
> Kevin Vahey
> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:14 PM
> To: (newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest
> Subject: WTAG-TV?
>
> Does anyone here know how close WTAG-TV channel 5 ever got to actually
> going on the air?
>
> I understand they had the license in hand and mailed it back to the FCC.
>
> Did they ever transmit a test pattern?
>
> If any of this is true then the T&G may have pulled one of the all
> time blunders. I can confirm they sold WTAG-FM on the cheap in the
> early 60's and it became WSRS.
>
>