Al Kennedy

[revdoug1@myfairpoint.net]

I neglected to mention that outing was in the summer of 1968.   -Doug


Quoting revdoug1@myfairpoint.net:
> When I was a junior in high school, we had a one-day summer outing at Crane's
> Beach in Ipswich.  WMEX was doing 50kw at that time, and I (who 
> always carried
> my trusty GE portable radio with me) was in seventh heaven.   Living out near
> Fitchburg, I could never get the station.  -D.D. 
>
>
> Quoting Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com>:
> > WMEX starting testing 50K daytime in the summer of 68. I remember Ron
> > (Polcari) Robin telling Mac that the signal in Manchester was worse. 
> >
> > Mac just wanted 50K on the rate cards and coverage maps he sent out. 
> >
> > WRKO blindsided Mac as he just assumed he would hold his own as he did
> > with WBZ. 
> >
> > On 5/14/10, SteveOrdinetz <hykker@wildblue.net> wrote:
> > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Dan.Strassberg
> > > <dan.strassberg@att.net>wrote:
> > >
> > >> WMEX was owned and managed by people who pinched pennies until Lincoln
> > >> howled in pain. The station had antiquated equipment and generally
> > >> lousy facilities (and this time, I am not referring just to the
> > >> signal, although that was terrible until the daytime power increase of
> > >> 1972). 
> > >
> > >
> > > Not sure of the exact chronology of WMEX's power increase, but 
> ISTR mentions
> > > of being 50,000W as early as 1969.  I have several music surveys 
> from 1971
> > > that refer to the station as a "50,000 W Hitmaker". 
> > >
> >
> > --
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> >
>
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