Al Kennedy

[Kevin Vahey]

Dan

Mac Richmond was very much alive when they made the jump to 50K and he
died in October of 1971.

A big part of the problem was the new subway that was built in the
late 60's and the office complex that followed.

On 5/14/10, Dan.Strassberg <dan.strassberg@att.net> wrote:
> I would scarcely stake my life on it, especially now that two people
> have pegged the power increase as having taken place during the summer
> of 1968, but I still think that you've got the wrong year. I worked in
> Framingham from November '68 until July or August (I'm not certain
> about the month) '72. I can remember driving down Route 126 in Wayland
> on my way to work listening to the big baritone voice of TJ Martin
> (yes, Grace Metalius's lover from Peyton Place) doing AM drive as WMEX
> tested its new day signal. In Wayland, it was somewhat of an
> improvement over the old 5 kW, but it still wasn't great--especially
> during critical hours. I had read that the increase was in the works
> and I had listened for quite a while in anticipation of it and to get
> a frame of reference on the signal for comparison before the new
> DA-D/Tx were switched on. Anyhow, my recollection is that this took
> place just as I was about to give notice on my job in Framingham,
> which is how I placed the increase in '72. I suppose that it's
> possible that it was in '68, but it would have had to be later than
> October, because I left my previous job in Waltham on October 31 1968
> and then immediately started on my new job in Framingham. (I am
> positive about the dates; 10/31/'68 was the last day of the Waltham
> company's fiscal year.)
>
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> Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <revdoug1@myfairpoint.net>
> To: "=?utf-8?b??=" <kvahey@gmail.com>; "=?utf-8?b??="
> <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>; "=?utf-8?b??="
> <revdoug1@myfairpoint.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 9:37 AM
> Subject: Re: Al Kennedy
>
>
>>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".
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Sent from my mobile device
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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