Boston AM dial 50 years ago

[Kevin Vahey]

Donna - WJDA filled the void and WPLM further along Rte 3 did so as well.



On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com> wrote:
> On 11/23/2013 3:43 AM, Kevin Vahey wrote:
>>
>> The major players were WBZ (1030), WNAC (1260) and WEEI (590) - by
>> 1948 WHDH (850) also became a force.
>>
>> WNAC would buy WLAW (680) to enhance signal.
>>
>> Nobody gave a hoot about MetroWest in those days or for that matter
>> the south shore.
>>
>
>
> Not sure I totally agree-- WJDA in Quincy was still very popular back then,
> and they trusted the station's news staff-- Herb Fontaine became news
> director and he was widely respected.  In fact, WJDA was sufficiently
> popular on the south shore that its owner (Jim Asher) was in the process of
> moving to bigger studios and expanding the size of the newsroom.  (A number
> of important Boston broadcasters got their start at WJDA...)