Boston AM dial 50 years ago

Kevin Vahey kvahey@gmail.com
Sat Nov 23 23:39:55 EST 2013


When did NBC move to WCOP?  ( Red Sox 1967 World Series was on 1150) -
I listened to Monitor in the mid 60's so somebody was clearing it.

On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@aol.com> wrote:
> Thanks to Rob Landry, Kevin Vahey, Donna Halper, A. Joseph Ross, Martin
> Waters, Chris Sullivan, and Dan Strassberg for all the comments about Boston
> Radio 50 Years Ago.
>
> I hadn't included WKOX (1190 Framingham) because in 1963 it was a "rimshot"
> signal of low strength in downtown Boston.  For the same reason, I didn't
> mention Marlborough (1470), Lowell (980, 1400), Lawrence (800, 1400),
> Haverhill (1490), Beverly (1570), or Brockton (1410, 1460).
>
> Of course the eventual successor to 1190, namely WXKS 1200, with more power
> and the Newton site, is obviously no longer in the "rimshot" category.
>
> Additional comments will be welcomed.
>
> One of the better portable radios I had back in those days was the one shown
> at:
> http://chowdanet.com/markc/WEB2005A/1961_realistic_8_transistor.gif
>
> Mark Connelly, WA1ION
> South Yarmouth, MA
>


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