Will WMEX go silent forever?

[Sean Smyth]

Are there any sites inside 495 that'd be suitable for 1510? I feel like we
have this discussion every few years or so, but come up empty.

Where do Langer's stations transmit from, Framingham? He's one guy I can
think of who takes shots on these types of AMs.

On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 9:26 AM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote:

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> On Sun, 2 Jul 2017, Bob Nelson wrote:
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> > On Friday June 30 at 6 pm, WMEX 1510 fell silent.The transmitter lease
> > was apparently not renewed and it sounds like Daly LLC is exiting the
> > Boston airwaves.There was said to be a new owner waiting but so far no
> > official word.No word yet of a temporary silent authorization.Will the
> > FCC delete the frequency and calls eventually? Or will someone step
> > forward and buy a station with no current transmitter site or
> > agreement...AM radio with a signal that goes out to sea? Will Salem step
> > up, or maybe iHeart..or who?
>
> My guess is that 1510 will go the way of 990 in Providence. The call
> letters may show up elsewhere on the dial.
>
> As I understand it, 1510 has not made a dime in profit since it moved to
> Waltham. It's been an albatross arouund the neck of successive owners, and
> the only ones making money from it have been the Duffy brothers, who are
> 1510's landlords.
>
> Unless it can be moved elsewhere, 1510 is probably history.
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> Rob
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