WBCN, Channel-13, and the old Hancock tower

[Eli Polonsky]

Though there appears to be no mention of this in station histories on
either bostonradio.org or Wikipedia, I seem to recall that the old WHDH-FM
94.5 also used to transmit from the old Hancock in the 1960's, along with
104.1 WBCN. I'm guessing that it probably did through the 1950's as well.

I don't know when the 94.5 transmitter was moved to the "FM-128" tower at
1165 Chestnut St. Newton Upper Falls, but I think it was before. or around
when, WHDH-FM became WCOZ with its original "Cozy" beautiful music format
in 1972. I didn't pay much attention to WHDH-FM after it stopped playing
rock in the late '60s, so I didn't hear exactly when that happened.

EP

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:55:13 -0500
From: Dave <bostonradio.org-list@wsfd.ath.cx>
To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
Subject: WBCN, Channel-13, and the old Hancock tower

> On the upper equipment floor of the old Hancock tower, colocated with
the WBCN transmitter was another, non-operating transmitter.  Which may
have been a television transmitter.  I have seen an old reference to a
Boston Channel-13.  Could this have been it?  And can anyone provide
confirmation?  Was it ever licensed/operational?

Thanx,
Dave