WMBR (formerly WMIT) history and current events

[Rob Landry]

How is WMBR doing these days? I've observed that while some college 
stations are still going strong, others have disappeared.


Rob


On Wed, 5 Jan 2022, Kevin Vahey wrote:

> In the mid-1950s, the possibility of an FM license was explored and it
> was discovered that the call letters WMIT were (and still are) in use
> by a North Carolina station serving the Asheville area. WTBS (for
> "Technology Broadcasting System") was chosen as the best alternative.
>
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 9:42 AM Bob DeMattia <bob.bosra@demattia.net> wrote:
>>
>> Actually, WMIT was the callsign they used for their carrier current
>> station. When they went to FM in 1961,
>> they were actually WTBS.   They changed from WTBS to WMBR in 1979 when a
>> certain fellow from
>> Atlanta wanted the calls for his UHF television station in Atlanta.
>>
>>
>> -Bob
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 12:26 AM A Joseph Ross <joe@attorneyross.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I didn't know the station was once WMIT.  I always wondered why it
>>> wasn't WMIT.
>>>
>>> On 1/4/2022 9:48 PM, Tim Gordon wrote:
>>>> I just happened upon this article the same week I learned that my father
>>>> had been involved with the engineering/technical side of WMIT in the
>>> early
>>>> 50's. Maybe someone else on this list might find it interesting, also.
>>>> --Tim
>>>>
>>>>
>>> https://alum.mit.edu/slice/steady-beat-student-alumni-collaboration-sustains-campus-radio-station
>>>
>>> --
>>> A. Joseph Ross, J.D. · 1340 Centre Street, Suite 103 · Newton, MA 02459
>>> 617.367.0468 · http://www.attorneyross.com
>>>
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