RIP Dick Pleasants (WUMB and WGBH)

[Ron Bello]

On 14 stations according to their website:

   - *WRKO AM 680 Boston, MA                     M-F 10AM-12PM *
   - *WXTK FM 95.1 Cape Cod                        M-F 10AM-12PM
                      *
   - *WTAG AM 580 Worcester, MA                M-F 10AM-12PM *
   - *WTAG FM 94.9 Worcester, MA               M-F 10AM-12PM *
   - *WHYN AM 560 Springfield, MA              M-F 10AM-12PM *
   - *WHJJ AM 920 Providence, RI             M-F 11AM-12PM *
   - *WHJJ FM 104.7 Providence, RI          M-F 11AM-12PM *
   - *WGIR AM 610 Manchester, NH          M-F 11AM-12PM *
   - *WQSO FM 96.7 Portsmouth, NH        M-F 11AM-12PM *
   - *WELI AM 960 New Haven, CT            M-F 11AM-12PM *
   - *WELI FM 96.9 New Haven, CT              M-F  10AM-12PM *
   - *WBEC AM 1420 Pittsfield, MA               M-F 10AM-12PM *
   - *WBNW AM 1120 Boston, MA                M-F 10AM-12PM *
   - *WBNW FM 102.9 Concord, MA              M-F 10AM-12PM *
   - *WNTK FM 99.7 New London, NH          M-F 10AM-12PM *
   - *WUVR AM 1490 Lebanon,NH/WhiteRiver Junc VT               M-F
   10AM-12PM *
   - *WPOP AM 1410 Hartford, CT               M-F 10AM-12PM *
   - *WPOP FM 100.9 Hartford, CT               M-F 10AM-12PM *



On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 2:14 PM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com> wrote:

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> Yes, and it's on WNTK and WUVR in New Hampshire, too. But it's a two-hour
> show, not a 24/7 format.
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>
> Rob
>
> On Mon, 21 Nov 2022, Ron wrote:
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> >
> > >> Money Matters is no longer broadcasting on any other stations, just
> WBNW
> > (and its FM translator).
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> > Isn’t this the show that’s on WRKO 10-Noon?
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> > From: Eli Polonsky <elipolo881@gmail.com>
> > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2022 3:13 PM
> > To: Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com>
> > Cc: Ron <obrienron2@gmail.com>;
> boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org
> > Subject: Re: RIP Dick Pleasants (WUMB and WGBH)
> >
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> >
> > Yes, the former WADN became WBNW, business news owned by Money Matters,
> in
> > 1998.
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> > Money Matters is no longer broadcasting on any other stations, just WBNW
> > (and its FM translator).
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> > As far as i know, 1390 AM WPLM is just simulcasting its 99.1 FM. Money
> > Matters was also on WESO 970 AM Southbridge, MA, now a religious
> station.
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> > EP
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> > On Mon, Nov 21, 2022 at 2:48 PM Rob Landry <011010001@interpring.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >       The same station is still on the air, but with different call
> >       letters
> >       (WBNW?), running a business news format. It's owned by Money
> >       Matters
> >       Radio, and is part of a network that I think includes WPLM(AM)
> >       and one
> >       other station I've forgotten.
> >
> >
> >       Rob
> >
> >       On Mon, 21 Nov 2022, Ron wrote:
> >
> >       >>> I had quite forgotten about WADN "Walden" 1120 in Concord.
> >       That was
> >       > supposed to be a successor to WCAS, but it didn't cover the
> >       city, only the
> >       > western suburbs.
> >       >>>  In the long run, WCAS's successor has proven to be WUMB.
> >       >
> >       > What is on 1120AM now?  Is it dark?
> >       >
> >       > R
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