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CALL LETTER MEANINGS

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Did this in the Northern New England post...had fun

Let's try Boston and beyond

CALL LETTER MEANINGS...or what we think they are

WBCN- Boston Concert Network
WMVY- Martha's Vineyard
WORC- Worcester

What do you guys have??
 
CAPECRUSADER said:
Did this in the Northern New England post...had fun

Let's try Boston and beyond

CALL LETTER MEANINGS...or what we think they are

WBCN- Boston Concert Network
WMVY- Martha's Vineyard
WORC- Worcester

What do you guys have??
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WTAG- Worcester Telegram and Gazette
WARE- WARE
WEEI- Edison Electric Illuminating (Co)
WBNW- Business News Works
WRCA- Radio Comedy (and) Arts
WUNR- United Nations Radio
WMBR- Walker Memorial Basement Radio
WGBH- Great Blue Hill
WBUR- Boston University Radio
WBOS- BOSton
WHRB- Harvard Radio Broadcasting
WPLM- PLyMouth
WCRB- Charles River Broadcasting

Is there anyone who reads this list who didn't know all of these? (OK, maybe a few people didn't know WBNW, WRCA, or WUNR.)
 
CAPECRUSADER said:
Did this in the Northern New England post...had fun

Let's try Boston and beyond

CALL LETTER MEANINGS...or what we think they are

WBCN- Boston Concert Network
WMVY- Martha's Vineyard
WORC- Worcester

What do you guys have??
Click to expand...

EEI Edison Electrical Illumination
ATD At The Dump
PLM Plymouth
KLB Klub
 
Let's see........

WBIM - Bridgewater Instructional Media (Bridgewater State College)
WSHL - StoneHilL College
WXRB - Tribute to XERB/1090 (the Mexican Border Blaster)
WNRC - Nichols Radio Club (Nichols College)
WSKB - Westfield State Kollege Broadcasting
WAIC - American International College
WSCB - Springfield College Broadcasting
WRPS - Rockland (MA) Public Schools
WRBB - Radio Back Bay (Northeastern University)
WBRS - Brandeis Radio Station (Brandeis University)
WSRS - Worcester's Stereo Radio Station
WHRB - Harvard Radio Broadcasting (Harvard University)
WBRU - BRown University
WBET - Brockton Enterprise-Times (now WXBR)


NEXT..... :)
 
"WTBU" = Terrier Broadcasting Union (aka We're the Terriers of Boston University)
WMFO = MedFOrd (COL)
WZLY = WelleZLeY (COL and college name)
WAVM = The Audio/Video department of Maynard high school???
WZBC = The Z just sounds cool. BC = Boston College
WUMB = UMass Boston
WUML = UMass Lowell (WJUL = The Jewel of UMass Lowell)
WERS = Emerson Radio Service
WGBH = God Bless Harvard (j/k, it's Great Blue Hill)
"WBTY" = BenTleY college radio
"WNBY" = NewBurY college radio
WMBR = Walker Memorial Basement Radio
WBPR = Boston's Public Radio
WFPB = Falmouth Public Broadcasting???

I know WMWM has a cute little story behind it but I'm forgetting what it is.
 
WCGY (previous) - Curt GowdY, late owner
WJDA - James D. Asher, founder
WCCM - CCM is 800, their frequency, in Roman numerals.
WLLH - Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill
WVBF - either Virginia B. Fairbanks, wife of former owner OR Voice (of) Boston (and) Framingham
 
Early Byrd said:
WVBF - either Virginia B. Fairbanks, wife of former owner OR Voice (of) Boston (and) Framingham
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It's the former. ;)
 
The J in WJUL was just a random letter in order to get the UL for University of Lowell I was on the engineering staff there when it flipped from WLTI (Lowell Technological Institute) and was in studio when LTI signed off and JUL signed on.

WPLM We Play Lousy Music
 
A little north of the border in Portsmouth...

WHEB ...His Eternal Blessing ! I know, I worked there with Don Kelly, EJ Crummey, Duncan Dewer (what ever happened to him ?), Bill Silver...and, I think Garabedian was just wrapping up some kind of programming consultancy (pre-GTR) there...
 
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