Greater Media

[Research_Weenie]

They bought the old bad signal WBZ-FM....I think it was dark at the time.

Signal was NOT bad - i used to pull it in all the way out in Northampton, Mass. I remember listening because at the time they would replay the same Top 40 songs over and over. If you had the list, you knew what songs were coming up. When "Sorrow" by Davie Bowie was one of the songs in their "Top 40", and I would make the effort to hear it every time it came around.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

Signal was NOT bad - i used to pull it in all the way out in Northampton, Mass.

I remember the signal strength and coverage of WBZ-FM was actually very good.

Their audio always had a thin, tinny quality, though.

 

[Retro]

Kinda reminds me of the original WROR back in the mid-late 80's.

WBOS had a quieter processing sound for a while there too.

 

[cheapman]

If I understand correctly, channel 5 was originally allocated to Worcester. I'm not sure if there was ever a direct connection with the 107.3 frequency, but I do recall hearing channel 5 originally used the same tower and building on Asnebumskit Hill in Paxton that 107.3 used for many years. 5 wasn't in Worcester long though before moving to Boston and becoming WHDH-TV.

What I recall of WBZ-FM was pretty much top 40 in the 70's. It was automated most of the time but there were occasions where DJ's voices popped in either live or possibly pre-recorded. And if I'm not mistaken two of those voices were Ken Shelton and Clark Schmit.

I don't ever recall their signal being "bad," but I do remember their audio always sounded flat like no attention was ever given to putting a decent processor on it.

Also WAAB in Worcester was owned by Atlantic Records.

 

[Retro]

5 wasn't in Worcester long though before moving to Boston and becoming WHDH-TV.

WNAC, WNEV, has been at Bulfinch Place since at the very least, early 80's.

 

[12 In a Row]

5 wasn't in Worcester long though before moving to Boston and becoming WHDH-TV.

WNAC, WNEV, has been at Bulfinch Place since at the very least, early 80's.

As I recall, right after WNAC Radio switched to The Big 68, WRKO both radio and TV moved to Bulfinch. That would have been 67/68.

 

[wavelength9]

I worked with Ed McCann 10 years ago. I believe he lived in Brighton at the time. I assumed incorrectly he was originally from there.

Ed was one of the best people in that building to work with. One of his sons passed away last year and obviously he took it very hard.

 

[DavidZ]

If I understand correctly, channel 5 was originally allocated to Worcester. I'm not sure if there was ever a direct connection with the 107.3 frequency, but I do recall hearing channel 5 originally used the same tower and building on Asnebumskit Hill in Paxton that 107.3 used for many years. 5 wasn't in Worcester long though before moving to Boston and becoming WHDH-TV.

I seem to remember that the former owners of the Worcester Telegram & the Evening Gazette (back when they were separate dailies under the same company) owned the license for Channel 5 when it was originally allocated to Worcester. In addition, they owned WTAG-AM & WSRS-FM. As the story goes, they decided to give up the license to Channel 5 and put their resources into the FM station. They believed that FM radio was a much better long term investment than a TV station. In hindsight, having a major network TV station in Worcester would have done so much more for the psyche of the city.