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Red Sox on WMEX - Opening theme

Fenway1912 said:
I haven't heard this since the late 70s, and I knew every word



WMEX went all in on the Red Sox, but the night signal doomed them.​
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I also remember the old WHDH song "You're just in time for the Red Sox." And "Here's Ken Coleman standing by, the voice of the Red Sox, a real nice guy."
 
brassband said:
I also remember the old WHDH song "You're just in time for the Red Sox." And "Here's Ken Coleman standing by, the voice of the Red Sox, a real nice guy."
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"You're just in time for the ballgame. You're just in time for excitement and fun. WHDH has reserved your place. Glad you could make it. So glad you could come." No mention of the Red Sox until the introduction of Coleman.
 
Radio Roadie said:
Wasn't WPLM-FM Plymouth the Sawx flagship station for a brief time?? Sort of remember the jingle they used to for their Red Sawx Radio Network.. the "Campbell Sports Network"
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I remember vividly the tin-cans-and-string quality audio PLM used to send down the line to the affiliates. It was very noticeable in Connecticut when comparing the Sox on WTIC to the Yankees on WPOP.
 
CTListener said:
I remember vividly the tin-cans-and-string quality audio PLM used to send down the line to the affiliates. It was very noticeable in Connecticut when comparing the Sox on WTIC to the Yankees on WPOP.
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Is it just me, or do a lot of radio stations today broadcast with a "tin-cans-and-string quality audio"? Hate to say it but noticeable even on WBZ at times. E.g., Dan Rea's nightly broadcast.
 
nowradioguy said:
Is it just me, or do a lot of radio stations today broadcast with a "tin-cans-and-string quality audio"? Hate to say it but noticeable even on WBZ at times. E.g., Dan Rea's nightly broadcast.
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It also depends on the quality of the radio you’re listening on and the noise floor where you’re listening.
 
nowradioguy said:
Is it just me, or do a lot of radio stations today broadcast with a "tin-cans-and-string quality audio"? Hate to say it but noticeable even on WBZ at times. E.g., Dan Rea's nightly broadcast.
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That's probably because he is bx-ing from home....Not an excuse or justification, just the reason. P=/
 
Uncle Kaimbridge said:
That's probably because he is bx-ing from home....Not an excuse or justification, just the reason. P=/
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Yes, I realize that, thank you, but either his microphone just plain sucks, and/or the AoIP connection is low-quality (i.e., not really broadcast quality). And it's not going to sound any better on HD-2 or the iHeart stream.
 
CTListener said:
I remember vividly the tin-cans-and-string quality audio PLM used to send down the line to the affiliates. It was very noticeable in Connecticut when comparing the Sox on WTIC to the Yankees on WPOP.
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WPLM was notorious for using a regular telco line from Fenway Park to Plymouth, as they did not want to pay what New England Telephone demanded for an in-state enhanced line.

Road games were even worse


Keep in mind that for the World Series, WPLM was only allowed to air the Sox announcers as they were the flagship. WHDH and all other affiliates had to air CBS audio.
 
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The Red Sox radio history is fascinating

en.wikipedia.org

List of Boston Red Sox broadcasters - Wikipedia

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Tom Yawkey moved the radio broadcasts to WHDH in 1947 when the Herald-Traveler upgraded to 50kw as he enjoyed the station's format. In 1975, he was furious when WHDH became a soft Top 40 station. He had a soft spot for WMEX as the station had rented studios from him for 30 years at 70 Brookline Ave and told Dick Richmond if you adopt the format WHDH abandoned, he would move the Red Sox there.

Yawkey only had one other demand from the station that had the rights - WTIC in Hartford had to be an affiliate as he would listen at his primary home in South Carolina.

WBZ never got the Red Sox contract
 


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