WBCN calls parked

[djjim6629]

I am a former Bostonian living in Charlotte, NC. I was listening to sports radio today and heard the WBCN calls. It was weird hearing those calls on the air again after years of living in Boston (1972-2001). Anyways, it appears as if CBS parked the calls on 1660 AM here in Charlotte. I wonder why they chose that station.
http://www.wfnz.com/
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/info?call=WBCN&service=AM

 

[raccoonradio]

This was mentioned on the Charlotte board a little while back and some other places; well, maybe it was the only place CBS could spare that wouldn't edge out other famed calls.
For the record, Charlotte has 2 other stations with call letters formerly used in Boston
WKKT (was on 1510/country & Bruins)
WLYT (was on 92.5, the River, as Lite 92.5)

So, add WBCN to those two.

I was telling a friend in Calif. (orig from Chicago) about the WBMX-FM calls moving to 104.1. He said when he thinks of those calls he remembers a station in Chicago (stood for B_lack M_usic e_Xperience, I think)

 

[JustinT]

I was telling a friend in Calif. (orig from Chicago) about the WBMX-FM calls moving to 104.1. He said when he thinks of those calls he remembers a station in Chicago (stood for B_lack M_usic e_Xperience, I think)

Yes, exactly. WBMX 102.7 was a legendary Chicago station; in 1989 it evolved into one of the first Urban AC stations as WVAZ "V103".