WCBR and a listing in a Hartford-Area Phone Book?

[MarcB]

This is listed in the Farmington Section of the Greater Hartford AT&T Phone Book:

WCRB SOUND SYSTEMS
750 SOUTH STREET
WALTHAM, MA
1-800-225-8802

What is this and why is it in a suburban Hartford Phone book?

 

[Eli Polonsky]

This is listed in the Farmington Section of the Greater Hartford AT&T Phone Book:

WCRB SOUND SYSTEMS
750 SOUTH STREET
WALTHAM, MA
1-800-225-8802

What is this and why is it in a suburban Hartford Phone book?

WCRB Sound Systems was their commercial-free subscription background music service for businesses, restaurants, etc... which was broadcast on the SCA channel of their former 102.5 signal. I don't think it's still in operation since the station changed owners and frequencies, but I'm not sure. Businesses who wanted the service purchased or rented a special tuned SCA receiver from WCRB.

I don't know why it would be in a Hartford book because the area would (mostly) not have been in range of their old signal (and even far less likely their present one), but I think they also may have provided the music for clients on tapes or discs.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

I don't know why it would be in a Hartford book because the area would (mostly) not have been in range of their old signal (and even far less likely their present one), but I think they also may have provided the music for clients on tapes or discs.

Come to think of it, they may have contracted with stations in Hartford and other areas to run it on their SCA channels as well.