Radio History for the Portland and Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester markets.

[producershemp]

WMGX signed on in 1977. The format flip to Coast was not on the station's 30th anniversary (another Wikipedia error).

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Does anyone know what WTSN-AM 1270 was like in the past?

[pablo04002]

Does anyone know what WTSN-AM 1270 was like in the past?

When I was growing up in the 60's it was a top 10 music station. Paul LeBlanc did the AM slot and I seem to recall a fellow named Bob Prince did the evening. Jock McKenzie did sports but I don't remember much more. I don't recall when they went to the talk format but am sure it was after 1970.

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Top 10 Music Station?

[Andy Taylor]

I remember from around 1977,TOH ID,WTSN Dover,The Best Music Station in the Seacoast.Paul Leblanc (who I think just retired after 40 years of mornings @ 1270.)was on mornings and Jim Sebastion afternoons.I think WTSN was the better Top 40 of the three,WHEB,WTSN & WWNH at the time in the N.H. Seacoast..

[JIBGUY]

WHEB-AM 750 went dark for good in the early 90's. I think there was a deal made with the city to lose one tower, the AM, so the WHEB-FM tower could have more height added..

I heard that too, but isn't that tower still there?  LOOKS like an old AM tower, which is next to the taller FM tower. The shorter tower is just about on the water, which would have been a great place for an AM station.

[JIBGUY]

The OTHER story I heard (about WHEB-750) is that the then-owners wanted to move it to Kittery or York, so that it would be over the then-750-mile distance from co-channel WSB in Atlanta, Ga. That would enable WHEB-750 to have normal nighttime service.  The FCC said 'no' to that (allegedly) and also allegedly, the WHEB-750 owners turned in the license in protest.  Perhaps there was no other option, as most people were not buying stations in 1991 or so.  Had I known, I would have loved to have grabbed that station. (730, 740, 750 what a hoot!).  - However, those 3....  730, 740, and 750 were quite short-spaced.  --BB 

[NHRadio]

Sorry Chris, but WXRV is now licensed to Andover MA. The xmtr site and studios haven't changed (yet).

WXRV, formerly WLYT (W-Lite), formerly WHAV-FM (The Wave) is licensed to and located in Haverhill, MASS, not Andover as stated.

[SERy694]

WHEB-AM 750 went dark for good in the early 90's. I think there was a deal made with the city to lose one tower, the AM, so the WHEB-FM tower could have more height added..

I heard that too, but isn't that tower still there?  LOOKS like an old AM tower, which is next to the taller FM tower. The shorter tower is just about on the water, which would have been a great place for an AM station.

JIBGUY....haven't been by the site in a few years, but it was easy to tell the towers apart:  the old AM tower was a free-stander, which sat in the marshy area (Sagamore Creek, I think) to the immediate right of the building.  The old FM tower was a guyed tower to the rear of the building. 

[Gadon]

For 1000 watts @ 750 The former WHEB AM had a great signal.. Used to hit the North Shore quite well !