[105] After stunting with a computerized countdown sequence, the simulcast began at 5:30 p.m. the next day with AC/DC's "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)". [69] General manager Bruce Mittman later recounted he "almost drove off the road laughing" from listening to an aircheck assembled by Hughes,[70] and after a competing offer from a Dallas station, Hughes and Cumia were hired by WAAF in afternoon drive on March 1995, officially replacing Liz Wilde. Entercom Communications Corp., a leading media and entertainment company and one of the two largest radio broadcasters in the U.S., on Tuesday announced a deal to sell Rock 107.3 WAAF … [95], During the production of a WAAF compilation CD, an audio track by evening host Mistress Carrie that gave out a phone number to someone named "Mike" was inserted as an inside joke; the phone number given was the inside studio line to WBCN, forcing WBCN to change their hotline. [91], WAAF took credit for being the first radio station to play Godsmack in 1999, giving the band extensive airplay before landing a music deal. WAAB, Inc., was owned by Ahmet Ertegun and his brother Nesuhi Ertegun, as well as record executive Jerry Wexler; all had just recently sold Atlantic Records to Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. While the station's signal strength dramatically decreased in most parts of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and Western Massachusetts, the move was an attempt to concentrate the signal into Greater Boston. Hosts . In February 1997, both stations engaged in a war of words over who had an advance copy of the Aerosmith album Nine Lives first; WAAF offered to play it over the phone to anyone who would call in, while during a listening party for the CD, WBCN announcer Mark Parenteau ripped WAAF as "juvenile" and "trailer park trash bottom feeders". [117] Greg Hill and co-host Danielle Murr were transferred from WAAF to the morning-drive timeslot on WEEI-FM (and by extension, WVEI, due to it being a full-time affiliate of WEEI-FM's regional network) in the wake of Gerry Callahan's dismissal from WEEI-FM over declining ratings. The show will also feature a monthly interview with Governor Charlie Baker (“Breakfast with Baker”), as well as many other staple benchmarks.”. So, basically, the WAAF morning show is moving to WEEI — just with a little more sports than before. 2 = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. WAAF resumed broadcasting at the Paxton site to address alleged multipath issues, which were blamed on a faulty T1 line between their Brighton studios and the transmitter site. “I want, more than anything, something that I’m just as passionate about, that gives me the life force that WAAF did. Annie Dow I’m Annie Dow. [38] Zapis Communications was headed by Xenophon Zapis and son Lee Zapis, who also owned WZAK in Cleveland. "[7] Following Wilde's promotion to afternoons, John Osterlind took over as evening host. Callahan's co-host, Mike Mutnansky, was reassigned to weeknights on WEEI-FM, while Hill's other co-host Lyndon Byers and producer Mike Hsu were moved to afternoon drive on WAAF. [104] Entercom entered into a time brokerage agreement several hours after the announcement, and switched WILD-FM to a simulcast of WAAF, enabling full-market coverage of WAAF's programming in Downtown Boston and other parts of the metro area. Then I turned the corner and saw Mark Hannon—our GM—sitting there, and I got a pit in my stomach. [46] WAAF's musical direction was shifted to what was called "Rock 40", featuring harder songs by core artists, while increasing the amount of new and current music played. [137], WKVB does not air local programming; all content is transmitted via satellite by the Educational Media Foundation's K-Love network based out of Rocklin, California. Gregg “Opie” Hughes and Anthony Cumia found a home there for their humor and talk show in 1995, until the station cut them lose three years later after an April Fools’ Day prank in …

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