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0 pointssanj3d ago0 comments

And WTBS the radio station was also purchased by Ted Turner!

It was originally "Tech Broadcasting Service" and run by an MIT student group.

For the $50k purchase, the newly-named WMBR purchased a new transmitter.

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I never knew this.

Also if you're in the Boston/Cambridge area, WMBR is a fun and weird listen and clearly sounds like college radio when compared to something like WERS.

acomjean3d ago

Wmbr is great. I always assumed it was “Walker Memorial Building Radio” based on the building it transmits from.

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tapoxi3d ago

I never knew this.

Also if you're in the Boston/Cambridge area, WMBR is a fun and weird listen and clearly sounds like college radio when compared to something like WERS.

acomjean3d ago

Wmbr is great. I always assumed it was “Walker Memorial Building Radio” based on the building it transmits from.

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