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From: peggy@ddsw1.mcs.com (Peggy Shambo)
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Subject: Re: Radio Station Names (Australia, Canada, HCJB)
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Date: 23 Sep 89 13:34:42 GMT
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In article  "Marc T. Kaufman"
 writes:
>The Moderator Writes:
>>                                   Some are more obscure: the old WEFM here
>>in Chicago was named for Edward F. McCormick, president of the Zenith Radio
>>Corporation...

>Naming stations for people is rather common.  KRHM-FM (which no longer exists)
>in Los Angeles was named for the owners:  Ruth and Harry Mazlish.

It seems to me that WRGB (Channel 6, Schenectady, NY) was named for Roy G.
Biv.. then again, I might be wrong?

Anyone got something different on this?  Actually I thought it kind of
clever.  :-)

Peg Shambo           | Anybody know of any IDMS/ADSO positions in
peggy@ddsw1.mcs.com  | the South of England? (London, Southampton,
		     | Portsmouth, Bournemouth would all be nice)