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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 purch
by sanj 4mo ago
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.
https://wmbr.org/www/history https://wmbr.org/www/history
- tapoxi 4mo agoI 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.
- acomjean 4mo agoWmbr is great. I always assumed it was “Walker Memorial Building Radio” based on the building it transmits from.