Hi.

WBCN-FM, as I imagine our Boston-area readers would already know, is ending its
broadcasts. I only learned about this, myself, an hour ago or not much more,
being based in Vermont. Thanks to Ron Erickson of Gary Shane and the Detour for
passing along the news.

This is pretty much all I know at the moment.

Many of our readers are ex-New Englanders, living in spots even more remote from
Boston than Vermont. So it seems likely a good percentage of them have not yet
heard about this.

If this is news to you, you may want to search Google News or Yahoo News on WBCN
to learn more.

Yahoo Groups is out of service from Monday to today, and I am not totally clear
on whether it is back up and running yet. So I want to try sending this message
right away to find out whether it will actually get mailed.

Below are some key hitlist entries from my own Yahoo News search, minutes ago,
on WBCN.

RiP WBCN ex-FM

Alan

WBCN signs off air in CBS Boston radio shakeup
A major shakeup on the Boston radio dial is marking the end of an era for WBCN,
one of the nation's first progressive rock stations that helped launch U2 and
other prominent artists.
Boston Globe - Jul 14 8:55 PM

Corporate parent kills WBCN
Closing time WBCN-FM, a/k/a the "Rock of Boston," has as storied a history as
any Boston radio station, but its 41-year run on the local airwaves is ending
with a whimper. VIEW : Photos of WBCN through the years WBCN-FM, a/k/a the "Rock
of Boston," has as storied a history as any Boston radio station, but its
41-year run on the local airwaves is ending with a whimper. As Phoenix affiliate
101.7 ...
The Phoenix - Jul 15 7:26 AM

Big Boston Radio Swap: WBCN Out, FM Sports In
There's a huge shakeup in Boston radio. Mix 98.5 is moving to 104.1 on the FM
dial and WBCN is going to live on only as an Internet station. So who's taking
over 98.5 on the dial? An all-new sports station.
WBZ Boston - Jul 15 3:42 AM

WBCN signs off air in radio shakeup
A major shakeup on the Boston radio dial is marking the end of an era for WBCN,
one of the nation's first progressive rock stations that helped launch U2 and
other prominent artists. Owner CBS announced Tuesday that WBCN will move its
programming to the Internet and HD Radio as part of a shakeup that also brings
Boston's first FM all-sports station on Aug. 13.
WPRI Providence - Jul 15 5:09 AM

CBS sacks WBCN for all-sports Boston station
In a major shake-up to the local radio landscape, CBS Radio is pulling the plug
on legendary Boston rock station WBCN-FM (104.1) and is switching off the music
for the first...
Boston Herald - Jul 14 10:14 AM