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Also the "T" in TBS, originally WTCG in Atlanta that became "superstation" WTBS (later dropping the leading W). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_TBS_(A

• sanj 6mo 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 6mo 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.
  • acomjean 6mo ago
    Wmbr is great. I always assumed it was “Walker Memorial Building Radio” based on the building it transmits from.