I believe the call letters for 1050, now that Disney actually bought
1050 from the Forward Association, are WEPN. (for ESPN)

WEVD stood for Eugene V. Debs which was probably not the corporate
image Disney wanted. (Debs was a railroad union leader, and founder of
the Socialist Party. He was thrown in jail by Wilson for speaking out
against WWI; Harding pardoned him.)


Michael, I can remember tuning in WINS 1010 on numerous occasions in
Virginia Beach Va. Since installing special lightning arrestors that
specifically block Bcst band, my days of dx'g those stations are over.

I noticed they mentioned a reception of WINS in Germany on RVI Radio
World Sunday. Of course, under the 1941 radio treaty, WINS and WEPN
have to protect CFRB and CHUM, respectively - 1010 and 1050 are
Canadian clear channels. If you go 75-100 miles north or northwest of
NYC at night, the Canadians dominate. I suppose WINS does it with
directionality.