Christmas Explosions 74 Years Ago Destroy Mr. Tilton’s Tower, Give Birth to WHAV
(An earlier version of this story appeared in 2017.) J.R. Poppele, chief engineer of WOR, New York, was hired by Haverhill Gazette owner John T. “Jack” Russ to conduct the original survey of transmitter sites for Russ’s proposed local FM radio station, later named WHAV. Poppele was an early F
