Sponsor (Jan-June 1950)

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Roclio is the biggest lliiiicj in Boston! Boston is Boston., .and there's no place like it. Take radio. Today 99.2% of all homes in metropolitan Boston — the largest percent for any city area in the world — are radio homes. More Boston families are listening than ever before. In 1948, there were 210,599 families listening to radio during the average evening quarter hour between 6 p.m and midnight, all week long. In 1950, there are 229,077... a 9% increase! And... WEEI is the biggest thing in Boston radio. Bigger than ever! Today, the number of families listening to WEEI during the average quarter hour between 6 and 8 pm is 50% greater than in 1948. Between 8 and 10 PM— 20% greater. Between 10 PM and midnight— 43% greater. Today, WEEI delivers not only more listeners than any other Boston station — but also bigger audiences than ever. And WEEI sponsors get more for their money than ever before !