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April 7, 2024 14 mins

Ever had a song you couldn't stop playing over and over again? You wouldn't be alone, but one broadcaster used this tactic to help promote multiple bands on a station in Boston, MA in the 1970s. More on Maxanne Sartori on this episode of Feminist Frequencies

Warning: This episode contains mentions of suicide, although not in depth, but please be sensitive to your own needs. 

Research: 

WBCN and the American Revolution. Directed by Bill Lichtenstein, PBS, 2019.

https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/04/19/wbcn-and-the-american-revolution-cements-the-radio-stations-place-in-music-history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DNIxhdFvvA

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/22/arts/story-wbcn-radio-station-that-mattered-now-book/

https://bspurlin.wordpress.com/maxanne-sartori/

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/11/19/wbcn-american-revolution-boston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYY3a86GphQ

https://www.mmone.org/maxanne/

https://www.massbroadcastershof.org/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-2018/maxanne-sartori/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGe8DtQaeFE 

https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:4f16p494h

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