there briefly until June 15, 1927, when the wavelength was changed to 516.9 meters (580 kHz). It has remained on 580 kHz ever since. WTAG was a charter member of the NBC Radio Network. It carried their first broadcast November 15, 1926. From 1927 until 1934 the station ran various power levels on 580 kHz, finally ending up with 500 watts from a T antenna at 20 Franklin Street, the T&G building. An RCA 1-B transmitter was put on the air in 1931 and was used occasionally until the mid-1960s. Limited by the downtown location, a site was located that would allow for construction of towers. A farm on Shrewsbury Street in Holden, about north of the center of Worcester, was purchased in 1934. Construction of a new transmitting facility was begun in 1935. On February 2, 1937, WTAG began transmitting with a power of 1000 watts using a three tower directional antenna system. This transmitter site has been in continuous use since that time. The transmitter used was an RCA 1-D which was kept until 1977. September 21, 1938, saw the infamous 1938 New England hurricane, which leveled all three towers between 5:00 and 5:20 p.m. WTAG operated from the 20 Franklin Street location until May 19, 1939, when the replacement of all three towers was completed. The replacement towers, self-supported and tall built by the Blaw-Knox company, are still in use today. WTAG's master control and studios were substantially renovated in 1939. The acoustics of the studio were much improved and theater seating allowed for an audience for live programming. The custom RCA mixing console was one of the largest built by RCA for a radio station. WTAG had its own orchestra and originated many music and dramatic shows from studio A. April 9, 1940, marked the beginning of daytime operation with power of 5,000 watts. Nighttime operation with 5,000 watts began January 2, 1942. Two additional Blaw-Knox towers were added to allow 5 kW directional night time operation. The five towers at the Holden site survived the 1953 Worcester tornado. However, one of the towers was lost to Hurricane Carol in 1954. The nighttime directional pattern was reworked to use the four remaining towers. The fallen one was never replaced. Those four towers are still in use today. WTAG's affiliation with NBC ended on April 5, 1943, when the station joined CBS, replacing WORC (which moved to