BOSTON (AP) — Boston radio stations are planning to go silent for one minute next Monday to honor the victims and heroes of the Boston Marathon bombing.
The National Association of Broadcasters says stations owned by CBS Radio, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Entercom and Greater Media will participate in the tribute. It is planned for 2:50 p.m., exactly one week from when the two bombs exploded near the finish line of the marathon, killing three people and wounding more than 170.
Association President Gordon Smith says the stations served as first informers after the blast and want to salute the first responders and others who “do so much during emergency situations.”
