CONWAY — “The torch is being passed.”
That was the statement of Ron Frizzell in assessing the transfer of Mt. Washington Radio Group — local radio stations WMWV 93.5-FM, Magic 104 and Easy Listening 95.3 FM — to Keith Murray, 58, of Tilton.
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