WHAV To Air Original War of the Worlds In Haverhill

October 30, 2026

Updated from a prior report: 97.9 WHAV plans to air the original Mercury Theater on the Air presentation of War of the Worlds at 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, with an encore at 1 a.m. The station is marking the broadcast’s 88th anniversary and notes Haverhill was not struck by the Martian death ray. The post first appeared on WHAV.

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