Re: WSME/1220, Sanford, ME

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In a message dated 97-07-26 22:22:18 EDT, you write:

<< Paul R Hopfgarten wrote:
 > 
 > 
 > > As far as market conditions in York County go, I am not sure what you
 > mean.
 > >  One problem for radio stations in the area is that listeners can get
all
 > the
 > > Portland stations and New Hampshire stations, but York County is
 > generally
 > > ignored by those stations as far as promotions, programing, and even
 > sales to
 > > a lesser extent.  As for as the economy goes, over the last ten years,
 > York
 > > County has grown faster than any other area in Maine and the economy of
 > the
 > > area is generally stronger than the rest of the state.   Unlike many
 > parts of
 > > the state, it would seem there is the money there to support a local
 > station.
 > >  As bad as WSME sounds, I did hear local commercials on the air!
 > 
 > Dan, doesn't it seem the local COL's (WXHT/York Ctr and WXBB/Kittery) do
 > NOT act as if their York County, but "Seacoast" stations?
 > 
 > Paul Hopfgarten
 > Derry NH
 
 
 WXHT's studios are in Portsmouth, in the same building as WHEB.  WXBB
 facilities are located in Dover, specifically at WOKQ.  The towers are
 in Maine, but that is about it.
 
 By the way, we do provide coverage to York County.  A large portion of
 our listeners are in Maine...so are many of our advertisors.
 Speaking for the News Department, we cover events as best we can with a
 small staff.  We consider York County just as important as Strafford and
 Rockingham counties in NH.
 I wouldn't have it any other way.  Besides, I live in Maine.  :)
 
 
 Dan Cole
 WTSN / WBYY
 Dover, NH >>

I listened to your station while in York County this week and you did, in
fact, do several stories about southern Maine.  The audio of the station also
came in much better than WSME in the middle of Sanford.

Dan Billings
Bowdoinham, Maine

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