Re: Costa / Haverhill Gazette / WCCM

["Terrence M. Wood" <TERRY_WOOD@prodigy.net>]

But, do we understand that the Eagle Tribune owns the Costa
Stations...aren't they just one big family?
- -----Original Message-----
From: John Bolduc <John_Bolduc@Pictel.com>
To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: Costa / Haverhill Gazette / WCCM


>A co-worker at work informed me that the Eagle Tribune bought the Gazette
>quite some time ago, so it's not a Costa owned newspaper.
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>John
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>Marc Lemay <times@massachusetts.com>
>06/16/98 07:35 AM
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>Please respond to times@massachusetts.com
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>To:   John Bolduc/PicTel
>cc:   boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
>Subject:  Re: Costa / Haverhill Gazette / WCCM
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>John Bolduc wrote:
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>> Greetings
>>
>> I heard on a WCCM 800 Lawrence MA newscast last evening that the Costa
>> owned Haverhill (MA) Gazette is going from a daily newspaper to a weekly
>> newspaper next week. It was recommended that current subscribers accept a
>> subscription to the Eagle Tribune in it's place. I know Costa owns a/some
>> radio stations in the area. Does this follow the plan that was discussed
>> somewhat this past autumn on this list. I think WCCM is one of the Costa
>> stations??
>>
>> John
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>I knew that Pat Costa owned WHAV, WCCM and WNNW, but I didn't know he also
>owned the
>Gazette???  When did this happen?  Secondly, I thought he was in
>partnership with the
>Eagle Tribune (hence Costa/Eagle Communications)?  Does this spell the
>demise of the
>Haverhill Gazette (I know, not a radio question...sorry.)  Also, does this
>mean that
>Costa will possibly (slight grin) bring one or two of the stations back to
>English to
>create a Merrimack Valley Network of sorts?
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>Too many questions for just one post!
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>Marc Lemay
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