Re: NBC/Mutual

[Dib9@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-08-04 09:50:04 EDT, Ed writes:

<< The Associated Press reported early this morning (Tuesday) that Westwood
 One will discontinue both the NBC Radio and Mutual Broadcasting News
 operations at the end of August.  The last fifty workers will be laid
 off.  AP didn't say whether, or if, Westwood One will provide some other
 news product to existing affiliates.>>

970 WZAN Portland runs NBC News at the top of each hour.  (Except during
Imus.)  Sister station 560 WGAN runs CBS and co-owned WPOR has ABC, but only
runs Paul Harvey.  I wonder if Saga could run the top of the hour ABC newscast
on WZAN?

Dan Billings
Bowdoinham, Maine

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