WRPT

[Marc Lemay <marc@timescommunications.com>]

>Paul Parent's gardening show, heard until recently on WRKO Saturday
mornings, is going syndicated from WRPT (650 Ashland, not, as the
Globe had it, "Allston"), with WBOQ (104.9 Gloucester) one of the
first affiliates and WPLM (99.1 Plymouth) taking a Sunday version.  We
also hear that WRPT's "Health and Fitness Today" morning host, Frankie
Boyer, is being asked to move from being a station employee to leasing
time for the show -- and she's none too pleased.  

OK...a couple of questions:

1.  From my understanding, WRPT's morning show was basically one 
large infomercial...where businesses bought time to have their product 
talked about on the air.   Does this mean that Frankie now has to buy the 
time from the station, then resell it to other businesses?  Sounds 
strange...but then again, its radio.

2.  "Syndicated from WRPT"...Does this mean WSRO is also carrying 
Paul's gardening show since RPT and SRO are basically one in the same?

Marc

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