Re: More Western Mass radio

[Mike Thomas <nostatic@earthlink.net>]

I'm suprised that Mega wasn't able to pick up Chowderhead Broadcasting's
WORC-Worcester (1310) and WGFP-Webster (940).  Chowderhead just sold its FM to
Montachusett, and right now the two AM's simulcast mostly satellite fed talk.  I
don't hear too many local spots on the stations.  I would think that Mega could
have pitched them enough bucks to make it attractive for them to cash out.

Mike Thomas
WXLO & Mediabase 24/7

Jibguy@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/14/99 2:46:54 PM EST, mwaters@mail.wesleyan.edu writes:
>
> <<  WARE has no signal in Springfield or Worcester,
>  really, that  a normal member of the public would listen to. And that's
>  daytime. At night, forget it. The Spanish-speaking population in WARE's
>  actual coverage area, based  on my traveling in recent years, is still
>  pretty low. >>
>
> Considering that
> there is no Worcester-oriented commercial Spanish programming,  it might do
> OK.  But as soon as a Worcester station DOES go Spanish, then its all over
> for WARE.    Now there IS Spanish on WCUW-FM (btw 88 & 92 FM) , and I have
> actually heard commercials!!!! on it).     Overall, it seems to me that Mega
> buying WARE is a bad move.  Seems also that Mega was unable to buy any
> Worcester signal.   I should have waited another 2 years to sell WNEB, now
> noticing what Mega pays for stations!!!!    However, keeping the WNEB xmtr
> site free from crime from local losers  for two more years would have made me
> go nuts.  Rather be sane than rich.
> ----jibguy

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