RE: Nashua Pride Radio Network

["Paul Hopfgarten" <hopfgapr@sprynet.com>]

John...

How about 1370/WFEA? I think their signal might cover a large part of the
area

-Paul Hopfgarten
The other one from Derry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of John
> Bolduc
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 12:55 PM
> To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: Nashua Pride Radio Network
>
>
>
>
> I just paid a visit to the Nashua Pride Prof. Baseball Team
> homepage. On their
> message board is a mention of fans wanting the restoration of the "Radio
> Network".
>
> In 1998 the network consisted of WSMN 1590 AM Nashua NH and WBKR 1250 AM
> Manchester NH.
>
> WSMN had coverage to the north and east of the city and horrible
> / no coverage
> to the very near west. (Many potential nearby fans in adjacent
> towns could never
> hear WSMN, especially at night, when most of the games were played.)
> WKBR helped fill in some of the gaps, although their signal in
> the big gap to
> the west wasn't great. It also provided nighttime coverage into
> Concord NH.
>
> In 1999 the network, as it was stll called, consisted only of WSMN 1590 AM
> Nashua. Later in the year internet broadcast were added.
>
>
>
> Hypothetical question:
>
> Giving the changing ownership of many southern NH radio stations,
> is there any
> chance of adding a station or two, to the Nashua Pride Radio Network. What
> station could provide a good signal to existing and potential fan
> base?  Why
> would a station want to become part of the network?
>
>
> My thoughts is that to get the coverage they need it would
> probably have to be
> an FM station I think 92.1 in Peterborough would be a good
> candidate.  WZID 95.7
> Manchester NH with their killer signal would be great, but I
> think Delilah has a
> look on the nighttime schedule.
>
> On the AM side WDER 1320 in Derry NH does a fair amount of local
> sports but adds
> very little New Hampshire coverage area overs WSMN's signal.
>
> The WGIR three station network (610 Manchester, 1540 Exexter, 930
> Rochester)
> would be good, but the Red Sox would be playing many of their
> games at the same
> time.
>
>
> The Pride Homepage is at :
>
> http:www.nashuapride.com
>
>
> (Sidenote) I'm very disppointed that none of Manchester's AM/FM
> stations cover
> any local high school sports. Nashua, Derry, and IIRC correctly
> Concord and
> Keene cover local HS Sports fairly well.
>
>
> John
>
>