RE: Bruins on Radio?

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

Actaully, Iowa moved its caucuses back to Jan 24th (FYI)

-Paul Hopfgarten
Derry NH


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> Speaking about the Bruins on radio....
> 
> I would expect that the January 31st home game against Anaheim and the
> February 1st away game at Ottawa will not be on WBZ-1030, but instead,
> moved to another area radio station (maybe one of the CBS/Infinity
> FM's?)
> 
> That is because the Iowa Caucuses wil occur the evening of January 31st,
> and the New Hampshire primary is the next day.
> 
> With the Iowa caucuses occuring in the evening, should results not be
> known until after 10 P.M., 'BZ could possibly run the game, then cut off
> the postgame and go into caucus coverage. But I can't imagine WBZ
> running a Bruins' game on the night of the New Hampshire primary, since
> BZ's daytime signal covers the southern two-
> thirds of the Granite State (unless they're painting their towers) and
> night signal covers all of New Hampshire. Polls will close at 7
> P.M.--the same time the game is due to begin, and given BZ's reputation
> for news, I think it would be very dumb for them to air a sporting event
> when the biggest story thus far of the 2000 Presidential Campaign is
> happening within it's signal area.
> 
> Joseph Gallant
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