Re: FNX in Providence?

[SteveOrdinetz <steveord@wavewizard.com>]

At 03:35 PM 2/23/00 -0500, PublicRef2 wrote:
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>And could Springfield and/or Hartford be next?
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>If FNX indeed expands it's presence with alternative rock throughout New
>England, could this give WBCN an "out" to switch to "extreme" talk?
>


Gotta be careful with these things.  Remember WDRE on Long Island tried
this in the 80s and it flopped rather badly.  Much of WFNX's charm (if you
want to call it that) is that they're very Boston-centric.  Much like Howie
Carr, something gets lost when you try to become too generic.