RE: Fox51/Portland to switch to the WB

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

Your mixing UPN (Urban Peoples Network........just kidding) which tends to
cater to the African-American audience.

WB (we're Babies) caters to the under 25 crowd

-Paul Hopfgarten
-Derry NH

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Dan
> Billings
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 8:27 PM
> To: Chris Beckwith; Boston Radio Interest
> Subject: Re: Fox51/Portland to switch to the WB
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Beckwith" <beckwith@ime.net>
> To: "Boston Radio Interest" <bri@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 10:08 AM
> Subject: Fox51/Portland to switch to the WB
>
>
> > According to Cynthia Turner's Cynopsis the change is to occur on Sunday
> > October 7th.
> >
> > The receptionist at WPXT/WPME verified the story but couldn't say where
> the
> > Fox programming was headed.
>
> Why would they make this change?  Isn't there a significant difference
> between Fox ratings and WB ratings nationally?   Isn't much of the WB
> programming aimed at an African American audience?  African Americans make
> up about 1% of the Maine population.  And most importantly, where
> will I be
> able to watch "King of the Hill"?
>
> -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
>
>