More Boston dead-air party

[dan.strassberg@att.net]

Starting a few weeks ago, WBPS 890 displaced a bunch of syndicated shows, which 
it was getting as tradeouts, to carry eight hours daily of paid programming 
from Sports Terminal Radio Network, which called itself America's newest sports-
talk network. STRN's material, much--if not all--of which had been recorded 
earlier in the day, aired from 8:00 PM to 4:00 AM M-F interrupted only by IDs 
and the TOH news feed from USA Radio Network.

Well, after--I would say--at most, two weeks of STRN, WBPS, for the last week 
or so, has been back to dead air from 8:00 PM to 4:00 AM M-F, except for the 
aforementioned IDs and news feed. Unless the cause is yet another technical 
glitch (of which WBPS has been afflicted with many), and the programming makes 
a quick return, this has to have been one of the shortest runs of a new format 
in Boston radio history.

When I first pointed out that WBPS was carrying this programming, I joked about 
the use of the word "terminal" in the network name. Hmmm... Was STRN already 
terminally ill when it struck its deal with the outfit that is LMAing WBPS and 
reselling the time?
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