Re: Lowell Spinners' radio broadcasts

["Gary Francis, WCAP" <gary@afternoonlive.com>]

Unless you know what freezes over WCAP will NOT be carrying the Lowell
Spinners....and the Bob Ellis issue isn't the real issue - it basically is
not a money making proposition - plain & simple.  I've seen the numbers and
they don't work.

-gary f
(back from the frigid south)
(if i ever suggest going to FLorida the last week of Dec and first week of
January again would someone please hit me with a dummy load!)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@suscom.net>
To: "Kevin Vahey" <k-vahey@attbi.com>
Cc: "Boston Radio Mailing List" <bri@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: Lowell Spinners' radio broadcasts


> Kevin Vahey writes:
> > One thing is a given Bob Ellis stays with the Spinners so that rules out
> > WCAP as Maurice and Bob will not be breaking bread anytime soon.
>
> What is the deal? I can understand WCAP not hiring Bob full-time...but why
> the animosity?
>
> > JUL could work as the model has been set by Staten Island which uses the
> > City College station there ( the 6th inning brought to you by Burger
> > King on Victory Blvd )
>
> "The fourth inning brought to you by Fresh Kills Landfill....sniff and..."
> (silence followed by vomiting noises)
>
> To me, 91.5 is the Spinners' only opportunity if a WCAP deal is not
reached,
> though The Station Formerly Known As WADN puts in an OK signal into Lowell
> at night (aren't they directional to the north?). Maybe Wayne Braverman
can
> do the color with Ellis...that might qualify as the Deep Voiced Tandem of
> the Year and would keep a WJUL connection in there.
>
> > Don't rule out 1510 as Sporting News Radio does the Brooklyn games
>
> SNR was desperate to get play-by-play on 620 and they weren't getting the
> Mets or Yankees. Also, I believe 620 had some programming related to the
> Mets (i.e. the GM's show or Valentine's weekly show) and the Mets are
> Brooklyn's parent club.
>
> Having tried to pick up 1510 in Westford and along 495 at night, I believe
> that's not even an option.
>