Re: Commercial facility names on non-commercial stations

[Larry Weil <kc1ih@mac.com>]

At 07:33 PM 3/1/03 -0800, Bob Nelson wrote:

>It amounts to yet another plug for companies (along
>with concert facilities which also bear corporate
>names).

It's also a way for companies (such as tobacco companies) that cannot 
legally advertise on TV and radio to get their name mentioned anyhow, esp 
in naming sporting events.  That's why there's a Winston Cup and Virginia 
Slims Tennis.

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Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH