RE: Is Sporting News Radio dead?

["Paul Hopfgarten" <paul@03038.com>]

Speaking of WSNR, should I have expected NOT to hear 620 in Queens/Nassau
County? I checked 620 on my radidio Fri 5PMish, and 620 was "Hormel" brand
hash. Is that the norm?

Paul Hopfgarten
East Derry NH 03041
paul@03038.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Sean
> Smyth
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 7:47 PM
> To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> Subject: Is Sporting News Radio dead?
>
>
> All Access reports today that WSNR (620 Newark) has dropped Sporting News
> Radio programming from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., apparently seven days
> per week. If
> they are tanking in their flagship market (where they had a three- or
> four-year head start on ESPN 1050), I wonder how much longer we'll see The
> Zone kicking around? (Of course, not having a third all-sports station
> around here and Eddie Andleman helping to bring in some ad
> dollars might be
> a tad helpful.) Since losing the Islanders, WSNR hasn't been
> doing anything
> of consequence, really, other than airing some Monday Night Football games
> that WFAN couldn't clear because it had a Knicks, Rangers or Mets game.
>
> Haven't listened to the WEEI vs. WWZN talk-war battle
> lately..who's sounding
> better?
>