RE: Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/21/2003 | Captain Real America

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

Now that 96.9's ratings are improving, would they really want to tamper with
that. They're now #2 in 'MJX in the GM Stable.

I think WROR would be a better fit, though WBOS may be the GM property that
could most use the Sox boost.

WBO-Sox...whew that stinks..
;-0



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 Aaron
> Read
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 1:07 PM
> To: Boston Radio Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/21/2003 | Captain Real America
>
>
> At 09:41 PM 6/26/2003, Nostatic wrote:
> >Kevin Vahey wrote:
> >
> >>Interesting rumor at Veterans Stadium has Sox execs meeting
> with Greater
> >>Media folk about a possible relationship. The Phillies are very happy
> >>with Greater Media since WPEN took the games away from WPHT. The Sox do
> >>have the right to cancel with Entercom at the end of the season as per
> >>their sale contract.
> >
> >The Sox on 96.9 would be an interesting scenario.  However with pregame
> >coverage normally starting at 6:30, it would cut into the tail
> end of Jay
> >Severin's show. With Severin being the foundation that TKK is built on,
> >management may not want to tamper with that show.
>
> I dunno - they put Chris Lydon in Severin's slot for two weeks a
> few years
> ago...I'd call that "tampering" with the foundation in a big way,
> although
> it was a "safe" move in that all of Severin's listeners knew he'd be back
> in two weeks and Lydon's got - or had - a pretty hefty contingent
> of loyal
> listeners that probably exceeded whatever else WTKK might've put
> there instead.
>
>
>
>
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