WBZ Traffic On The 3's Sponsored By The Competition

[gic]

Actually Clear Channel HAS started their own traffic service - it is
headquartered in Medford - probably at the WXKS building.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Smyth" <ssmyth@psu.edu>
To: "Mark Watson" <markwats@comcast.net>
Cc: "Boston Radio" <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: WBZ Traffic On The 3's Sponsored By The Competition


> On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 21:41:37 +0000, "Mark Watson" wrote:
> >    Monday afternoon, I heard one of WBZ Radio's "Traffic On The 3's"
reports
> > sponsored by Smart Traveler. If I'm not mistaken, WBZ's traffic reports
come
> > from Metro Traffic. I thought I saw somewhere that Metro and Shadow are
> > owned by Clear Channel, who owns Smart Traveler? Can anyone
clarify/confirm?
>
> Metro, Shadow and SmarTraveler are all owned by either Infinity or
Westwood One
> (I forget which). I read about Clear Channel *thinking* of starting up its
own
> traffic service but that's it.
>