103.7 and the Red Sox

[Kevin Vahey]

WPRO covers a lot of holes in SE Mass that 103.7 can't.....I don't see 
the Sox moving, The same situation exists in Worcester and the Sox stay 
on WTAG.


On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 10:12pm, Sean Smyth wrote:
> I read on the Boston radio-info board about the sale of 103.7 to
> Entercom for the purported WEEI simulcast. Talk there is centering 
> about
> whether or not the Sox will air on 103.7, especially since WPRO is the
> Providence affiliate on the Sox radio network this year.
>
> However, since WWRX is licensed to Westerly, couldn't Entercom still 
> put
> the games on 103.7? After all it (nominally) would be a Westerly
> affiliate on the Sox network. (Granted, the 103.7 signal is quite 
> strong
> downtown Providence but it's also pretty strong throughout southern
> Massachusetts as well.) If approached that way I don't think
> WPRO/Citadel would have a leg to stand on - if Entercom pushed the
> issue. Of course I haven't seen the affiliate contract nor the 
> broadcast
> rights contract so I could be speaking out of school.
>
> Thoughts?