ESPN

[Stephanie Weil]

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, Dan Strassberg wrote:

> Yes, WEEI did carry SOME MLB games and clearly did not take the whole
> package. However, has WEPN made ANY showing against WFAN in New York? I had
> heard that WEPN's New York numbers were in the same, umm, league as WWZN's
> Boston numbers. If so, what sort of deal is ESPN giving to major-market

WEPN-1050 (ESPN New York) is a Disney/ABC o&o.

Also the primary purpose of the station's existence is to give the network
a New York outlet.  That makes it a selling point to other affiliates
around the country (and also to ad agencies).

Sure some of the network product has been replaced by some local content
(why they do that, I have no clue - considering this is supposed to be a
network clearinghouse. I guess they do run the national ads though).

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Stephanie Weil
New York City, NY