Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play

[Scott Fybush]

>I had hoped that once Infinity and Westinghouse Broadcasting merged
>that surely Patriots would return to WBZ, where they belonged. They
>don't belong on an alternative rocker. Never have.  I listen to  WBCN
>exactly 16 time a year (more if the Pats are in the playoffs). I
>create my own simulcasts, as I can't stand network TV announcers;
>otherwise it's a 'never listen' station.

The NFL's had a league-wide policy to try to get the games on FM 
wherever possible. They like the idea of attracting younger audiences 
that way, and they figure the older fans will follow the games 
wherever they are. And it's good business for stations like BCN - 
unlike baseball, hockey or basketball, it's a minimum of disruption 
to the weekday schedule, with lots of ad revenue on what would 
otherwise be fairly dead winter weekends.

There are only a handful of NFL teams that still have AM flagships 
(the Jets are one, and the Bears, as well, I do believe.)

Most of the others are on either modern rock or classic rock 
stations. Out here in Bills country, they're on both - Citadel 
simulcasts them on both classic rock WGRF 96.9 ("97 Rock") and modern 
rock WEDG 103.3 ("The Edge"), and Rochester gets them on classic rock 
WCMF (96.5). It's actually a very good mesh with CMF's audience. They 
do a Bills show every Monday night, and the morning show constantly 
has players on.

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