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

[Daniel Billings]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Francini" <francini@mac.com>
To: "BRI" <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: Globe: At radio deal's end, Sox may be in play


> I don't see what FM adds to Patriots broadcasts. Especially since  WBCN 
> doesn't come in so well north of the Mass. border.
>
> Frankly, I'd never seen the point of moving the Patriots to FM.

The Pats now have much higher profile affiliates in Maine since the switch 
to WBCN.  They are on WBLM in the Portland market and B-98.5 in the Augusta 
market.  It seems to me being on higher rated stations will result in more 
listeners for the games.