Globe: Some '07 Sox games on WEEI

[Dan Strassberg]

It's neither. The idea is to not confuse listeners who fill out Arbitron
diaries. I imagine that, at least in large markets, a lot of co-owned
stations have their own sales staffs (even if they share GMs, PDs, and Sales
Managers). Since the sales staff's compensation depends on rates and rates
depend on ratings, anything that might credit listenership to the wrong
station is likely to really upset the sales force. Stations can't afford to
do that.

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Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Francini" <francini@mac.com>
To: "Bob Nelson" <raccoonradio@gmail.com>
Cc: "Dan Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net>;
<boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: Globe: Some '07 Sox games on WEEI


> "AM 850".  Another case where station A won't mention station B's
> calls, even though they are co-owned?
>
> Is this merely professional courtesy or some sort of FCC rule?
>
> John
>
> On 9 May 2006, at 15:50, Bob Nelson wrote:
>
> > On 5/9/06, Dan Strassberg <dan.strassberg@att.net> wrote:
> >> What's special about Friday nights on WRKO? Taste of Boston? I
> >> know that TOB
> >> is brokered time but does WRKO REALLY have contractual commitments
> >> with
> >> advertisers for Friday nights throughout the 2007 baseball season?
> >
> > Good question. Maybe it's just trying to throw a bone to WEEI--to
> > give them SOME
> > games once in awhile. Or, yes, it could be some kind of sponsor
> > commitment.
> >
> > Most listeners will get used to the switching back and forth between
> > stations--and yes,
> > while 30 regular season games will be on WEEI, it means a whopping 132
> > will be on
> > 'RKO). There will be announcements on both stations saying where the
> > given game will be
> > on the dial, just as how WRKO mentions the Red Sox game will air on
> > "AM 850" etc.
> >
>