It's not WEEI vs. WCRB - it's WEEI *and* WCRB

[A. Joseph Ross]

On 16 Aug 2007 at 18:49, David Tomm wrote:

> Interesting, since there were articles in both the Globe & Herald
> today saying that Dennis & Callahan were negotiating directly with
> Nassau about doing mornings on a new regional sports network based at
> WCRB.  You have to wonder if Entercom swooped in and set this up with
> Nassau from right under D&C to limit their options and force them to
> budge at the bargaining table.  It also eliminates a possible
> competitor to WEEI in Boston, and expands their reach.  Nassau makes
> out since they can put a profitable format on a bunch of their
> stations around New England and I'm sure that the cash infusion from
> selling 50% of 99.5 will help their bottom line.  It looks like a
> win-win for everyone involved--except for D&C.
 
But it shows just how precarious is the continued survival of WCRB as 
a classical station.  We won a reprieve last year, not a victory.

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