Fybush: Where WEEI simulcasts will air

[David Tomm]

Sporting News Radio has been on life support for awhile now.  They've 
shed a lot of salary since Paul Allen sold them off.  They've even 
shuttered their Chicago studios and are renting studio space in LA 
somewhere.  You have to wonder how much longer they can survive being 
the #3 sports radio network.  It's also possible that the Nassau sports 
stations may keep their ESPN affiliations, at least for the short term. 
  They will need to air something during Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots 
Monday coverage.  I don't know who holds the Fox Sports affiliation in 
Portland (WZAN?) so they may not be able to use FSR the way WEEI does 
on overnights and fringe shifts.  JJ could make a run at ESPN if he's 
willing to clear more hours per week than the Nassau stations once they 
switch to WEEI.  I'm sure the Worldwide Leader would want him to clear 
Mike and Mike though, which he may not be willing to do if he's 
currently live in that daypart.  It will be interesting to see how it 
all pans out.

The other thing to keep in mind is there are several Nassau stations 
not yet identified which will carry WEEI.  Manchester/Concord is one 
region yet to be named but it's possible that one or two of the FM's in 
the current W-Bach quadcast could be involved.  The two AM's would not 
have much of a range at night.  Adding an FM or two to the mix could 
make things difficult for the Jeffery stations...

Dave Tomm
"Mike Thomas"

On Aug 20, 2007, at 4:34 PM, Dan Billings wrote:

> J.J. will still have the advantage of being on FM, at least for part 
> of the Portland market.  He also has an established local morning show 
> and recently added a local afternoon drive show.  If he loses the Sox 
> that will be a big loss.  Maybe he would be able to pick up the 
> SeaDogs if he loses the Sox. If JJ put the dogs on his JAB stations 
> and 96.3 WLOB, as he does now with the Sox, that would be a big 
> upgrade over the current SeaDogs coverage in Greater Portland and 
> western Maine.
>
> I think J.J. should dump Sporting News Radio and replace it with ESPN 
> when the WEEI network hits the air.  ESPN's talk programming is 
> greatly superior to Sporting News, IMO.