Felger leaving ESPN Boston

[David Tomm]

Don't count out Greater Media.  They've made serious plays for the  
Red Sox and Howie Carr over the past couple of years.  They've shown  
they can do talk on FM, as WTKK even without Howie or the Sox has  
better 25-54 numbers, makes more money and has a better power ratio  
than WRKO despite losing to them in the meaningless 12+ beauty  
contest.  Plus, GM is privately held and has grown conservatively, so  
they most likely have access to the capital needed to make this deal.

Currently, WBOS is nothing but a jockless classic alternative  
station.  Essentially, an empty canvas.   Sports stations don't  
necessarily need play-by-play to survive, so that wouldn't hold GM  
back.   I'm sure ESPN would pull the radio affiliation away from WAMG/ 
WLLH and put it on WBOS (or BCN for that matter) in a split second.   
That would add some special events programming to the new station  
along with fringe shift coverage.

I will agree that putting this together would be easier on WBCN.   
They could keep O&A on mornings at least in the short term, the Pats  
& B's would fit right in, plus pull CBS Radio Sports (mostly NFL &  
college football) away from WEEI AND add ESPN as well.  Still, either  
station could conceivably do this.  I'm sure Ordway would love to  
have BOTH groups in on the bidding, and it may just happen.

-Dave Tomm
"Mike Thomas"

On Jul 13, 2008, at 12:12 AM, Kevin Vahey wrote:

> I am pretty sure Ordway would love to be able to bring certain Globe
> staffers on board to mix things up.
>
> There is no question that the Big Show brings in more billing AND
> profit to Entercom than anything else in the company. This contract
> offer will have to be done direct with the Philly home office and keep
> Julie and Jason out of it. Having Howie's contract go public was a
> leverage disaster for the company.
>
> I still think WBCN is the player. The fact the station did not make a
> deal of being rock for 40 years this spring indicates CBS doesn't want
> to remind listeners of the stations history.
>
> CBS Radio just fired Mike North in Chicago who ws pulling 1.6 a year
> on WSCR so they have some cash to play with. This most likely will be
> Ordway's last contract and he may well become the highest paid
> performer in Boston history.
>
> Ordway needs another station to sniff and kick tires. Howie has 96.9
> to thank. My money is on WBCN since they have the Patriots and the
> Bruins can easily be moved there.