890

[Dan.Strassberg]

The other two stations (WSNR 620 Jersey City (New York City), KMPC
1540 Los Angeles) might be classified as dogs because of signal
problems (since resolved, in the case of KMPC, which put a big
nighttime power increase on the air just before the deal was closed),
but since they are in the #1 and #2 radio markets, they might well
have been priced beyond Andelman's reach. Allen absolutely DID want to
sell the three to one buyer; that was widely reported. Ultimately,
though, he sold to two buyers: KMPC went to a Korean (I think) group
and IIRC, both WWZN and WSNR went to Peter Davidson--best known as a
Hispanic broadcaster, but as WWZN shows, probably more correctly
characterized as an opportunistic broadcaster who does whatever makes
sense to pay the rent.

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Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don A" <donald_astelle@yahoo.com>
To: <ssmyth@psualum.com>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@tsornin.bostonradio.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: 890


>
>> 3. Didn't Andleman back off his interest in 1510 because of the
>> transmitter lease?
>
> I was told by Eddie at a social occaision years back, that SNR
> wanted to
> sell him 1510AM...._as long as_ he bought two othe stations SNR
> owned as
> well.
>
> Eddie said the 2 other stations (he didn't specify) were dogs...and
> while he
> looked into making it work by purchasing the two other stations as
> well, he
> said in the end, the other 2 stations were an albatross that he
> didn't want.
>
> He said SNR would only sell 1510AM  *with* the other stations.  They
> wanted
> to make a 3 station deal.....and not sell 1510 individually.
>
> He said other than that he would have gone thru with the deal.
>
>
>