Prov.: Oldies 790; WPRO AM simulcast on 99.7

[Maureen Carney]

They're not there to restore the public's confidence. They have a following, but not as big of one as the stations think. There are still people who would go into the voting booth and pull the lever for Tom Finneran or Buddy Cianci today - but that doesn't always translate into listeners or listeners in the right demographics.


----- Original Message ----
From: Dan.Strassberg <dan.strassberg@att.net>
To: Kevin Vahey <kvahey@comcast.net>; Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@mail.com>
Cc: (newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 9:56:21 AM
Subject: Re: Prov.: Oldies 790; WPRO AM simulcast on 99.7

Maybe Cianci could move to a Boston station--AM drive on WRKO: Two
Live Felons. Which brings up Eliot Spitzer's next gig...

There is actually a very serious topic buried in the cynicism: Does
putting disgraced former elected officials on the air as talk hosts do
anything to restore the public's confidence in government? I'm not
asking the question frivolously.

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Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@comcast.net>
To: "Bob Nelson" <raccoonradio@mail.com>
Cc: "(newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest"
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: Prov.: Oldies 790; WPRO AM simulcast on 99.7


> The irony is Citadel gave Entercom the idea for trying sports on FM
> in
> Rhode Island when WSKO-FM was hatched in 2002. At the time the main
> reason for SKO-FM was to give the Yankees a home. Sports editor at
> the
> Providence Journal knew WSKO was doomed the day EEI-FM arrived.
> Citadel took a major hit not only because WSKO suffered but lost the
> cash cow Red Sox on WPRO. Entercom got this right.
>
> So ESPN loses one of their oldest affiliates and what happens to the
> Yankees? True Oldies on AM won't work as WWBB is too entrenched.
>
> Just running ESPN Radio with no local would do as well as automated
> oldies.
>
> I hope Mayor Buddy has somehing lined up as he has done nothing to
> help WPRO.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 3/11/08, Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@mail.com> wrote:
>> Today at 5 am a switch will be thrown down at the Salty Brine
>> Broadcast
>> Center in Providence as the talk
>> format of WPRO 630 starts simulcasting on WSKO-FM 99.7...the AM
>> side (790)
>> says "true oldies coming soon"
>> on their site.
>>
>> Didja think the invasion of WEEI hurt Citadel's sports talk in
>> Prov.?
>>
>> http://wpro-am.fimc.net/default.asp
>>
>> http://rope.wpro-am.fimc.net/to_ri.jpg
>>


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