Prov.: Oldies 790; WPRO AM simulcast on 99.7

[Alan Tolz]

Truth be told, I don't think Citadel cares much for a long term solution 
since Farid Suelman (their President/CEO) made it fairly clear that after 
the time expires that they are legally obligated to wait due to their 
entrance into a reverse Morris Trust (in order to buy the ABC radio stations 
from Disney) they will likely sell the Providence cluster, as well as 
Springfield, and other smaller N.E. markets.

The goal is to keep it on the air at little or no cost and sell as a stick 
within the cluster.  Corporate radio strikes again!
----- 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.
>
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> 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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