Fox Sports Radio no longer on WZAN

[Doug Drown]

>>I never understood why WCSH unloaded that station as it could have
become the WBZ of Maine.>>

I never could understand why Maine Broadcasting sold WCSH or WLBZ (which had 
the biggest AM signal in central and northern Maine).  If the two stations 
had had FM counterparts, I could see why the FCC might have frowned on the 
situation, given its mindset in the late '70s - early '80s.  (Then again, 
the Hildreth family didn't unload WABI and WYOU until the mid-1990s, and I 
don't think it was because Diversified Communications was perceived as 
having a monopoly in the Bangor market.)

Today WZAN is the poor sister to WGAN.   The station has a rich history. 
Sad to know what it's become.   -Doug



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@comcast.net>
To: "Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>; "(newsgroup) 
Boston-Radio-Interest" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: Fox Sports Radio no longer on WZAN


> Is WZAN still doing fratboy radio?
>
> I never understood why WCSH unloaded that station as it could have
> become the WBZ of Maine.
>
> On 11/15/08, Dan Billings <billings@suscom-maine.net> wrote:
>> I had mentioned when the WEEI Network debuted in southern Maine that they
>> had to run Sporting News Radio during the weekend hours when Fox Sports
>> Radio was carried on WEEI because WZAN ran Fox Sports for much of each
>> weekend.  I realized today that is no longer the case.  Fox Sports is no
>> longer on WZAN and is on the WEEI Network stations in Maine on the 
>> weekend.
>>
>>