WHDH snubs Leno

[Doug Drown]

Sounds like it.  I can't imagine what NBC's "strong options" would be. 
Wouldn't the network want a station that traditionally has been in a VHF 
slot?  What are they gonna do, buy Channel 2?    -Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@comcast.net>
To: "Maureen Carney" <m_carney@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Boston Radio Group" <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: WHDH snubs Leno


> This could be Ansin's way of telling NBC it is time to buy Channel 7
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> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 7:23 PM, Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Yes, it's WTMU, Telemundo 60. There's also the outside possibility of 
>> WBPX
>> (and the stations on the Cape and in Concord, NH) as NBC still has some
>> stake in Ion. Those are not strong options. Perhaps Sunbeam is using this 
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>> bait to get NBC to make an offer?
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>> From: Mark Watson <markwats@comcast.net>
>> To: Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com>; Boston Radio Group <
>> boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:49:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: WHDH snubs Leno
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>> Maureen Carney wrote:
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>> > WHDH is airing news at 10 this Fall instead of Jay Leno:
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>> You must be psychic Maureen. I was just typing a post on this, as I just
>> saw the story on the Boston Globe website. The Globe article quotes the
>> president of NBC, who says WHDH is violating the terms of their contact 
>> with
>> NBC, and if they persist they will strip Channel 7's affiliation. He also
>> says they have a number of other strong options in the Boston market,
>> including their existing broadcast license to launch an O &O. Isn't that
>> license the Telemundo station licensed to Merrimack, originally WGOT 
>> channel
>> 60?
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>> Link to the Globe article:
>> http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/04/channel_7_no_le.html
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>> Mark Watson
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