WHDH snubs Leno

[Paul Hopfgarten]

I don't think they're running the analog 60 anymore....They even ID as 
WNEU-DT 34.

-Paul H
Derry NH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Maureen Carney" <m_carney@yahoo.com>
To: "Mark Watson" <markwats@comcast.net>; "Boston Radio Group" 
<boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: WHDH snubs Leno


> 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 
> as 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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