WFNX Dumps "Sandbox" Morning Show

[Paul Currier]

Will this possibly effect Loren & Wally at some point?

And speaking of whom, I don't recall them being mentioned on the top radio personalities list.....I think they are they are worthy of mention.

 

Paul 

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> From: nostaticatall@charter.net
> To: markwats@comcast.net
> Subject: Re: WFNX Dumps "Sandbox" Morning Show
> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 03:21:49 -0500
> CC: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org
> 
> Cost cutting is only part of the reason. The new Arbitron PPM meter 
> ratings measurement system is changing some of the rules about 
> programming. One trend that's emerging is "talky" morning shows on 
> music stations tend not to do well with the meter. Two morning shows 
> in San Diego, highly rated programs in the diary, were recently let go 
> for cheaper, music intensive alternatives. A Detroit classic rocker 
> let go it's personality based morning show this week. It also 
> happened in Chicago with Steve Dahl last year. There are exceptions 
> of course, Matty on Kiss being one of them, but it's something to 
> watch. It's no surprise that lately Matty is playing a couple more 
> songs an hour than he used to.
> 
> WFNX also dropped Lovelines, a syndicated two hour late night talk 
> show that focused on sexual issues, in favor of music programming. It 
> seems that talk programming on music stations just doesn't work with 
> the new ratings methodology. Saving a few bucks in the process 
> doesn't hurt either...
> 
> -Dave Tomm
> 
> 
> On Jan 4, 2010, at 7:08 PM, Mark Watson wrote:
> 
> > The Boston Globe reports that WFNX has dumped "The Sandbox" morning 
> > show, canning two of the show's hosts, Charlie Padgett & Ed 
> > Oliveira, while Henry Santoro & Dustin Fletcher Matthews remain at 
> > the station as part of a revamped lineup. 'FNX has also hired ex- 
> > WBCN jock Adam-12 for PM drive. All this in an effort to cut costs 
> > and boost ratings, says the article:
> >
> > http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/more_names/blog/2010/01/no_more_sandbox_for_fnx.html
> >
> > Mark Watson
> >
>