Jen Brien gets WBZ (AM)'s overnight gig five nights a week for the next year (at least)

[Dan.Strassberg]

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Subject: RE: Jen Brien gets WBZ (AM)'s overnight gig five nights a week for
the next year (at least)


> Why doesn't CBS just save money and shut the transmitter off from
> 12-5......I haven't heard anything worth listening to overnight at 1030
> since Steve L left.
>
> -g
>
> I suspect that the overnights are profitable for WBZ. Though some of the
> spots they run are non-commercial (for example, the much-maligned
> Karz4Kidz--or however they spell it), the majority seem to be commercial.
> I think the total spot load is around 8 minutes per hour. Somebody who
> listens more closely than I do and is willing to keep good records could
> probably come up with the real numbers. But then, of course, there's the
> issue of how much (if anything) WBZ is giving back from rate card.

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