ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey

[Mark Watson]

  The start of the college hockey season brings a change in the radio landscape for U Mass Lowell Hockey broadcasts. U Mass Lowell's Athletic Department announced this week that the hockey radiobroadcasts will air on the ESPN River Hawk Radio Network, with flagship station ESPN 900 in Nashua (WGHM?), affiliate stations ESPN 1250 (WGAM?), WSMN 1590 in Nashua and WCAP in Lowell. Longtime River Hawks hockey voice Bob Ellis will be calling the action on the new network. The past several seasons the U Mass Lowell station WUML (91.5) broadcast the games, with WCAP simulcasting (and covering the WUML PSA's with ads/station promos). 

  In my opinion, U Mass Lowell striking a deal with a station in Nashua is a slap in the face to WCAP. Unless they tried to work a deal with 'CAP first and it didn't pan out, or they weren't interested in flagship status. 

Link to press release from U Mass Lowell athletics site:

http://www.goriverhawks.com/news/2013/10/8/MICE_1008132836.aspx?path=mhockey

Mark Watson