ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey

[Gary's Ice Cream]

Interesting....you certainly can't hear 900 in Lowell at night.

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[mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of
Mark Watson
Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 9:27 AM
To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org
Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey

  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