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Howie's column on Entercom/Audacy
- Thread starter Wimmmex
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My personal opinion of him has always been that he's a sad pathetic bitter man.
He signed his contract with Entercom of his own free will but when someone else came along dangling a juicer carrot he did everything in his power trying to get out of his contract.
The piece Boston Magazine did on him years ago was telling.
He signed his contract with Entercom of his own free will but when someone else came along dangling a juicer carrot he did everything in his power trying to get out of his contract.
The piece Boston Magazine did on him years ago was telling.
Having said that, there are some interesting points in that column, including that someone dumped 7 million shares of Audacy stock last Friday.
With all the Audacy talk I was curious to find out when their deal with the Red Sox is to expire. This 2021 Globe article says it is through 2028 (no idea how much money)
>>The previous deal would have concluded in 2023, with the team holding an option for ’24.
>>The previous deal would have concluded in 2023, with the team holding an option for ’24.
Of iHeart's station, which would you say is worth cutting revenue to bring WRKO to FM. WBZ is also owned by iHeart, and I would presume that to be in a higher priority to be put on FM, while they haven't done so yet.
WXKS talk 1200 is on the HD3 of WZLX.
How many have HD radios? In the connected car, streaming more likely to be found. WRKO is on tunein.
Some cars also have aux jack--plug phone in via adapter--and Android Auto or a similar Apple iPhone app.
(Android Auto was working with my Samsung A13 but for some reason not the A14--maybe faulty USB cable..the feature also allows Waze GPS maps to shoe up on car display).
For this, plug one end into USB jack...
other end into your phone.
Older tech: get a mini FM transmitter.
Put phone on WRKO streaming. Plug the transmitter into phone jack and select an open FM frequency.
How many have HD radios? In the connected car, streaming more likely to be found. WRKO is on tunein.
Some cars also have aux jack--plug phone in via adapter--and Android Auto or a similar Apple iPhone app.
(Android Auto was working with my Samsung A13 but for some reason not the A14--maybe faulty USB cable..the feature also allows Waze GPS maps to shoe up on car display).
For this, plug one end into USB jack...
other end into your phone.
Older tech: get a mini FM transmitter.
Put phone on WRKO streaming. Plug the transmitter into phone jack and select an open FM frequency.
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And remember to activate Bluetooth on your phone so it gets the cell signal inside tunnels that are wired for it.
WBZ is on WXKS-FM ("Kiss 108") HD2, WRKO is on WZLX HD2. (As "racoon" said above, WXKS Talk 1200 AM is on WZLX HD3).
And they went and spent it all at McDonalds on a single meal.
Jeff, Grace and Howie are live and LOCAL. They are entertaining their audience and are great at selling the advertiser message. I know the 6 and up numbers look good but most of the audience is over 54 so the billing isn’t great. Still, very few markets have two heritage AMs in the top 10.
WRKO continues to perform
I will not open that door again. The great "if an HD Radio plays in the woods, and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a noise" argument. All joking aside, HD Radio doesn't have the reach that would be viable to constitute being equal of an analog FM signal.
Thought I read there was an effort to try
and increase power of HD2s, etc..and here's Audacy turning them off.
Btw I replaced USB cable and Android Auto works for me again
and increase power of HD2s, etc..and here's Audacy turning them off.
Btw I replaced USB cable and Android Auto works for me again
What constitutes "success"? Not being snarky, just wondering.
Also, do we have any proof that Grace is attracting a younger demo...or is that just a feeling you have.
Who said it's supposed to be equal to an analog FM signal?
Is Grace doing a Boston-only show in addition to her syndicated show? Or did the syndication end?
WFEA Manchester NH site still lists her. Not sure if still on WTSN Dover NH, WTPL Concord area NH or WEMJ Laconia NH.
Probably still on WNTK in NH
Probably still on WNTK in NH
I'll be socratic with your reply. If it's not supposed to be equal to an FM signal, then why do members here always say that stations like WRKO and WBZ 1030 are available on HD2s, when people here request to bring such stations to FM?
In other words, is it a suitable substitution to the initial request? What is a suitable substitution is streaming, as it is virtually equally available to a full powered analog FM signal, than that of an HD2/3 signal. Actually, streaming is available at further range than that of an analog FM signal.
Because it’s an added option.
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