Are you suggesting that the don’t “all do very well”?
Care to expand on that thought?
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Howie's column on Entercom/Audacy
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Are you suggesting that the don’t “all do very well”?
Care to expand on that thought?
Speaking of Howie his show was affected by a power outage yesterday when a manhole cover exploded in Newton. A rerun from "indictment day" was substituted. Howie tweeted "We'll be back on the air LIVE for the 6pm hour!"
Now Audacy is selling stations in Buffalo and Memphis to EMF
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Jam'n consistently gets their ass handed to them by HOT in every relevant demo, and is a consistent bottom-feeder among Boston's commercial music stations. Do you read ratings?
Been there and done that in Boston. Unless they are in dire need for cash, and EMF wants a station for Air1, I don't see it happening.
I can see EMF looking to buy a Boston area station for Air 1. It's probably one of their top priorities.
I thought the longtime principal owner of WXRV-92.5 passed away a couple of years ago, and if my memory serves me correct, several other stations that rebroadcast WXRV were sold after his death to....EMF. They probably would have some interest in WXRV.
If Audacy were to sell a local station to EMF for Air 1, I suspect they'll "blow up" WBGB-103.3, move the WEEI-FM call letters and format to 103.3, and sell the 93.7 stick to EMF for Air 1.
This way, Audacy would get a stronger signal for WEEI in points south of Boston (and $$$ for the 93.7 stick) and EMF would get a Boston area signal for Air 1.
I'm not saying this will happen as you suggest, but it would be nice to have the WEEI-FM call sign back on 103.3 where it lived for decades until the 1980s.
That's an interesting idea....The return of WEEI-FM to 103.3...Bring back "The Young Sound" too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or maybe 93.7 is so bad as-is that they’d just sell it to EMF outright.
Report: WEEI/Boston Closing Rhode Island Simulcast's Local Office
AUDACY Sports WEEI-F/BOSTON's simulcast WVEI/PROVIDENCE is closing its RHODE ISLAND sales office and studio in WARWICK, reports GOLOCALPROV.COM.The site said that RHODE ISLAND employees were informed this week that the office is closing. WVEI simulcasts the main WEEI schedule.
In Prov and areas south of Boston, WEEI-FM's full powered simulcast at 103.7 is closing their sales and production offices in Warwick RI. The station does break from the simulcast for Bruins games.
well you can thank the FCC for dropping the local studio and business office rule a while back, and the Public Inspection File not having to be made available at the studio/business office anymore.
Sales will work from home, production will be picked up by Boston probably.
Sales will work from home, production will be picked up by Boston probably.
The Public File is available online. There is no need for an on-site access point.
Remember, a big part of the US concept of "local service" came from Congressmen back about 90 years ago. They did not want big regional and national voices on radio that could be even more influential than major city newspapers. So they only allowed relatively low power levels for AM stations and required local presence... and limited ownership.
And that was the right decision. Mandating that businesses maintain facilities they don’t need (or don’t need any longer) for some long outdated rule? No thanks.
Not a Howie fan, but his point about the economics of Audacy/Entercom in particular and radio in general is accurate.
The average Entercom radio station, net of debt, is worth as much as a new GM Pick Up Truck. That’s a stunning truth. An epic collapse.
You hear all the time about how many people listen to radio (huge) and now how many people listen to podcasts (rapid growth) . Audacy is in on both…the dirty little problem is MONETIZATION. They don’t.
Then you look at Audacy’s competitors…IHeart has been in and out bankruptcy more than a troubled airline.
These alleged companies are such horrible investments, have lost people so many $Billions…they keep changing their names: sorry Clear Channel & Entercom. You’re just as horrific under ANY name.
The average Entercom radio station, net of debt, is worth as much as a new GM Pick Up Truck. That’s a stunning truth. An epic collapse.
You hear all the time about how many people listen to radio (huge) and now how many people listen to podcasts (rapid growth) . Audacy is in on both…the dirty little problem is MONETIZATION. They don’t.
Then you look at Audacy’s competitors…IHeart has been in and out bankruptcy more than a troubled airline.
These alleged companies are such horrible investments, have lost people so many $Billions…they keep changing their names: sorry Clear Channel & Entercom. You’re just as horrific under ANY name.
Which airline has only been bankrupt once?
Of the majors, I think Delta once in 2005. American Airlines is the IHeart of US Airlines, but at least unlike IHeart they kept their name. Both are addicted to BK.
Whats truly amazing is—as both companies essentially wiped out their investors—they both keep coming back—attracting MORE money from others. America is a wonderful country. Opportunity and Capital for all, almost regardless of competency.
WEEI FM should go all-in where 90% of the radio growth is..do it all in ONE!
The next killer category in radio: Rich Retirement Religion! 24 hour, 7 day Pay to Play Registered Investment Advisor blocks with Religious Shows in between.
WEEI-FM promo “ you wanna get rich AND wind up in Heaven, too! 103.3 FM Ad free Rich Retirement Religion WEEI!”
Top 5 biller. No ads!
The next killer category in radio: Rich Retirement Religion! 24 hour, 7 day Pay to Play Registered Investment Advisor blocks with Religious Shows in between.
WEEI-FM promo “ you wanna get rich AND wind up in Heaven, too! 103.3 FM Ad free Rich Retirement Religion WEEI!”
Top 5 biller. No ads!
This - iHeart still has a lot of 50kw AM’s going, and 5kw facilities at the lower end of the band (500-700 kHz range). If the market isn’t too big, they generally have an FM translator, but very rarely have I seen them blow up an FM to simulcast a news/talk AM. Cumulus has largely been the same.
Audacy, Cox, Hubbard etc obviously have a different strategy, considering the amount of their AM only facilities that originate programming is dwindling steadily.
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