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Celts on 'RKO now official

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It was announced yesterday in the Globe and on WEEI and WRKO that WRKO indeed is the new home for the Celtics. Press release (looks like they want to start up a network--would guess WEEI-FM in Westerly and the Worcester station would be aboard, unless there's Red Sox conflicts? WEEI-FM gets the Sox next year after one last yr on WPRO):

http://www.wrko.com/Article.asp?PT=Top Story&id=95462

Kudos to Boston Radio Watch for giving us the advance word last week.
 
>It was announced yesterday in the Globe and on WEEI and WRKO that WRKO indeed >is the new home for the Celtics. Press release (looks like they want to start up a >network--would guess WEEI-FM in Westerly and the Worcester station would be >aboard, unless there's Red Sox conflicts? WEEI-FM gets the Sox next year after one last >yr on WPRO):

>http://www.wrko.com/Article.asp?PT=Top Story&id=95462

>Kudos to Boston Radio Watch for giving us the advance word last week.

Actually, WTAG-AM 580 carries the Boston Red Sox and WEEI’s sister station in Worcester, WVEI-AM 1440 carries the PawSox. When the Red Sox contract was up in Worcester (I believe 3 years ago), the prevailing thought was that the games would move to WVEI. They signed another 3 year deal with Clear Channel’s WTAG due to a much better night time signal.

Also, now that the Ice Cats have left town for Peoria, Illinois - WTAG has expressed interest in carrying the Celtics. Unless Entercom intends to put some serious efforts into WVEI other than simply treating it as a forgotten step child, I would think that WTAG would be in the running for both retaining the Red Sox rights and carrying the Celtics in Central New England.
 
Although I'm not a Celtics fan, (I really don't care for basketball outside of the UCONN Huskies) I think it would be great if the games ended up on WEEI-FM in Providence. For the Basketball Season that just ended the Celters were on a Provdience Rimshotter AM - 1320 The Drive WARL. The team should be on a full-market FM or AM station in Providence, not a rimmshotter. As for the Worcester Market - they should go to WVEI 1440 for obvious reasons, but they might not want to. Maybe Clear Channel wants a 2 or 3 station deal - WTAG Worcester, WNNZ Springfield, and maybe WPOP Hartford. I know for the season that just ended WNNZ was the Springfield affiliate on the Celts. WPOP? Who knows? It depends on how much of a following the Celts have in Connecticut. WPOP actually may be tied up seeing how they carry CCSU Men's basketball and I think the Wolfpack AHL team too.<P ID="signature">______________
~Jay Clark~
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Another good reason NOT to turn on WRKO. More opiate for the masses while Rome burns to mix a metaphor...or is it a simile.


> It was announced yesterday in the Globe and on WEEI and WRKO
> that WRKO indeed is the new home for the Celtics. Press
> release (looks like they want to start up a network--would
> guess WEEI-FM in Westerly and the Worcester station would be
> aboard, unless there's Red Sox conflicts? WEEI-FM gets the
> Sox next year after one last yr on WPRO):
>
> http://www.wrko.com/Article.asp?PT=Top Story&id=95462
>
> Kudos to Boston Radio Watch for giving us the advance word
> last week.
>
 
cool news... I hope they bring over Sean Grande and Cedric Maxwell... it'll be good to be able to pick up their games on the radio again... WWZN has such a weak signal.
 
> Another good reason NOT to turn on WRKO. More opiate for the
> masses while Rome burns to mix a metaphor...or is it a
> simile.

Well I'm not a basketball fan except maybe for the end of the game(s) in the playoffs, but I'd rather listen to Celtics than Savage.
 
> cool news... I hope they bring over Sean Grande and Cedric
> Maxwell...

I suspect Grande and Maxwell will make the move to WRKO. They are considered two of the better local commentators in the NBA. I can't see them getting replaced.
 
> > Another good reason NOT to turn on WRKO. More opiate for
> the
> > masses while Rome burns to mix a metaphor...or is it a
> > simile.
>
> Well I'm not a basketball fan except maybe for the end of
> the game(s) in the playoffs, but I'd rather listen to
> Celtics than Savage.
> You have a valid point. SCORE !
 
> > > Another good reason NOT to turn on WRKO. More opiate for
>
> > the
> > > masses while Rome burns to mix a metaphor...or is it a
> > > simile.
> >
> > Well I'm not a basketball fan except maybe for the end of
> > the game(s) in the playoffs, but I'd rather listen to
> > Celtics than Savage.
> > You have a valid point. SCORE !
>
by the way there was an article about the Globe which wondered why WEEI wouldn't want the Celtics. They answered their own question: because they can get higher
ratings with Sarandis talking sports than with Celts games!
 
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