NFL won't allow local stations to air Packers Radio Network feed of Sunday's gam

[bigtalkradiofan]

Preface Note - I don't know who Westwood One has for NFL playoff announcers - but I bet they'll be some Packer fans that'll be upset:

http://www.madison.com/tct/sports/267863

NFL won't allow local stations to air Packers Radio Network feed of Sunday's game

Jason McMahon — 1/17/2008 12:41 pm
The Capital Times

If the Green Bay Packers deliver "the dagger" against the New York Giants on Sunday to seal a Super Bowl berth, Madison-area fans of the Green and Gold may not be able to hear it on the radio.

Don't worry, Packer backers -- the NFC championship game at Lambeau Field will be broadcast on both your AM and FM dials. But it won't be familiar voices coming out of the speakers. ...

[Click link above for the complete newspaper article.]

 

[jlehmann]

The same thing happened here in New England with the Patriots/Chargers game. I thought that in the past, it was only the Superbowl that could not be carried by the affiliates, but I could be wrong. I know with baseball, the Red Sox network was able to carry the ALCS, just not the World Series.

 

[pbf1]

it's all old news

WW1 has had exclusivity (except for HOME MARKETS) for the Conference Championships AND the Super Bowl for years.