O&A GONE from WBCN

[jlehmann]

It's official, WBCN has dropped Opie & Anthony. They're discussing it now on XM, and they're still on WXRK New York.

 

[GovtMule1979]

Will Toucher & Rich move to mornings now? I was a huge O&A fan, and I still listen to them on XM but I'd rather hear Toucher and Rich. I'll just swtich to T&R in the mornings, Ron and Fez 12-3, and catch the O&A replay in the afternoon. If T&R go AM will they be all talk?

 

[Capps]

listening to XM this morning and Anthony did say that Toucher and Rich will be taking over mornings at WBCN....despite being mad he did wish them luck.

Im really happy for TnR, they deserve to be a stations flagship show and hopefully its another step towards syndication...but the way this O&A thing was handled by CBS sickens me.

 

[GovtMule1979]

I hope that T&R aren't syndicated. You're right about how bad CBS and Citadel handled O&A. I think T&R can be just under the national radar enough in Boston to get away with doing better radio. O&A had their hands tied by the lawyers at CBS and it hurt the show.

 

[DToTheJ]

I'm sure this is another step toward the eventual redirecting O&A to afternoon drive on satellite, so as not to compete with Howie in the morning.

 

[jackeffinnasty]

I'm sure this is another step toward the eventual redirecting O&A to afternoon drive on satellite, so as not to compete with Howie in the morning.

So you're saying that O&A's 574 listeners would overwhelm Howard's more than 1 million?

OK.

 

[OFFICENERD]

I like Toucher and Rich. I just hope they can wake up to do the show. Regarding O+A, not a surprise. One click of my XM on line player at work will take care of that. I have XM/Siruis or what ever they are calling it today in the car and have listened to O+A on XM anyway, it sounds crisper and clearer. Just another cost cutting measure for CBS radio. I sure bet Charles is glad he's long gone and retired from that cluster f**k!

 

[Speaker of Truth]

Opie and Anthony were a better show in the afternoon to begin with..they were never really cut out to do morning drive..with Bubba leaving his Sirius deal soon to further his AM Drive syndicated network outside of Florida, its likely that at some point Opie and Anthony will likely be asked by Mel and Company to make the switch to afternoon drive..would just be eaiser on everybody..

 

[DJbobo]

I hope that T&R aren't syndicated. You're right about how bad CBS and Citadel handled O&A. I think T&R can be just under the national radar enough in Boston to get away with doing better radio. O&A had their hands tied by the lawyers at CBS and it hurt the show.

T&R to mornings makes sense. It's the only thing they got going. I think they'll move Adam 12 to afternoons. Hardy to middays. Jockless at night. Anyone got any other ideas?

 

[RTibbs]

I like Toucher and Rich. I just hope they can wake up to do the show. Regarding O+A, not a surprise. One click of my XM on line player at work will take care of that. I have XM/Siruis or what ever they are calling it today in the car and have listened to O+A on XM anyway, it sounds crisper and clearer. Just another cost cutting measure for CBS radio. I sure bet Charles is glad he's long gone and retired from that cluster f**k!

Since they have all done morning shows before I am sure they are aware of what it takes to get up early ing the morning. Extra cash in the bank account always motivates a little more.

So why is this a cost-cutting measure. Maybe they feel they can get better ratings and make more money whil bettewring the product?

 

[Phegan]

Good for T and R mornings. I love O and A, but I would listen to T and R over them for the morning drive. I will move O and A to my afternoon drive, like many are saying.

WBCN is in HUGE trouble for the afternoon drive. I really wanted to like Hardy, I just can't. I find him boring, and annoying. I really try to like him, but I can't find myself able to. Their afternoon ratings are going to drop in the toilet, but Hardy doesn't have much longer on his contract, so we will see how much longer he is on. 12 is gonna keep his same shift, I don't listen to him, I plan to swap to XM or internet radio after T and R. Honestly, T and R are the only things worth listening to on Terrestrial radio. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't listen to any terrestrial radio, at all.

 

[freqlost]

So will this move kick off a flame war between T & R vs Hillman ?
Hasn't really been anything hardcore since Nik(WBCN) vs O & A (WAAF)

 

[GovtMule1979]

Toucher and Rich have taken jabs at AAF and the Hillman a lot in the time I've been listening. I'm sure they will step it up and go after them and D&C. They seem to ignore the radio wars over at Entercom though.

 

[Remaster]

would they track Nik somewhere?

 

[livingfruitvirus]

Since they have all done morning shows before I am sure they are aware of what it takes to get up early ing the morning. Extra cash in the bank account always motivates a little more.

So why is this a cost-cutting measure. Maybe they feel they can get better ratings and make more money whil bettewring the product?

I guess O&A aren't a cheap show to buy, when there are shows out there that distribute themselves for extremely little or for free. Like other hot talk morning shows, they don't have network spots either.

 

[Smoke]

For what it's worth, Opie was alleging at one point that CBS pays less for the show than they would for a single staffer on a morning show.

Nik Carter is on middays on 92.3 KRock now, so it may be a stretch to have him live on WBCN afternoons too. I just don't hear Ian Camfield working in Boston.

 

[MassMusicMan]

T&R to mornings makes sense. It's the only thing they got going. I think they'll move Adam 12 to afternoons. Hardy to middays. Jockless at night. Anyone got any other ideas?

R&R says my boy Dan O'Brien will be doing nights, which sucks for my trivia company, because he's one of our best people.

 

[DJbobo]

For what it's worth, Opie was alleging at one point that CBS pays less for the show than they would for a single staffer on a morning show.

Nik Carter is on middays on 92.3 KRock now, so it may be a stretch to have him live on WBCN afternoons too. I just don't hear Ian Camfield working in Boston.

The cost is less but it's not like WBCN added more new payroll when they dumped O&A. All the staffers in the new line-up were already there. Doubt T&R will get their contract reworked now that they're in the AMD.

 

[Fenway Frank]

I'm sure this is another step toward the eventual redirecting O&A to afternoon drive on satellite, so as not to compete with Howie in the morning.

So you're saying that O&A's 574 listeners would overwhelm Howard's more than 1 million?

OK.

Tell'em Fred! Hoo Hoo Robin, I invented it all. Please, Howards show is so lame now. I used to be a HUGE fan of the man. Before his Celebrity took over, I could really identify with the guy. I was in a rental car a couple of weeks ago with Sirius. Got to listen to the whole thing or what there was of it. Between all the replays, best of's and show wrap ups it was tough to determine what was live and what was not.

O+A just seem to be alot funnier, but I suppose Howard would be too, if they would let them do the things that made them famous.

 

[JimNord]

I wonder if WBCN's decision had anything to do with Anthony's incessant political rants in the month or two leading up to the Nov. 4th elections?

I liked O&A when they were funny, but those crazed, hours-long anti-Obama rants were not funny and probably pissed off a lot of Massachusetts listeners. They really should stick to comedy and leave the partisan vitriol to AM talk radio.