Theory: WBOS 92.9 Boston Globe Radio?

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I'm guessing the newspaper/radio-TV cross ownership rules set by theFCC are still in effect--a paper can't own a radio station in its samecity unless there's a specialwaiver. (I notice WFNX is owned by "Mcc Broadcasting"--as in Stephen Mindich,Phoenix owner? Not sure if Mcc Broadcasting is considered a separate company,or if there's a waiver...maybe the fact that the Phoenix is a weeklypaper not a daily?)Will we ever see Boston Globe Radio or Boston Herald Radio? In thenation's capital,we see a newspaper _running_ a station, WTWP at 1500 (also at FM 107.7). A fewweeks back the old WTOP moved to 103.5 FM and 820 AM, and Bonnevilleunveiled "Washington Post Radio" at 1500/107.7. So maybe this is howthe Post gets around the cross-ownership rule, by putting its peopleon a station owned by a separatecompany, Bonneville.Now imagine this: Greater Media sells off 51 per cent of WBOS to theRed Sox, as some are guessing. You would have the majority (barely) ofthe station owned by an entity which is,in turn, owned partially by the Globe's parent company, the New YorkTimes. The Globecan put its people on WBOS and create...WBOS 92.9 Boston Globe RadioIt would have a mixture of news, talk, and sports talk and of courseRed Sox games.Station owned by _Red Sox_, not the Globe, with Greater Media as minority owner.This gets around the cross-ownership rule, as it's the ballclub owningthe station,not the paper (the paper's parent in Gotham owns 17 per cent of the team).The Globe gets to prod more interest in the paper by putting its product on theradio (as they already do with NECN...and with NESN's Sox pre- and postgameshows).Just a thought...the Globe could get their own radio station by apartnership withGreater Media, with the owners being Red Sox (majority) and GM (minority).

 

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Boston radio watch says it's a done deal:http://www.bostonradiowatch.com"Radio bases loaded : Sox to change channels"Red Sox, Entercom, and Greater Media are all about to end playinghardball any minute now. While Sox and Greater Media managementsremains mum, some of their personnel are now openly bragging aroundtown that the Sox broadcasts will move from WEEI AM 850 after 12years. The shortly-to-be-announced "done deal" has the Sox purchasinga majority interest in WBOS 92.9FM with Greater Media retaining aremaining share of the station. A Sox source tells BRW that the dealmay be announced as soon as Monday(4/24)."

 

[freqlost]

Well I hope that when they make the announcement they also say whether they are flipping to all sports or not,don't fiiddle around.I don't see how they will be able to make any money if they don't flip to all sports because as soon as the game is over people will switch to WEEI.I think they would at least need 3 hours pregame and 2 hours postgame sports talk.

 

[infrequency]

Boson Globe Radio? Say it isn't so...Although I suppose they could counter the religious programming on other stations with their own "Catholic Bashing Hour" or if it is all sports programming their tagline could be "Your Sanctimonious Sports Station" But first they'd have to figure out how to plagiarize on radio...