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WEEI-FM and WXLM 104.7 both RED SOX affiliates.

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kenwood

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I just looked n the WEEI website and they have WEEI-FM 103.7 listed as an affiliate of the Red Sox.They also have WXLM 104.7 as an affiliate.Does'nt 103.7 and 104.7 cover the same area?<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by kenwood on 02/01/06 06:58 PM.</FONT></P>
 
WEEI-FM and WXLM 102.3 both RED SOX affiliates.

> I just looked n the WEEI website and they have WEEI-FM 103.7
> listed as an affiliate of the Red Sox.They also have WXLM
> 104.7 as an affiliate.Does'nt 103.7 and 104.7 cover the same
> area?
>

102.3 certainly doesn't cover everything that 103.7 does. 103.7 targets Providence, 102.3 targets New London, thats all that matters.
 
Re: WEEI-FM and WXLM 102.3 both RED SOX affiliates.

They do cover the same area, geographically speaking. However, the stations are technically in two different markets. I don't think there is any conflict there, considering the stations are in two different markets.
 
Re: WEEI-FM and WXLM 102.3 both RED SOX affiliates.

I think you mean 102.3 WXLM. While 102.3's coverage area is also well covered by 103.7's signal in the New London county and southern Rhode Island areas, 102.3 fades out by about exit 7 or 8 on I-95 in West Warwick. 103.7 has a great signal that shoots well into Massachusetts and reaches the outer fringes of the greater Boston and Worcester areas. While 102.3 WXLM may be the carrier of the Red Sox network for New London county, southeastern Connecticut listeners will hear the games just as well on 103.7. And with 103.7 being WEEI-FM and devoting much of its talk to the Red Sox, I'd guess that 103.7's coverage of the games may get better ratings in New London county than 102.3 will.

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Re: WEEI-FM and WXLM 102.3 both RED SOX affiliates.

Technically there is no conflict, but in reality 102.3 is just duplicating WEEI-FM's coverage. The northern and western portions of New London County get 103.7 in much better than 102.3. That doesn't even account for the existing WEEI-FM listeners in the immediate Groton/New London area who will probably stick with 103.7 for the games. It's very possible that WEEI-FM could get better ratings during Red Sox dayparts than 102.3 in New London County. That's embarassing. However, the network is happy since they have another affiliate, and Citadel is happy because they can sell airtime for the Sox in an area that 103.7 is not really interested in soliciting business. I can't see it working well for local advertisers of 102.3's coverage since a lot of the market will most likely be tuned into 103.7, not 102.3. I think the interesting thing to see is if WEEI-FM pulls a few Sox numbers away from WTIC in the eastern and southeast corners of the Hartford market.

Mike Thomas

> They do cover the same area, geographically speaking.
> However, the stations are technically in two different
> markets. I don't think there is any conflict there,
> considering the stations are in two different markets.
>
 
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