WPOP Rumor

[CTkent]

A co-worker who's a season ticket holder of the New Britain Rockcats heard a rumor that WEEI is trying to get their programming on Clear Channel's WPOP. It probably makes a lot of sense since the 105.5 and 103.7 don't bring in a solid signal in central Connecticut. If this rumor did come true, WPOP still would have a contractual obligation to carry the Yankees through the length of the contract. Has anyone else heard this rumor?

 

[KML0224]

No. Plus we've already got the dreaded Red Sox nearby on a 50,000 watt station. That's bad enough.

 

[MarcB]

The Yankees contract with WPOP is until 2008. That's what their PD said when there were rumors earlier this year that the Yankees were gonna go to WTIC. I'm sure if WPOP becomes an affiliate of the WEEI Radio Network, the Yankees will attempt to go onto WTIC, but if not WTIC, then WLAT 910, once they get sold and flip from Tropical to Anglo Talk.

 

[KML0224]

What about WDRC-AM 1360? The Yankees were there in 1996, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[MarcB]

What about WDRC-AM 1360?

God, I hope not. While during the day I get decent reception of both WDRC 1360 and WMMW 1470, at night forget about it. Though at night I currently listen to Dr. Joy on WSNG 610, which is somewhat listenable (you can hear WIP underneath), if I'm listening to the game I will refuse to change my radio from 1360 during the day to 610 at night.

 

[KML0224]

DAYTIME: At the moment, I found the one spot with my radio's AM antenna to intentionally make WPOP-AM 1410 Hartford as weak as I can. Otherwise, they "bleed" all over the upper half of the dial. However, reception of WDRC-AM 1360 and WCBS-AM 880 (New York City) are both almost nothing. I do get a slightly better signal of WBZ-AM 1030 (Boston) like this though. At this moment, I'm getting a very weak signal of WLIS-AM 1420 from Old Saybrook with slight interference from WPOP-AM.

NIGHTTIME: In the same postion, WPOP-AM is even worse and the signal pops in and out since the radio has trouble sensing it. WDRC-AM is almost gone to the point that I get a weak signal of another station on 1360. It may be from Binghamton, NY. Also, 1390 AM starts to come in a bit. I think it was a station from Syracuse, NY. WCBS-AM 880 (New York City) is only slightly better.