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WRIB sold

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LA_Guy

From All Access:

Carter Sells WRIB-A/Providence
CARTER BROADCASTING CORP. is selling Religion-Spanish Tropical WRIB-A/PROVIDENCE to FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTER, INC. for $1.9 million. The deal gives FAITH its first station and leaves CARTER with stations in WORCESTER and SPRINGFIELD, MA.


I believe that Faith is local.
 
Can I assume that WRIB-1220 will drop the Spanish-language part of it's format and go 24/7 religion??

I was hoping that Carter would have kept WRIB, and would have flipped it to oldies (with live drive-time shows) as a hedge against WWBB-101.5 either dropping oldies or perhaps moving to a format of hits from 1975 through 1989.
 
1220 will probably stay as is. The Spanish programming there haas been a cash cow since Art Tacker owned it. No sense going into a battle with WARV...Were they to go oldies, the station's identity would be: With RI's Best Music, this is 1220, WRIB Providence. Nice to dream, though. The ar studio would need to be redone, though. Bet they're still using that beat up Broadcast Electronics board....


Dave Gardiner

WVCH 740

Chester/Philadelphia
 
Im not surprised one of Gallant's theories didn't come true. Oldies on 1220? RIGHT! And lose the mega moola with paid time?
 
WRIB, I was told while I was working there, was one of the most profitable stations in Providence. Too bad they didn't plow some of it back into the facility at that time...


Dave Gardiner

WVCH 740 Chester/Philadelphia, WNWR 1540 Philadelphia
 
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