Yes, Virginia, there is a sports radio station launching tomorrow here in Boston. It's remarkable how quiet this launch has been. The station website is not up and running yet, the twitter account has been dead quiet for the last two weeks, and no press releases or announcements have come this way. (As an astute … Continue reading Shhh…Don’t Tell Anyone, But The SportsHub Launches Tomorrow – UPDATED
SportsHub Lineup Coming Together
We're a little more than a week away from the launch of the new 98.5 FM The SportsHub, and more details of the programming are coming together. This post is composed of information cobbled together from various rumblings, and from sources which have already given good information on the goings-on at the new station. Apparently … Continue reading SportsHub Lineup Coming Together
Free Advice for WBZ-FM
I'll admit, I'm a little obsessed with the idea of a viable second sports radio station in Boston. Other cities have several, (Dallas has four) so why can't it work here? I have to say, while I'm excited for the premiere of the new 98.5FM The SportsHub on August 13th, the early feeling I'm getting … Continue reading Free Advice for WBZ-FM
WEEI, Patriots, Westwood One Extend Deals
In part of the buzz around the new 98.5 The SportsHub, some wondered the future status of the Patriots Monday and Patriots Friday programming, as well as the primetime NFL games through Westwood One. WEEI announced this morning that they have extended their current deals to keep all that programming in place at WEEI. WEEI … Continue reading WEEI, Patriots, Westwood One Extend Deals
Boston Radio Watch on the New WBZ-FM
The venerable Boston Radio Watch blog has a post today on why the new Sports Hub 98.5 has a decent chance of succeeding: The Sports Hub starts Boston radio war An excerpt: For one, CBS has already been producing lots of local sports content with Patriots on WBCN and Bruins on WBZ-AM since mid 1990's … Continue reading Boston Radio Watch on the New WBZ-FM
More On The New WBZ-FM
Yesterday's announcement by CBS that WBCN would be no more and that a new sports radio station would be coming on-line certainly caused quite a buzz in Boston. We enjoyed one of our biggest traffic days of the year yesterday, and the new Fang's Bites at BSMW blog had the best day in its short history … Continue reading More On The New WBZ-FM
Statement From Julie Kahn on New WEEI Competitor
There was a statement released tonight by Julie Kahn, Vice President/New England Market Manager, Entercom New England on the announcement today from CBS about WBCN and the new WBZ-FM. The first part of the statement is claiming total victory for Entercom's WAAF in the Boston rock radio market: For decades, WAAF and WBCN have competed … Continue reading Statement From Julie Kahn on New WEEI Competitor
WBZ-FM Sports Hub Starts up in August
It's official - CBS Radio Steps up to the Plate and Launches FM Sports Stations in Boston and Washington, D.C. Little did you realize that yesterday when I asked you to program The New Boston Sports Radio Station that there really IS going to be such a station... There are a couple of stories going around … Continue reading WBZ-FM Sports Hub Starts up in August
Boston Sports Media Watch 