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
Jonathan Papelbon got the win last night, as the American League defeated the National League 4-3 in the All Star Game. John Tomase has Papelbon getting the win, and Mariano Rivera the save for the AL. Amalie Benjamin has the AL using a late rally to beat the NL once again. Jason Bay, writing for WEEI.com tells … Continue reading AL Keeps All Star Streak Alive
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
BSMW Network Post: Statement From Julie Kahn on New WEEI Competitor http://tr.im/snX4 # RT @realpatriots: Stay tuned. Big news for Boston radio. Patriots games will now be heard on 98.5 FM in Boston. http://bit.ly/9VYMT # RT @PATRIOTSdotCOM: A new edition of the Patriots mailbag 'Ask PFW' is now available on Patriots.com - http://tr.im/sli2 # RT … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-07-14
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
These few days around the MLB All Star Game are said to be the slowest sports days of the year. After glancing at the Boston Globe sports section I can believe it. A total of six stories with Globe writer bylines, three on baseball, one on the new US Olympic network, one story on the … Continue reading Wakefield The Story
Week two of being held hostage by Halladay talk wire-to-wire on WEEI # BSMW Network Post: Untitled http://tr.im/s9Y4 # BSMW Network Post: You Program The New Boston Sports Radio Station http://tr.im/s9if # Red Sox Game 88 (KC, 6-0 W) Reloaded by @joncouture : http://tr.im/s9cQ # RT @SI_PeterKing: Redskings TE Chris Cooley fills in on MMQB … Continue reading Twitter Updates for BSMW on 2009-07-13
I saw something similar to this posted by Dallas sports media writer Barry Horn, and thought it would be an interesting topic for Boston, as well. Let's say you've just bought up a radio station in the Boston area. You've got a great reach with your signal and money for talent isn't an issue. You … Continue reading You Program The New Boston Sports Radio Station
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The Red Sox wrapped up the unofficial first half of the season yesterday with Josh Beckett pitching a complete game in a 6-0 shutout of the Kansas City Royals. It was just late last week when Mike Felger was attempting to stir the masses into a panic, constantly harping for hours about how the Sox … Continue reading Sox End On A High Note
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