Comments on: Statement From Julie Kahn on New WEEI Competitor

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:23:24 +0000

This weekend (September 12th-13th), there are rumors that WEEI wil indeed move very soon to FM, with ESPN Radio replacing it at 850 on the AM band.

Much of this speculation suggests that WAAF/WKAF will indeed be flipped to the WEEI simulcast.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:56:36 +0000

That would certainly be ironic if they did that. Killing AAF in response to BCN being turned into a sports station – after bragging how AAF claimed victory with the events of yesterday.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:45:34 +0000

Don’t be surprised if Enmetrcom pulls the plug on WAAF prior to August 13th and simulcasts WEEI on 97.7 and 107.3.

This would be a “pre-emptive strike” against a new FM sports outlet.

Additionally, rock seems to be a dying format. Not long ago, Boston could support three strong rock outlets. Now, I don’t think it can support even one (Yes, I think even WFNX might flip within the next year or so).

By: sam

sam — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:45:22 +0000

this new station will no doubt rely on ad revenue from out of state glass replacement companies, donut shops with inferior breakfast sandwiches, mattress discounters, and ace hardware.

i think i’ll stick with weei, thank you very much.

By: J.R.

J.R. — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:51:03 +0000

Hopefully, the “new” WBZ-FM — with a real signal, solid hosts, and interesting guests — will mount a serious challenge (unlike the Zone or ESPN) to ‘EEI, which has become a bloated caricature of itself for a few years now. There was a time way back when D&C were initially on mid-day that they actually were a good listen. Ordway, on the other hand, has always been a fraud’s fraud.

Please, for the sake of all humanity, let’s hope that ‘BZ-FM does not offer regular positions, large or small, to Metergerbil, Andelman, or Gresh. Go grab a Bob Ryan (his paper and industry are dying) or a Neumy who would conduct thought-provoking discussions versus the daily scream-fest and contrived “story lines” that are the staples of the folks on Guest Street.

By: Jason Coyote

Jason Coyote — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:52:33 +0000

Unfortunately Rusillo will not be part of the new station. Earlier this month he signed on to be Scott Van Pelt’s sidekick on ESPN Radio.

To answer your other question, I think this news effectively ends the relationship between EEI and CSN.

John Metaparel may have a tough decision to make (I don’t know what his contract status is with EEI) as he seems to be getting considerable fill-in host work of late over on CSN.

By: Fred West Lynn

Fred West Lynn — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:43:08 +0000

Wow. Until I read Kahn’s statement, I honestly didn’t realize that WAAF was still broadcasting.

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:24:03 +0000

I’m going to have to disagree with you on #1 — if you listened to their show this morning, the general theme was they (T&R) are moving, but they are not changing their show much — most of the bits are going to remain. Also, the callers seemed to have just one sentiment: “It stinks that WBCN is going away, but we’re glad you’re staying on the air.”

By: Dale

Dale — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:01:32 +0000

I have to believe that if CBS does this right, they can mount a serious challenge to EEI’s dominance. Hopefully Ryan Rusillo will be given a prominent spot in the new station’s lineup… I Don’t know if the Tanger has what it takes to generate radio ratings. What will this do to the EEI host rotation on CSN??????

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:02:00 +0000

I hope the new station takes off. Legitimate competition for EEI should be a positive thing for anyone who listens to Boston sprots talk. I think that there is a significant portion of the Big Show’s audience that simply wants to listen to sports talk in the afternoon and is little more than tolerating the shout fest that Ordway MC’s. With a static free option on the dial, it would be awfully nice to see WEEI re-evaluate their programming and try to improve quality as a means of maintaining listenship. I hope.