*It was a scary night for thousands of people in Boston’s Back Bay on Tuesday, when a transformer fire knocked out power to an area that included the Prudential Tower. Other media sources have provided plenty of coverage of the evacuated hotel guests and closed restaurants and such – but if you’re a NERW reader, [...]
In this week’s issue: “Hot” in Albany, “i104″ in Erie – The Rush fallout, week 2 – Maine’s WPXT is sold – Sue Simmons out at WNBC – Clear Channel rearranges in the Hudson Valley by SCOTT FYBUSH *Over nearly two decades of writing this column, we’ve become pretty good at figuring out when a [...]
It’s a busy week in NERW-land, indeed. Some of the stories you’ll be reading much more about in the next NERW: In western MASSACHUSETTS, WBEC (1420 Pittsfield) made national headlines Monday when it became the second station to drop the Rush Limbaugh show amidst the furor over Limbaugh’s comments last week. “The nature of Rush’s [...]
In this week’s issue: 22 broadcasters queue up for 88.1 in Toronto – More new FM in Cottage Country – WNED completes WBFO purchase – Yanks land Worcester County outlet – WLAD/WDAQ set to move by SCOTT FYBUSH *Who wants one of the last big-market FM signals to become available in CANADA? Just about everyone, [...]
*The sound of public radio in western NEW YORK will change dramatically Thursday afternoon at 4. That’s when public broadcaster WNED will officially begin programming WBFO (88.7 Buffalo), WOLN (91.3 Olean) and WUBJ (88.1 Jamestown), the signals it’s acquiring from the State University of New York for $4 million. It took until Tuesday afternoon for [...]
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