Arbitron Radio – The Numbers
The Battle for Sports Radio Turf Rages On Advertise - 978-815-3291The Arbitron radio numbers for September as well as the summer ratings book became available yesterday, and WEEI and 98.5 The Sports Hub continued their intriguing battle for sports radio supremacy. Here is a look at some of the significant matchups, all in the crucial male 25-54 demographic: ?In the summer, WEEI took third overall (5.8 share), while The Sports Hub tied for... [Read More...]
WEEI & The Sports Hub One Year Later
Tale of the Tape: WEEI vs. The Sports Hub By Brian Kintz Courtesy of: Sports of Boston One year ago Friday, Boston’s sports radio landscape changed as we know it. For years, airwaves juggernaut WEEI dominated the sports radio scene. They were the only game in town, and when they weren’t, they squashed all challengers in a matter of months. Down went 1510 The Sports Zone. Down went 890 ESPN Boston. And down went 790 The Score in Providence.... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston News – Chad Finn Attempts to Sort Out Boston Radio Call Letter Mayhem
ESPN Radio’s Boston affiliate set to sign off By Chad Finn Globe Staff ESPN Radio’s Boston affiliate, WAMG-AM 890, will go off the air Monday after four years plagued by a weak signal and limited local programming. But ESPN, the powerhouse sports network, may not lack an outlet in the Boston market for long. According to multiple industry sources, ESPN is in discussions to air some of its national programming on WEEI-AM 850 during nights... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston News – WEEI Game Day Line-Up – Jason Wolfe
WEEI/Boston Announces Game Day Football Line-Up The WEEI Sports Radio Network, based at WEEI-AM/Boston, revealed Wednesday that its game day football programming line-up will kick off September 13 with the initial edition of “NFL Sunday.” The “NFL Sunday” football pre-game show airs from 9am-12noon with Dale Arnold, Michael Holley, former Patriots tight end Christian Fauria and WEEI.com’s Chris Price. “The Real... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston News – ESPN Boston Sports Media Scrimmage is Only the Beginning Folks
In ESPNBoston.com, The Leader Continues Localization by T.J. Donegan – Sports Media Journal For those paying attention, you may have noticed the Boston sports media landscape has changed by leaps and bounds in the past 18 months. While local sports radio giant WEEI finds itself in a fight for ratings with the newly launched 98.5 The Sports Hub, it seems those on the print side of things will also have some company this Fall. As I wrote about... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – WEEI Boston Reports Online Stats SURGE WEEI-AM
WEEI.com reports jump in page views August 27, 2009 11:01 AM By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff WEEI.com, the website of local sports radio station WEEI-AM, said that it recorded 4,279,677 page views in July, up from 2,275,405 in July 2008. “This was the first time the site cracked the 4 million page views mark in a single month,” WEEI.com said in a press release. A factor in the increased traffic was an initial round of “upgrades... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – WEEI Press Release
Red Sox Radio Broadcasts Return to WEEI Courtesy of: Fang’s Bites August 25, 2009 (Boston) — Entercom New England announced today that, effective with the team’s game against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday evening, August 26th, all future Boston Red Sox games will be carried on WEEI 850 AM in Boston, the flagship station of the WEEI Sports Radio Network. From 1995 to 2006, Red Sox games were carried exclusively on WEEI. In 2006, the... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – Bruce Allen – Boston Radio Heavyweights Slug it Out
Thoughts on 98.5 FM – One Week In Aug21 – 2009 – Courtesy of: Boston Sports Media Watch The new 98.5 The SportsHub has been on the air for a week now, and it’s time for a few knee-jerk reactions and thoughts on how they’re stacking up to WEEI. Toucher and Rich vs. Dennis and Callahan Right now the best things I can say about T&R is that they’re trying, and that they’re not D&C. The show is clearly a work in progress... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – WEEI Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon August 27 to 28 BOSTON – WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon has announced the 2009 All-Star Online Auction. This is an opportunity to bid on sixteen once-in-a-lifetime experiences and items, while also supporting the lifesaving mission of the Jimmy Fund, which is raising critical funds for pediatric and adult cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The auction is currently on eBay and bidding... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – The Sports Hub Shows Promise – Chad Finn – Boston Globe
New station shows promise, needs polish By Chad Finn Globe Staff / August 14, 2009 The comedy of the coincidence did not elude Michael Felger. No more than 15 minutes into the maiden broadcast of live local programming on WBZ-FM’s ‘‘98.5 The Sports Hub,’’ Felger, who is joined from 2-6 p.m. daily by co-host Tony Massarotti, went to the phones to take the first call from a listener. One who happened to have a familiar... [Read More...]
Sport Radio Boston – Toucher and Rich
Toucher and Rich debut on The Sports Hub August 17 – Ryan McAskill – bostoncomedyexaminer@gmail.com Toucher Rich WBCN 98.5 Sports Hub Fred Toucher (left) and Rich Shertenlieb; courtesy cbssports.com Last Thursday 98.5 The Sports Hub made its debut as Boston’s first FM sports talk radio station but Toucher and Rich fans had to wait an extra day for the duo to premier on their new home. The current morning show (6-10 a.m. on 98.5) on... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – WBZ-FM Debuts
WBZ-FM sports-talk station debuts – Format competes with WEEI By Thomas Grillo | Thursday, August 13, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Media & Marketing Boston’s first FM sports talk radio station is kicking off today with surprisingly little fanfare. WBZ-FM, dubbed “98.5 The Sports Hub,” will debut at 6 a.m. with former WBCN [website] disc jockeys Fred Toucher and Rich Shertenlieb of “Toucher & Rich”... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston News – Bye Bye Big Show?
98.5 The Sports Hub: Bye Bye, Big Show With the advent of a new sports talk radio station in Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub, long time WEEI listeners including Bleacher Report writer BHL will finally have another listening option for the afternoon commute. Long tired of Glen Ordway’s The Big Show, a yahoo and fat slob-centric shouting fest, Bleacher Report writer BHL is highly excited that 95.8 will feature Comcast SportsNet’s Michael... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston News – Michael Felger
Felger or The Big Show? Article Courtesy of: Boston Man Cave CLICK HERE Felger will once again attempt to win the ratings war against WEEI. Talk radio is huge in Boston. More specifically, sports radio is huge and the biggest contributor to that cause has been WEEI. Is that all about to change? Starting on Thursday, fans will be able to tune in to 98.5 FM and listen to “The Sports Hub.” Boston.com is reporting the lineup from 2-6 will... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – Bar Stool Sports Scores!
Bar Stool Sports & Julie Kahn Bar Stool Sports That psssssst sound you just heard was Julie Kahn pissing herself because she just found out I’m going to be on Toucher and Rich tomorrow at 9am. Courtesy of Bar Stool Sports Boston And the first salvo in the Sports Hub Vs. WEEI war for the Stool has been fired! Advantage Sports Hub. My guess is that if I dominate this appearence, like I’m sure I will, I’ll probably get my own late night... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – Tony Massorotti Rumors
Tony Massarotti rumor sparks WEEI’s Globie change By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa | Wednesday, August 5, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | The Inside Track Photo by Matt Stone Former Boston Herald sports columnist Tony Massarotti, who went over to the dark side 11 months ago, is thisclose to fleeing the Boring Broadsheet for an afternoon gig on the all-new “98.5 The Sports Hub.” Mazz, natch, refused to discuss the... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – Sports Hub vs. WEEI
CBS tunes out ’BCN to take on WEEI with new ‘Sports Hub’ We will rock you! By Jessica Heslam | Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com It’s war on the Boston sports radio airwaves as CBS Radio shutters rock giant WBCN [website] next month and aims its big guns straight at Entercom powerhouse WEEI with a new FM sports talk station. “We say bring it on,” said Entercom Vice President Julie Kahn of the... [Read More...]
Boston Sports Radio – Red Sox Nation Betrayed?
The Red Sox Nation, Betrayed By CHARLES McGRATH - Article Courtesy of: New York Times SUCH is the gloomy, guilt-ridden New England conscience that within hours after a report that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz had tested positive for steroid use in 2003, Red Sox fans were already feeling miserable again. By 6 on Friday morning, the lines at the sports radio station WEEI, Boston’s equivalent of New York’s WFAN, were jammed with breast-beating... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – FM vs. AM
FM start-up muscling into sports talk A CBS-launched rival to WEEI emerges in post-WBCN shakeup By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff | July 15, 2009 Boston Sports Radio Longtime sports-radio powerhouse WEEI-AM (850) may finally have a real fight on its hands – and this time its opponent will come from the FM side of the dial. CBS Radio revealed yesterday that it will launch a new sports-talk station, named 98.5 The Sports Hub, on Aug. 13 in Boston.... [Read More...]
Sports Radio Boston – The Chad Finn Report – Boston Globe
‘Sports Hub’ dialing up a challenge for WEEI GLENN ORDWAY is Ready to RUMBLE By Chad Finn – Article Courtesy of the Boston Globe Well, now we’ll find out. With Tuesday’s revelation that a game of radio musical chairs will result in a new all-sports station, WBZ-FM “98.5 The Sports Hub,’’ debuting Aug. 13, we will finally begin to get an answer to one of the lingering questions in Boston sports media: Is sports radio behemoth WEEI... [Read More...]
