[BC] All Sports Stations

[Tom]

Query in all this - WTBS has a relationship with the Atlanta teams - as 
in, ownership / front office; but... How much, if any, of the Cubs does 
Tribune own?

OTOH, there's Cincinnati - with so many local teams it can support a 
BUNCH of all-sports stations, as well as the occasional (read every last 
game) drop in on the OTHER big talker....



Bob Boxer wrote:
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> Actually, Rich, that's not always the case now.  The radio rightsholder fees
> for many teams have gone so high that a number of stations have chosen to
> pass on them, sometimes giving up very longstanding relationships.  More and
> more teams are retaining the rights and buying time on a local station.  I
> think the St. Louis Cardinals actually bought a station to carry their
> games.  ESPN-1000 in Chicago instantly became a much more profitable station
> the day they no longer had to pay Bulls and White Sox rights fees.
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