Michael gets shafted again.
Howie Carr list ping
The facts on WTKK: Boston’s first FM talk station started in 99 with Imus, Jay Severin, Mike Barnicle, etc. Later the likes of Graham, Eagan & Braude, Michele McPhee, etc would appear.
Severin got kicked out and after a stint at WXKS (AM) is
now on the Blaze Radio Network. Currently the lineup
is Eagan and Braude, “open” (was Doug Meehan), Mike
Smerconish, “open” (was Graham), Wall St Wrapup, John
Batchelor, and Overnight America. Registered domain names
like BostonsBeat969.com led to speculation the low-rated
talk station would switch to music.
On Thu Clear Channel launched dance music on its WHBA
FM 101.7, possibly scooping Greater Media (WTKK) which
may have been planning something similar. I had noted
Graham and Eagan & Braude’s contracts were due to expire
next year and maybe that was an indication of something
besides talk. We don’t know yet what that will be but here’s
a bit of news.
(Howie Carr had hoped to make his flagship an FM talk
station, but his Entercom deal isn’t over till late 2014.
Will WTKK still be talk by then? Heck, will it still be
talk within the next 2 weeks?)
The station has sucked since Severin left.
That name sounds familiar. Was he ever on in the Washington, DC, area?
SH*T!!!!!!
No Laura Ingraham.... and now no Michael Graham.
WTF?!?
Greater Media has registered some web site names that imply a move to music.