This One Is Already Over

Posted by Randall Bloomquist on August 12, 2009

The Washington Post has a thumbsucker piece on DC’s new sports-radio rivalry between CBS’s WJFK-FM and WTEM-AM, which is owned by Redskins’ owner Daniel Snyder.  Here’s my prediction: Both stations will immediately face revenue shortfalls and budget pressure.  CBS will blink first and take WJFK to a cheaper music format.  Snyder will hang in there because [...]

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More Sports Talk in DC? Why?

Posted by Randall Bloomquist on June 10, 2009

The Washington Post is the latest to report rumors that CBS-owned WJFK-FM/Washington will drop guy-talk for full-on sports talk.  The move would put WJFK in direct competition with WTEM-AM, the all-sports station owned by Redskins owner Daniel Snyder.  Can’t figure out how this makes sense.  DC is not a sports town.  It’s a Redskins town [...]

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