NoTV: CBS Plays Let's Make a Deal with Beasley w/out Wayne Brady
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Mark Jeffries
Oct 2, 2014, 7:12:50 PM10/2/14
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The Eye gets Beasley Broadcast Group's two FM stations (country and "rhythmic CHR") in Philly (to go with two TV stations and and four existing radio stations--all-news, right-wing talk, sports talk and old--excuse me, "classic hits") and their three stations in Miami (to go with WFOR)--in exchange, Beasley gets CBS' seven Charlotte and six Tampa stations (where they don't own TV stations) plus Philly CBS Sports Network affil WIP-AM (the local sports talk and game broadcasts moved to WIP-FM, the former WYSP) and gets to keep their right-wing talk and Bible-thumping AM stations in Philly (whoop de doo):
Diner
Oct 2, 2014, 8:51:11 PM10/2/14
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On Thursday, October 2, 2014 7:12:50 PM UTC-4, Mark Jeffries wrote:
The Eye gets Beasley Broadcast Group's two FM stations (country and "rhythmic CHR") in Philly (to go with two TV stations and and four existing radio stations--all-news, right-wing talk, sports talk and old--excuse me, "classic hits") and their three stations in Miami (to go with WFOR)--in exchange, Beasley gets CBS' seven Charlotte and six Tampa stations (where they don't own TV stations) plus Philly CBS Sports Network affil WIP-AM (the local sports talk and game broadcasts moved to WIP-FM, the former WYSP) and gets to keep their right-wing talk and Bible-thumping AM stations in Philly (whoop de doo):
Very interesting move here in Philly.
When CBS and Westinghouse merged, Westinghouse had to sell rock powerhouse WMMR-FM to avoid FCC monopoly charges. Looks like they're jumping through hoops this time to avoid having that happen again.
Re the WIP move: I'm guessing that the FM station will get to keep the call letters... which is a shame, since it's only had the call letters for three years, while the AM station has been an important part of the city's history since 1922. (Did you know actress Anne Hathaway's grandfather was WIP's "Morning Mayor" in the fifties and sixties? Well, now you do.)
Back in the seventies, WIP, which was then a music station owned by Metromedia, ran the CBS Radio Mystery Theater weeknights at 11, but changed the name to "WIP Mystery Theater" so that people wouldn't think they were the CBS station in town. My, how times have changed.
-Tim
Mark Jeffries
Oct 4, 2014, 7:05:24 PM10/4/14
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Out there on YouTube, there's a video of Anne's mother Kate McCauley belting out "Maybe Next Time." I didn't realize her connection as daughter of Joe McCauley, but I have to admit that I hadn't thought of that name in years. My main memory of WIP from my childhood time in South Jersey was the "for the Metropolitan area" jingles (which I assume were on all other Metromedia stations back then--Metromedia's broadcasting name at the time was Metropolitan Broadcasting).
And I guess CBS also owns WBFS in Miami, which is the MyTV affil, not the CW affil, as you might think for the second CBS-owned TV station in a market--Tribune Media owns the CW station in Miami.
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