OT: Official Sports Media Thread IX: Boston Marathon TV coverage will move to Channel 5/ESPN as of next year

[Fenway]

Station	Format	Owner	Dec 21	Hol 21	Jan 22	Feb 22
WROR-FM	Classic Hits	Beasley Media	7.2	6.1	6.9	8.4
WMJX-FM	AC	Audacy	7.9	13.2	6.8	6.7
WXKS-FM	CHR	iHeartMedia	5.3	4.7	5.5	6.6
WBZ-FM	Sports	Beasley Media	8.5	8.3	8.3	6.3
WBZ-AM	News/Talk	iHeartMedia	6.9	6.5	6.4	6.2
WZLX-FM	Classic Rock	iHeartMedia	5.2	4.7	5.7	5.2
WBUR-FM	News/Talk	Trustees of Boston University	2.9	3.0	3.9	4.3
WKLB-FM	Country	Beasley Media	4.4	3.5	4.0	4.1
WBGB-FM	Adult Hits	Audacy	3.0	3.7	3.0	3.8
WRKO-AM	Talk	iHeartMedia	4.1	3.4	4.5	3.6
WBQT-FM	Rhythmic AC	Beasley Media	3.8	3.4	3.5	3.4
WGBH-FM	News/Talk	WGBH Educational Foundation	3.2	2.6	3.4	3.0
WJMN-FM	Rhythmic CHR	iHeartMedia	3.2	3.4	3.1	3.0
WEEI-FM	All Sports	Audacy	3.2	2.6	3.1	2.7
WWBX-FM	Hot AC	Audacy	3.6	1.8	2.2	2.6
WBWL-FM	Country	iHeartMedia	2.0	1.7	1.8	2.5
WXRV-FM	AAA	River Radio Network	1.9	1.9	2.6	2.5
WCRB-FM	Classical	WGBH Educational Foundation	1.2	1.8	1.7	1.7
WBOS-FM	Classic Rock	Beasley Media	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.6
WXLO-FM	Hot AC	Cumulus Media	1.5	1.3	1.7	1.6
WERS-FM	Variety	Emerson College	1.1	1.2	1.7	1.3
WZRM-FM	Spanish Hits	iHeartMedia	2.0	1.7	1.7	1.3
WUMB-FM	Alternative	University of Massachusetts	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.6
WXKS-AM	News/Talk	iHeartMedia	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.6
WEEI-FM-STR	All Sports	Audacy	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.5
WNNW-AM	Spanish Tropical	Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures Limited Partn	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.5
WCTK-FM	Country	Hall Communications	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4
WWBX-FM-STR	Hot AC	Audacy	N/A	0.4	0.6	0.4
WBGB-FM-STR	Adult Hits	Audacy	N/A	N/A	0.1	0.2
WJDA-AM	Ethnic	Real Media Group	N/A	0.1	0.1	0.1
WMVX-AM	Classic Hits	Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures Ptp.	N/A	0.1	0.1	0.1
WWFX-FM	Classic Hits	Cumulus Media	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
WEEI-AM	All Sports	Audacy	N/A	N/A	0.1	N/A
WGIR-FM	Rock	iHeartMedia	0.6	N/A	N/A	N/A
WHEB-FM	Rock	iHeartMedia	0.2	N/A	N/A	N/A
WHJY-FM	Rock	iHeartMedia	0.3	N/A	N/A	N/A
WMJX-FM-STR	AC	Audacy	1.4	1.4	N/A	N/A
WSNE-FM	Hot AC	iHeartMedia	0.2	N/A	N/A	N/A
WVEI-FM	All Sports	Audacy	0.2	0.2	N/A	N/A

Totals are Persons 6+, Mon-Sun, 6am-midnight

This profile contains an quarter hour rating (AQH) share of persons, ages 6+, Monday through Sunday in the Metro Survey Area.

A share is the percentage of those listening to radio in the MSA who are listening to a particular radio station. Average Quarter-Hour Persons (AQH Persons) is the average number of persons listening to a particular station for at least five minutes during a 15-minute period. [AQH Persons to a Station / AQH Persons to All Stations] x 100 = Share (%)

#10 Boston, MA​

Station Cume​

Station	Format	Oct 21	Nov 21	Dec 21	Hol 21	Jan 22	Feb 22
WMJX-FM	AC	891,300	923,400	1,050,400	1,330,400	814,200	867,500
WXKS-FM	Top 40/M	918,200	876,500	847,700	759,200	718,500	835,400
WROR-FM	Classic Hits	890,700	870,100	873,500	794,600	759,200	827,400
WBGB-FM	Adult Hits	452,400	493,800	545,500	548,100	492,100	573,000
WZLX-FM	Classic Rock	630,800	598,300	589,700	519,400	487,900	517,300
WBZ-FM	Sports	755,000	772,200	718,800	670,700	598,900	514,900
WBZ-AM	News	497,400	506,900	460,600	467,700	448,600	502,900
WWBX-FM	Hot AC	495,000	469,500	461,200	406,800	408,100	454,500
WKLB-FM	Country	586,800	524,000	487,400	436,900	412,900	447,200
WBQT-FM	Rhythmic AC	473,900	488,100	497,000	420,400	386,700	402,700
WJMN-FM	Top 40/R	378,100	365,000	461,400	435,800	358,800	389,700
WBOS-FM	Classic Rock	415,600	372,000	364,000	370,400	308,400	359,000
WBUR-FM	Public Radio	375,300	375,500	318,500	300,900	315,500	344,900
WXLO-FM	Hot AC	404,800	329,900	332,000	323,200	306,400	324,400
WBWL-FM	Country	320,900	357,000	288,800	270,400	253,300	306,300
WXRV-FM	AAA	373,500	332,900	324,100	290,000	280,200	291,300
WEEI-FM	Sports	504,400	478,100	360,400	338,700	341,300	290,400
WGBH-FM	Public Radio	287,900	272,200	295,800	277,900	255,500	260,300
WCRB-FM	Classical	169,900	176,800	155,700	210,500	169,400	206,900
WRKO-AM	Talk	191,300	240,000	213,900	184,600	209,000	190,700
WERS-FM	AAA	204,900	182,900	175,600	152,400	152,300	169,000
WZRM-FM	Tropical	241,600	257,800	232,700	201,100	172,400	151,900
WCTK-FM	Country	132,500	105,600	93,600	82,100	75,900	80,500
WWBX-FM Stream	Hot AC	--	--	--	23,300	41,400	53,100
WNNW-AM	Tropical	54,300	41,600	40,600	43,800	42,200	47,300
WMVX-AM	Classic Hits	28,200	36,500	21,300	29,900	24,300	39,100
WUMB-FM	AAA	39,600	34,000	32,900	22,400	27,600	37,900
WXKS-AM	Talk	19,100	17,300	22,100	19,000	24,200	24,800
WJDA-AM	Adult Standards	30,100	26,800	16,700	23,600	25,900	24,400
WWFX-FM	Classic Rock	36,600	20,100	36,700	42,800	21,300	23,600
WEEI-FM Stream	Sports	47,000	46,900	24,700	32,100	31,100	21,200
WCCM-AM	Spanish Talk	3,900	3,800	5,400	900	1,800	15,600
WEEI-AM	Sports	15,200	15,600	14,200	10,400	11,900	15,600
WBGB-FM Stream	Classic Hits	--	--	--	--	3,700	11,200
WORC-FM	Country	3,300	1,900	600	3,000	2,400	3,400
WRCA-AM	Ethnic	5,300	3,100	7,800	4,500	1,600	3,300
WNBH-AM	Classic Hits	3,700	12,300	6,400	5,500	1,600	2,800
WWBX-FM HD2	Rock	--	1,700	1,400	1,100	2,400	2,700
WWBX-FM HD2 Stream	Rock	--	--	--	--	--	2,500
WERS-FM HD2	Variety	400	8,200	600	--	500	2,000
WEEI-FM HD2	Rock	--	--	--	--	5,400	1,700
WMJX-FM HD2	Other	--	--	--	--	500	1,500
WBGB-FM HD3	Christian Cont.	1,100	8,500	--	--	500	1,300
WCAI-FM	Public Radio	1,800	1,200	1,400	2,500	400	1,300
WBZ-FM HD2	Alternative	4,400	1,400	1,300	1,100	--	1,100
WJMF-FM	Classical	12,600	--	--	7,700	--	1,000
WBGB-FM HD2	Classic Hits	1,100	4,200	3,800	600	500	800

 

[Terrier]

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[chizzler]

Some hockey tawk on WEEI with Razor now.

 

[sarge88]

Flipping channels a minute ago and ended up on NESN at the point where the delayed penalty that gave the B’s the wining PP goal happened.

Penalty is called, they go to commercial and come back and the score is now 3-2.

They decided, ostensibly “in the interest of time” to cut out a very pretty goal and definitely the most exciting play of the game.

I just don’t understand so much about what NESN does.

 

[chizzler]

Flipping channels a minute ago and ended up on NESN at the point where the delayed penalty that gave the B’s the wining PP goal happened.

Penalty is called, they go to commercial and come back and the score is now 3-2.

They decided, ostensibly “in the interest of time” to cut out a very pretty goal and definitely the most exciting play of the game.

I just don’t understand so much about what NESN does.

Werner doesn’t pay for people with brains. The editor probably doesn’t watch sports.

 

[DKH]

Flipping channels a minute ago and ended up on NESN at the point where the delayed penalty that gave the B’s the wining PP goal happened.

Penalty is called, they go to commercial and come back and the score is now 3-2.

They decided, ostensibly “in the interest of time” to cut out a very pretty goal and definitely the most exciting play of the game.

I just don’t understand so much about what NESN does.

Huh / I got NESN and missed nothing. That’s odd

 

[sarge88]

Huh / I got NESN and missed nothing. That’s odd

Did you watch the replay?

I was flipping earlier today and it was their “Bruins in 2” version of the game.

Totally skipped the GWG.

 

[DKH]

Did you watch the replay?

I was flipping earlier today and it was their “Bruins in 2” version of the game.

Totally skipped the GWG.

No I watched live lol

 

[Fenway]

When sports radio was fun

 

[Terrier]

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[Babajingo]

Got in the car, turned on sportshub about half hour before the game today and they had two blowhards yelling at each other about Parcells being in the Patriots hall of fame. Switched to EEI and they had Razor on, talking about the goaltending for the playoffs. I have always disliked EEI but they seem to care more about hockey than the station carrying the Bruins.
Again, thank god for podcasts.

 

[chizzler]

Got in the car, turned on sportshub about half hour before the game today and they had two blowhards yelling at each other about Parcells being in the Patriots hall of fame. Switched to EEI and they had Razor on, talking about the goaltending for the playoffs. I have always disliked EEI but they seem to care more about hockey than the station carrying the Bruins.
Again, thank god for podcasts.

It’s simple, 98.5 makes controversy to get ratings. Felger is the king of that. He shits in all the teams, cuts off the callers before they make their point, and doesn’t know shit about anything.
Unfortunately WEEI isn’t so negative. So no ratings with the younger crowd.

 

[Alicat]

It’s simple, 98.5 makes controversy to get ratings. Felger is the king of that. He shits in all the teams, cuts off the callers before they make their point, and doesn’t know shit about anything.
Unfortunately WEEI isn’t so negative. So no ratings with the younger crowd.

They don’t give a damn about the Bruins. They‘ll talk about today’s game for 2 seconds and if they talk about them any more it will be to try and manufacture the narrative that This is Swayman’s team and that Ullmark sucks, makes too much and must be traded in the off-season.

98.5 outside of the 2 hour Bruins show on Saturdays is a Patriots slobber fest with some Celtics tossed in. They’ll make fun of the Sox and ignore the Bruins. Rinse, wash, repeat

 

[quietbruinfan]

They don’t give a damn about the Bruins. They‘ll talk about today’s game for 2 seconds and if they talk about them any more it will be to try and manufacture the narrative that This is Swayman’s team and that Ullmark sucks, makes too much and must be traded in the off-season.

98.5 outside of the 2 hour Bruins show on Saturdays is a Patriots slobber fest with some Celtics tossed in. They’ll make fun of the Sox and ignore the Bruins. Rinse, wash, repeat

There is almost as little Celtics as Bruins.
It is basically an avalanche of Patriot crap-or pseudo Patriot inane Brady crap. Two minutes a day of Felger wildly overrating Celtics and Bruins so he can disingenuously tear them down later. It gets ratings and is still better than weei, I guess.

 

[Alicat]

There is almost as little Celtics as Bruins.
It is basically an avalanche of Patriot crap-or pseudo Patriot inane Brady crap. Two minutes a day of Felger wildly overrating Celtics and Bruins so he can disingenuously tear them down later. It gets ratings and is still better than weei, I guess.

That’s why I stopped listening

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Felger and Mazz with Jim Murray.

Three trolling schadenfreudes with the tone of having a heated argument with their wives an hour before the show.

 

[EvilElf63]

Felger and Mazz with Jim Murray.

Three trolling schadenfreudes with the tone of having a heated argument with their wives an hour before the show.

Donnie with a witty quip about how bad F+M are. What year is it?

 

[chizzler]

I wonder if Mazz actually has listened to himself. Really.
Both have horrible midday shows. God!

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Felger needs to stop imitating Denis Leary

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

I wonder if Mazz actually has listened to himself. Really.
Both have horrible midday shows. God!

Both midday shows are purgatory

 

[Patdud]

I honestly can't stand listening to Eddie Olczyk, Keith Jones or Brian Boucher call Bruins games anymore

 

[bruinsfan1968]

I honestly can't stand listening to Eddie Olczyk, Keith Jones or Brian Boucher call Bruins games anymore

Couldn't stand them when they were with NBC calling games with the Bruins.

 

[Gator Mike]

Steve Burton's daughter was just selected 7th overall in the WNBA Draft.

 

[chizzler]

Steve Burton's daughter was just selected 7th overall in the WNBA Draft.

How cool is that? Congrats Burton!

 

[quietbruinfan]

I honestly can't stand listening to Eddie Olczyk, Keith Jones or Brian Boucher call Bruins games anymore

In the world of advocacy sports journalism, where one is pro one team and one is against, I find Edzo intolerable; Jones pretty good and Boucher bad as he is just there.