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| Station | Format | Owner | Dec 22 | Hol 22 | Jan 23 | Feb 23 | Mar 23 | Apr 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBZ-FM | Sports | Beasley | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.7 |
| WXKS-FM | Top 40/M | iHeartMedia | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| WROR-FM | Classic Hits | Beasley | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| WMJX-FM | AC | Audacy | 9.7 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| WBUR-FM | Public Radio | Boston U | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| WBQT-FM | Rhythmic AC | Beasley | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| WGBH-FM | Public Radio | WGBH Foundation | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| WBZ-AM | News | iHeartMedia | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| WZLX-FM | Classic Rock | iHeartMedia | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| WKLB-FM | Country | Beasley | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| WRKO-AM | Talk | iHeartMedia | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| WEEI-FM | Sports | Audacy | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| WWBX-FM | Hot AC | Audacy | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| WBGB-FM | Adult Hits | Audacy | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| WBOS-FM | Classic Rock | Beasley | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| WBWL-FM | Country | iHeartMedia | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| WXLO-FM | Hot AC | Cumulus | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| WXRV-FM | AAA | Northeast | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| WJMN-FM | Top 40/R | iHeartMedia | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| WERS-FM | AAA | Emerson College | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| WCRB-FM | Classical | WGBH Foundation | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| WZRM-FM | Tropical | iHeartMedia | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| WXKS-AM | Talk | iHeartMedia | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| WNNW-AM | Tropical | Costa-Eagle | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| WUMB-FM | AAA | University Of MA | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| WCTK-FM | Country | Hall | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| WEEI-AM | Sports | Audacy | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| WMVX-AM | Classic Hits | Costa-Eagle | 0.1 | -- | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Station | Format | Dec 22 | Hol 22 | Jan 23 | Feb 23 | Mar 23 | Apr 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMJX-FM | AC | 947,900 | 1,214,200 | 837,000 | 820,200 | 841,300 | 870,900 |
| WXKS-FM | Top 40/M | 753,400 | 742,100 | 758,800 | 760,400 | 802,000 | 750,500 |
| WROR-FM | Classic Hits | 673,700 | 602,300 | 597,700 | 632,100 | 650,800 | 631,500 |
| WBZ-FM | Sports | 600,600 | 602,600 | 574,900 | 533,900 | 537,900 | 616,000 |
| WWBX-FM | Hot AC | 505,000 | 433,100 | 521,100 | 528,600 | 532,200 | 597,500 |
| WBGB-FM | Adult Hits | 507,800 | 471,500 | 484,300 | 513,300 | 546,100 | 584,200 |
| WBQT-FM | Rhythmic AC | 489,200 | 411,300 | 463,700 | 512,200 | 483,700 | 538,800 |
| WZLX-FM | Classic Rock | 484,000 | 473,600 | 566,700 | 500,300 | 482,300 | 469,900 |
| WKLB-FM | Country | 379,200 | 364,900 | 431,900 | 422,900 | 437,800 | 457,000 |
| WBOS-FM | Classic Rock | 415,700 | 338,100 | 327,400 | 336,800 | 397,100 | 437,700 |
| WJMN-FM | Top 40/R | 349,300 | 311,000 | 326,100 | 383,700 | 369,900 | 386,900 |
| WXLO-FM | Hot AC | 343,400 | 341,700 | 341,200 | 338,100 | 365,100 | 384,300 |
| WEEI-FM | Sports | 336,300 | 282,000 | 336,100 | 279,800 | 254,800 | 382,300 |
| WXRV-FM | AAA | 341,500 | 300,600 | 273,000 | 305,100 | 307,900 | 368,700 |
| WBZ-AM | News | 437,300 | 411,000 | 411,100 | 418,100 | 386,900 | 351,400 |
| WBUR-FM | Public Radio | 367,200 | 335,100 | 329,800 | 320,700 | 333,400 | 339,200 |
| WGBH-FM | Public Radio | 264,600 | 267,400 | 256,900 | 254,800 | 270,500 | 290,500 |
| WBWL-FM | Country | 244,300 | 213,000 | 246,900 | 243,500 | 252,900 | 263,500 |
| WCRB-FM | Classical | 207,100 | 171,200 | 184,300 | 175,700 | 194,400 | 225,100 |
| WZRM-FM | Tropical | 171,900 | 154,200 | 158,400 | 161,000 | 173,000 | 195,300 |
| WERS-FM | AAA | 166,100 | 182,500 | 145,900 | 138,900 | 174,800 | 180,700 |
| WRKO-AM | Talk | 155,500 | 129,000 | 140,700 | 167,300 | 173,700 | 146,800 |
| WCTK-FM | Country | 63,200 | 42,600 | 36,300 | 48,000 | 49,500 | 50,500 |
| WNNW-AM | Tropical | 41,700 | 45,300 | 54,900 | 58,100 | 56,800 | 46,600 |
| WUMB-FM | AAA | 45,800 | 52,100 | 42,900 | 33,400 | 32,300 | 36,700 |
| WXKS-AM | Talk | 20,000 | 14,400 | 27,500 | 33,300 | 41,400 | 30,100 |
| WMVX-AM | Classic Hits | 21,900 | 22,700 | 22,000 | 34,900 | 27,600 | 28,600 |
| WEEI-AM | Sports | 10,200 | 6,000 | 4,900 | 15,700 | 15,800 | 21,200 |
| WWFX-FM | Classic Rock | 17,500 | 17,600 | 8,700 | 15,900 | 21,200 | 17,900 |
| WBGB-FM Stream | Classic Hits | 7,700 | 10,200 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 15,000 | 9,700 |
| WRCA-AM | Ethnic | 4,700 | 4,600 | 4,100 | 2,900 | 7,400 | 8,000 |
| WWBX-FM HD2 | Rock | 4,100 | -- | 5,200 | 800 | 2,100 | 6,300 |
| WCCM-AM | Spanish Talk | 5,200 | 1,800 | 5,200 | 17,900 | 2,600 | 5,300 |
| WORC-FM | Country | 4,000 | 4,700 | 1,500 | 12,500 | 7,900 | 5,000 |
| WERS-FM HD2 | Variety | 700 | 1,700 | -- | 3,300 | 2,800 | 4,700 |
| WCAI-FM | Public Radio | 1,800 | 1,700 | 800 | 2,500 | 4,100 | 3,900 |
| WNBH-AM | Classic Hits | 5,400 | 4,300 | 2,200 | 1,400 | 2,800 | 2,500 |
| WBGB-FM HD2 | Classic Hits | 10,300 | 8,000 | 8,800 | 2,900 | 4,900 | 2,400 |
| WJMN-FM HD2 | AC | 700 | 700 | -- | 800 | -- | 2,200 |
| WBZ-FM HD2 | Alternative | 4,100 | 700 | 1,500 | 600 | 3,000 | 1,100 |
| WWBX-FM HD2 Stream | Rock | 800 | 400 | -- | 1,900 | 900 | 600 |
| WJMF-FM | Classical | -- | 900 | 1,300 | -- | -- | 300 |
Shitting on the Bruins is not what killed WEEI. No shot. Plus the Bruins weren't all that good in that era where Dale was on TV and Neumy on radio.
He definitely played a part. However, my bud/lifting partner worked there and produced many shows. I knew a lot of dirt in show fighting, who was good who was an ahole. Bruins fans was one of first things 98.5 was going after - the Big Show Hockey minute was a garbage skit that came home to roost
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98.5 gained it all by being FM out of the gate with WEEI still AM.Boston Sports Radio Host Ordway Fired By WEEI
Longtime host Glenn Ordway is the victim of a ratings drop in the face of stiffer competition.
Right, the emergence of 98.5 was obviously a big factor but it wasn't the lack of Bruins talk that killed WEEI. The Sports Hub didn't come on the air and talk hockey 24/7 to steal away Big Show listeners. Felger and Mazz built their show based off the Patriots and Red Sox. If they mixed in more Bruins talk than WEEI it still wasn't some ratings bonanza because of that.
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