billf82 said:Isn't 98.5 required to carry the network's pregame and postgame show? I've never heard of a station carrying JUST the game.
Was an AM flagship station required as part of this new radio deal? I would've just let the two CBS Radio-owned stations have the rights to the Browns. Other teams have had two FM's as flagships, but no AM, especially an AM from a competing company (The Bills used to have two Citadel FM's as their flagships, before WGR-AM took over, with no FM partner, in 2012).
It's up to the individual team, but the Browns wanted both AM and FM.
WNCX is only on board to carry the games on their strong signal, as the Browns anticipated people complaing about 92.3's signal (and WKNR's as well).
As has been brought up before, the key to this whole deal was all the extra auxillary programming during the week (especially "Browns Daily"). WKNR and The Fan were willing to go "all in", WTAM and WMMS had too much other stuff going on, thus here we are.