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Update on the Entercom deal
Update on the Entercom deal
And the new Entercom will have rights to 45 sports teams including CBS Radio’s portfolio. CBS Radio has rights to professional teams in several major markets including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
CBS Radio has many sports radio stations including WFAN in New York, 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston and KNBR in San Francisco. It also has the CBS Sports Radio Network which has over 300 affiliates across the country.
However, to comply with FCC rules, the company will have to divest stations in markets where both groups own multiple stations including Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
In Boston, Entercom would have two FM sports talk stations (WEEI and The Sports Hub) and rights to all of the market’s major sports teams (Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox and Revolution) as well as Boston College. It’s likely that the new Entercom would have to divest of two FM stations and could be forced to sell more if the Department of Justice feels the company has too much influence in the market.