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Laquidara: Radio sucks today

Would only come back to radio if technology allowed for live podcasting:

Remembering WBCN

Charles Laquidara has begun a collection of online WBCN shtuff.

Will the new sports station hire a woman?

Kat says it's past time for women to get a voice on local sports radio:

... In 2009, when one of the most consistent and coveted football analysts/hosts of the past decade is female (Suzy Kolber), and when the Red Sox beat writer for the largest newspaper in Boston is female (the Boston Globe’s Amalie Benjamin), and when our regional sports television network host is female (NESN’s Kathryn Tappen), why are females largely absent from manning the microphones in Boston’s sports radio scene? ...

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The News Dissector slices up the death of WBCN

Danny Schechter sums it up: MEDIACIDE: GREAT STATION WRECKED BY AVARICIOUS MANAGEMENT.

Via Dan Kennedy.

Adam Reilly posts the thoughts of Mark Parenteau.

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Rock of Boston goes off the air

Adam Reilly tweets that Mix 98.5 will take over WBCN's 104.1 frequency while 98.5 will become a sports-talk station, since Boston doesn't have enough of those. In August. He has more here.

Charles Laquidara checks in from Hawaii with a short comment about Mel Karmazin, who started 'BCN owner Infinity Broadcasting and then sold it to CBS.

Rumble photos, videos

Sooz posts images from the WBCN Rock 'n' Roll Rumble.

No more Opie and Anthony on WBCN

Jessica Heslam gets the scoop, although station spokesman Cha-Chi Loprete wouldn't say why (and yes, the only reason I'm mentioning his non-statement is because Cha-Chi Loprete is the greatest 'BCN name since Duane Ingalls Glasscock).

Opie & Anthony say goodbye to Boston (again).

Boston Business Journal reports that Opie and Anthony are off the air (yet again) in Boston. Word is they will be replaced by "Toucher & Rich" starting tomorrow morning with "Hardy" taking over the afternoon drive.

Tom Brady NOT suspended for steroid use

Ah, so this is why my server logs started showing lots of hits yesterday from people searching on variations of "Tom Brady substance abuse."

These are the same people who got fired at WAAF for "reporting" that Tom Menino had died in a car crash. They're now back in Boston, via WBCN, which, of course, broadcasts Patriots games.

Brian: What did we do to deserve these morons?

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Adolfo vs Chicken: the game

WBCN has launched the web game Adolfo vs. Chicken, an online game show where Adolfo tries to outsmart a chicken at simple trivia. Change the channel for bonus features!

Play Adolfo vs. Chicken at http://www.adolfovschicken.com