Slightly OT: Mets get new radio home

[BigLou]

The NY Mets are moving their radio rights from WOR (710) to WCBS (880).
Hopefully this puts an end to early season Rutgers broadcasts on WOR being moved around when they conflict with a Mets game.
On the Mets front it changes their dynamic with WFAN (a sister station to CBS). Ever since the FAN dropped the Mets for the Yankees, the Mets have kept managers and players from appearing on WFAN. Evidently they also moved the FAN's Ed Coleman off of their chartered flights (other radio and TV get to travel charter but print media flies commercial). The other speculation involves the announcers. While Howie Rose will remain, the #2 slot is up for grabs.
One article noted that WOR lost money during their 5 year contract with the Mets.

 

[cicero grimes]

I hope they continue the SportsZone with Pete McCarthy on 710. He is pretty good.

 

[Tango Two]

The NY Mets are moving their radio rights from WOR (710) to WCBS (880).
Hopefully this puts an end to early season Rutgers broadcasts on WOR being moved around when they conflict with a Mets game.
On the Mets front it changes their dynamic with WFAN (a sister station to CBS). Ever since the FAN dropped the Mets for the Yankees, the Mets have kept managers and players from appearing on WFAN. Evidently they also moved the FAN's Ed Coleman off of their chartered flights (other radio and TV get to travel charter but print media flies commercial). The other speculation involves the announcers. While Howie Rose will remain, the #2 slot is up for grabs.
One article noted that WOR lost money during their 5 year contract with the Mets.

Links?

 

[RUhasarrived]

They need to return to WJRZ-970.

 

[Knight Shift]

Links?

What does golf have to do with this?

 

[BigLou]

Links?

https://nypost.com/2018/09/17/mets-radio-booth-could-face-shakeup-at-new-station/

 

[T2Kplus10]

The NY Mets are moving their radio rights from WOR (710) to WCBS (880).
Hopefully this puts an end to early season Rutgers broadcasts on WOR being moved around when they conflict with a Mets game.
On the Mets front it changes their dynamic with WFAN (a sister station to CBS). Ever since the FAN dropped the Mets for the Yankees, the Mets have kept managers and players from appearing on WFAN. Evidently they also moved the FAN's Ed Coleman off of their chartered flights (other radio and TV get to travel charter but print media flies commercial). The other speculation involves the announcers. While Howie Rose will remain, the #2 slot is up for grabs.
One article noted that WOR lost money during their 5 year contract with the Mets.

The Mets are a very petty organization.

 

[Knight Shift]

A very petty Yankee fan showing pettiness yet again.

 

[BoroKnight]

As a fan of neither, the Mets are, in fact, a petty organization, and as we are discussing Mets issues at the moment, the Yankees are irrelevant to the conversation. You know, like they are in the division race.

 

[BigLou]

I hope they continue

The Mets are a very petty organization.

Well as a Met fan I canagree with the statement that Mets management is petty.

However in this case there are justifications. The Mets feel that they are protecting their radio rights holder (WOR) when they don't let their people do regular shows on the FAN. Also with ed Coleman, I assume that back when the Mets were on the FAN that he got preferential treatment over other beat reporters (which is what he is) since he came from the station that paid to broadcast their games. Once that wasn't the case they probably felt like they had to treat him the same as other beat reporters.
Maybe Zappa can comment on if players want beat reporters on their plane. My guess is they do not.

 

[T2Kplus10]

Well as a Met fan I canagree with the statement that Mets management is petty.

However in this case there are justifications. The Mets feel that they are protecting their radio rights holder (WOR) when they don't let their people do regular shows on the FAN. Also with ed Coleman, I assume that back when the Mets were on the FAN that he got preferential treatment over other beat reporters (which is what he is) since he came from the station that paid to broadcast their games. Once that wasn't the case they probably felt like they had to treat him the same as other beat reporters.
Maybe Zappa can comment on if players want beat reporters on their plane. My guess is they do not.

That's just silly logic. Protecting WOR radio rights? WOR doesn't do any sports talk shows, only politics. If a Mets player or coach came on the FAN at 2pm to chat, he would be competing against Rush Limbaugh.....not the same listeners.

The Yankees players and coaches were regular guests on the FAN for years while on different stations for games.

 

[Tango Two]

That's just silly logic. Protecting WOR radio rights? WOR doesn't do any sports talk shows, only politics. If a Mets player or coach came on the FAN at 2pm to chat, he would be competing against Rush Limbaugh.....not the same listeners.

The Yankees players and coaches were regular guests on the FAN for years while on different stations for games.

Sports show every weeknight 6-9pm for five years now

https://710wor.iheart.com/featured/the-wor-sports-zone-with-pete-mccarthy/about/

 

[Ataylor1989x]

Ever since the FAN dropped the Mets for the Yankees, the Mets have kept managers and players from appearing on WFAN. Evidently they also moved the FAN's Ed Coleman off of their chartered flights (other radio and TV get to travel charter but print media flies commercial). The other speculation involves the announcers. While Howie Rose will remain, the #2 slot is up for grabs.
One article noted that WOR lost money during their 5 year contract with the Mets.

All of this combined with the Jay Horwitz retiring/being reassigned news is interesting. Wouldn’t he have been behind the vindictive angle?

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24658896/long-new-york-mets-pr-boss-jay-horwitz-moves-new-role

 

[T2Kplus10]

Sports show every weeknight 6-9pm for five years now

https://710wor.iheart.com/featured/the-wor-sports-zone-with-pete-mccarthy/about/

What? WOR is on the air at 6pm?
:)

 

[Tango Two]

What? WOR is on the air at 6pm?
:)

Its actually a good sports show.

Underrated

 

[T2Kplus10]

Its actually a good sports show.

Underrated

That's a tough time slot for a sports talk show, most sports fans are watching games then.

 

[anon_ivydyf0amkzay]

This is not slightly OT...it’s just OT...

 

[ruready4somefootball]

If we're going to go the "petty route", then you need to add the Jets to that list. They haven't allowed anyone connected to the team to go on the air with Francessa.

 

[MorrisAsh]

710's signal sucked in Morris County. I ended up listening to the games on Sirius. 880's signal is much stronger.