I’m more likely to be able to listen in the morning, and the FM signal is better.
Yet I liked the afternoon show because he’d be there to comment on the events of the day at the end of the day. I’m afraid a morning show won’t have as much punch.
The wheels just came off WRKO.
WRKO is the station that carries Rush before Howie’s show. If this indeed hurts WRKO as much as is being claimed, one wonders if El Rushbo will no longer be carried on the station. It’s unlikely, but it’s still a possibility. The thing is, there’s really nowhere for Rush to go if WRKO drops him.
However, all the articles talk about Howie going up against Tom Finneran. What they don’t mention is The Dennis and Callahan Show on the sports station WEEI. They talk sports, sure, but also devote lots of airtime to current issues. Howie may have a tougher time breaking in to the morning than he thinks. The D & C audience is very loyal.
The thing is that there was talk of D & C moving to WTKK to replace the departed Imus. Now it looks like they’re staying put and the battle for morning talk will be between D & C and Howie, since Finneran is virtually unlistenable. WBZ is an all-news station that doesn’t take callers, so they really can’t be considered for this.
We shall see how it all shakes out!