This Could Be Dangerous
I'm surprised there haven't been more comments on this lovely little item about one Daniel Snyder looking to buy local sports-talk station WTEM:
"Purchasing WTEM would give Red Zebra a much better signal for Redskins games and Redskins-related programming."
Does "Redskins-related programming" make your stomach turn, too?
bfjam: The problem with Snyder locking up WTEM would be that WTEM covers more than the Redskins, and I suspect they would become just one long infomercial to hawk Redskins merchandise. The Redskins are my team, but so are the Nats, the Wiz, The Hoyas, the Terps, and the Caps. I'd hate to see coverage dwindle on these other sports, but that is precisely what would happen. Maybe they'd even bring back 'Kiley and the Coach'
Dan Snyder thinks you need more Riggo in your life. (The Post)wleffi: Snyder should not be allowed to buy WTEM and have another Redskins propoganda machine populated with sychophants like Larry Michaels, Bram Weinstein and the fJohn Riggins' show crew. DC needs an independent sports talk station.
nyourwill1: NO ONE WILL BE HONEST ANYMORE IF THIS HAPPENS. PLEASE DON'T LET IT HAPPEN.
What do you think, Redskins fans? Anything good about Synder's bid to rule the airwaves?
By Lindsay Applebaum |
May 30, 2008; 2:25 PM ET
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Posted by: CRitch | May 30, 2008 3:10 PM
Snyder's radio stations are just like Redskins.com - outlets for his propoganda machine. Real Redskins news comes from The Post and particularly Jasno's blog and WTEM. Snyder's censors would destroy that station and the credibility it has built up with local sports fans. I've given up listening to XXX radio and I surely wouldn't listen to WTEM if he buys it. It's bad enough that I have to buy season tickets from Dan Snyder, but I certainly don't have any intention of supporting him in any way beyond that.
Posted by: Papa Smurf | May 30, 2008 3:23 PM
Oh no, think of all the great Nats' coverage that WTEM provides that we might lose if Danny buys the station! DC sports radio is a joke as is, nothing will change if this happens. Except maybe the airwaves will be spared from bumbling mumbling John Thompson.
Posted by: natsfan23 | May 30, 2008 3:35 PM
The only thing worse than listening to Steve and Andy discussing the Caps would be listening to Larry Michael discuss anything.
Posted by: Cart | May 30, 2008 3:50 PM
Well, it would be a bad situation. But we're talking about a rather pitiful cast of characters on both stations who seem to make a point of ignoring or insulting every team other than the Redskins anyway -- so I don't know that it matters anyway.
Posted by: prophet | May 30, 2008 5:45 PM
Can we caption this?
"Yeah, this mustache is coming in real, real fine. Folicular hot! Why I almost look like Lindsay Lohan."
Posted by: Anonymous | May 30, 2008 6:45 PM
If the WTEM deal goes through, there is no way Danny will allow Steve and Andy to talk redskins and tell it like it is. In fact those two would be the first to be fired. That's ashame too because they make my drive home every night bareable. They make me laugh. So sad. Alas, Danny strikes again!
Posted by: ckd1317 | May 31, 2008 1:30 AM
I hope he doesn't buy WTEM because they really are the leader in sports radio in DC BUT, I must say that there is nothing wrong with Snyder wanting a Redskins Radio Network.
George Steinbrenner has the YES Network, but just like Redskins.com has to be separated legitimate journalism from Washingtonpost.com or the times (yuck), Snyder's radio networks (wherever they end up) will have to be separated from the real sports news networks.
I also would assume that if Snyder owns the stations that Fox Sports Radio and ESPN radio would pull there affiliation, eh?
Posted by: Aint so bad | June 2, 2008 12:47 PM
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You better be careful Lindsay or your gonna be next up on Larry Michael's "Source-O-Meter".
God I hate what the Washington football team has become...