Report: WEEI/Boston, Red Sox Close To New Deal

New Deal Soon?

Can ENTERCOM find some relief from the payments it has to make under its deal to air BOSTON RED SOX baseball on Sports WEEI-F/BOSTON?  The BOSTON HERALD's INSIDE TRACK reports that a new deal that keeps the SOX on WEEI but at a rate easier to handle than the existing $200 million, 10 year contract is in the works, and ENTERCOM market manager PHIL ZACHARY told the HERALD that the parties "hope to have a new deal in place by CHRISTMAS."

The original deal was made in 2006 and had options for 2017 and 2018; ZACHARY did not discuss terms of a new deal but denied rumors that the station would pay nothing, give the SOX the airtime, and let the SOX sell the inventory.  He also noted that he signed a new contract of his own on OCTOBER 20th to remain at the helm of the ENTERCOM BOSTON cluster and that the stations are "having a terrific year on both the ratings and revenue fronts, and I want to enjoy the ride."

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