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MASN in danger of being blacked out on RCN starting July 1st due to carriage dispute
MASN and cable provider RCN are at an impasse and are staring at a June 30 deadline to end the dispute
ESPN and Cumulus will launch a new D.C. ESPN Radio station, which will include Redskins’ games
Redskins' rights had previously been on The Team 980 (and its predecessors) since 2008.
Reporter says Nationals threatened his credentials because he unknowingly violated Darren Rovell’s “exclusive rights to a sandwich”
The Nationals posted a photo of the new "Natitude" sandwich on their PR site on Sept. 28, 2017. Darren Rovell claimed it as an "exclusive" on Oct. 6, and the team got mad at local TV reporter Brody Logan for posting a photo that interfered with Rovell's "sandwich exclusive."
Charter has reportedly agreed to a RSN carriage deal in principle with Sinclair, even before Sinclair’s RSN purchase closes
This may help alleviate some of the immediate worries about the RSNs' future carriage under Sinclair.
ESPN Deportes Radio will close this fall, with 10 full-time and 25 part-time employees laid off amidst shift to podcasts
ESPN Deportes Radio was launched in 2005 and had 44 current terrestrial affiliates. ESPN is closing it this fall, instead emphasizing podcasts and TV content from ESPN Deportes.
After buying back YES Network, the Yankees are now exploring YES Radio
Back in March, the New York Yankees (along with Amazon and Sinclair) announced they had plans to re-purchase...
Contrary to reports from WEEI’s Christian Fauria, Bruins’ Matt Grzelcyk isn’t playing in Game 5, “done-ski” Zdeno Chara is
Turns out, contrary to Fauria's "insider reporting," Chara wasn't "done-ski" and Grzelcyk wasn't playing.
If “institutional arrogance in its worst form” led to no credit for Christian Fauria, what about FredTheDog04, who beat him?
Hours before the Christian Fauria report of Zdeno Chara's broken jaw that Alex Reimer is upset WEEI didn't get credit for, @FredTheDog04 tweeted that same information.
Pirates’ announcer Steve Blass keeps up the dog-whistling with jewelry comments about Ronald Acuña Jr.
Steve Blass called out Ronald Acuña Jr.'s jewelry after a hit-by-pitch.
Michael Kay goes at Neil Best, claims Funhouse works for WFAN, somehow winds up looking dumber than Mike Francesa
"You destroy him daily and defend him. Good gig."
New SNY documentary “62,000:1” looks at the Jets’, Mets’ and Knicks’ championships in 1969 and 1970
This new SNY documentary will premiere on the network July 3.
Despite leak, James Holzhauer’s Jeopardy! loss attracts biggest overnight rating during his run
Holzhauer's loss was just shy of matching the overnight rating for Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
SNY fired Nelson Figueroa after he showed up “in a state not fit to work,” after they demoted or passed over him four...
As per Bob Raissman of The New York Daily News, this came after Figueroa was demoted or passed over on four different occasions this year.
Family visits Diamondbacks’ booth at invitation of fake Steve Berthiaume account, surprising real Berthiaume
Michael Ravare's invitation to visit the Diamondbacks' booth came from a fake Steve Berthiaume account, leading to some on-broadcast awkwardness.
