The Washington Capitals are reported ready to re-sign with the Bonneville-owned WFED/1500 radio to carry games in a multi-year deal. In doing so, the Capitals spurned potential deals with either one of the two sports stations in the market, reports the Washington Examiner.
WFED is generally a strong traditional outlet for the Capitals but has a few weak points including the signal's poor nighttime propagation towards the western suburbs and its preexisting obligation to bumps the Capitals for the Washington Nationals. WFED's crosspromotion with sister station WTOP though is a major incentive for the Caps to remain in place. And as it turns out, preemptions may end up a non-issue.
The aforementioned Nationals are now left as the one major radio free agent among major Washington, D.C. area pro sports teams. With WTEM/980 needing to avoid being stuck with the Redskins-only tag, it wouldn't surprise me to see the Red Zebra radio ownership make a major play to move the Nats off WFED.______________________Labels: bonneville, pro hockey, radio, sports, washington capitals, wfed
