BROADCAST TV CABLE RADIO
# of # of Contract 1992 # of Contract 1992 # of Contract 1992 Team Team Flagship regular stations status rights in Regional regular status rights in Flagship stations status rights in retained season in (year of millions network season (year of milNons in (year of millions ad games network years) games years) network years) revenues
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
Baltimore WMAR -1V 50 11 2/3 $5.0 Home Team 90 9/10 $2.0 WBAL(AM) 30 2/3 51.7 - Orioles (ch.2) Sports (1090 khz)
Radio rights indude 5425,000 from separate deal with WTOP(AM) Washington
Boston I WSBK -TV 75 6 3/5 S15.0 New England 80 8/16 S6.0 WRKO (AM) 63 3/4 $4.0 - Red Sox (ch.38) Sports Network (680 khz)
Cleveland WUAB -TV 60 none 1/4 52.0 -2.5 I Sports(hannel - - - I WKNR (AM) 35 1/2 $2.5 - Indians (ch.43) Ohio (1220 khz) I Team is renegotiating deal with SportsChannel; nehvork reportedly paid $2.7 million to air 44 games in 1991
Detroit WDIV (TV) 46 6 1/3 S7.5 -8.5 Pro Am 70 8/16 S2.8 WiR (AM) 37 2/5 54.0 - Tigers (ch.4) Sports (760 khz)
Pro Am Sports deal being renegotiated
Milwaukee WCGV -TV 60 6 1/3 53.5 I NO CABLE - - - i WTM1(AM) 48 1/4 - S1.5 -1.7 Brewers (ch.24) (620 khz)
Team retains radio rights and Weer revenues
New York WPIX -TV 50 none 2/3 Madison Square 108 4/12 S40.5 WABC (AM) 31 6/10 55.0 - Yankees (ch.11) Garden Network (770 khz)
Madison Square Garden, which holds all TV rights under 12-year, 5486 million deal, buys time on WPIX TV
Toronto - - - - - The Sports 60 3/3 I $4.0 WJ(L (AM) 45 3/5 $2.0 - Blue Jays Network 1 (1430 khz) I
Team negotiating new broadcast TV deal with (TV Network; they are reportedly considering one -year, 60 -game deal valued at $6 -7 million
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
California KTLA-TV 52 none 1/4 55.5 SportsChannel 35 5/7 $3.5 KMPC (AM) 28 2/3 $3.7 - Angels (ch.5) los Angeles (110 khz)
Chicago WGN -TV 48 none 3/5 $4.0 SportsChannel 107 9/17 54.2 WMAQ (AM) 27 1/4 $2.0 - White Sox (ch.9) Chicago (670 khz)
Team and WGN -TV have revenue -sharing deal, team retains radio beer revenue
Kansas City WDAF -TV 50 18 9/9 $3.5 NO (ABLE - - - WIBW (AM) 124 1/3 $2.0 - Royals (ch.4) (580 khz)
Minnesota WCCO -TV 60 4 4/5 53.1 Midwest 74 4/5 50.2 W(CO (AM) 65 4/5 $1.2 - Twins (ch.4) Sports(hannel (830 khz)
TV, radio and cable network are owned by Midwest, which has overall $4.5 million rights deal it buys time on KITH TV) to ai 21 of the 60 games
Oakland KPIX- TV 30 14 3/3 SportsChannel 51 3/5 $3.0 KSFO (AM) 12 3/3 53.0 - Athletics KIN -TV 30 14 3/3 $5.0 Pacific (560 khz)
Seattle ------KIRO (AM) 30 3/3 $0.5 $3.2 Mariners (710 khz)
Team has yet to cut TV deals for 1992; team retains radio rights, also receives fee from KIRO
Texas KM (1V) 77 20 3/3 $6.0 Home Sports 50 4/6 S2.0 -2.5 WBAP (AM) 32 1/3 $1.5 - Rangers (ch.) i) Entertainment (820 khz)
WBAP has separate Spanish-language network of five stations
Broadcasting Mar 16 1992 Special Report 23