This is very sad news indeed: Boston Phoenix publisher Stephen Mindich has announced that WFNX Radio (101.7 FM), one of the few big-market independent rock stations in the country, is being sold to Clear Channel. The Phoenix has posted Mindich’s email to the staff here. I remain part of the Phoenix family, and my best [...]
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Watch 1 Guest: Stephen Mindich on PBS. See more from Greater Boston. Boston Phoenix publisher Stephen Mindich sat down with Emily Rooney last night on “Greater Boston” on WGBH-TV (Channel 2) to talk about the future of the Phoenix a... Read Post
Known as “The East Coast’s first alternative rock station,” the demise of WFNX is bumming a lot of people out. New York Times: One of Boston’s most influential forces in radio, the long-independent rock station WFNX, has been sold t... Read Post
Just short of its 30th birthday, Boston’s independent rock station WFNX (described as "iconic," "legendary" and "progressive" across the press) has been sold to radio giant/clearinghouse Clear... Read Post