The Dolphins are scheduled to host the Bears at Pro
     Player Stadium on Sunday, October 26 -- the same day the
     Marlins could host "the deciding seventh game of baseball's
     World Series," according to Michael Hirsley of the CHICAGO
     TRIBUNE.  An NFL spokesperson said that if the Marlins do
     reach the World Series, and it goes seven games, the Bears-
     Dolphins game will be moved to Monday night, and there would
     be two "MNF" games on ABC.  The Bears-Dolphins game would be
     shown in the Chicago market, pre-empting the regularly
     scheduled Packers-Patriots "MNF" game.  The Miami market
     would get the Bears-Dolphins game only if it is a sellout. 
     Hirsley notes that this has happened once before, in '87
     when the Cardinals-Twins Game Seven moved the Broncos-
     Vikings game to Monday.  ABC's regular broadcasting team of
     Al Michaels, Frank Gifford and Dan Dierdorf will be in New
     England on October 27, and a backup team would be assigned
     to the Bears-Dolphins game (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/9).

          TV NOTES: In Orlando, Larry Guest writes that a "rumor
     floating that ESPN is on the verge of moving its entire
     operations from Bristol, Conn., to Disney World" is "not
     true."  Guest: "However, the cable network does plan to
     increase its presence at Disney by moving certain production
     facilities" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 10/9)....PrimeStar is
     offering its "NHL Center Ice" package for a full-season
     price of $129.  PrimeStar is also offering its "NBA League
     Pass" package for $139 before October 15 (PrimeStar)....HBO
     Sports' documentary, "Where Have You Gone Joe DiMaggio?,"
     debuts Monday, October 20 at 8:00pm ET (HBO Sports).
          THE FRANCHISE: In N.Y., Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
     reviews Hyperion's "The Franchise: A History of Sports
     Illustrated Magazine," written by Michael MacCambridge.
     Lehmann-Haupt: "Although confused in its perspective, 'The
     Franchise' makes one nostalgic for that long-ago time when
     the printed word defined that unseen game and we all first
     fell in love with it" (N.Y. TIMES, 10/9). In K.C., Mike
     Vaccaro interviews MacCambridge and reports that he 
     "interviewed more than 300 people and accumulated more than
     600 hours of taped reflections, anecdotes and memories from
     a wealth of people in and around the magazine."  Vaccaro
     writes, "His reward for that effort is a decisive,
     definitive oral history" of SI (K.C. STAR, 10/9). 

          Fox said its telecast of Game One of the ALCS earned a
     9.2 preliminary overnight rating with a 15 share.  NBC's
     late afternoon coverage of Game Two of the NLCS received a
     preliminary overnight of 6.1/15 (THE DAILY).  The final
     national rating for NBC's NLCS Game One was 10.5/18
     (WASHINGTON POST, 10/9).  In Miami, the NLCS Game One was
     WTVJ-NBC's highest-rated program this year, and the fourth
     most-watched program on local TV in Miami in '97.  Tuesday's
     game received a 29.2 local rating in Miami, which ranked
     higher than any Heat, Panthers or Marlins game "ever" (Barry
     Jackson, MIAMI HERALD, 10/9).  
          NOTES: In Baltimore, Milton Kent reviews Fox's coverage
     of Game One of the ALCS under the header "Wall-to-Wall, Fox
     Coverage of Game is Sound."  Kent: "[T]he voices were up to
     the level of the technical brilliance" (Baltimore SUN,
     10/9).  In Boston, WEEI-AM reached an agreement with CBS
     Radio to air the MLB playoffs.  The Divisional Series games
     were not heard on radio in Boston, but WEEI GM Brad Murray
     said that "the deciding factor was the opportunity to air a
     Baltimore-Cleveland series in an American League East city." 
     Murray: "If the series had turned out to be California
     versus Seattle, I'm not sure we would have had the same
     interest" (Howard Manly, BOSTON GLOBE, 10/9). 

          THE DAILY surveyed each NFL team and their radio
     partners for the '97-98 season.  The following lists the NFC
     teams' flagship radio station(s), number of affils in the
     network and the cost of a 30-second, in-game network spot.
     SALES = whether team (T) or station (S) sells ad time.      
     ^ denotes a change from '96-97.  NOTE: The Giants'
     broadcasts are produced by WFAN-AM (THE DAILY).

     

  
 
    
 
      
TEAM
    
    
 
      
FLAGSHIP
    
    
 
      
#NET
    
    
 
      
COST 
        OF :30
    
    
 
      
SALES
    
  
  
 
    
Arizona
    
 
      
KHTC-FM
    
    
 
      
13
    
    
 
      
$1,400 
        
    
    
 
      
T
    
  
  
 
    
Atlanta
    
 
      
WZGC-FM
    
    
 
      
40
    
    
 
      
$1,550 
        
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
Carolina
    
 
      
WBT-AM
    
    
 
      
98
    
    
 
      
$5,500 
        
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
Chicago
    
 
      
WMAQ-AM^
    
    
 
      
30
    
    
 
      
$2400-$4500
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
Dallas
    
 
      
KVIL-FM 
        1
    
    
 
      
8
    
    
 
      
$4,800 
        
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
Detroit
    
 
      
WXYT-AM
    
    
 
      
40
    
    
 
      
$2,200 
        
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
Green 
      Bay
    
 
      
WTMJ-AM
    
    
 
      
64
    
    
 
      
N/A
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
Minnesota
    
 
      
WCCO-AM
    
    
 
      
65
    
    
 
      
$2,995 
        
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
NY 
      Giants
    
 
      
WNEW-FM^
    
    
 
      
11
    
    
 
      
N/A
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
New 
      Orleans
    
 
      
WWL-AM
    
    
 
      
34
    
    
 
      
$1,500 
        
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
Philadelphia
    
 
      
WYSP-FM
    
    
 
      
20
    
    
 
      
$3,500 
        
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
San 
      Francisco
    
 
      
KGO-AM
    
    
 
      
37
    
    
 
      
$1,750 
        
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
St. 
      Louis
    
 
      
KFNS-AM/KSD-FM
    
    
 
      
30+
    
    
 
      
$2,500 
        
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
Tampa 
      Bay
    
 
      
WQYK-AM/FM
    
    
 
      
15
    
    
 
      
$1,200 
        
    
    
 
      
S
    
  
  
 
    
Washington
    
 
      
WJFK-FM
    
    
 
      
53
    
    
 
      
$1500-$2000
    
    
 
      
S
    
  

        
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          SportsChannel FL (SCFL) has launched "Panthers
     Tonight," a show designed specifically for NHL Panthers
     telecasts.  "Panthers Tonight" pre-game and between periods
     news reports will come from Eric Goodman in the CNN/SI
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