N.Y. STORIES: METS TO MOVE FROM WWOR TO WPIX

          WPIX-WB, which recently lost its TV rights to the
     Yankees after nearly 50 years with the team, has agreed to a
     broadcast deal with the Mets, according to Mushnick & Starr
     of the N.Y. POST.  The move hits previous Mets carrier,
     WWOR-UPN, with a "big blow," as the Mets games have "scored
     solid ratings" and the UPN affil is "saddled with a weak
     prime-time lineup."  But Mushnick & Starr report that the
     deal will pose "an interesting scheduling dilemma" for WPIX
     because it "airs red-hot WB shows like 'Dawson's Creek'"
     (N.Y. POST, 1/26).  The new deal calls for WPIX to carry 50
     games in '99 and 40 games in 2000.  Sources say WPIX will
     pay a straight per-game rights fee, compared to WWOR's
     previous revenue-sharing agreement (DAILY VARIETY, 1/26).
          METROSTARS INK PACT: N.Y.'s Radio Unica 1660-AM signed
     an exclusive Spanish-language radio deal with the MetroStars
     to broadcast 31 of the team's 32 games in '99.  The
     broadcasts, which will be carried live, will also feature a
     30-minute call-in show prior to the games (MetroStars).