MARLINS FIGHT BACK, FILE COUNTERSUIT AGAINST RADIO AFFIL

          The Marlins have filed a countersuit against radio
     affil WQAM, five months after the station first sued the
     team, according to Clark Spencer of the MIAMI HERALD.  The
     team's suit, filed in Dade County Circuit Court, alleges
     that WQAM has "withheld" $1.9M in rights fees.  The suit
     also claims that WQAM "owes" the Marlins $200,000 "for not
     finding a station to carry Marlins games in Jacksonville." 
     Although the lawsuit was filed by the team, the money being
     sought "would be owed" to former Owner Wayne Huizenga. 
     Marlins Owner John Henry "considered moving games off WQAM
     this season but decided to stick with the station."  WQAM,
     which is in the third year of a five-year, $15M deal, says
     that it wants to keep Marlins games and claims that it has
     not withheld any payments this season (MIAMI HERALD, 5/26).