BROADCASTING & CABLE offers details of MLB team rights,
and the following lists broadcast, cable and radio deals for
AL teams in 2000, as well as the number of games, deal terms
(status/length of deal) and estimated 2000 rights fee.
YR/YRS is a breakdown of the contract status: Year currently
in/Length of total contract (BROADCASTING & CABLE's 3/27).
BROADCAST CABLE RADIO
YR/ RGTS YR/ RGTS YR/ RGTS
TM NET GMS YRS FEE NET GMS YRS FEE NET YRS FEE
AL EAST
BAL WJZ 37 4/4 n/a HTS 85 4/10 $20M WBAL 1/3 $3.5M
BOS WFXT 67 1/3 $8.7M NESN 85 17/20 $10M WEEI 4/5 $4.9M
NYY WNYW 50 n/a n/a MSG 100 12/12 $48.8M WABC n/a n/a
TOR CBC 40 2/3 $6M TSN 80 4/5 $12M CHUM 3/3 $2-2.5M
CTV 33 2/3 $5M
TAM WMOR 56 3/5 ^ FSN 64 3/12 $4.4M WFLA 3/7 $3.7M
WTSP 15 3/5 ^
AL CENTRAL
CHI WGN 29 1/1 ^ FSN 99 1/10 $5.5M WMVP 5/10 $5M
WCIU 24 1/1 ^
CLE WUAB 75 2/3 $6M FSN 70 2/6 $6M WTAM 1/2 ^
DET WKBD 40 3/5 $2M FSN 96 3/10 $12M WJR 5/5 ^
KAS KMBC 15 n/a n/a FSN 30 4/6 $5.5M KMBZ 3/3 $2M
KCWE 36 n/a n/a
MIN KMSP 25 n/a n/a MSC 105 3/4 $2-3M WCCO 2/2 $2.5M
AL WEST
ANA KCAL 50 5/5 ^ FSN2 50 2/10 $5M KLAC 2/5 ^
OAK KICU 52 2/5 $4M FSN 59 4/7 $6M KABL 2/2 ^
SEA KIRO 40 3/3 $5M FSN 62 4/4 $5M KIRO 3/5 $5.6M
KSTW 23 3/3 $5M
TEX KDFI 61 n/a n/a FSN 80 1/15 $20M KRLD 3/3 $5M
KDFW 6 n/a n/a
^ = TEAM NOTES: BAL: CBS, which owns WJZ and HTS,
sublicenses games to WNUV-TV and WBDC-TV; BOS: team owns 48%
of NESN; NYY: MSG sublicenses 50 games to WNYW-TV for $17.5M
this year; TOR: Headline Sports radio has radio rights; TAM:
team retains broadcast TV rights, buys air time on stations
and keeps all ad inventory. Estimated 2000 TV revenue is
$3M; CHI: Team and WGN-TV have revenue-sharing partnership.
WGN-TV buys airtime on WCIU-TV. Estimated 2000 TV revenue
is $13M; CLE: WUAB-TV holds broadcast TV rights, but team
shares revenue. Team retains radio rights, sells all
inventory. Estimated 2000 radio revenue is $8-10M. WMMS-
FM, co-owned with WTAM-AM, airs six games; DET: Team retains
radio rights. Estimated 2000 radio revenue is $3M; KAS: FSN
pays KMBC-TV to carry games. KMBC controls KCWE through
local marketing agreement; MIN: MSC sublicenses 25 games to
KMSP-TV; ANA: team shares revenue with KCAL-TV and KLAC-AM.
Team retains radio rights. Estimated 2000 TV revenue is
$10-12M, while estimated 2000 radio revenue is $4.5M; OAK:
team retains radio rights. Estimated 2000 radio revenue is
$2M; SEA: KIRO-TV holds broadcast TV rights; TEX: FSN owns
KDFW-TV and KDFI-TV. KXAS-TV will carry five games this
year, because of an existing contract (B&C, 3/27 issue).
PADRES DEAL: Spanish-language XEWT has agreed to
televise a record 138 Padres games this season. The network
is seen in both the U.S. and Mexico (Padres).
