Sources Say Dolphins Asked WQAM Not To Renew Marlins Deal

WQAM-AM Reportedly Will Not Renew Marlins Deal Next Season

WQAM-AM, which has carried the Marlins since their inception in ’93, “won’t renew its Marlins contract after this season partly because the Dolphins have asked the station not to,” according to sources cited by Jackson & Spencer of the MIAMI HERALD. An official said that the Dolphins, who signed a deal with WQAM earlier this week, “eventually want WQAM to air a daily Dolphins show weekday evenings, which would be difficult to accommodate with the Marlins” on the station. Jackson & Spencer note when the Dolphins moved their games to WAXY-AM before the ’05 season, the station “promised not to pursue rights to other teams.” But the Dolphins “have not requested that WQAM drop any team except the Marlins.” WQAM also broadcasts Univ. of Miami football and NHL Panthers games (MIAMI HERALD, 4/26).