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Connecticut Radio Station Owner Chimes In On WPRO-AM Ratings Scandal

John Eagan

Story Created: Aug 11, 2008 at 5:16 PM EDT

Story Updated: Aug 21, 2008 at 7:27 PM EDT

Monday afternoon, the hot topic is still the WPRO-AM radio ratings scandal, involving the 'John DePetro Morning Show' from 6-10 am.
   
The new ratings are out and Arbitron says DePetro's show has now dropped from 4th place to 9th in a key demographic, a huge and expensive drop.

For some perspective on the scandal, we have welcomed radio station owner John Fuller to our ABC 6 studios.  Fuller runs WBMW 106.5 and Jammin' 107.7, both in Connecticut.  He also used to own several Rhode Island radio stations, so he knows this market very well.

ABC 6 anchor John Deluca has the interview...

Saturday, Aug 23 at 10:56 PM Ann from Bristol wrote ...

Why is this DePetro here in Rhode Island? Wasn't he fired on a Massachusetts radio talk show? Most of the people that listen on his show don't work. Who has time to listen to that one sided garbage. Who cares about his opinions. Only DePetro would blame is wife for something he must have done. What a loser.

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