The layoffs across the country at Beasley Media stations hit one of the company’s most successful stations last week. Despite its success in ratings and revenue, 98.5 The Sports Hub was forced to part ways with Christian Arcand and Mike Lockhart. Mike Felger talked about the move Thursday night.
“Radio… apparently is in trouble, we’re finding out,” he said on The Off Air Show, a Facebook stream he hosts on Thursdays with Jim Murray.
A member of the audience asked directly about Arcand and Lockhart. Felger said he wished he had an answer before elaborating on his shock at the announcement.
“What makes it so frustrating and sobering for us at the station, is that this station could not be more successful,” he said. “You just couldn’t… you can’t get better ratings than we get.”
The Boston Herald reports that there is some speculation amongst conspiracy theorists regarding the comment. The feed went dark after the comments. A message from the station that read “Sorry everyone! Technical difficulties. See you all next week,” popped up in the comment section shortly after.
The success of 98.5 The Sports Hub has been well-documented at this site and many others. In addition to consistently strong ratings performance, the station is one of the top five revenue generators in the country.
