Feisty “first one in” debates rage in other formats, but it’s universally agreed that when pioneering Emmis President/Chairman/CEO Jeff Smulyan acquired Country WHN/New York from Doubleday and transitioned it to WFAN, it became the country’s first all-Sports station.
The revolutionary format debuted in July 1987 at 1050 on Gotham’s AM band, relocating to 660 AM less than 15 months later.
Infinity-owned WFAN remains one of the industry’s top-billers.
Since that auspicious debut, the number of Sports stations has escalated to 508.
Part Of Red Sox Nation
Greater Boston is home to the defending World Series Champion Red Sox (currently in first place in the American League East), the Super Bowl winning New England Patriots, and the country’s most knowledgeable and fiercely loyal fan base.
“Red Sox Nation” isn’t a bandwagon catchphrase that popped up after the team miraculously exorcised demons in 2004 that haunted the storybook franchise since 1918.
Rabid diehard fans religiously populate Fenway - “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark” - and caravan around the country.
With the possible exception of when the Red Sox play in Yankee Stadium, there are generally as many – and usually significantly more – Boston fans attending their road games as those rooting for the home team.
Arbitron numbers confirm that when fans aren’t at Yawkey Way, they’re glued to Entercom flagship WEEI/Boston – Beantown’s 12+-spring book champion.
Good Sports
Just as “66 WNBC” had a rich history, so too does Boston’s 850 AM, where WEEI resides.
Battles between WBZ (1030) and WHDH (850) were among the fiercest in Full-Service history; sports play-by-play was a big component of those struggles.
WBZ generally held Celtics, Bruins and Patriots broadcast rights, while WHDH was the longtime Red Sox flagship. Hardball fans heard such radio immortals as Curt Gowdy, Ken Coleman, Ned Martin and Bob Murphy call the games.
ESPN’s Jon Miller was voice of the Red Sox in the early-1980s when WITS was the flagship; Joe Castiglione (since 1983) and Jerry Trupiano (since 1993) are the current radio play-callers.
City Of Champions
Slightly more than four years after WFAN unveiled its all-Sports format, WEEI did the same (9-3-1991).
It’s a catchy and entertaining format and as Entercom/Boston Director Of Sports Programming Jason Wolf remarks, “You can be on both sides of an argument. It’s also a release/relief from horrors you see across the world every day. I’m not surprised the format has grown; it will continue to grow.”
A celebration of unprecedented magnitude eventuated after the Red Sox took four straight from the St. Louis Cardinals last October (2004) to capture the World Series.
Native Bostonian Wolf, however, could barely relish the moment as the Patriots were beginning to make their run at winning another Super Bowl. “There’s never a break,” he acknowledges.
Buddy System
Much like the city’s pro sports franchises, WEEI has itself become a phenomenon. “We feel our philosophy works,” comments Wolf, who’s been at WEEI since day one. “It brings a unique mix of entertainment and compelling programming. The fans’ passion and the incredible ability, knowledge and credibility of our [on-air] talent make it a winning proposition.”
The Celtics, American Radio Systems and CBS have been past WEEI owners. While “overwhelmed” with achievements WEEI has enjoyed the past seven years, Wolfe acknowledges it wasn’t an instant slam-dunk. “For our first six years, we were just another station,” he admits. “We didn’t have the understanding of what needed to be done and didn’t have the resources.”
A critical change was made when current 2-6pm “Big Show” host Glenn Ordway was PD and Wolf was Executive Producer. “We made a conscious decision to pair people up,” Wolf recalls. “We had individual hosts and, frankly, it was boring. One guy talking to callers and guests just isn’t the picture of success.”
Second To None
That’s also when WEEI aired syndicated programming (6am-12 Noon), although when Wolf was elevated to PD, WEEI put pieces in place to go live from 10am-12 Noon. “We subsequently dropped [Westwood One’s Don] Imus and expanded the 10am – 12 Noon show to be our new morning show,” Wolf recalls. “That allowed us to be local [weekdays, 6am – 12 Midnight]. It became obvious we needed more voices and resources involved in the production of these shows to get more people to listen.”
Having local personalities converse with sports-hungry Boston fans played a major role in making WEEI a winner. So much so that Wolf declares the station’s talent is perhaps the key reason WEEI has become No. 1. “The lineup we’ve built is second to none,” he proclaims. “All our guys have been in Boston 20+ years. You need people who understand how to make content compelling for everybody – not just sports fanatics. [WEEI] is heavily saturated with production elements, music, comedy bits and parodies. There’s always something for everybody.”
In addition to Ordway, WEEI’s batting order includes (John) Dennis & (Gerry) Callahan (6-10am); Dale (Arnold) & (Michael) Holley (10am-2pm) and Ted Nation (7pm – 12 Midnight).
Bases Empty
Given Boston’s undeniable status as a sports hotbed, some might question why WEEI is the only Sports station to garner any numbers.
Sporting News Radio’s “1510 The Zone” (WWZN) features one of New England’s most recognizable on-air names, Eddie Andelman of “Sports Huddle” fame, and carried a vastly improved Celtics team (which this year transitions to Entercom Talk WRKO).
Despite these cornerstones, the Waltham (MA) station couldn’t budge the ratings needle. “It’s very difficult to compete against an incumbent – let alone unseat one,” Wolf maintains. “We’ve achieved unprecedented success, [so] it’s hard for a newcomer to compete. There’s not enough audience to go around.”
Worth following, though, are WAMG (890) and WLLH (1400). J-Sports acquired the combo last month (July 2005) from Mega Communications and converted them from Spanish to ESPN Radio.
Double-Play Combo
Year-round buzz perpetually surrounds one of professional sports’ most popular and successful franchises, making the Red Sox a perfect complement to WEEI. “It’s our goal to maintain that relationship as long as we possibly can,” Wolf states. “[But] if for some reason we didn’t have them, there’s no other place to talk about them. We’re still going to be the outlet people come to [so they can] discuss, praise, and complain about the Red Sox. The area we’d lose in is overall audience. A certain percentage of people listens to WEEI just because of play-by-play.”
Whether New England Sports radio would be viable on FM was addressed head-on in March 2004 when Entercom acquired Alternative WWRX/Providence (now WEEI-FM) from FNX Broadcasting for $14.5 million. The station simulcasts its Boston sister, except when the Red Sox are on.
Citadel Talk WPRO-AM already has Red Sox rights there. “Inside of a year, [WEEI-FM] is in the Top Three [in the Providence book] in our [Men 25-54] core demo,” boasts Wolf. “The stereo quality is clearly better than analog AM. If people buy-into, trust, like and, in some cases, even dislike your on-air personalities, you’re going to win.”
Frank Discussion
Two of the stations Wolf says WEEI-AM shares the most audience with also have sports affiliations. “Everyone wants to get his or her fill of news, weather and traffic, so they listen to [Boston Bruins flagship/Infinity Talk giant] WBZ,” he notes. “Because of Howard Stern, we also share significant morning audience with [Patriots flagship/Infinity Alternative] WBCN-FM. I think it will be a huge boost for us when [Stern] goes to [Sirius in 2006]. We also share with [Infinity Classic Rock] WZLX-FM and even some older-skewing music stations.”
Research underscores the strategy that WEEI should continue developing and maintaining on-air relationships with newsmakers. “Listeners love our show-specific interviews like [Patriots QB Tom] Brady in the morning; [ESPN’s Peter] Gammons in the afternoon; [Red Sox pitcher Curt] Schilling; [Red Sox Manager Terry] Francona; and [Red Sox President/CEO Larry] Lucchino. Listeners know they’ll get something from those interviews. It might not be specific information about trades or personnel moves, but you’ll get [something] that will help you better understand what we’re discussing. They’ve proven to be absolutely huge for us.”
Real Red Sock
Matters truly came to a head earlier this year when Schilling was injured and refused to talk to sportswriters, but it wasn’t because he has an exclusive WEEI deal. “We help his [charitable foundation] and, in exchange, he does the interview,” Wolf states. “He chose not to deal with the rest of the media, strictly because he wasn’t pitching.”
Consequently, the only place that fans could hear what was going on with last year’s 21-game winner and owner of America’s most famous bloody sock was at WEEI. “It was luck as much as anything else,” Wolf concedes.
When WEEI had its first on-air discussion about Schilling going to the bullpen once he came off the DL, Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer, who was in town to play in a charity tournament, added unscheduled insights. “[Players and executives] are lying through the teeth if they say they don’t listen to us,” Wolf declares. “They do and that’s an incredible branding tool for us. It has put the station on a totally higher plane.”
850-Pound Guerilla
If you’ve ever seen a Red Sox game at Fenway, you’ve undoubtedly noticed bright red “K-Cards” that fans hold as they root for Boston pitchers to strike out (“K”) opposing batters; WEEI’s calls prominently appear on them.
The station’s street team is out nearly every night and Wolf emphasizes that WEEI is always in front of the public. “Listeners know they can have an enjoyable evening, hear what’s going on at the station and potentially win prizes. It’s an enormously successful form of guerilla marketing. Our on-air people, producers and sales and marketing staff are on the same page. I’ve never seen a unit work as well collectively as this one; it’s a credit to everybody.”
Jimmy Fund Exists To Strike Out Cancer
In addition to providing an entertaining on-air product and being visible, it’s important to the Entercom Sports outlet’s management that WEEI gives back to the community.
Four years ago, it created an 18-hour “Jimmy Fund Radiothon,” which has raised nearly three million dollars to treat young cancer patients. “We’ve simulcast it with NESN [New England Sports Network] the past two years and will again this year,” Wolf points out. “The event gets bigger and bigger and attracts more and more celebrities. It’s arguably one of the more moving days you’ll ever hear on radio. We’re constantly looking to do more things like that.”
SF’s Heart & Soul
Winning teams’ flagship stations can get fat and happy, but it can be an excruciatingly long season when your team struggles.
With super-basher Barry Bonds out of San Francisco’s lineup, the Giants have suddenly gone from a team that just three years ago took the Angels to a seventh World Series game to one that’s fighting to play .500-ball.
It’s an especially precarious situation for Giants flagship KNBR/San
Francisco because the station is an investor in the team considered to be the
heart and soul of San Francisco. Called Out
Criticizing the local teams is a key component of Sports radio, but the proverbial envelope was apparently pushed a bit too far, as KNBR’s Larry Krueger discovered last week.
The “Sports Phone 680” host was slapped with a one-week suspension for making critical on-air statements of the Giants as “Caribbean brain-dead hitters hacking at slop nightly” and Manager Felipe Alou, whose mind he categorized as having “turned to Cream of Wheat.”
So enraged by the remarks, the 70-year-old Alou claims that if offered, he will not accept an apology from Krueger.
Reacting even further to what had clearly become a volatile situation, KNBR yesterday (8-10-2005) terminated Krueger and longtime OM/PD Bob Agnew, along with morning show producer Tony Rhein.
Legendary Status
It’s easy to mention KNBR – one of five NAB Marconi Award finalists in this year’s “Legendary Station” category - and the Giants in the same breath. The two have been together 27 years.
The entities further solidified their partnership with a six-year contract, but it’s been a tough season on the field. There’s a better chance that the Giants would win the NL West division crown than the NL Wild Card - however, neither scenario appears likely.
The departure of lifelong Giants fan Agnew and the reasons causing Krueger to exit only exacerbate what has been a frustrating season for the team and its flagship.
Pigskin And Roundball
But baseball isn’t the only sports franchise in KNBR’s stable.
There’s been a 21-year association with the Golden State Warriors and the 50,000-watt outlet just added the San Francisco 49ers after the NFL team aired for 18 years on cross-town ABC Radio Talk leader KGO.
Partnering in that operation will be Susquehanna Classic Rock “107.7 - The Bone” (KSAN), which will carry each game on FM.
Hardly as powerful as in past campaigns, the 49ers are coming off a dismal 2-14 season, so there aren’t any great expectations.
Ticket To The Jungle
To protect itself from in-format competition, Susquehanna added “KNBR 1050” (KTCT).
The product on KNBR 680 is all live/local, whereas syndicated talents like Premiere Radio’s Jim Rome and FOX Sports’ Chris Myers (“The Drive”) are heard on 1050.
Heavyweights Pitch In
For the past six years, KNBR has devoted one day in December to the Bay Area Sports Hall Of Fame Auction.
Station personnel ask every Bay Area sports franchise – college and pro – to donate items. Management thought the station exceeded all expectations two years ago by turning over a one-day check for $120,000. But in a very tough economy, KNBR raised $145,000 in 2004.
Sports Spring 2005 Ratings Overview
The following “Inside Story” analysis details how Sports radio performed (12+) in Arbitron’s Top 50 markets.
Following a station’s Calls/City are its Spring 2004 12+ share; Spring 2005 12+ share; 12+ Spring-Spring fluctuation; and Spring 2005 12+ market rank.
Dual asterisks (**) designate non-metro stations.
01 WFAN-AM/New York 2.5 2.6 +0.1 No. 17
01 WEPN-AM/New York 0.4 0.6 +0.2 No. 29
02 KLAC-AM/Los Angeles 1.2 0.6 -0.6 No. 38
02 KSPN-AM/Los Angeles 0.5 0.6 +0.1 No. 38
03 WMVP-AM/Chicago 1.1 1.7 +0.6 No. 21
03 WSCR-AM/Chicago 1.3 1.4 +0.1 No. 25
04 KNBR-AM/San Francisco 3.1 2.9 -0.2 No. 10
04 KTCT-AM/San Francisco 0.7 0.4 -0.3 No. 41
05 KTCK-AM & KTDK-FM/Dallas 2.9 3.1 +0.2 No. 12
05 KESN-FM/Dallas 1.1 1.3 +0.2 No. 26
06 WIP-AM/Philadelphia 2.8 2.9 +0.1 No. 16
07 KILT-AM/Houston 1.4 1.4 Flat No. 23
08 WTEM-AM/Washington 1.2 2.0 +0.8 No. 17
09 WEEI-AM/Boston 5.8 6.7 +0.9 No. 01
10 WDFN-AM/Detroit 1.6 1.8 +0.2 No. 20
10 WXYT-AM/Detroit 1.7 1.7 Flat No. 21
11 WQXI-AM/Atlanta 0.8 0.9 +0.1 No. 23
11 WCNN-AM/Atlanta 0.8 0.8 Flat No. 25
12 WQAM-AM/Miami 2.7 2.1 -0.6 No. 22
12 WAXY-AM/Miami 0.0 0.9 +0.9 No. 25
14 KJR-AM/Seattle 1.7 2.2 +0.5 No. 20
15 KGME-AM/Phoenix 0.7 0.9 +0.2 No. 25
15 KMVP-AM/Phoenix 0.4 0.8 +0.4 No. 26
16 KFAN-AM/Minneapolis 2.5 2.8 +0.3 No. 12
17 XPRS-AM/San Diego 2.0 2.4 +0.4 No. 17
18 WFAN-AM/Long Island** 3.9 4.0 +0.1 No. 05
18 WEPN-AM/Long Island** 0.4 0.4 Flat No. 36
19 KFNS AM & FM/St. Louis 0.9 1.2 +0.3 No. 21
19 KSLG-AM/St. Louis 0.0 0.5 +0.5 No. 23
20 WTEM-AM/Baltimore** 0.4 0.6 +0.2 No. 29
20 WNST-AM/Baltimore 0.5 0.4 -0.1 No. 32
21 WDAE-AM/Tampa 2.5 1.8 -0.7 No. 18
22 KKFN-AM/Denver 1.3 1.4 +0.1 No. 23
22 KLZ-AM/Denver 0.0 0.6 +0.6 No. 26
23 WEAE-AM/Pittsburgh 1.8 1.2 -0.6 No. 18
23 WBGG-AM/Pittsburgh 0.4 0.5 +0.1 No. 23
24 KFXX-AM/Portland 1.9 2.0 +0.1 No. 17
25 WKNR-AM/Cleveland 2.0 2.0 Flat No. 15
26 KHTK-AM/Sacramento 4.2 2.7 -1.5 No. 14
26 KNBR-AM/Sacramento** 1.0 1.0 Flat No. 24
27 WSAI-AM/Cincinnati 1.2 1.1 -0.1 No. 17
28 KLAC-AM/Riverside** 0.4 0.4 Flat No. 39
29 WHB-AM/Kansas City 4.3 4.4 +0.1 No. 09
29 KCSP-AM/Kansas City 1.7 1.3 -0.4 No. 20
30 KTKR-AM/San Antonio 1.2 1.3 +0.1 No. 21
31 KFNZ-AM/Salt Lake City 0.8 0.9 +0.1 No. 27
31 KOVO & KZNS/Salt Lake City 0.9 0.9 Flat No. 27
32 WAUK-AM/Milwaukee 0.8 0.5 -0.3 No. 26
32 WSCR-AM/Milwaukee** 0.0 0.4 +0.4 No. 27
32 WSSP-AM/Milwaukee 0.0 0.4 +0.4 No. 27
33 KNBR-AM/San Jose** 2.6 2.3 -0.3 No. 16
33 KTCT-AM/San Jose** 0.6 0.2 -0.4 No. 38
34 WEEI AM & FM/Providence 3.2 3.5 +0.3 No. 08
34 WSKO-AM/Providence 1.3 0.9 -0.4 No. 27
34 WSKO-FM/Providence 0.5 0.7 +0.2 No. 29
34 WFAN-AM/Providence** 0.4 0.5 +0.1 No. 33
35 WBNS-AM/Columbus 2.0 2.3 +0.3 No. 15
36 WFNA-AM & WFNZ-AM/Charlotte 1.7 2.2 +0.5 No. 16
37 WFAN-AM/Middlesex** 2.5 3.2 +0.7 No. 11
37 WEPN-AM/Middlesex** 0.0 0.3 +0.3 No. 37
38 KBAD-AM/Las Vegas 1.0 1.1 +0.1 No. 22
38 KENO-AM/Las Vegas 0.0 0.6 +0.6 No. 24
39 WQTM-AM/Orlando 0.6 0.7 +0.1 No. 20
40 WCMS-AM/Norfolk 1.1 1.1 Flat No. 21
41 WNDE-AM/Indianapolis 1.2 1.0 -0.2 No. 21
41 WXLW-AM/Indianapolis 0.8 0.6 -0.2 No. 24
42 KVET-AM/Austin 2.1 1.6 -0.5 No. 16
42 KWNX-AM & KZNX-AM/Austin 0.0 0.4 +0.4 No. 25
43 WRBZ-AM/Raleigh 1.8 2.2 +0.4 No. 14
44 WNFN-AM/Nashville 2.5 0.6 -1.9 No. 23
46 WODT-AM/New Orleans 0.4 0.8 +0.4 No. 21
47 WEFL-AM/West Palm Beach 0.0 0.7 +0.7 No. 30
47 WQAM-AM/West Palm Beach** 0.8 0.7 -0.1 No. 30
48 WHBQ-AM/Memphis 1.7 0.6 -1.1 No. 22
48 WMC-AM/Memphis 0.5 0.6 +0.1 No. 22
49 WFXJ-AM/Jacksonville 0.9 1.1 +0.2 No. 19
49 WZNZ-AM/Jacksonville 0.8 0.6 -0.2 No. 22
50 WPOP-AM/Hartford 1.4 1.3 -0.1 No. 14
50 WFAN-AM/Hartford** 1.3 1.1 -0.2 No. 16
Gains/Losses
Six of every 10 Top 50 Market Sports stations (60%) had 12+ spring-spring improvements; 29% were down; and 11% remained flat.
Boston’s WEEI-AM and Miami’s “Sports Talk 790 – The Ticket” (WAXY-AM) were among the Top 10 gainers.
09 WEEI-AM/Boston 5.8 6.7 +0.9 No. 01
12 WAXY-AM/Miami 0.0 0.9 +0.9 No. 25
08 WTEM-AM/Washington 1.2 2.0 +0.8 No. 17
37 WFAN-AM/Middlesex** 2.5 3.2 +0.7 No. 11
47 WEFL-AM/West Palm Beach 0.0 0.7 +0.7 No. 30
03 WMVP-AM/Chicago 1.1 1.7 +0.6 No. 21
22 KLZ-AM/Denver 0.0 0.6 +0.6 No. 26
38 KENO-AM/Las Vegas 0.0 0.6 +0.6 No. 24
14 KJR-AM/Seattle 1.7 2.2 +0.5 No. 20
19 KSLG-AM/St. Louis 0.0 0.5 +0.5 No. 23
36 WFNA-AM & WFNZ-AM/Charlotte 1.7 2.2 +0.5 No. 16
>The average 12+ improvement was +0.31; typical decline was –0.47.
12+ Market Rank
Top 50 Market Sports stations generally ranked 22nd this spring (12+).
The Top 20 finishers are paced by lone No. 1 – WEEI/Boston.
09 WEEI-AM/Boston 5.8 6.7 +0.9 No. 01
18 WFAN-AM/Long Island** 3.9 4.0 +0.1 No. 05
34 WEEI AM & FM/Providence 3.2 3.5 +0.3 No. 08
29 WHB-AM/Kansas City 4.3 4.4 +0.1 No. 09
04 KNBR-AM/San Francisco 3.1 2.9 -0.2 No. 10
37 WFAN-AM/Middlesex** 2.5 3.2 +0.7 No. 11
05 KTCK-AM & KTDK-FM/Dallas 2.9 3.1 +0.2 No. 12
16 KFAN-AM/Minneapolis 2.5 2.8 +0.3 No. 12
26 KHTK-AM/Sacramento 4.2 2.7 -1.5 No. 14
43 WRBZ-AM/Raleigh 1.8 2.2 +0.4 No. 14
50 WPOP-AM/Hartford 1.4 1.3 -0.1 No. 14
25 WKNR-AM/Cleveland 2.0 2.0 Flat No. 15
35 WBNS-AM/Columbus 2.0 2.3 +0.3 No. 15
06 WIP-AM/Philadelphia 2.8 2.9 +0.1 No. 16
33 KNBR-AM/San Jose** 2.6 2.3 -0.3 No. 16
36 WFNA-AM & WFNZ-AM/Charlotte 1.7 2.2 +0.5 No. 16
42 KVET-AM/Austin 2.1 1.6 -0.5 No. 16
50 WFAN-AM/Hartford** 1.3 1.1 -0.2 No. 16
01 WFAN-AM/New York 2.5 2.6 +0.1 No. 17
08 WTEM-AM/Washington 1.2 2.0 +0.8 No. 17
17 XPRS-AM/San Diego 2.0 2.4 +0.4 No. 17
24 KFXX-AM/Portland 1.9 2.0 +0.1 No. 17
27 WSAI-AM/Cincinnati 1.2 1.1 -0.1 No. 17
>Just 6% of Top 50 Market Sports stations finished in the Top 10 this spring (12+), including Top 10 outlets WEEI/Boston and KNBR/San Francisco (No. 10).
>About one of every three Top 50 Market Sports stations (32%) ranked 11th – 20th this spring (12+), while just over half (51%) placed 21st – 30th.
12+ Share
The average Top 50 Market Sports station registered a 1.40 share this spring (12+), compared to 1.53 this time last year.
The following represent this spring’s Top 20 leaders (Top 50 Markets) by 12+ share.
09 WEEI-AM/Boston 5.8 6.7 +0.9 No. 01
29 WHB-AM/Kansas City 4.3 4.4 +0.1 No. 09
18 WFAN-AM/Long Island** 3.9 4.0 +0.1 No. 05
34 WEEI AM & FM/Providence 3.2 3.5 +0.3 No. 08
37 WFAN-AM/Middlesex** 2.5 3.2 +0.7 No. 11
05 KTCK-AM & KTDK-FM/Dallas 2.9 3.1 +0.2 No. 12
04 KNBR-AM/San Francisco 3.1 2.9 -0.2 No. 10
06 WIP-AM/Philadelphia 2.8 2.9 +0.1 No. 16
16 KFAN-AM/Minneapolis 2.5 2.8 +0.3 No. 12
26 KHTK-AM/Sacramento 4.2 2.7 -1.5 No. 14
01 WFAN-AM/New York 2.5 2.6 +0.1 No. 17
17 XPRS-AM/San Diego 2.0 2.4 +0.4 No. 17
33 KNBR-AM/San Jose** 2.6 2.3 -0.3 No. 16
35 WBNS-AM/Columbus 2.0 2.3 +0.3 No. 15
14 KJR-AM/Seattle 1.7 2.2 +0.5 No. 20
36 WFNA-AM & WFNZ-AM/Charlotte 1.7 2.2 +0.5 No. 16
43 WRBZ-AM/Raleigh 1.8 2.2 +0.4 No. 14
12 WQAM-AM/Miami 2.7 2.1 -0.6 No. 22
08 WTEM-AM/Washington 1.2 2.0 +0.8 No. 17
24 KFXX-AM/Portland 1.9 2.0 +0.1 No. 17
25 WKNR-AM/Cleveland 2.0 2.0 Flat No. 15
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