Redskins' Snyder Seeks to Buy WTEM, Two Other Stations

Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is moving closer to an agreement to buy local sports-talk station WTEM-AM and two other AM stations, in a bid to expand his fledgling but problem-plagued radio operations. A purchase of WTEM (980) would give Snyder's radio station group, called Red Zebra Broadcasting, a lock on the sports radio market in the Washington area. Red Zebra already owns three smaller stations that are WTEM's chief rivals for sports call-in and discussion programs. Snyder has made an undisclosed offer for WTEM, WWRC-AM (1260) and WTNT-AM (570), all of which are owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting. Purchasing WTEM would give Red Zebra a much better signal for Redskins games and Redskins-related programming. Indeed, WTEM was the Redskins' flagship station for several years in the 1990s, before Snyder purchased the team.
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