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The Yotes on 9~Ten (again)

DrAkbar

DrAkbar

So new mgmt thinks being on Ancient Modulation is better than being bumped around on Sports Parkinglot 98~Seven? http://www.insideradio.com/free/rep...cle_d73b8fd8-bd45-11e9-8399-c73eb4ba57d1.html Second time around for both. But KGME doesn't have a translator, and at night that signal covers Casa Grande better than Scottsdale and the East Valley. At least during the day, Yote-talk will provide fodder for the attendants at Sports Parkinglot 9~Ten.
 
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I really wonder in what decade the Coyotes will be treated as a first class sports franchise rather than an afterthought? There is so much that could be done to boost their popularity and it just seems to go to waste every year. Very sad. Especially when you consider the quality of the players off the ice (note that the team captain and others donated over $20,000 today to replace a junior hockey team's gear after their trailer was stolen).

We need to get the team over to the East Side ASAP!
 
DrAkbar said:
So new mgmt thinks being on Ancient Modulation is better than being bumped around on Sports Parkinglot 98~Seven? http://www.insideradio.com/free/rep...cle_d73b8fd8-bd45-11e9-8399-c73eb4ba57d1.html Second time around for both. But KGME doesn't have a translator, and at night that signal covers Casa Grande better than Scottsdale and the East Valley. At least during the day, Yote-talk will provide fodder for the attendants at Sports Parkinglot 9~Ten.
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I expected Meruelo just to buy the Sierra H. stations to park his team on 101.1, and not team up with a signal-challenged AM.

So, who's betting if they end up successful this season, they'll start using The Mountain to simulcast games?
 
EricStein said:
I expected Meruelo just to buy the Sierra H. stations to park his team on 101.1, and not team up with a signal-challenged AM.
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Problem is all the rimshots miss the SE Valley, where there are a ton of hockey fans.

So, who's betting if they end up successful this season, they'll start using The Mountain to simulcast games?
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Why would The Mountain want to puck things up with Yotes play by play? Oh, that's right...it's I ♥ Clear Channel!
 
landtuna said:
I really wonder in what decade the Coyotes will be treated as a first class sports franchise rather than an afterthought? There is so much that could be done to boost their popularity and it just seems to go to waste every year. Very sad. Especially when you consider the quality of the players off the ice (note that the team captain and others donated over $20,000 today to replace a junior hockey team's gear after their trailer was stolen).

We need to get the team over to the East Side ASAP!
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Still too many NIMBYs in the SE Valley. But they have to get out of the west side, one way or another. Outside of Sun City, there are few hockey fans there.

A good spot for the Coyotes would be on the Salt River reservation near Casino Arizona and the 101/202 interchange, as a partnership with the SRIC so tax dollars would not be used.
 
DrAkbar said:
So new mgmt thinks being on Ancient Modulation is better than being bumped around on Sports Parkinglot 98~Seven? http://www.insideradio.com/free/rep...cle_d73b8fd8-bd45-11e9-8399-c73eb4ba57d1.html Second time around for both. But KGME doesn't have a translator, and at night that signal covers Casa Grande better than Scottsdale and the East Valley. At least during the day, Yote-talk will provide fodder for the attendants at Sports Parkinglot 9~Ten.
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The article says that there won't be any conflicts on 910. Does that mean that the U of A has to, or will have to, find a new radio home?
 
KeithE4 said:
A good spot for the Coyotes would be on the Salt River reservation near Casino Arizona and the 101/202 interchange, as a partnership with the SRIC so tax dollars would not be used.
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Yes indeedy...take it where the fans are! Just look at what Phoenix Rising is doing on SRIC land just north of the 2~Oh~Too.

It's a shame that joint stadium with ASU hockey went poof...it would have been perfect for both teams!
 
Unfortunately I don’t think this is a good move for the Coyotes. Even playing second or third fiddle to the Suns and D-backs over at Arizona Sports 98.7 FM was good because about half the time, the games would still air on 98.7 FM. When games were on 620 KTAR, that signal is still far superior to 910 KGME AM both day and night. 620 comes in fine in the east valley at night, 910 not so much. Less listeners is not good for the Coyotes, but I believe in a few seasons, they will be relocating to Houston anyway. Oh well!
 
The real aggravating thing about this whole discussion is that hundreds, perhaps a thousand, hockey fans tried telling the original Coyotes owner NOT to locate in the West Valley and every single reason pointed out then has come to pass. Even with the attraction of the food and game venue next door it cannot draw enough fans consistently. Of course, it didn't help that significant team talent was traded away in those first few years and even the absentee "owner" Gretzky wasn't enough of a draw to help the team.

It would be a tragedy for the thousands of young hockey players that have come out of the woodwork should the Coyotes move to another town.

And BTW, Houston has had two major league hockey teams and lost them both. Not sure this would be a good alternative for the current owner either.
 
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And BTW, Houston has had two major league hockey teams and lost them both. Not sure this would be a good alternative for the current owner either.
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Houston has never had an NHL (major league) hockey team. It had a WHA team, the Aeros, which was not going to be included in the 1979 merger with the NHL -- which in the end resulted in only four clubs being folded into the established league. The WHA had some bona fide stars, including several legends of the sport, but top to bottom its talent level was not on par with the NHL's. It was never really accepted as a true major league by most. It also had a Minnesota Wild farm team in the AHL, also called the Aeros, which was moved to Des Moines, Iowa, to move it closer to the NHL team's market area, despite having healthy attendance figures. That team is now called the Iowa Wild. The AHL was not, is not, and has never been a major league. It is the top-level feeder league to the NHL.
 
CTListener said:
Houston has never had an NHL (major league) hockey team. It had a WHA team, the Aeros, which was not going to be included in the 1979 merger with the NHL -- which in the end resulted in only four clubs being folded into the established league. The WHA had some bona fide stars, including several legends of the sport, but top to bottom its talent level was not on par with the NHL's. It was never really accepted as a true major league by most. It also had a Minnesota Wild farm team in the AHL, also called the Aeros, which was moved to Des Moines, Iowa, to move it closer to the NHL team's market area, despite having healthy attendance figures. That team is now called the Iowa Wild. The AHL was not, is not, and has never been a major league. It is the top-level feeder league to the NHL.
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It might surprise you to learn that many hockey pundits considered the old WHL on a par with the NHL. Not on a top tier level to be sure but those players were, on average, as good as the weaker teams in the NHL. There were about a dozen WHA players who would be considered top tier talent no matter what league they played in.

But consider that Houston has also lost an NFL franchise (Oilers) and the WNBA Comets (despite having 4 consecutive championships). Houston is left with a variety of AAA-grade sports teams, mostly soccer. Given the demographic makeup of the metro area this is not surprising and does not bode well for another hockey team.
 
landtuna said:
It might surprise you to learn that many hockey pundits considered the old WHL on a par with the NHL. Not on a top tier level to be sure but those players were, on average, as good as the weaker teams in the NHL. There were about a dozen WHA players who would be considered top tier talent no matter what league they played in.
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The World Hockey Association (WHA), not WHL, which was a true minor league (Western). I was a WHA fan from day 1, living in the Boston area, and followed the New England Whalers for their first couple of seasons in Boston before they moved to Hartford. It was a fun team to watch and featured several players who were decent NHL performers, mainly defectors from the Maple Leafs, but at least half the roster was AHL veterans who lacked, primarily, the speed or size to make an impact in the NHL. I went to Bruins and Whalers games. The difference in speed was noticeable. But WHA hockey was still fun to watch. It just wan't major league. Fine with me. I go to college games these days and enjoy them greatly; if you like the sport, you can watch it on most levels.
 
CTListener said:
The World Hockey Association (WHA), not WHL, which was a true minor league (Western). I was a WHA fan from day 1, living in the Boston area, and followed the New England Whalers for their first couple of seasons in Boston before they moved to Hartford. It was a fun team to watch and featured several players who were decent NHL performers, mainly defectors from the Maple Leafs, but at least half the roster was AHL veterans who lacked, primarily, the speed or size to make an impact in the NHL. I went to Bruins and Whalers games. The difference in speed was noticeable. But WHA hockey was still fun to watch. It just wan't major league. Fine with me. I go to college games these days and enjoy them greatly; if you like the sport, you can watch it on most levels.
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Typo. Meant WHA, not WHL. The Phoenix Roadrunners were a WHL franchise for a little while and were also fun to watch. Not nearly as fast as their NHL counterparts but fun.....and cheap ($3/game).
 
landtuna said:
Typo. Meant WHA, not WHL. The Phoenix Roadrunners were a WHL franchise for a little while and were also fun to watch. Not nearly as fast as their NHL counterparts but fun.....and cheap ($3/game).
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The Roadrunners were a WHA franchise for three seasons (1974-77), making the playoffs twice. I think their games aired on Channel 5, but I don't remember how many were televised.


https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PHR/
 
CTListener said:
Didn't the WHA Roadrunners become the Indianapolis Racers, the first professional team of Wayne Gretzky?
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The Racers joined the WHA the same time the Roadrunners did (1974), but lasted longer, folding after 25 games of the 1978-79 season, the WHA's last. Gretzky played 8 games with the Racers in 1978 before his contract was sold to the Edmonton Oilers. The Racers folded soon thereafter.
 
If the Coyotes are on 910 AM it means I must listen to the game sitting in my car. That's the only AM radio I have left. :)

Of course, most games are somewhere on the I-net which means radio is a poor substitute.
 
landtuna said:
If the Coyotes are on 910 AM it means I must listen to the game sitting in my car. That's the only AM radio I have left. :)

Of course, most games are somewhere on the I-net which means radio is a poor substitute.
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The NHL doesn't charge for or black out radio streams of their games. The iHeartRadio app on your phone, or the KGME website on a PC, should work for Coyotes games. Not sure about TuneIn.
 
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