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710 ESPN Extends Lakers Broadcast Rights

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pjc1961


I'm being somewhat snarky in suggesting that Good Karma's first order of business upon officially closing on KSPN was to get the Lakers to agree on a renewed broadcast package before the Lakers realize their station's broadcast area will be severely diminished upon completion of the diplexing of 710 at the current 1110 site.

Unless...Good Karma can come up with a plan to supplement the 710 broadcast with another signal (or more...or online)?
Currently the Lakers radio broadcasts are only streamed via the NBA.com website or app. By comparison,
the L.A. Clippers stream their games via iHeartRadio's AM 570 LA Sports - Home of Dodgers Radio & Los Angeles sports "Listen Live" link and a separate L.A. Clippers "Listen Live" link.
The Brooklyn Nets also stream their games via WFAN.com while their cross-town rival
NY Knicks do not stream their games via ESPN New York - Good Karma Brands
Inconsistency rules as there are likely legal entanglements involved,
 
pjc1961 said:

I'm being somewhat snarky in suggesting that Good Karma's first order of business upon officially closing on KSPN was to get the Lakers to agree on a renewed broadcast package before the Lakers realize their station's broadcast area will be severely diminished upon completion of the diplexing of 710 at the current 1110 site.

Unless...Good Karma can come up with a plan to supplement the 710 broadcast with another signal (or more...or online)?
Currently the Lakers radio broadcasts are only streamed via the NBA.com website or app. By comparison,
the L.A. Clippers stream their games via iHeartRadio's AM 570 LA Sports - Home of Dodgers Radio & Los Angeles sports "Listen Live" link and a separate L.A. Clippers "Listen Live" link.
The Brooklyn Nets also stream their games via WFAN.com while their cross-town rival
NY Knicks do not stream their games via ESPN New York - Good Karma Brands
Inconsistency rules as there are likely legal entanglements involved,
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Does play by play even draw listeners any more? I know of almost no one that listens to it including avid sports fans (an anecdotal sample, granted). Is it worth the rights fees paid? Have the Lakers checked out the new (lack of) signal pattern on 710? If they get enough rights fees, do they even care?
 
ChannelFlipper said:
Does play by play even draw listeners any more? I know of almost no one that listens to it including avid sports fans (an anecdotal sample, granted). Is it worth the rights fees paid? Have the Lakers checked out the new (lack of) signal pattern on 710? If they get enough rights fees, do they even care?
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Can't watch the games while driving, assuming they're even available locally via a RSN on a streaming service. Radio does serve a purpose in this regard.

In fact, it's the only way most folks in Phoenix can get Suns, Coyotes, and Diamondbacks games since the appropriately named BS Arizona is only available via Cox Cable and DirecTV. I have to guess that it's similar in the LA market, outside of the undeserved overload of Laker games on the networks.
 
KSPN 710 is still simulcasting on KRDC 1110, right? I’m not sure that’s going to change, especially if Disney is unable to sell the 1110 stick…
 
ChannelFlipper said:
Does play by play even draw listeners any more? I know of almost no one that listens to it including avid sports fans (an anecdotal sample, granted). Is it worth the rights fees paid? Have the Lakers checked out the new (lack of) signal pattern on 710? If they get enough rights fees, do they even care?
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I am not a statistical sample size, but I AM an avid listener to sports on radio and internet audio. It allows me to follow games without sitting in front of a tv or computer all the time. I have a great appreciation for John Ireland (Lakers) Tim Roye and Tom Tolbert (Warriors), and several other announcers I've come to enjoy via the magic of dx--er, uh, internet. I sometimes record the broadcasts on a mini-digital recorder and listen while I'm driving the next day.
 
JaredCharles said:
I am not a statistical sample size, but I AM an avid listener to sports on radio and internet audio. It allows me to follow games without sitting in front of a TV or computer all the time. I have a great appreciation for John Ireland (Lakers) Tim Roye and Tom Tolbert (Warriors), and several other announcers I've come to enjoy via the magic of dx--er, uh, internet. I sometimes record the broadcasts on a mini-digital recorder and listen while I'm driving the next day.
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More power to you! When I was young I ,like a lot of kids my age, would fall asleep listening to Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, and Ross Porter calling Dodger games. Ironically, I had grandparents who would do the same! And it was always a treat, even in my older years, to hear Vinny on the radio. He was simply the #1 best, head and shoulders above even the other great broadcasters of his time (or any other).

Remember in those early days, home games were rarely televised, and we were decades away from the internet, so live AM radio was all there was, and it did generate ratings.

I don't really know, which is why I asked, but my guess is over the years, ratings for radio play by play, especially on crummy signals like 710, must be way down, with only the most hard-core fans paying attention. My further guess is that sports radio stations feel they desperately need to pay to have these properties to maintain viability and thus are willing to pay the teams top dollar for the rights. The teams, in turn, don't care who listens or not, they have pocketed the top dollars.
 
A part of me feels like this was done in hopes ESPN can somehow get on an FM signal. i remember in a thread from many months ago that ESPN was planning to team up with Audacy to put sports on 97.1, but the deal fell through. Does anyone think that could happen if ratings don’t improve for KROQ or would they flip 94.7? I just don’t see how 710‘s parent company would invest that much money in a station that draws significantly less of an audience than 570 - unless it bills extremely well
 
ChannelFlipper said:
More power to you! When I was young I ,like a lot of kids my age, would fall asleep listening to Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, and Ross Porter calling Dodger games. Ironically, I had grandparents who would do the same! And it was always a treat, even in my older years, to hear Vinny on the radio. He was simply the #1 best, head and shoulders above even the other great broadcasters of his time (or any other).

Remember in those early days, home games were rarely televised, and we were decades away from the internet, so live AM radio was all there was, and it did generate ratings.

I don't really know, which is why I asked, but my guess is over the years, ratings for radio play by play, especially on crummy signals like 710, must be way down, with only the most hard-core fans paying attention. My further guess is that sports radio stations feel they desperately need to pay to have these properties to maintain viability and thus are willing to pay the teams top dollar for the rights. The teams, in turn, don't care who listens or not, they have pocketed the top dollars.
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Agreed on Vinny. He was appointment listening, and hearing his voice always took me back through the years to my childhood. Some teams have given up completely on their on-air radio presence. Notably, the L.A. Kings. Their "audio" network comprises one thing: an on-line stream.
 
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