Hey, sure---people get degrees and move. I just wonder how many seek out their alma mater's games on an AM radio station they've likely never heard of or on an HD2 of an FM. And what kind of promotion lets them know the broadcasts even exist?
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Are you talking about XEMO 860. I think they also carry Padres Baseball in Spanish...
In years when the school's team is doing well, I'd imagine enough do to satisfy advertisers. When I was in Connecticut, SU's games were on 570 (IIRC) for a while, and I'd tune in if the game wasn't televised or I was in the car. Of course, SiriusXM is my go-to for the games now, as it carries all ACC schools.
You also have to remember what a poor market for college sports New York City is. There's no big State U playing Ohio State or Alabama every year. Most schools in the area are smaller, with low-budget athletic departments and emphasis on academics rather than athletic. The SU alums are a real presence compared to, say, NYU fans or Columbia fans or Fordham fans. For years, Madison Square Garden was essentially a home court for SU in the Big East basketball tournament, even when the Orange were playing St. John's or Seton Hall.
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No. XESURF 540.
Keep in mind that college sports is big business. Hundreds of colleges have turned their radio broadcasting over to a company called Learfield Communications. The U-Cal Bears are one of those schools. Learfield does the broadcast and seeks out radio stations to carry the games:
BTW Learfield also does the broadcast & syndication of the Syracuse Orange.
540 carries Cal? Although relatively weak 540 can be heard on any car radio throughout the LA area...is there a Los Angeles affiliate?
Just realized I missed the post..so it is 1260.
Tomas---you're the one who told us 1260 was carrying college football. The college football they're carrying is Cal.
Gotta wonder, though, with 1260 and 540, what's in it for the team, what's in it for Learfield and what's in it for Saul and the owners of the Tijuana signal. What's the money here?
I realize that now, when on occasion I would tune by 1260 on a random Saturday I would hear a game but I never listened long enough to know what teams were playing...
The goals are different when you're dealing with the platform Learfield oversees. They handle hundreds of colleges, some make more than others. Think of it like iHeart's BIN. But I expect Saul gets something.
Not what I hear on Saturday nights on 1260. Last
Saturday I heard a game between Arizona State and Oklahoma
Was Cal playing its game in the same time slot? If not, it's possible that KMZT aired both games. If so, then the list of stations I found must have been outdated -- which I indicated might be the case given the ancient URL. Sorry.
WQXR used to broadcast on 1560 AM until 1992
I personally don’t think so. There used to be a disco show back when it was KSUR K-Surf. It got cancelled in 2020 with the format change.
I wonder if, perhaps, this is paid for by an alumni group...
It’s not the 1950s. It’s 2022 people and I think K-Surf should return to 1260 AM bc Disney is such a greedy company for 1110 AM.
Sarah, I'm sorry---you lost me there. What does Disney being greedy for 1110 AM (I assume you mean in holding out for a higher sale price) have to do with Saul putting oldies back on 1260?
Not really. Columbia University's WKCR-FM plays a signficant amount of classical music throughout the week, and it has been carrying play-by-play coverage of Columbia Lions football, basketball, and baseball games for decades.
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