Re: High School Football on the Radio in Pittsburgh
As someone else stated Froggy claims to be "Live and Local", Which is farthest from the truth. However, that's a story for another time.
I don't care what the programing is as long as I can make a profit airing it. For example, If I could have the chance I would put POLKA on the on the air 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And trust me it could make money if it was marketed and sold right. Just because you personally don't like something does not mean that it won't work (Programers handbook lesson #1).
I remember a few years ago, someone said that Steeler Football would not work on a FM station in Pittsburgh. And if it doesn't work why is WDVE still the flagship station for the Steelers?
Pittsburgh Radio needs to take a risk here and there.
One more thing, If there isn't money in it, why is there a website devote to just high school sport broadcasting in the region (
www.msasportsnetwork.com)?
> It does?? I live in Western PA. I can't STAND high school
> football and I think it's the dumbest thing ever put on
> television. I go APE-SHAT when the news ends at 11:15 on
> Friday nights to cover what...? possibly the most
> insignificant thing I can think of in all of Pittsburgh? WHO
> would watch this CRAP? MY GOD, now you tell me its LIVE ON
> RADIO TOO??? I had no idea. GOD you people are DESPERATE to
> watch football in Pittsburgh. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the
> Steelers but you people will apparently watch ANYTHING if it
> involves a football! You would probably watch MIDDLE SCHOOL
> football if they put it on huh. You would probably watch
> high school football coverage from Podunk, Iowa too wouldn't
> you! High school football... don't get me started. How is is
> POSSIBLE that ANYONE other than actual dads of actual kids
> in actual games is watching/listening to this?? And why are
> those dads watching anyway, why aren't they AT THE GAME with
> their kids?
>
> I HATE country and I'm ready to start listening to Froggy
> RIGHT NOW Just on principle. This Bell guy sounds like a man
> after my own heart. FINALLY someone who realizes NO ONE
> CARES about CHILDREN playing BAD football for teams no one
> has ever heard of or cares about.
>
> Who THE HELL is the Beaver Blackhawks and just WHY should I
> care. Where I'm from we don't waste valuable airtime on
> this. High school football gets a results page (no graphics)
> buried deep within the Sports section of the paper. As it
> should be. I wouldn't even care how MY OWN high school
> football team does. That ended about my senior year when I
> graduated and left the other children behind.
>
> Hey!! I just heard the elementary school near me, they're
> going to play Tiddly-Winks on the playground after school!!
> Someone call Fedko and gas up the Chopper!!! Wooo!!!!
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> > You gotta give the people what they want, and Western
> > PA/Tri-State loves it's high school football!
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