The problem with that idea is when it comes to practice, people listening do not want toradioman148 said:radioguy39nj said:blue feast said:
NFL radio deals may be small compared to TV, but every team is on a blaster signal in its
home market. All have FM flags or co-flags except for the Jets, Giants, Chicago Bears
and Denver Broncos. The Giants, Bears and Broncos are on 50 kW AM blasters WFAN,
WBBM and KOA respectively. The Jets are on directional AM WEPN which most of NJ
and LI cannot receive. Big difference! The Jets bolted WFAN in 2000 probably because
then-new owner Woody Johnson didn't like Joe Benigno's rants after a bad loss.
The 101.9 speculation is likely to drive up the asking price for both the Mets and Yankees
radio rights for 2012. WEPN will likely be willing to overpay, but I doubt that either
team, particularly the Yankees, would take extra money at the cost of a compromised
signal. It is MLB, not the NBA or NHL.
They could try a network of smaller stations down the NJ turnpike. Baseball & football
teams have done it before.
keep button pushing to listen to the game. It is good for the teams to say they have sooo
many affiliates carrying the game, but the stations still have to pay for the priviledge of
affiliate. It is that much less programming they have to strip for (pay for talent). But the
station is lost in the shuffle especially if there is overlapping coverage with the stronger
flagship.
Try driving through Georgia on a Saturday afternoon in October, you would think there
was nothing else on. If it’s a Georgia-Georgia Tech game, fogatboutit.
Jeff in Sa-ra-so-ta!