New Sports Entry in the Market?

[del_griffith]

Heard 98.9 airing play by play baseball (Tampa Bay and Seattle) from Compass Media tonight.

 

[Nu_Roo_2]

FWIW, Lars Larson is also from Compass Media. Nosing around Salem's website I see a couple of mentions of play-by-play sports on a few of their talk stations. I doubt they're going all-sports.

 

[del_griffith]

FWIW, Lars Larson is also from Compass Media. Nosing around Salem's website I see a couple of mentions of play-by-play sports on a few of their talk stations. I doubt they're going all-sports.

Agreed. But out of town (region) baseball just seems strange. I wonder if they are being comped to carry.

 

[Allfirdup]

I think there may have been some problems over there last night, as about 9 pm there were two programs airing at the same time. not sure what they were

 

[wjf82]

Seems strange that 98.9 has been airing these games and not 95.5.

Does this mean 98.9 would be airing Compass' college and NFL football games this season?

 

[collegeDJ86]

In NYC, Salem's AM 970 The Answer serves as overflow for a number of professional and college teams, like when ESPN New York had to cover a NY Rangers hockey game and a NY Knicks basketball game. They also carry Syracuse basketball from time to time. So it wouldn't surprise me if they would clear conflicting sports matchups.

Note - I do understand the OP mentioning it wasn't particularly a local sports event...

 

[del_griffith]

In NYC, Salem's AM 970 The Answer serves as overflow for a number of professional and college teams, like when ESPN New York had to cover a NY Rangers hockey game and a NY Knicks basketball game. They also carry Syracuse basketball from time to time. So it wouldn't surprise me if they would clear conflicting sports matchups.

Note - I do understand the OP mentioning it wasn't particularly a local sports event...

I know Salem has done overflow in other markets not just NYC. But there is no overflow need for Compass in Columbus as I don't believe anyone else carries them.

 

[dawg4life]

Hypothetically speaking, a logical signal swap would be 95.5 for 98.9. That would benefit both parties involved, wouldn't you think?

 

[AnalyticalMonkey]

Hypothetically speaking, a logical signal swap would be 95.5 for 98.9. That would benefit both parties involved, wouldn't you think?

Give up a 50,000 watt Class B for a 3,000 watt, signal challenged, Class A? No way.

 

[wjf82]

Hypothetically speaking, a logical signal swap would be 95.5 for 98.9. That would benefit both parties involved, wouldn't you think?

Give up a 50,000 watt Class B for a 3,000 watt, signal challenged, Class A? No way.

That 50,000 watt you're referring to is actually only 21,000.

 

[markbohach]

Hypothetically speaking, a logical signal swap would be 95.5 for 98.9. That would benefit both parties involved, wouldn't you think?

Give up a 50,000 watt Class B for a 3,000 watt, signal challenged, Class A? No way.

That 50,000 watt you're referring to is actually only 21,000.

At 750 ft HAAT- the equivilent to 50kw