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WordLife

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Why can't the A's get a decent station to be on? Gary Radnich on KNBR always mentions this and it makes sense that the Giants and KNBR are a true identity. People always know where to find the Giants, whereas the A's are homeless it seems.

1550 on my dial is incredibly weak if I am not in my car. Why is it the A's can't land a decent station?

Also, on another side note. I know the new guy Vince has to replace Bill King, but it seems to be he has no business being with the A's. And yes, I do know it has only been a week and things can change. Steve Bitker would have been a decent replacement and I have heard that Ted Robinson was offered a deal, but didn't want to sit number two to Ken Korach, who does a great job.
 
Re: Replacing Bill King

WordLife wrote:

> I know the new guy Vince has to replace Bill King...

To be certain, there ain't *nobody* ever going to replace Bill King. All Vince Cotroneo can do is the best that he can do, which is all that Ken Korach can do in the #1 chair.

Expecting Vince to replace Bill King in the hearts and minds (and ears) of Bay Area sports fans is a tall order; after barely a week of the regular season, he hasn't even had the chance to get his bearings yet.

And speaking of Bill King, go right now to the Radio Hall of Fame's website, spend the $15 it costs to join, and then vote to get Bill elected to the Hall when your ballot arrives. (Yes, he'll be on it this year.)

Speaking of Halls of Fame, Ben Fong-Torres mentioned in his column in the Chronicle on Sunday about our work to establish a local radio Hall of Fame, in conjunction with Broadcast Legends and the California Historical Radio Society. We should have the criteria finalized shortly along with the initial list of nominees. I feel fairly certain that Bill King will be on that short list.

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Can't get 1550 either. CBS dropped the ball. Oh well!



Why can't the A's get a decent station to be on? Gary
> Radnich on KNBR always mentions this and it makes sense that
> the Giants and KNBR are a true identity. People always know
> where to find the Giants, whereas the A's are homeless it
> seems.
>
> 1550 on my dial is incredibly weak if I am not in my car.
> Why is it the A's can't land a decent station?
>
> Also, on another side note. I know the new guy Vince has to
> replace Bill King, but it seems to be he has no business
> being with the A's. And yes, I do know it has only been a
> week and things can change. Steve Bitker would have been a
> decent replacement and I have heard that Ted Robinson was
> offered a deal, but didn't want to sit number two to Ken
> Korach, who does a great job.
>
 
Is Roy Steele the PA announcer at the games still? I remember in the 90's and early 2000's he was.

> Why can't the A's get a decent station to be on? Gary
> Radnich on KNBR always mentions this and it makes sense that
> the Giants and KNBR are a true identity. People always know
> where to find the Giants, whereas the A's are homeless it
> seems.
>
> 1550 on my dial is incredibly weak if I am not in my car.
> Why is it the A's can't land a decent station?
>
> Also, on another side note. I know the new guy Vince has to
> replace Bill King, but it seems to be he has no business
> being with the A's. And yes, I do know it has only been a
> week and things can change. Steve Bitker would have been a
> decent replacement and I have heard that Ted Robinson was
> offered a deal, but didn't want to sit number two to Ken
> Korach, who does a great job.
>
 
try kvon 1440 am. we're carrying the A's this year. but i dont know how far south we go.....

> Can't get 1550 either. CBS dropped the ball. Oh well!
>
>
>
> Why can't the A's get a decent station to be on? Gary
> > Radnich on KNBR always mentions this and it makes sense
> that
> > the Giants and KNBR are a true identity. People always
> know
> > where to find the Giants, whereas the A's are homeless it
> > seems.
> >
> > 1550 on my dial is incredibly weak if I am not in my car.
> > Why is it the A's can't land a decent station?
> >
> > Also, on another side note. I know the new guy Vince has
> to
> > replace Bill King, but it seems to be he has no business
> > being with the A's. And yes, I do know it has only been a
> > week and things can change. Steve Bitker would have been a
>
> > decent replacement and I have heard that Ted Robinson was
> > offered a deal, but didn't want to sit number two to Ken
> > Korach, who does a great job.
> >
>
 
Re: Roy Steele

> Is Roy Steele the PA announcer at the games still? I
> remember in the 90's and early 2000's he was.

Roy Steele has been the public address voice of the A's at the Coliseum since 1968. He missed much (?) of last year, and was supposed to miss the first two homestands this season with throat problems, but I swear I heard his voice during the opening series against the Yankees while watching on TV.

Dick Callahan is scheduled to fill in occasionally for Roy, as he has for the last two seasons.

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KVON???? Where is this? San Lorenzo is west of Hayward. All I hear around 1440 is Chinese & Gospel. Thanks anyway.





try kvon 1440 am. we're carrying the A's this year. but i
> dont know how far south we go.....
>
> > Can't get 1550 either. CBS dropped the ball. Oh well!
> >
> >
> >
> > Why can't the A's get a decent station to be on? Gary
> > > Radnich on KNBR always mentions this and it makes sense
> > that
> > > the Giants and KNBR are a true identity. People always
> > know
> > > where to find the Giants, whereas the A's are homeless
> it
> > > seems.
> > >
> > > 1550 on my dial is incredibly weak if I am not in my
> car.
> > > Why is it the A's can't land a decent station?
> > >
> > > Also, on another side note. I know the new guy Vince has
>
> > to
> > > replace Bill King, but it seems to be he has no business
>
> > > being with the A's. And yes, I do know it has only been
> a
> > > week and things can change. Steve Bitker would have been
> a
> >
> > > decent replacement and I have heard that Ted Robinson
> was
> > > offered a deal, but didn't want to sit number two to Ken
>
> > > Korach, who does a great job.
> > >
> >
>
 
> KVON???? Where is this? San Lorenzo is west of Hayward. All
> I hear around 1440 is Chinese & Gospel. Thanks anyway.
>
>
>
>
>
> try kvon 1440 am. we're carrying the A's this year. but i
> > dont know how far south we go.....
> >
> > > Can't get 1550 either. CBS dropped the ball. Oh well!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Why can't the A's get a decent station to be on? Gary
> > > > Radnich on KNBR always mentions this and it makes
> sense
> > > that
> > > > the Giants and KNBR are a true identity. People always
>
> > > know
> > > > where to find the Giants, whereas the A's are homeless
>
> > it
> > > > seems.
> > > >
> > > > 1550 on my dial is incredibly weak if I am not in my
> > car.
> > > > Why is it the A's can't land a decent station?
> > > >
> > > > Also, on another side note. I know the new guy Vince
> has
> >
> > > to
> > > > replace Bill King, but it seems to be he has no
> business
> >
> > > > being with the A's. And yes, I do know it has only
> been
> > a
> > > > week and things can change. Steve Bitker would have
> been
> > a
> > >
> > > > decent replacement and I have heard that Ted Robinson
> > was
> > > > offered a deal, but didn't want to sit number two to
> Ken
> >
> > > > Korach, who does a great job.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
According to my A's schedule, 1440 is in Napa. I don't get it down in Livermore either. As for other stations, I spend most of my time between Hayward and Livermore, and I lose 1220 once I get east over the Dublin grade (near 580/680). The only station I pick up reliably in this area is 1550. East of the Altamont pass I get 970 pretty well.

As for the new guy, Vince Cotroneo, I think he's OK. I think we all have to remember that replacing Bill King will be impossible, so this guy had it tough from the beginning. And if you think about it, Ken Korach is really the one 'replacing' Bill King- Vince is his sidekick (for lack of a better term). All I can say is that I'm glad we have Ken Korach.

I think given time he'll be OK. Let's not condemn the guy too soon; we should probably revisit this at the all-star break and then at the end of the season, after he's had time to settle in. <P ID="signature">______________
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> Why can't the A's get a decent station to be on? Gary
> Radnich on KNBR always mentions this and it makes sense that
> the Giants and KNBR are a true identity. People always know
> where to find the Giants, whereas the A's are homeless it
> seems.
>
> 1550 on my dial is incredibly weak if I am not in my car.
> Why is it the A's can't land a decent station?
>
> Also, on another side note. I know the new guy Vince has to
> replace Bill King, but it seems to be he has no business
> being with the A's. And yes, I do know it has only been a
> week and things can change. Steve Bitker would have been a
> decent replacement and I have heard that Ted Robinson was
> offered a deal, but didn't want to sit number two to Ken
> Korach, who does a great job.
>

The A's sell there own broadcasts, so there is nothing for a station
to sell within the game broadcast, they do get some pre and post game positions but not enough to make up for the loss of revenue while the game is on.

When The KQKE 960, or whaterver it's called, passed on the A's that was all I had to here to know it was a bad deal for a station. Especialy with a Hair Shirt like Agnew in charge. KNEW is not a option because of Savage, he will not allow any interuption of his show. It's in his contract.

KYCY 1550 is a losser anyway, so what's the difference. KNTS 1220 is even more so. And knowing the cheap screws at Salem, It would not surprise me that they are brokering the time. I think the natural would be the Ticket KNBR 1050, but I'm sure the Giants would not allow it. BTW KNBR has a minority stake in the Giants, 5% I think. So they get to sell the team and make some money. KTVU has 5% too.

No one wants to give away 4-5 hrs of prime airtime unless they are brokering the time ($$$), or getting to sell the time in the game.

Ken Pries, Broadcast VP of the A's stated that perhaps the A's would buy a station. That seems like a nice idea, but what station? And what are you gonna have on when baseballs over? People have paid too much money for stations, so having a team, any team that you can't make money on, is not an option.
 
> The A's sell there own broadcasts, so there is nothing for a
> station
> to sell within the game broadcast, they do get some pre and
> post game positions but not enough to make up for the loss
> of revenue while the game is on.

If stations can't sell ads during the game, what motivation is there for them to carry the games at all? Since the stations pay money to broadcast the games, I had assumed that they needed to turn around and sell ads to make up the money they paid and hopefully, some profit. But if the team is selling the broadcasts, shouldn't the money be flowing the other way (team buys airtime on a station, then sells within the broadcast to make back the money)
 
> > The A's sell there own broadcasts, so there is nothing for
> a
> > station
> > to sell within the game broadcast, they do get some pre
> and
> > post game positions but not enough to make up for the loss
>
> > of revenue while the game is on.
>
> If stations can't sell ads during the game, what motivation
> is there for them to carry the games at all? Since the
> stations pay money to broadcast the games, I had assumed
> that they needed to turn around and sell ads to make up the
> money they paid and hopefully, some profit. But if the team
> is selling the broadcasts, shouldn't the money be flowing
> the other way (team buys airtime on a station, then sells
> within the broadcast to make back the money)
>
Believe it or not, some stations will take baseball play-by-play for the audience it brings to the station. Baseball is about 27 days out of a month for six or more months a year. That can be three hours a day for more than 160 days a year. Some owners like the incredibly loyal cume they get even if it has nothing to do with the rest of the station's programming.

No other sport can deliver loyal listeners for that many sure dates a year.
Pro football might deliver 20 days a year. College football maybe 11 dates a year. The advantage to football is that it's almost always weekends.

There are not many fiscal models that could justify anyone putting live sports play-by-play on their station except the worst of existing signals and formats. That explains KNBR (ouch) and the little sticks providing the A's "network."

Expecting a major successful radio station to take the A's, or even the Giants is fantasy. It is irresponsible to assume you can make money at it if you have even a reasonable overhead.
 
Class A stations carrying baseball

> There are not many fiscal models that could justify anyone
> putting live sports play-by-play on their station except the
> worst of existing signals and formats. That explains KNBR
> (ouch) and the little sticks providing the A's "network."
>
> Expecting a major successful radio station to take the A's,
> or even the Giants is fantasy. It is irresponsible to assume
> you can make money at it if you have even a reasonable
> overhead.

But a lot of teams DO have broadcasts on stations with good signals (class A). Some I think can be explained:
KNBR 680/Giants (Partial Ownership)
WGN 720/Cubs (Ownership)

Some 50 kW stations have dropped broadcasts and forced teams onto smaller signals
WSB 750/Braves
KMOX 1120/Cardinals

But how do you explain these? All of these are clear channel signals carrying play-by-play baseball:
WFAN 660/Mets
WSCR 670/White Sox
WLW 700/Reds
WCCO 830/Twins
KOA 850/Rockies
WCBS 880/Yankees
KOMO 1000/Mariners
KDKA 1020/Pirates
KRLD 1080/Rangers
WBAL 1090/Orioles
WTAM 1100/Indians
WPHT 1210/Phillies

Some of these are Infinity newsradio stations (WCBS, KRLD) and many more are News/Talk stations owned by CBS. Why did the A's fail to convince Infinity to put broadcasts on KCBS (not class A, but still a decent signal)? Are they being too greedy (do other teams allow stations to sell slots during the games?)
 
Re: It is about right$ payment$

> But a lot of teams DO have broadcasts on stations with good
> signals (class A). Some I think can be explained:
> KNBR 680/Giants (Partial Ownership)

They do not own the station. Susquehanna does, and it was recently sold to a Cumulus entity.

> WGN 720/Cubs (Ownership)

I thought Wm. Wrigley, Jr. owned the Cubs, not the Trib.
>
> Some 50 kW stations have dropped broadcasts and forced teams
> onto smaller signals
> WSB 750/Braves
> KMOX 1120/Cardinals

In both these cases, the club, not the station, mande the change. In the St. Lous one, the team owner bought a station and cancelled the KMOX contract when it came up for renewal.
>
> But how do you explain these? All of these are clear
> channel signals carrying play-by-play baseball:
> WFAN 660/Mets
> WSCR 670/White Sox
> WLW 700/Reds
> WCCO 830/Twins
> KOA 850/Rockies
> WCBS 880/Yankees
> KOMO 1000/Mariners
> KDKA 1020/Pirates
> KRLD 1080/Rangers
> WBAL 1090/Orioles
> WTAM 1100/Indians
> WPHT 1210/Phillies
>
> Some of these are Infinity newsradio stations (WCBS, KRLD)
> and many more are News/Talk stations owned by CBS. Why did
> the A's fail to convince Infinity to put broadcasts on KCBS
> (not class A, but still a decent signal)? Are they being
> too greedy (do other teams allow stations to sell slots
> during the games?)

It is the other way around. Stations bid on the rights, and the one paying the most and giving the most promotion ot the team wins. teams know they can always fill in with a network if they get a lesser metro signal.
>
 
Re: It is about right$ payment$

> > But a lot of teams DO have broadcasts on stations with
> good
> > signals (class A). Some I think can be explained:
> > KNBR 680/Giants (Partial Ownership)
>
> They do not own the station. Susquehanna does, and it was
> recently sold to a Cumulus entity.

It's the other way around. The Giants do not own KNBR, but KNBR has a minority ownership stake in the team.

> > WGN 720/Cubs (Ownership)
>
> I thought Wm. Wrigley, Jr. owned the Cubs, not the Trib.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Tribune_Company

> > Some 50 kW stations have dropped broadcasts and forced
> teams
> > onto smaller signals
> > WSB 750/Braves
> > KMOX 1120/Cardinals
>
> In both these cases, the club, not the station, mande the
> change. In the St. Lous one, the team owner bought a station
> and cancelled the KMOX contract when it came up for renewal.

Okay, that makes sense.

> It is the other way around. Stations bid on the rights, and
> the one paying the most and giving the most promotion ot the
> team wins. teams know they can always fill in with a network
> if they get a lesser metro signal.

Looking at this from the other perspective, it could be to a team's advantage to put the broadcast on a flamethrower. It is obvious that flamethrower signals have an easier time getting listeners. Yes, they can fill in with a network, but it isn't always easy to reach all the fans (look at what's happening with the A's).

Having a strong signal makes cross promotion between the team and the station easier. Giants fans always know to listen to KNBR, and KNBR uses its status as the Giants flagship to promote the team. Just listen in, it sounds like a Giants infomercial over 50% of the time during baseball season. Most of the listeners are probably fans, and when the Giants buy slots on that station they couldn't ask for a better target audience. The A's can't reach their target audience as easily by radio. radio promotion=ticket $ale$=revenue for the team
 
1220 will be 50k watts, shortly. NOW would be better, but there is some hope on the horizon....!



> > KVON???? Where is this? San Lorenzo is west of Hayward.
> All
> > I hear around 1440 is Chinese & Gospel. Thanks anyway.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > try kvon 1440 am. we're carrying the A's this year. but i
>
> > > dont know how far south we go.....
> > >
> > > > Can't get 1550 either. CBS dropped the ball. Oh well!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Why can't the A's get a decent station to be on? Gary
> > > > > Radnich on KNBR always mentions this and it makes
> > sense
> > > > that
> > > > > the Giants and KNBR are a true identity. People
> always
> >
> > > > know
> > > > > where to find the Giants, whereas the A's are
> homeless
> >
> > > it
> > > > > seems.
> > > > >
> > > > > 1550 on my dial is incredibly weak if I am not in my
>
> > > car.
> > > > > Why is it the A's can't land a decent station?
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, on another side note. I know the new guy Vince
>
> > has
> > >
> > > > to
> > > > > replace Bill King, but it seems to be he has no
> > business
> > >
> > > > > being with the A's. And yes, I do know it has only
> > been
> > > a
> > > > > week and things can change. Steve Bitker would have
> > been
> > > a
> > > >
> > > > > decent replacement and I have heard that Ted
> Robinson
> > > was
> > > > > offered a deal, but didn't want to sit number two to
>
> > Ken
> > >
> > > > > Korach, who does a great job.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> According to my A's schedule, 1440 is in Napa. I don't get
> it down in Livermore either. As for other stations, I spend
> most of my time between Hayward and Livermore, and I lose
> 1220 once I get east over the Dublin grade (near 580/680).
> The only station I pick up reliably in this area is 1550.
> East of the Altamont pass I get 970 pretty well.
>
> As for the new guy, Vince Cotroneo, I think he's OK. I think
> we all have to remember that replacing Bill King will be
> impossible, so this guy had it tough from the beginning. And
> if you think about it, Ken Korach is really the one
> 'replacing' Bill King- Vince is his sidekick (for lack of a
> better term). All I can say is that I'm glad we have Ken
> Korach.
>
> I think given time he'll be OK. Let's not condemn the guy
> too soon; we should probably revisit this at the all-star
> break and then at the end of the season, after he's had time
> to settle in.
>
 
yeah kvon is in napa california. so north bay a's fans are in luck

> 1220 will be 50k watts, shortly. NOW would be better, but
> there is some hope on the horizon....!
>
>
>
> > > KVON???? Where is this? San Lorenzo is west of Hayward.
>
> > All
> > > I hear around 1440 is Chinese & Gospel. Thanks anyway.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > try kvon 1440 am. we're carrying the A's this year. but
> i
> >
> > > > dont know how far south we go.....
> > > >
> > > > > Can't get 1550 either. CBS dropped the ball. Oh
> well!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Why can't the A's get a decent station to be on?
> Gary
> > > > > > Radnich on KNBR always mentions this and it makes
> > > sense
> > > > > that
> > > > > > the Giants and KNBR are a true identity. People
> > always
> > >
> > > > > know
> > > > > > where to find the Giants, whereas the A's are
> > homeless
> > >
> > > > it
> > > > > > seems.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1550 on my dial is incredibly weak if I am not in
> my
> >
> > > > car.
> > > > > > Why is it the A's can't land a decent station?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Also, on another side note. I know the new guy
> Vince
> >
> > > has
> > > >
> > > > > to
> > > > > > replace Bill King, but it seems to be he has no
> > > business
> > > >
> > > > > > being with the A's. And yes, I do know it has only
>
> > > been
> > > > a
> > > > > > week and things can change. Steve Bitker would
> have
> > > been
> > > > a
> > > > >
> > > > > > decent replacement and I have heard that Ted
> > Robinson
> > > > was
> > > > > > offered a deal, but didn't want to sit number two
> to
> >
> > > Ken
> > > >
> > > > > > Korach, who does a great job.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > According to my A's schedule, 1440 is in Napa. I don't get
>
> > it down in Livermore either. As for other stations, I
> spend
> > most of my time between Hayward and Livermore, and I lose
> > 1220 once I get east over the Dublin grade (near 580/680).
>
> > The only station I pick up reliably in this area is 1550.
> > East of the Altamont pass I get 970 pretty well.
> >
> > As for the new guy, Vince Cotroneo, I think he's OK. I
> think
> > we all have to remember that replacing Bill King will be
> > impossible, so this guy had it tough from the beginning.
> And
> > if you think about it, Ken Korach is really the one
> > 'replacing' Bill King- Vince is his sidekick (for lack of
> a
> > better term). All I can say is that I'm glad we have Ken
> > Korach.
> >
> > I think given time he'll be OK. Let's not condemn the guy
> > too soon; we should probably revisit this at the all-star
> > break and then at the end of the season, after he's had
> time
> > to settle in.
> >
>
<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Nick IN Napa on 04/14/06 10:18 PM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: Class A stations carrying baseball

> > There are not many fiscal models that could justify anyone
>
> > putting live sports play-by-play on their station except
> the
> > worst of existing signals and formats. That explains KNBR
> > (ouch) and the little sticks providing the A's "network."
> >
> > Expecting a major successful radio station to take the
> A's,
> > or even the Giants is fantasy. It is irresponsible to
> assume
> > you can make money at it if you have even a reasonable
> > overhead.
>
> But a lot of teams DO have broadcasts on stations with good
> signals (class A). Some I think can be explained:
> KNBR 680/Giants (Partial Ownership)
> WGN 720/Cubs (Ownership)
>
> Some 50 kW stations have dropped broadcasts and forced teams
> onto smaller signals
> WSB 750/Braves
> KMOX 1120/Cardinals
>
> But how do you explain these? All of these are clear
> channel signals carrying play-by-play baseball:
> WFAN 660/Mets
> WSCR 670/White Sox
> WLW 700/Reds
> WCCO 830/Twins
> KOA 850/Rockies
> WCBS 880/Yankees
> KOMO 1000/Mariners
> KDKA 1020/Pirates
> KRLD 1080/Rangers
> WBAL 1090/Orioles
> WTAM 1100/Indians
> WPHT 1210/Phillies
>
> Some of these are Infinity newsradio stations (WCBS, KRLD)
> and many more are News/Talk stations owned by CBS. Why did
> the A's fail to convince Infinity to put broadcasts on KCBS
> (not class A, but still a decent signal)? Are they being
> too greedy (do other teams allow stations to sell slots
> during the games?)
>

Because KCBS is unwilling to give up the time they could sell themselves.
And you would lose your News and Traffic fans to KGO which would effect your ratings longterm. In the case of the stations above, pehaps they have spot avails the can sell within the game. But,Why would you want to give up 5 hrs of prime spot selling time to run a game? In some cases these are Haritage stations that have always had the games. It's about rigths fees too. If you ask a station to pay say 250k for rights fees and not alow them to sell any time, why take the deal?

When the dial was not so crowded Sports was a big deal. KSFO was a full service
AM Station, in the 50's 60's 70's and early 80's. They played music, had a big news Dept. big time expensive air people and The Giant's 49ers and Stanford.
They paid rights fee's but got to SELL all of the B'casts themselves.

They lost the giants to KNBR who out bid them for rights in 78, they lost the Niners in the early 80's to KCBS who outbidthem for rights. They got the A's in 82 for the rights fee's and broadcast costs, but, they were able to sell the broadcasts. in the mid to late 80's the A's started selling there own spots.
by 93 the A's were off KSFO and have been a nomad team ever since...Any wonder why?

KFRC and KYCY (Podcast) were throw away AM's, so CBS did'nt care. Hey maybe we'll get some numbers...The A's pay a guy to go into the stations and run the games. So they don't even need to spend for a board op.

This is about money, KNBR has the Giants because they have ownership and the
right to sell the game time spots.
 
> Why can't the A's get a decent station to be on? Gary
> Radnich on KNBR always mentions this and it makes sense that
> the Giants and KNBR are a true identity. People always know
> where to find the Giants, whereas the A's are homeless it
> seems.
>
> 1550 on my dial is incredibly weak if I am not in my car.
> Why is it the A's can't land a decent station?
>
> Also, on another side note. I know the new guy Vince has to
> replace Bill King, but it seems to be he has no business
> being with the A's. And yes, I do know it has only been a
> week and things can change. Steve Bitker would have been a
> decent replacement and I have heard that Ted Robinson was
> offered a deal, but didn't want to sit number two to Ken
> Korach, who does a great job.
>

Would anyone happen to have a complete listing of the A's radio network? I can't seem to find it on thier website.
 
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