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Should 950 AM WPEN air ESPN radio 24/7

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Should 950 AM carry ESPN radio 24/7 expect for local and national sports play by play that 97.5 can't air? Personally I think they should because to me, you shouldn't air the same local sports talk program on 2 stations, unless there's a reason why they are doing that. I think that ESPN radio would be happy if something like this would occur.
 
Makes sense. I suppose GM may think they get a better combined number for local shows simulcast on AM and FM, and putting the show on AM doesn't cost anything extra. If ESPN shows started to cannibalize the audience for the shows on FM, that would be cause for concern at GM.
 
Would that really be necessary?

With 97.3 WENJ in Millville and 1040 WNJE in Flemington plus 1240 WIOV in Reading isn't most of the market covered?
 
well yes that kind of would because most radios in philadelphia or close suburbs don't receive the following:

97.3 Would be a weak or no signal. it also has adjacent channel interference from 97.5
1040 Would be your best bet. but some less than selective radios would have 1060 IBOC hash or adjacent channel interference
1240 It is a graveyard from an outlying suburb. I live 3 miles from the 1210 transmitter and i have adjacent channel from it

In my case, 97.3 Would only come in outside in very few places. 1040 Would be a weak but reliable signal, and 1240 is non existent.
so in my opinion it is necessary if you want a clean signal that can still be there over many sources of interference such a power lines or under an overpass
 
And also a play by play broadcast of a game should not be on both stations.
 
When there are multiple games at once like tonight with baseball and football, the AM and FM should be different. Also the FM HD2 should carry the game the HD1 isn't carrying.
 
I like the idea of all local on FM, all syndicated on AM. That's what CBS is doing in Baltimore, though this is a bit different because in Baltimore CBS doesn't have a heritage competitor like Greater Media has in Philly. Of course, there also needs to be all local on FM first.

As I've said before, my local morning show for 97.5 would be Preston & Steve, with something music-intensive replacing them on WMMR.
 
aindik said:
I like the idea of all local on FM, all syndicated on AM. That's what CBS is doing in Baltimore, though this is a bit different because in Baltimore CBS doesn't have a heritage competitor like Greater Media has in Philly. Of course, there also needs to be all local on FM first.

As I've said before, my local morning show for 97.5 would be Preston & Steve, with something music-intensive replacing them on WMMR.
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GM could bring Barsky back to do sports in the morning on WPEN-FM. He's worked for them before. 97.5 is one station that he hasn't been on yet in Philly, so far it's only 93.3, 94.1, 95.7, 96.5, & 98.1. He's doing sports in the morning for CBS in Dallas now. Leave P&S on 'MMR. Don't touch that!
 
bsquared11 said:
No. The sound on AM is crappy. Does sounds great on satellite XM 140.
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A: Barsky will not be on 97.5 anytime soon. In order to have ESPN Radio you have to clear Mike & Mike live in morning drive. I'm sure ESPN will do whatever is necessary (on many levels) to keep them on an FM signal in a major market.

B: Remember what the original purpose of 97.5 is/was: 97.5 (and 950) is designed to take just enough of WIP's morning audience away to keep Preston & Steve at the top of the (male) ratings. As far as I can tell, that plan has worked rather well. If 97.5 was a top 10 6+ station, then Greater Media would be concerned about too many men leaving WMGK and WMMR. 97.5 right where it is is right where Greater Media needs it to be. 97.5 doesn't need to be a ratings monster to be a winner.
 
JerseyShor said:
With 97.3 WENJ in Millville and 1040 WNJE in Flemington plus 1240 WIOV in Reading isn't most of the market covered?
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None of those stations are easily receivable in Philly. WIOV is non-existent, WNJE gets beat up by KYW's HD sidebands, and 97.3 is smacked by 97.5.

Nick said:
the FM HD2 should carry the game the HD1 isn't carrying.
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What, for me and the other 9 owners of HD radios in the Philly market? ??? Better to keep the classical running continuously. More people probably listen to that, as I do.
 
ccuphl said:
A: Barsky will not be on 97.5 anytime soon. In order to have ESPN Radio you have to clear Mike & Mike live in morning drive. I'm sure ESPN will do whatever is necessary (on many levels) to keep them on an FM signal in a major market.
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If 97.5 were local 24 hours a day, it wouldn't have to clear Mike & Mike in order to maintain affiliation with ESPN. Affiliation with ESPN would be through 950, which would clear Mike & Mike as it does now, and as it did before 97.5 flipped to sports.
 
aindik said:
ccuphl said:
A: Barsky will not be on 97.5 anytime soon. In order to have ESPN Radio you have to clear Mike & Mike live in morning drive. I'm sure ESPN will do whatever is necessary (on many levels) to keep them on an FM signal in a major market.
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If 97.5 were local 24 hours a day, it wouldn't have to clear Mike & Mike in order to maintain affiliation with ESPN. Affiliation with ESPN would be through 950, which would clear Mike & Mike as it does now, and as it did before 97.5 flipped to sports.
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But, keeping Mike & Mike on 97.5 as well as 950 is better for WMMR & Preston & Steve. Something local on 97.5 may pull ratings away from 93.3 and even 102.9 as well as 610.
 
Bill_W said:
But, keeping Mike & Mike on 97.5 as well as 950 is better for WMMR & Preston & Steve. Something local on 97.5 may pull ratings away from 93.3 and even 102.9 as well as 610.
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In my way of thinking, the thing that's local on 97.5 should be either Preston & Steve or DeBella. MMR or MGK would play music.
 
aindik said:
Bill_W said:
But, keeping Mike & Mike on 97.5 as well as 950 is better for WMMR & Preston & Steve. Something local on 97.5 may pull ratings away from 93.3 and even 102.9 as well as 610.
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In my way of thinking, the thing that's local on 97.5 should be either Preston & Steve or DeBella. MMR or MGK would play music.
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Rule 1: You don't fix what ain't broke. P&S and DeBella are producing fine ratings in their intended demos on their existing outlets. PEN-FM would have to come up with its own local morning show only if it could be profitable without poaching the 18-34 men from MMR and the 25-54 men from MGK. It's an unlikely scenario.
 
aindik said:
Bill_W said:
But, keeping Mike & Mike on 97.5 as well as 950 is better for WMMR & Preston & Steve. Something local on 97.5 may pull ratings away from 93.3 and even 102.9 as well as 610.
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In my way of thinking, the thing that's local on 97.5 should be either Preston & Steve or DeBella. MMR or MGK would play music.
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Bring back Sports Rock!!! DeBella & Eskin ;D
 
imhomerjay said:
Nah, The Philly Guys is ripe for a comeback.
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This is the time of year that I miss Vinnie the Crumb referring to Coach Reid as "Andy Fat-Ass Reid" on Monday mornings on MMR.
 
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