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Triad Sports Station

Currently, UNC is on Hitz94.1 and Duke is on WIST Country Legends.
 
Wake Forest left WSJS after the 94-95 season. SJS picked up NC State for a season, then UNC for four. UNC got upset when SJS preempted an ACC tournament game for a NASCAR race. That game aired on WTOB. UNC went to 94.1 the next season and SJS went with NC State.

Hey, xpd - remember the 2000 Presidential Debate show?
 
I moved to Charlotte around 1998, but I did find an old listing for Tarheel sports from 1997. 98.7 was listed as the only one from the Triad, but WTOB did carry some games?
 
CCX said:
Hey XPD - You have the wrong CCX. I really WAS a political ally. I was the sidekick to the person you think I am. Back to Matt & TJ, didn't TJ shave his head at some point? I seem to remember a picture of Kim Reid with an electric shaver. What was that all about?

So, Harlow made it back to the area. That's very interesting. He's probably the only person who could get CC Raleigh fixed. What a mess!
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Wow. I did have the wrong person. It took me all day to figure out who you were and it just suddenly hit me. Yes, you were a political ally. One of the very few. When you left CC you went to be with "your people" for awhile, correct? And now you have left "your people" and are back with the "other people" again. Have I got the correct person this time?
 
XTalker said:
Wake Forest left WSJS after the 94-95 season. SJS picked up NC State for a season, then UNC for four. UNC got upset when SJS preempted an ACC tournament game for a NASCAR race. That game aired on WTOB. UNC went to 94.1 the next season and SJS went with NC State.

Hey, xpd - remember the 2000 Presidential Debate show?
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Yes I do. In fact, I still have a couple of the Budweiser mugs they handed out at that event at Wake Forest. That was a good show we did that night.
 
Speaking of sports, does anyone on this board know what Bob Licht is doing now? I hired Bob to be my Sports Director on WBIG radio back in the early, mid 80's. When I hired him I thought he was one of the most talented radio sports announcers I had run across. After WBIG went dark, he went to Charlotte and WBT to work with Steve Martin, the Sports Director there at the time.The last I heard of Bob, he was the radio play by play announcer for the Charlotte Hornets. Since the Hornet left Charlotte, I haven't heard where he ended up.
 
xpd said:
Wow. I did have the wrong person. It took me all day to figure out who you were and it just suddenly hit me. Yes, you were a political ally. One of the very few. When you left CC you went to be with "your people" for awhile, correct? And now you have left "your people" and are back with the "other people" again. Have I got the correct person this time?
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Got it!
 
Bob Licht is still with the Hornets, now bouncing between NOLA and OKC until the Big Easy gets back on its feet. When Steve Martin came back to Charlotte to work for the Bobcats, Bob moved up to TV play-by-play.

Later....
Matt Smith
WGSR-TV
 
Mr Winston-Salem said:
UNC was at 98.7. That's why it took me so long to remember. ;D I do remember UNC at WSJS for a while and I think they moved to 98.7 in the late 1990's. I think they were on WTOB too? UNC should've been on The Ticket.

I have an aircheck of Matt & TJ in May 1997 having a few laughs at the long speaches in Raleigh for the Whalers relocation. I thought that would be an interesting item a few years down the road.
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Mr. W/S--

Would it be possible to for you to post that air check? I loved Matt & TJ, I thought they were pretty original and a fresh voice in the sometimes redundant world of morning radio.

BTW, I heard Pencola on The Buzzard this morning, What a waste of talent!
 
Only UNC games I ever heard on WTOB was that ACC tournament that got bumped from WSJS because of the race .. about six years ago. UNC went to 94.1 the next season.

Hey, xPD, don't put those mugs in the dishwasher! Sure wish I had tape of that show!
 
Mr Winston-Salem said:
What is on 980 WAAA? I haven't been out that way since all the format flips. Is it Standards or something else?
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It was standards for a while, simulcasting WIST. But you couldn't pick it up worth anything even in Winston-Salem, where WIST really needed it. That's why WIST couldn't survive. Now if Oldies 93 had gone classic hits combined with WIST having a full-power WAAA ...

I'm thinking WMFR could go all-sports. Can it be heard in Winston-Salem at night?
 
The point is that for a sports station to really succeed, it must have a signal that covers the whole metro. WMFR is in the same boat with many AM stations in the region - they can't cover the metro - can't even cover a whole county. I know, it's not their fault but it is the truth.
 
790 should have better signal over the area, but we are talking about the South. If they could just move their stick to the southside of Kernersville, they may have the signal needed on paper, but groundwave is so bad. :( Even if it is possible, it still may not work. With AM in the South, there is a big difference between paper and actual reception quality.
 
Here's the list of Tarheel Sports Stations in 1997 (when the Ticket was around).

STATION LOCATION
WSPC-AM 1010 Albemarle
WKXR-AM 1260 Asheboro
WISE-AM 1310 Asheville
WECR-FM 102.3 Beech Mountain
WCNG-FM 101.1 Blairsville, Ga.**
WCVP-FM 101.3 Bryson City
WBAG-AM 1150 Burlington
WI00-AM 1000 Carlisle, Pa.**
WCHL-AM 1360 Chapel Hill
WBT-AM 1110 Charlotte
WBT-FM 99.3 Charlotte
WXRC-FM 95.7 Charlotte***
WCSL-AM 1590 Cherryville
WCCP-AM 1560 Clemson, S.C.
WCLW-AM 1130 Eden
WGQR-FM 105.7 Elizabethtown
WCNC-AM 1240 Elizabeth City
WAZZ-FM 96.5 Fayetteville
WGNC-AM 1450 Gastonia
WGBR-AM 1150 Goldsboro
WKSI-FM 98.7 Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem
WYND-FM 97.1 Hatteras
WIZS-AM 1450 Henderson
WHKP-AM 1450 Hendersonville
WJNC-AM 1240 Jacksonville
WZBR-FM 97.7 Kinston
WJRI-AM 1340 Lenoir
WLXN-AM 1440 Lexington
WLON-AM 1050 Lincolnton
WHLQ-FM 102.5 Louisburg
WMNC-FM 92.1 Morganton
WSYD-AM 1300 Mount Airy
WCVP-AM 600 Murphy**
WCNG-FM 102.7 Murphy**
WKZQ-AM 1520 Myrtle Beach, S.C.
WNHW-FM 92.5 Nags Head
WNBR-FM 94.1 New Bern
WTRG-FM 100.7 Raleigh/Durham
WRNL-AM 910 Richmond, Va.**
WCBT-AM 1230 Roanoke Rapids
WCVP-FM 95.9 Robbinsville
WLWL-AM 770 Rockingham*
WKRX-FM 96.7 Roxboro
WCAB-AM 590 Rutherfordton
WSTP-AM 1490 Salisbury
WFJA-FM 105.5 Sanford
WOHS-AM 730 Shelby
WMPM-AM 1270 Smithfield*
WSIC-AM 1400 Statsville
WGH-AM 1310 Virginia Beach, Va.
WKSK-AM 580 West Jefferson
WTXY-AM 1540 Whiteville*
WIAM-AM 900 Williamston
WAAV-AM 980 Wilmington
WAAV-FM 94.1 Wilmington
WVOT-AM 1240 Wilson
www.goheels.com Worldwide

*Denotes football only
**Denotes basketball only
***WXRC will air games not aired by WBT-AM/FM

Copyright 1997 by Tar Heel Sports Marketing
 
XTalker said:
WMFR has serious signal problems in the metro. Not much signal at all in WS.
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During the day, it's good enough for me.

Just my opinion, but with my taste in radio I can't be picky.

Now, WIST is another matter. Charlie Brown's teacher is usually on WBRF when I try to listen to WIST in Winston-Salem. I can't hear anything else.
 
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