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WDUN loses Georgia football
- Thread starter radioman1964
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So its Cox vs. WDUN.
Sounds like Jacobs could plot revenge and move WDUN to Atlanta. They got Martha Zoller, who is nationally known. They have a much better chance than WGST has to compete with WSB-AM. (I think they also have a pretty good nighttime signal). That probably is not going to happen.
Jacobs could go to the FCC or federal/state court and cry antitrust and anticompetive actions.
Of course, Jacobs forgot to mention that that company that bought those Athens stations has owned the Atlanta flagship for 70 years. They also forgot to mention that that owner also owns the newspaper and a TV station in that flagship market. So that was not "the rest of the story", as they quoted Paul Harvey. (They could have also went back and talked about how 550 AM was in Atlanta as WCON, owned by the Atlanta Constitution pre-1939).
I hope Jacobs does something...and does not just sit back.
Sounds like Jacobs could plot revenge and move WDUN to Atlanta. They got Martha Zoller, who is nationally known. They have a much better chance than WGST has to compete with WSB-AM. (I think they also have a pretty good nighttime signal). That probably is not going to happen.
Jacobs could go to the FCC or federal/state court and cry antitrust and anticompetive actions.
Of course, Jacobs forgot to mention that that company that bought those Athens stations has owned the Atlanta flagship for 70 years. They also forgot to mention that that owner also owns the newspaper and a TV station in that flagship market. So that was not "the rest of the story", as they quoted Paul Harvey. (They could have also went back and talked about how 550 AM was in Atlanta as WCON, owned by the Atlanta Constitution pre-1939).
I hope Jacobs does something...and does not just sit back.
I said so much back when Cox bought WNGC, that UGA coverage on WDUN was a goner if Cox chose to keep the games on WNGC and WSB.
Frankly, I'll be surprised if WCON (the station in Cornelia at 99.3, not the historical calls for 550) gets to keep the rights, too.
I wonder if ISP will shop Georgia Tech to WDUN, or if that would make for too much overlap with their new deal with WYAY. Heck, I wonder if Clemson or Ga. Southern would be a good fit for WDUN.
Frankly, I'll be surprised if WCON (the station in Cornelia at 99.3, not the historical calls for 550) gets to keep the rights, too.
I wonder if ISP will shop Georgia Tech to WDUN, or if that would make for too much overlap with their new deal with WYAY. Heck, I wonder if Clemson or Ga. Southern would be a good fit for WDUN.
of course Cox is going to keep UGA Footbal on WSB and WNGC,they are the two stations with the best signal. WDUNN does not have a great signal unless you live in or around Gainsville,Joel Willams who is the producer for UGA football is the morning drive host and programing director for WDUNN. I know they have the Gwinnett Braves,and Tony Schovonie does sports for them.
jabba17 said:
Jacobs already has Tech on the Sports Station 1240 the Ticket.
RhubarbFan said:
Well, DUH!
"WDUN does not have a great signal unless you live in or around Gainsville."
Gainesville IS their market to serve.
WSB signal in Gainesville is nothing to write home about.
WNGC is another story when it comes to signal. But they seem to be confused about their mission in life. They were a Toccoa station, they are an Arcade station, Cox is saying they are and Athens station, but they want Gainesville, too.
No wonder the broadcasting industry is so screwed up these days.
That doesn't mean they can't have their signal reach more places,WSB usally has a great signal everywhere. WCON they also carry the Braves and GHSA football,when their is a conflict the Braves get moved over to the am. As for WNGC they prably moved there signalto reach more people.
GRC, for years WNGC has positioned themselves as something of a "regional" station...there's no particular emphasis on any one city or county because of the station's huge signal area. I don't think that's confusion at all.
And is it just me, or does the letter we've been linked to seem less than professional? There's no crying in baseball, so to speak...
And is it just me, or does the letter we've been linked to seem less than professional? There's no crying in baseball, so to speak...
ClarkKent said:
On the one hand, WDUN is ALSO operating in a regional station mode.
On the other hand, there was a sale and swapping of frequencies about 10 years ago. There is poetic justice, sweet or sour, in the idea that the WDUN folks make an interesting business decision back then. Isn't the current frequency of WNGC the frequency once owned by the Jacobs family and operated from the WDUN facility in Gainesville?
There will be no live list because of this new business decision. The people in the area will still get to hear the Bulldogs if that is their choice. They will not be left high and dry.
I think what some of us find a bit sad is that here is a radio station that "plays by the traditional rules" and expected to "ride" on tradition. They have been loyal to the Bulldog broadcast. In a decent and orderly world they had reasonable expectations the Bulldogs would be loyal to them.
There is, however, another bit of poetic justice at work here. The big bad dog-bite on WDUN's butt comes right from the play-book of the conservative talkers that WDUN spews all day long. Unfettered free enterprise knows what's best for America. Sympathy and tradition is something from the liberals play-book. So, as the preacher once told me, "Be careful what you pray for. You might just get it." I guess the decision makers of Bull Dog nation are disciples of Limbaugh and other talkers. So, WDUN, welcome to conservative thinking at work.
I wonder if Joel will still be producing the UGA broadcasts?
Goat Rodeo Cowboy said:
Woah. Where was the ramp that lead to THAT jump??
GRC, the broadcast rights for UGA sports (and other colleges, I'm guessing) are owned by a company called ISP. Apparently Cox was a more attractive option than Jacobs, for whatever reason. That's simple business, conservative, liberal or indifferent.
With WNGC and WSB having UGA Football maybe decided they didn't really need WDUNN,or the contract ran out,this has nothing to do with liberal vs conservative. Auburn needs a new home since 680 dropped them in favor of Florida. as for Joel I assume he will contiue to produce UGA Football,there are some changes to the UGA football broadcast but he was not mentioned.
Goat Rodeo Cowboy said:
I thought that Jacobs used to own 106.7, not 106.1. Question: If so, did the "Wide 107" moniker for 106.7 back in the day have any relation to Wide Travel, their travel agency operation? Or was it strictly a function of the call letters assigned to them (WWID)?
The political comment is really a non sequitur. WDUN (and a lot of other stations) would probably put on Air America if it brought the bucks.
ClarkKent said:
Correct. ISP owns the rights for Tech and a lot of other colleges. See http://www.ispsports.com/
I'am not sure who use to own WYAY before ABC bought them.
I agree the conservative talk shows most likely have nothing to do with the Jacobs' political views. It's about putting something on an AM station that gets ratings and makes money.
RoddyFreeman said:
I caused a bit of an unintended stir. It was really meant to be humor. I started the paragraph with the phrase: "poetic justice" which would indicate that some might see the humor and some might not.
For some of you who have quickly set about to set me straight on how life in the city works, let me respond with a bit of background-
If I lived a couple miles over, my address would be Gainesville. I am in Gainesville every two weeks on average to at least have dinner, and once a month on average for other shopping. My vehicles are serviced in Gainesville. Four years ago this month I needed to find a new place to "park" my church membership and was just about ready to pull the trigger and become a fellow church member with one of the two guys who do the morning show on WDUN. In working with a representative of that church I came to realize that you need to be comfortable with a very,very, very Conservative point of view to be comfortable there so I backed off.
And where I live there are only two AM stations that come in if you want to listen while doing yard work around the house, so I have done my share of listening to WDUN during the hours they produce local programs and have a pretty good feel for "the drift of the station". I can tell from some of the responses to my earlier post, some of you haven't been listening to them.
They run a great radio station. They have a fantastic connection with their city of license and Hall County. I have never met a member of the Jacobs family but they obviously have superb business skills for running radio stations.
But with a big grin I still have to say: There is some poetic justice at work somewhere in this dust-up.
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