Why Would Any Radio Station(s) want to carry Buffalo Bills Games?

[average_listener]

Ever try to cross the Grand Island bridges in the summertime when the tourists are invading? I can't imagine 60,000 fans trying to leave at the same time. (I used to work on the Island, I know how bad the bridge traffic can be.)

aL

 

[SirRoxalot]

We've isolated ourselves from the waterfront for too many generations. Things are finally happening down there. Let's not screw it up by putting a stadium in the middle of everything. And, we've got enough parking lots downtown. We don't need more space dedicated to cars.

 

[Parttimer]

Not living there, but I wonder, assuming the answer is "no" here----

Has any major sports team (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB) ever been so bad, or at least unprofitable in radio station owners' eyes, that no games were broadcast on the radio? That is, was there no network or flagship for the team---at least since radio became a major force in the 1940s/50s?

The closest I know is the lack of an English network for the Montreal Expos in 2000 I think Wikipedia said, and all the games could only be heard online. I listened to one of the "goodbyes" after one of the games.....creepy!

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The closest thing to that scenario recently was about 3 years ago where Clear Channel dropped the St. Louis Rams. Someone else did pick up the rights, but they had no ratings or revenue when they were the worst team in the league, in a city where baseball is king.

Personally I think the NFL will be driven by money and put one or even two expansion teams in LA, at a franchise fee of about $1 billion each.

 

[makeradiowaves]

Some posters in the post were incredibly wrong. We should remember that moving forward. The Bills arent going anywhere!

 

[Radio_bored-Op]

and if/when after they move....
told you so...lol