iheart sucks! :sssh:

I used to love the ICN 6 game of the week. They did a great job.

 

What happened to Don Weber from ICN 6? I know the station folded into virtual weather casting, but I never see Don Weber on TV. Is he still in the sports, or is he gone? Loved his shows when he had Friday night highlights. The area misses that type of show in the worst way.

iheart sucks! :sssh:

 

Agree with you. iHeart is the only place complete idiots like Lance McAlister and Mo Egger could have jobs. They are terrible. I would rather have high school sports on air than either of those two clowns.

With where radio is going...similar to the new paper industry. Online stream is where it's at. Those group of guys doing the games are great. Know each of them well. Kudus for them for stepping up and to the station doing Somerset games. Somerset compared to the rest of the state, always has great HS sports coverage esp by radio. Iheart made a big mistake IMO by cutting sports in PC. Hopefully these guys keep it going and make some $$ while at it.

910AM in Somerset was programmed to my radio when I lived there. No ballgames anymore? That was my Reds Radio source in those days.

With where radio is going...similar to the new paper industry. Online stream is where it's at. Those group of guys doing the games are great. Know each of them well. Kudus for them for stepping up and to the station doing Somerset games. Somerset compared to the rest of the state, always has great HS sports coverage esp by radio. Iheart made a big mistake IMO by cutting sports in PC. Hopefully these guys keep it going and make some $$ while at it.

 

Agreed. Only place I've ever been that bothered to do PBP on baseball and softball, and I loved that about Somerset.

 

Our local stations in Bardstown do a good job with football and basketball, but they'd need somebody like me to do baseball and softball correctly.

WPBK-FM 102.9 in Stanford broadcasts over 100 local high school, middle school, and even little league sports games each year. They were on of the first if not the first in central Ky to call baseball, softball, soccer and even volleyball games. I think as long as Mr. Network is at the helm, high school sports will always be a priority.

Whoa, you guys are painting with a broad brush.

 

There is not a problem with the radio industry. IHeart Radio, formerly known as Clear Channel, has a problem. They are the country's largest radio conglomerate, which was made possible by deregulation in 1996. They have a debt problem from a bad business plan that has seen creditors wipe out shareholders.

 

Somerset is probably their smallest market. They control 3 FMs there (93.9, 97.1 and 102.3) and two AMs (910 and 1240). It really never made sense for them to be in that market and it's a shame that a good small-market broadcaster can't get his hands on them.

 

I own 16 radio stations and have been involved in local radio my whole life. Technology (Internet) is not killing radio. It complements radio. The product you get on your computer speakers or smart phone speakers is the exact same product that comes out of your radio speakers.

 

Radio has always be nimble, mobile and adaptive. The pace of today's society isn't leaving radio behind, it's actually starting to catch up to the head start that radio had in being mobile and on-the-go.

 

Radio has the largest reach of any medium. 93% of Americans listen to radio each week. And, radio is the most-used electroic information platform in this country on a weekly basis:

93%- radio

87%- television

71%- Smart Phones

54%- PCs

29%- Tablets

 

However, broadcasters who fail to feature the compelling local programming of high school play-by-play are shortsighted. For iHeart, it's all about cutting expenses but in the long run they're gutting their programming.

 

Radio is not old-fashioned. It is not out-of-date. It is not a dying business. It is a relevant, viable business if operated by the right people.

Whoa, you guys are painting with a broad brush.

 

There is not a problem with the radio industry. IHeart Radio, formerly known as Clear Channel, has a problem. They are the country's largest radio conglomerate, which was made possible by deregulation in 1996. They have a debt problem from a bad business plan that has seen creditors wipe out shareholders.

 

Somerset is probably their smallest market. They control 3 FMs there (93.9, 97.1 and 102.3) and two AMs (910 and 1240). It really never made sense for them to be in that market and it's a shame that a good small-market broadcaster can't get his hands on them.

 

I own 16 radio stations and have been involved in local radio my whole life. Technology (Internet) is not killing radio. It complements radio. The product you get on your computer speakers or smart phone speakers is the exact same product that comes out of your radio speakers.

 

Radio has always be nimble, mobile and adaptive. The pace of today's society isn't leaving radio behind, it's actually starting to catch up to the head start that radio had in being mobile and on-the-go.

 

Radio has the largest reach of any medium. 93% of Americans listen to radio each week. And, radio is the most-used electroic information platform in this country on a weekly basis:

93%- radio

87%- television

71%- Smart Phones

54%- PCs

29%- Tablets

 

However, broadcasters who fail to feature the compelling local programming of high school play-by-play are shortsighted. For iHeart, it's all about cutting expenses but in the long run they're gutting their programming.

 

Radio is not old-fashioned. It is not out-of-date. It is not a dying business. It is a relevant, viable business if operated by the right people.

 

 

Good info from someone in the know.

 

My go-to thought, though, is why would a radio station cut sports if it gave them a better bottom line? I would assume cutting sports helps their bottom line in their estimation. Unfortunate but they exist to make a profit.

 

Am I offbase?

Good info from someone in the know.

 

My go-to thought, though, is why would a radio station cut sports if it gave them a better bottom line? I would assume cutting sports helps their bottom line in their estimation. Unfortunate but they exist to make a profit.

 

Am I offbase?

 

They must think they can keep the in-game sponsors on other programming without the coat of covering the games. Or, the decision to cut payroll left them with no one to staff the broadcasts.

Whoa, you guys are painting with a broad brush.

 

There is not a problem with the radio industry. IHeart Radio, formerly known as Clear Channel, has a problem. They are the country's largest radio conglomerate, which was made possible by deregulation in 1996. They have a debt problem from a bad business plan that has seen creditors wipe out shareholders.

 

Somerset is probably their smallest market. They control 3 FMs there (93.9, 97.1 and 102.3) and two AMs (910 and 1240). It really never made sense for them to be in that market and it's a shame that a good small-market broadcaster can't get his hands on them.

 

I own 16 radio stations and have been involved in local radio my whole life. Technology (Internet) is not killing radio. It complements radio. The product you get on your computer speakers or smart phone speakers is the exact same product that comes out of your radio speakers.

 

Radio has always be nimble, mobile and adaptive. The pace of today's society isn't leaving radio behind, it's actually starting to catch up to the head start that radio had in being mobile and on-the-go.

 

Radio has the largest reach of any medium. 93% of Americans listen to radio each week. And, radio is the most-used electroic information platform in this country on a weekly basis:

93%- radio

87%- television

71%- Smart Phones

54%- PCs

29%- Tablets

 

However, broadcasters who fail to feature the compelling local programming of high school play-by-play are shortsighted. For iHeart, it's all about cutting expenses but in the long run they're gutting their programming.

 

Radio is not old-fashioned. It is not out-of-date. It is not a dying business. It is a relevant, viable business if operated by the right people.

 

:clap::clap::clap:

I contacted out local stations and asked them why they opted not to carry games.

 

Both blamed it on the area businesses.

 

Said they could not get enough local ads to pay the bill for the games.

iheart sucks! :sssh:

 

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