Anybody else NOT getting the World Series on the radio?

miami_fan · 10-23-2005, 07:27 PM

I can't watch the World Series tonight but I figured that I could at least hear it on the radio. Not so fast my friend. No radio station in my market is carrying the game. And of course, I would have to pay to hear it on the web. So I guess I get to "watch" the game on ESPN gamecast. Anybody else doing the same?

terpkristin · 10-23-2005, 07:38 PM

Totally lame, miami_fan! Big time bummer.
Only time I wish I had a radio is when it's time for sports. I hate the tv announcers, so I like the idea of listening to radio broadcasts and watching the tv (muted).

Alas. Only radio I have is in my car, so that doesn't really happen for me.

/tk

FBPro · 10-23-2005, 07:40 PM

Not sure, but couldn't care less about the WS.

vtbub · 10-23-2005, 07:45 PM

Jon and Joe are the bomb.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-23-2005, 07:45 PM

Did you try WPCF-AM 1290?
(Not sure where you are exactly nor what their nighttime signal is like, but figured I'd offer that option just in case)

st.cronin · 10-23-2005, 07:51 PM

Surrounded by mountains, we don't actually recieve any AM radio after sunset here in Santa Fe.

Raiders Army · 10-23-2005, 07:53 PM

I didn't know the sun had anything to do with radio waves, much less AM. You learn something new every day.

miami_fan · 10-23-2005, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Did you try WPCF-AM 1290?
(Not sure where you are exactly nor what their nighttime signal is like, but figured I'd offer that option just in case)

I am only about 15 miles from that tower and STILL can't get their signal either in the house or in the car at night. Thanks though. Now is the time I would need the Braves in the World Series. I can pick up two stations that are part of the Braves network

CHEMICAL SOLDIER · 10-23-2005, 07:56 PM

Thank goodness I've got XM. There are 2 channels that have it. WS Radio and ESPN World.

Karlifornia · 10-23-2005, 08:03 PM

This series is shaping up to be pretty good.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-23-2005, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raiders Army

I didn't know the sun had anything to do with radio waves, much less AM. You learn something new every day.

Well it doesn't, but it does ... most AM stations have to reduce power after local sunset, meaning their signal doesn't cover nearly the same territory after dark as it does during the day.

st.cronin · 10-23-2005, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Well it doesn't, but it does ... most AM stations have to reduce power after local sunset, meaning their signal doesn't cover nearly the same territory after dark as it does during the day.

Sunset changes the atmosphere in some way that affects am waves. I am not up on the technical details. I didn't know that about AM stations having to reduce power.

sterlingice · 10-23-2005, 08:20 PM

Beats having to listen to Buck and McCarver

SI

JonInMiddleGA · 10-23-2005, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by st.cronin

Sunset changes the atmosphere in some way that affects am waves. I am not up on the technical details. I didn't know that about AM stations having to reduce power.

Here's a simple layman's description of it,from
http://www.oldradio.com/current/bc_am.htm

22) Why do some stations reduce power at night?

After dark, there are changes in the upper atmosphere (ionosphere) that actually reflect radio signals in the AM band back toward the earth. A station can be heard hundreds, or thousands, of miles away, even with relatively low power levels. In order to reduce the interference suffered by the majority of stations, some are ordered to go off the air at sundown. Others are ordered to reduce power, and some of them must utilize directional antennae, to minimize radiation toward the primary stations on each frequency, as well as the adjacent channels.

SackAttack · 10-23-2005, 11:15 PM

We get the game on AM 710 in the LA area, but my neck of the woods gets a static-filled signal after about 6 pm...which, not coincidentally, is when the bulk of the game is on.

10-23-2005, 07:38 PM	#2
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Totally lame, miami_fan! Big time bummer. Only time I wish I had a radio is when it's time for sports. I hate the tv announcers, so I like the idea of listening to radio broadcasts and watching the tv (muted). Alas. Only radio I have is in my car, so that doesn't really happen for me. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

10-23-2005, 07:40 PM	#3
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	Not sure, but couldn't care less about the WS. __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

10-23-2005, 07:45 PM	#4
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	Jon and Joe are the bomb. __________________

10-23-2005, 07:45 PM	#5
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Did you try WPCF-AM 1290? (Not sure where you are exactly nor what their nighttime signal is like, but figured I'd offer that option just in case) __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

10-23-2005, 07:56 PM	#9
CHEMICAL SOLDIER College Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Henderson, Nevada	Thank goodness I've got XM. There are 2 channels that have it. WS Radio and ESPN World. __________________ Toujour Pret

10-23-2005, 07:51 PM	#6
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	Surrounded by mountains, we don't actually recieve any AM radio after sunset here in Santa Fe.

10-23-2005, 07:53 PM	#7
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	I didn't know the sun had anything to do with radio waves, much less AM. You learn something new every day.

10-23-2005, 08:03 PM	#10
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	This series is shaping up to be pretty good. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

10-23-2005, 08:20 PM	#13
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Beats having to listen to Buck and McCarver SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

10-23-2005, 11:15 PM	#15
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	We get the game on AM 710 in the LA area, but my neck of the woods gets a static-filled signal after about 6 pm...which, not coincidentally, is when the bulk of the game is on.

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