WTIC1080 no longer broadcasting UConn games?

[polycom]

This is a real quote. Lawd.

 

[Robertelamin]

Phew, that means I'll never have to miss another The Clark Howard show.

 

[my2cents]

I dont even have 97.9 on my radio.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

97.9 has what, 1/20th the reach of TIC?

Maybe IMG signs a few stations, e.g., one which unlike WTIC can actually be heard in Fairfield County.

 

[Excalibur]

My opinion on this depends on whether WTIC was asking for a significant discount or not.

 

[Penfield]

BOOMMMMMMMM

 

[glastonbury50]

This is not that big of a deal. It most likely has more to do with contract negotiations between UCONN/IMG then with the state of the program. Guaranteed Uconn will sign with another station and Joe D will be back next year.

 

[Storrs South]

Maybe IMG signs a few stations, e.g., one which unlike WTIC can actually be heard in Fairfield County.

Or maybe even down in NYC as well. It's nice having UConn coverage on SNY for TV. Would be cool for radio as well.

 

[cohenzone]

With attendance down and lack of interest in UConn bball recently, I wonder how many people are still listening to UConn games on WTIC, anyway. This is 2018.

And most games are televised.

 

[pepband99]

97.9 has what, 1/20th the reach of TIC?

"Sort of"

97.9 signal all of the time: WUCS-FM Radio Station Coverage Map

WTIC Day: WTIC-AM Radio Station Coverage Map
WTIC night: WTIC-AM Radio Station Coverage Map

Given that most basketball games are at night, i would call this a wash.

For football - I would hope this opens up the potential for more affiliates, especially in Fairfield County. Even an HD Radio subchannel would be an improvement over the fairly bad alternatives we have now.

 

[UconnAlum04]

Wait, isn't 97.9 La Mega que se pega? Lol

 

[JMick]

I dont even have 97.9 on my radio.

Do you have a smart phone? Then you can get any radio station you want

 

[DSquiz]

This sucks but for those outside the Hartford area if UConn does go to 97.9 (ESPN Radio Hartford) it's streamable on the ESPN Radio app. Or ideally they get another station in Fairfield county to also broadcast.

Being in New Haven 1080 would actually break up a good amount so we'll have to see how coverage compares.

 

[gampelcrazies]

This sucks but for those outside the Hartford area if UConn does go to 97.9 (ESPN Radio Hartford) it's streamable on the ESPN Radio app. Or ideally they get another station in Fairfield county to also broadcast.

Being in New Haven 1080 would actually break up a good amount so we'll have to see how coverage compares.

Hoping ESPN 1300AM picks them up too

 

[Chief00]

Is he a Cuse grad?

 

[pepband99]

Hoping ESPN 1300AM picks them up too

WELI is a better signal, why would you want 1300?

They're both pretty bad, especially at night, though. The west side of Milford can't get a good signal from either, at night. Think about that.

 

[Husky25]

There is literally no decent reason for 1080AM to occupy a preset in my car any longer (not that I listened very much as it is.).

 

[8893]

Do you have a smart phone? Then you can get any radio station you want

Thanks to Mark Cuban.

 

[pepband99]

My opinion on this depends on whether WTIC was asking for a significant discount or not.

Based on the "elite power 5" comment from the entercom suit, i would say yes.

The question is - what does Entercom consider "elite power 5?" If the answer is BC (whose flagship is WEEI, which is also entercom's) - hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, we absolutely bring more ears.

 

[gampelcrazies]

WELI is a better signal, why would you want 1300?

They're both pretty bad, especially at night, though. The west side of Milford can't get a good signal from either, at night. Think about that.

I was just thinking 1300 because its ESPN affiliate

 

[Doginaus]

With attendance down and lack of interest in UConn bball recently, I wonder how many people are still listening to UConn games on WTIC, anyway. This is 2018.

I totally agree with your comments; who wants to pay to see or even listen to this exercise in futility, attendance should be down. I'm at the point now where I don't want to know what the score of each game is because most likely it is a huge disappointment and wrecks my day knowing what we had and what we now have.

As for the lack of interest in UConn bball, they obviously don't visit the Boneyard cause there is a whole lot of interest in UConn bball here. I get what you are saying though, nationally, we are now viewed as irrelevant, sad.

I don't get WTIC where I live but it is a bummer when the most powerful radio station in the area doesn't carry the games. Would I listen to the game on the radio if I had access, probably since I'm glutton for punishment. I guess that is now a requirement to being a UConn men's basketball fan.

 

[John]

regarding the general state of WTIC, I imagine Bob Steele is spinning in his grave. The once-mighty station is completely irrelevant.

 

[Doginaus]

Even freakin UMass gets broadcast on the radio

U Who? What is the world coming to?

 

[TRest]

Even though the demographics of people who listen to AM radio are probably in a downward spiral due to dying off of old age, the optics here are pretty sucky.

And TIC now has a completely unlistenable lineup. Except for the tag sale.

 

[gampelcrazies]

WTIC is a joke. The reception sucks too