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Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 8: The Doc Cramer edition
Unbalanced schedule. Gotta love it.
According to an article in the Detroit News today, apparently WJR is going to get back into the bidding for the radio rights. They had the Tigers from 1964-2000 before the Tigers switched to WXYT and the mess of stations we have all across Michigan and northern Ohio. I, for one, would absolutely love this move, as I despise 97.1 (the current flagship and home of what is left of Detroit sports radio) with a passion.
For those of you who are unaware: WJR is a 50,000 watt blowtorch of a radio station that does not have to power down at sundown, like most AM stations do. It has clear channel protection. WJR has been heard in 35 states at night, and in most of Canada. The signal can travel that far on a clear night.
For some perspective, I live 40 miles south of Ann Arbor, about 10 miles north of the Ohio border, about 30 miles NW of Toledo. On a decent night, I have no problem picking up 1120-KMOX out of St. Louis, and ESPN 1000 out of Chicago (both are clear channel stations). When Jack Buck was still alive, I gave a friend of mine a ride home from the bar, and he was a huge Cards fan. He couldn't believe that we rode home listening to Jack Buck calling a Mark McGwire homer on the Cardinals' flagship station, loud and clear. WJR has that kind of signal. There have been reports that WJR's signal has carried as far as Arizona on a clear night.
Unbalanced schedule. Gotta love it.
According to an article in the Detroit News today, apparently WJR is going to get back into the bidding for the radio rights. They had the Tigers from 1964-2000 before the Tigers switched to WXYT and the mess of stations we have all across Michigan and northern Ohio. I, for one, would absolutely love this move, as I despise 97.1 (the current flagship and home of what is left of Detroit sports radio) with a passion.
For those of you who are unaware: WJR is a 50,000 watt blowtorch of a radio station that does not have to power down at sundown, like most AM stations do. It has clear channel protection. WJR has been heard in 35 states at night, and in most of Canada. The signal can travel that far on a clear night.
For some perspective, I live 40 miles south of Ann Arbor, about 10 miles north of the Ohio border, about 30 miles NW of Toledo. On a decent night, I have no problem picking up 1120-KMOX out of St. Louis, and ESPN 1000 out of Chicago (both are clear channel stations). When Jack Buck was still alive, I gave a friend of mine a ride home from the bar, and he was a huge Cards fan. He couldn't believe that we rode home listening to Jack Buck calling a Mark McGwire homer on the Cardinals' flagship station, loud and clear. WJR has that kind of signal. There have been reports that WJR's signal has carried as far as Arizona on a clear night.
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