Should we dump 790 the Drone

Should GT dump 790 as the flagship station?

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Voted No. What's the alternative? Sure 790 has a piss-poor signal, but I'm one of the people that actually enjoys the Zone for the most part. Brandon Adams can be a tool sometimes and Beau Bock has apparently lost his goddamned mind, but Dimino, Cellini, Woolverton, Bell and Pollack are all pretty entertaining to me.

On the other hand, listening to a show like Buck and Kincade has about the same effect as an ambien and a couple of glasses of wine. I really don't know how some of you listen to a show that has absolutely no energy whatsoever.

I can tolerate topics other than sports being sprinkled in over the regular sports radio because the guys at 790 typically know how to do it and be funny.
 
The Jacket said:
Voted No. What's the alternative? Sure 790 has a piss-poor signal, but I'm one of the people that actually enjoys the Zone for the most part. Brandon Adams can be a tool sometimes and Beau Bock has apparently lost his goddamned mind, but Dimino, Cellini, Woolverton, Bell and Pollack are all pretty entertaining to me.

On the other hand, listening to a show like Buck and Kincade has about the same effect as an ambien and a couple of glasses of wine. I really don't know how some of you listen to a show that has absolutely no energy whatsoever.

I can tolerate topics other than sports being sprinkled in over the regular sports radio because the guys at 790 typically know how to do it and be funny.
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Yea, what he said.
 
They have problems, but they are fixable.

I've already stated my 2 biggest gripes with 790:

(1) No power. Get a little bit OTP and they're toast. A little bit OTP before 7:30a and after 5:30p then totally forget it.

(2) Too many mutts. I realize that there are more mutt fans than GT fans but, honestly, do we really have to *settle* for a mutt on our postgame show??

I actually like the Mayhem guys. They are usually pretty fair and objective. Sometimes they're even funny.

Brandon and Woolvey - love Woolvey, hate Adams. He should go to 750 and work with the Tool-In-Chief Eric Zeier.

I also like the 2 Live Stews - Ryan is a Jacket to the core. He's been louder than loud about us this week.

Afternoon show? I have to say, actually, that Pollack has been probably the best mutt on the air about the U(sic)GA game. He's the only real mutt that has actually admitted that we beat them. Mike Bell is just a riot.

Just for argument's sake - what's the alternative?
 
The signal thing sucks, but thats going to be the same with every AM station at night because of federal restrictions.

Unless you are going to offer up an FM alternative, I'm thinking 790 is about the best we've got right now.
 
I have a feeling that the very strong bias towards the species that indulges in ass sniffing is a direct result of their seven year dominance over Chan Gailey. There's no way that you can be pro UGA when they aren't the best team in state.
 
I think all five people that voted no have posted kind of extensively with reasons, but eight people voted yes silently. Anyone care to chime in?
 
Afternoon show? I have to say, actually, that Pollack has been probably the best mutt on the air about the U(sic)GA game. He's the only real mutt that has actually admitted that we beat them.
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Pollack has been pro-GT all year long. Every time the topic comes up he gives Tech props, he predicts us to win, he's positive, and he handles interviews with our players better than anyone else on the station.

I wonder how much of that was driven by the initial backlash, but I don't really care if it was or not. He's one of the few local media I'd say is a solid ally to our program.

It's really pretty amazing. Not at all what I expected.
 
ITJacket said:
The signal thing sucks, but thats going to be the same with every AM station at night because of federal restrictions.
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I'm ignorant about this so excuse the potentially dumb question, but how is it that I can get 750 at night? I was getting 750 loud and clear from the cesspool at 6pm Saturday night. I live 15 miles OTP on the south side. I can get 750 pretty well at home at night.
 
GTDad said:
I'm ignorant about this so excuse the potentially dumb question, but how is it that I can get 750 at night? I was getting 750 loud and clear from the cesspool at 6pm Saturday night. I live 15 miles OTP on the south side. I can get 750 pretty well at home at night.
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From Wikipedia:

AM transmissions cannot be ionospherically propagated during the day due to strong absorption in the D-layer of the ionosphere. In a crowded channel environment this means that the power of regional channels which share a frequency must be reduced at night or directionally beamed in order to avoid interference, which reduces the potential nighttime audience. Some stations have frequencies unshared with other stations in North America; these are called clear-channel stations. Many of them can be heard across much of the country at night. During the night, this absorption largely disappears and permits signals to travel to much more distant locations via ionospheric reflections. However, fading of the signal can be severe at night.
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If you look here you can see that 750 in Atlanta is one of these clear-channel stations that doesn't have to power down.
 
No problem here with Pollack.

He has been cool to listen to and has given us mad props.

After the Miami gave Bell asked him from a scale from 1-10 how worried should UGA be? He said 10.


Besides, isnt Pollack from Jersey? He could probably care less now that he is outta the ****holes. (Athens and Jersey)
 
ITJacket said:
The signal thing sucks, but thats going to be the same with every AM station at night because of federal restrictions.

Unless you are going to offer up an FM alternative, I'm thinking 790 is about the best we've got right now.
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There may be an FM alternative upcoming. Check out 106.7, they are now carrying the CPJ radio show and you can actually pick up the signal OTP in the evening. There are indications that some type of announcement may be forthcoming in January I believe.
 
hdtvfan said:
There may be an FM alternative upcoming. Check out 106.7, they are now carrying the CPJ radio show and you can actually pick up the signal OTP in the evening. There are indications that some type of announcement may be forthcoming in January I believe.
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I wouldn't mind that for games, but it is nice to have a sports or talk station that can talk about / interview Tech people throughout the week as well.

Also, I doubt a lot of Atlanta area recruits are tuning in to 106.7: Atlanta's True Oldies :p
 
Kind of a sideways but related question:

Wes Durham is listed as "Director - Broadcasting" for the GTAA. In his capacity as announcer, who employs him?

I think Wes is awesome.
 
GTDad said:
Kind of a sideways but related question:

Wes Durham is listed as "Director - Broadcasting" for the GTAA. In his capacity as announcer, who employs him?

I think Wes is awesome.
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I thought he was technically employed by ISP.

Agreed on the awesome-ness. Great announcer, but not so much of a homer that it gets pathetic. Yes, I'm talking to you Larry Munson.
 
GTDad said:
Kind of a sideways but related question:

Wes Durham is listed as "Director - Broadcasting" for the GTAA. In his capacity as announcer, who employs him?

I think Wes is awesome.
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ISP Sports.

He's probably on 790's payroll as well for his scheduled shows.
 
ContactBuzz said:
He's probably on 790's payroll as well for his scheduled shows.
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I just want to make sure that if we end up somewhere else, he's still with us.

I saw some video of the U(sic)GA game with Wes' call overlaid. Abso-friggin-lutely great!

I wish I could find the whole game that way.
 
I voted Yes--790 vs (?????)--any station I can get post game on--now I can not!!
 
790 treats us well, so that's a big plus. They can't do much about the power thing, but the best answer to that is what they have been doing, and that is solid FM affiliates, like 107.1 is for the NW side.
As a nod to history, I liked being on WGST (Georgia School of Technology, for the whipper snappers out there), they have a decent signal (its not a clear channel, but pretty good still). Did they drop us, or did we drop them, or what happened there? If I remember, I think we've been on 640, 680, and 790 in the past 15 years or so.
 
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