[Nachum]

50,000 watts? Clear channel?

Hey, why not write a letter to the sports director of the University, suggesting he could do better with a station with more power. This is sure to affect the recruiting power of his football program. What mother wants to send her highly touted football player to a University that has so much controversy?(send a copy of this letter to the program director at KUGN along with a reminder of how he just lost a bunch of listeners)

I mean, as long as Oregon is now more of a nationally recognized football power, the fan base would appreciate a 50,000 watt clear channel station. "Mr. Sports Director- think of the better recruiting the program could do with the larger reach of a 50,000 watt clear channel station like KPNW 1120."

[Clinging Bitterly]

> the fan base would appreciate a 50,000 watt clear channel station

Yup. I live here in town and I get a noise free signal from KPNW but not aways as clear from KUGN (especially at night, I think they are 10,000 watts). But the sports contract has historically gone back & forth between the two stations. Whoever gets it signs up stations in every town to be a part of the "network", so the raw power of the local station isn't as big an issue as it would seem. But the license to carry the games comes up every three years or so and KPNW gets it about half the time.

And KPNW has carried Rush since the very beginning of his national show, used to carry Micheal Reagan but lately carries Dr. Laura. The midday show is the popular Oregon conservative Lars Larson, and the afternoon drive time show is a local sports talk show that is supposed to be funny.

They might put Savage on at 7:00 PM, but I doubt they'd go any earlier. At home I can tune in the Portland station that carries Savage, and there are various internet feeds.

Neither of these options works in the car, but my commute is like four minutes.

Dave in Eugene