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BsFaninCGY · 01-26-2012, 06:55 PM

It's too bad TSN hasn't set up shop here in Calgary yet as that will be the only thing could get this poor excuse for a radio station to a listenable level. Thankfully with a large data plan on my iPhone and the TuneIn radio app I don't have to suffer through it too much anymore.

Before Richards jumped ship it wasn't too bad. Since then however things are just unbearable. I've heard one guy (I think Lauderdale) do updates that seems decent. I like Pat on Overtime, but that's only because it's in comparrison to the drunk callers I think. Bryn is unbelievably bad. How this guy has a job as a professional broadcaster in a big market like Calgary is truly mind boggling. He sounds like he has no clue about anything.

The morning show I won't speak of because I gave up listening when Richards left. I have come to enjoy Peter Mahr doing his broadcasts, but his 'um's' and 'ah's' during anything other than calling a game has me changing the station instantly. The guy sounds like he has a mouth full of marbles.

I am obviously a Bruins fan first, but I love to see the Flames win because the city just feels happier. I still listen from time to time because sometimes it's just easier for a quick drive to turn on the radio than to plug in the iPhone and launch the app etc..

If it were up to me, Bryn would be gone, Rome would be gone, there would be none of this 'Best of Fan 960' to fill air time, more live programming on the weekends and the announcers would not only be knowledgable, but funny and even controversial.

I think the main thing the folks at the top of the Fan960 need to do is tune in to different stations from time to time and see how it's done. Try listening to hockey talk from Toronto or even Montreal - its surprisingly good. My next car will have Bluetooth and fumbling with cables won't be an issue and then I really won't listen to anything other than the game broadcasts. I suspect it's going to go that way for a lot of people as data plans get better and the Fan better realize that before it's too late.

01-26-2012, 06:55 PM	#306
BsFaninCGY Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Center City Exp:	It's too bad TSN hasn't set up shop here in Calgary yet as that will be the only thing could get this poor excuse for a radio station to a listenable level. Thankfully with a large data plan on my iPhone and the TuneIn radio app I don't have to suffer through it too much anymore. Before Richards jumped ship it wasn't too bad. Since then however things are just unbearable. I've heard one guy (I think Lauderdale) do updates that seems decent. I like Pat on Overtime, but that's only because it's in comparrison to the drunk callers I think. Bryn is unbelievably bad. How this guy has a job as a professional broadcaster in a big market like Calgary is truly mind boggling. He sounds like he has no clue about anything. The morning show I won't speak of because I gave up listening when Richards left. I have come to enjoy Peter Mahr doing his broadcasts, but his 'um's' and 'ah's' during anything other than calling a game has me changing the station instantly. The guy sounds like he has a mouth full of marbles. I am obviously a Bruins fan first, but I love to see the Flames win because the city just feels happier. I still listen from time to time because sometimes it's just easier for a quick drive to turn on the radio than to plug in the iPhone and launch the app etc.. If it were up to me, Bryn would be gone, Rome would be gone, there would be none of this 'Best of Fan 960' to fill air time, more live programming on the weekends and the announcers would not only be knowledgable, but funny and even controversial. I think the main thing the folks at the top of the Fan960 need to do is tune in to different stations from time to time and see how it's done. Try listening to hockey talk from Toronto or even Montreal - its surprisingly good. My next car will have Bluetooth and fumbling with cables won't be an issue and then I really won't listen to anything other than the game broadcasts. I suspect it's going to go that way for a lot of people as data plans get better and the Fan better realize that before it's too late. Last edited by BsFaninCGY; 01-26-2012 at 06:57 PM.