HereComesTheReignAgain Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) I am attempting to listen to WGR on the Radio.com App and every few minutes a commercial cuts in. This is not a scheduled break because it happens right in the middle of a sentence and I get 2 minutes of a show before another 10 minutes of asinine commercials break in. At least it isn't an important week for Buffalo sports! The day before the biggest Bills game in over a decade and the local sports radio station is a mess. If I hear "do one thing" or "It's not odd, It's the odds" one more time... [Mod edit: scroll down apparently they're aware of problems with their app and Sal posted a different link to the show] Edited January 3, 2020 by Hapless Bills Fan pertinant info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krf139 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Does the same thing for me. This is garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrbojanglezs Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I noticed that this morning. The app does random things like that all the time. Honestly it's just better listening on demand(podcast) they post shows pretty quickly. Then you can increase playback speed and skip commercials 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, chknwing334 said: I am attempting to listen to WGR on the Radio.com App and every few minutes a commercial cuts in. This is not a scheduled break because it happens right in the middle of a sentence and I get 2 minutes of a show before another 10 minutes of asinine commercials break in. At least it isn't an important week for Buffalo sports! The day before the biggest Bills game in over a decade and the local sports radio station is a mess. If I hear "do one thing" or "It's not odd, It's the odds" one more time... Z- O- O- M- T- A- N I was tan in the summer now I'm PALE again! LOL Who doesn't love hearing that every 45 seconds? And who thought that music used in that add sounded anything other than laughable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, chknwing334 said: I am attempting to listen to WGR on the Radio.com App and every few minutes a commercial cuts in. This is not a scheduled break because it happens right in the middle of a sentence and I get 2 minutes of a show before another 10 minutes of asinine commercials break in. At least it isn't an important week for Buffalo sports! The day before the biggest Bills game in over a decade and the local sports radio station is a mess. If I hear "do one thing" or "It's not odd, It's the odds" one more time... When that happens to me, restart the app. It's a pain but that brings back the feed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samwell Tarly Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Also you cannot listen to the Bills games on this app, WGR reverts to an ESPN feed during the game. Some license issue I'm sure. Surprised that they don't make them refer to the Bills as the Professional Football team from Orchard Park. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 I feel like the Family Guy Episode where they are chained in the basement and forced to watch the Direct TV remote instructions on repeat! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Y. Orangeman Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan28277 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 It's not just WGR. It happens to other radio broadcasts I try to listen to also. If you pause the play to get a cup of coffee or run to the little boys room, when I hit play, it jumps to live broadcast no matter where I was in the listening. And the archive feature blows too. The app sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Agree with all previous complaints. Crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutDog Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 It is a very bad app. I wait and listen on rewind so I can skip the incessant commercials. As mentioned above, when it glitches you have to kill it and reopen. They spent tons on designing that app! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Hey! Where’s da Insdigadors, dere?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFlutie Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Completely agree. I was just thinking this on my way into work. I drive 25 minutes, and I hear about 5 minutes of Howard and Jeremy, and I don't get to hear them finish any of their sentences. It's unbearable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 57 minutes ago, chknwing334 said: I am attempting to listen to WGR on the Radio.com App and every few minutes a commercial cuts in. This is not a scheduled break because it happens right in the middle of a sentence and I get 2 minutes of a show before another 10 minutes of asinine commercials break in. At least it isn't an important week for Buffalo sports! The day before the biggest Bills game in over a decade and the local sports radio station is a mess. If I hear "do one thing" or "It's not odd, It's the odds" one more time... So Sal Cappaccio tweeted something about this. Apparently their app is having Big Issues and they know about it He reposted: Hope this is useful 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00tabaga Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Good! Thought it was my phone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgs2277 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Glad to hear it was a glitch. Normally the app is solid, but yesterday was borderline un-listenable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN1QB Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Those darn Russians!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Agreed on all points, and for us who have moved to another city, it’s the only way to hear their bills spots. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhalen26 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I wish they would return to tunein, it was so much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkirk Donski Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Wgr sucks at most things, they dont need much help from radio.com. I haven't lived in WNY in 20 years so im out of the loop. What are the local alternatives nowadays??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I agree. Its been bad lately. Yeah, randomly, and often cuts to commercials. Sometimes, I hear something I swear I already heard, and I look to find out I am somehow hours back in time, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bferra13 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Straight trash. Pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I always listen on demand when i listen, except for Bills postgame, and never have any issues. Sometimes takes longer than you would think to connect, but outside of that no complaints from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 It usually works ok for me, but once in a while you get glitchy days where it keeps repeating the last 10 seconds, or cuts to random commercials. It's not very frequent, but super annoying when it happens.... especially for us out-of-towners, two days before a playoff game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 The old WGR app was great. It was bad at first with Radio.com, got better, and is now worse than ever. The app is unusable. What you CAN do is delete the app and listen on radio.com without the app. It asks you to install the app, but you can decline and then the feed works somewhat consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleSammy Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Look at the bright side, at least you don't have to listen to those stupid Progressive Insurance and "Do One Thing Right" ads every 5 minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnychemo Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I find the app drains the battery....even when it's not being used! Seriously. With it installed it's like my battery has a slow leak. Delete it and battery life goes back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I listen to the On Demand stuff, and get the same glitches............But, I found a solution. The same things are in podcast form in your favorite podcast app (mine is Overcast)...................There's no glitches and it doesn't take forever to load up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 3 hours ago, ALLEN1QB said: Those darn Russians!! Stick to voting machines, leave our sports alone!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Some dude just called WGR and wants to move Trent Murphy to MLB. Sal asked "Why would you move Murphy to MLB and take Edmunds off the field?". He said "Edmunds can't play every down". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardhatharry Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I have no problems with the App, just restart real quick and back to normal. FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbillsfan Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 The callers are much more worse than hosts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Madbillsfan said: The callers are much more worse than hosts. Roll them all downhill in a barrel...an idiot always lands on top. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 “Alexa, play WGR 550” .... no issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 The app wasn't built by WGR, they can't do anything about it. 4 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: Some dude just called WGR and wants to move Trent Murphy to MLB. Sal asked "Why would you move Murphy to MLB and take Edmunds off the field?". He said "Edmunds can't play every down". LMAO....you can't make this up...too many guys playing Madden with no knowledge of the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: Some dude just called WGR and wants to move Trent Murphy to MLB. Sal asked "Why would you move Murphy to MLB and take Edmunds off the field?". He said "Edmunds can't play every down". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 54 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: The best part was he started off with "if you watch football correctly...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, matter2003 said: The app wasn't built by WGR, they can't do anything about it. LMAO....you can't make this up...too many guys playing Madden with no knowledge of the game No, Madden would actually increase their knowledge of the game. Moving Trent Murphy to MLB would probably result in a player rating of like 40. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: The best part was he started off with "if you watch football correctly...." Oh now i know who the caller was! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Screw radio.com. It sucks on my phone and just cuts out every five minutes. I found it works solid on radio.net though. Although now that I posted that I wonder how long it be on there lol. Radio.net doesn't have the rewind function but I can leave it playing on my desk and come back half an hour later and it's still playing. Not so on radio.com the official app. It will drop after five minutes. Although to be honest when you listen to WGR 550 you might feel that losing the signal every five minutes is better than listening to it lol cause they're really, really bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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