Bills demoted on Albany radio

[Albany,n.y.]

Last week was the 1st week there were no Yankee games (when I've been home)when the Bills are on at the same time. I tuned in 1300 AM WTMM & found no pregame show. Then at 1, the NE Patriots came on & I found the Bills at 103.9 FM WQBK.

I just checked the radio listings in the Sunday paper and they list the Bills game on 103.5 & 103.9 today. They show that 1300 is now broadcasting the national games: 1-Cincy @ TB & 4:15-KC @ Pit. Also I don't think there are any pre or post game shows on the FM stations.

Support for the Bills is slipping in the Albany media. Just 2 weeks ago, they showed the Ten-Dal game instead of Min-Bills on the Fox station. Now we're moved to the radio network station's backups.

Fortunately, the Bills are on local TV today & we can watch the game without having to go to a bar. Petrino is coming up & we're going to a friend's house who has a 50" tv.

I'm just glad I only have 8 games a year to put up with this stuff. If I didn't attend half the games, it would be making me even crazier than I am now. Plus today, I assume because of the storm, I can't get WGR or 97rock on the stream for the pregame stuff.

[Dr. Trooth]

Support for the Bills is slipping in the Albany media.

 

Advertisers and ultimately the listening audience make this decision, not the media. Geographically, as distance increaseses there's a decrease in fan interest. When you get to 350 miles distance, that fan base has significantly decreased. The only thing that can increase it is a very good team. Assuming the Bills are headed in the right direction and make a quantum leap next year, I would project fan interest to increase a lot beginning in early November of 07... that's when the bandwagoners come out of the woodwork... when the team looks like it's almost a lock for playoff contention.