i apologize if this is a re-occurring b!tch topic, but i don't listen to it very often as most of the games are on tv of i am down there at the bmo watching. then there is the long ride home to waukesha, or small project in the garage where you'd like to keep up with the game on the radio then run inside to the tv during some key game moments. anyway, can they throw a couple more vermin in the cage to get the power output up just a little. i start getting interference riding out of milwaukee from the bridge overpasses 5-10 miles from the station. i can almost wave my hand in front of the radio and cause a loss or weakening of the signal. i think there are some high schools with stronger radio signals than ours. it's hard to hear buz'z show after the games because i'm all the way out to the milwaukee/waukesha county borders. bottom line, this is embarrassing for a "big time" program to have far less than big time broadcast capabilities. before MU got into their p!ssing contest with homer and belling, wisn was at least a triple AAA league signal. now we've got 540 AM barely able to reach out the windows of the bradley center. my guess from a pr and recruiting stand, this is like cb radio-hey good buddy, i got yer backdoor closed if ya wouldn't mind watching the front door fer me, much appreciated-oh by the way, some team named the marquette golden somethings are playing a team called the orange. this is not your fathers broadcasting company
Quote from: rocket surgeon on January 12, 2014, 04:43:57 AM
i apologize if this is a re-occurring b!tch topic, but i don't listen to it very often as most of the games are on tv of i am down there at the bmo watching. then there is the long ride home to waukesha, or small project in the garage where you'd like to keep up with the game on the radio then run inside to the tv during some key game moments. anyway, can they throw a couple more vermin in the cage to get the power output up just a little. i start getting interference riding out of milwaukee from the bridge overpasses 5-10 miles from the station. i can almost wave my hand in front of the radio and cause a loss or weakening of the signal. i think there are some high schools with stronger radio signals than ours. it's hard to hear buz'z show after the games because i'm all the way out to the milwaukee/waukesha county borders. bottom line, this is embarrassing for a "big time" program to have far less than big time broadcast capabilities. before MU got into their p!ssing contest with homer and belling, wisn was at least a triple AAA league signal. now we've got 540 AM barely able to reach out the windows of the bradley center. my guess from a pr and recruiting stand, this is like cb radio-hey good buddy, i got yer backdoor closed if ya wouldn't mind watching the front door fer me, much appreciated-oh by the way, some team named the marquette golden somethings are playing a team called the orange. this is not your fathers broadcasting company
You strike me as more of a Brain Scientist
540 AM comes in clear as day the entire drive home for me... and I live in Illinois.
Quote from: Benny B on January 12, 2014, 05:22:22 AM
540 AM comes in clear as day the entire drive home for me... and I live in Illinois.
I live in Delafield and never have a problem with reception, day or night.
oh keefe, thanks, i think. actually i am more of a tooth scientist, but as i was saying, this topic may have been beat down more than once over the years, but i feel is worthy of a reality check as nothing has been done about it since they left wisn. with the way the university spends is money, which it seems to have a never ending supply, i believe they could afford to upgrade our radio transmission to maybe get as far as...east troy?? i think it's still in our time zone. you'd think if MU wants to draw to a larger fan base and maybe fill up some more of the upper deck, a good start would be to let people know in say, a 30 mile radius that there is/could be a pretty good basketball team close by. maybe even show some of our recruits that we are "big time" with the radio...listen here adonte, we hardly get any static on our broadcasts up to-fill-in-the-blank-feet/blocks/...whatever.
oh, on another note keefe-saw an earlier post of yours re:your service to our country-THANK YOU and God bless you for your unselfish acts almost paying the ultimate price for our country. hope life is good and a big middle finger to the jack waggon's response back to you for letting us know what you went thru and continue to suffer with. you did what you did so that a$$hat or even myself for that matter wouldn't have to and allow us to live the lives we are-THANK YOU
Quote from: Benny B on January 12, 2014, 05:22:22 AM
540 AM comes in clear as day the entire drive home for me... and I live in Illinois.
my jaguar and my home system pick it up very sporadically. let's just say that it has it's good days and it's bad days. now wisn, i picked up all the way down to bloomington-normal and maybe a little further
The online stream has been surprisingly good this year. No random stops, no forgetting to switch the feed over to the game and listening to something stupid.
Quote from: rocket surgeon on January 12, 2014, 05:45:31 AM
my jaguar and my home system pick it up very sporadically. let's just say that it has it's good days and it's bad days. now wisn, i picked up all the way down to bloomington-normal and maybe a little further
Oooooh! A Jaguar!
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on January 12, 2014, 07:55:15 AM
Oooooh! A Jaguar!
don't mean to impress anyone. just sayin, even that quality of a car has trouble picking up 540 within pissing distance of bmo bradley-i'm sure there are a whole mess more impressive than a 2004 xjr
Quote from: rocket surgeon on January 12, 2014, 08:04:09 AM
don't mean to impress anyone. just sayin, even that quality of a car has trouble picking up 540 within pissing distance of bmo bradley-i'm sure there are a whole mess more impressive than a 2004 xjr
In my experience, quality of the car does not always equal quality of the radio.
so i guess, the bottom line is everyone is good with 540? then 540 it is...i'll move along, nothing to see here
Did you ever hear the one about the dentist?
Probably just 'bout heard them all. But, feel free to rip away, Bro.
Quote from: rocket surgeon on January 12, 2014, 08:32:29 AM
so i guess, the bottom line is everyone is good with 540? then 540 it is...i'll move along, nothing to see here
You're spot on, people just aren't admitting it.
540 is weak in the immediate vicinity of downtown, but it's fine when you get further away from the city. I don't know enough about AM to tell you why.
Quote from: rocket surgeon on January 12, 2014, 08:32:29 AM
so i guess, the bottom line is everyone is good with 540? then 540 it is...i'll move along, nothing to see here
No, I agree. Getting on 94 after the game all the way to my house on the south side is full of static and random pops and beeps. I almost always stream any post-game from my iPhone.
Probably hard to hear the postgame from the repair garage at the jaguar dealership.
(http://espnmilwaukee.com/upload/NightimeCoverageMap.png)
Nighttime coverage map, I usually start getting interference as soon as I pass the KR exit and the signal is garbage by the time I get off at CTH C.
Lose the signal at the Zoo Interchange and south.
Quote from: Benny B on January 12, 2014, 05:22:22 AM
540 AM comes in clear as day the entire drive home for me... and I live in Illinois.
You must have a great radio because 540am is weak as hell along the state line. I live mid-state on the WI side of the state line and the station does not come in at all. I also often ride up from Chicago and never can get reception until crossing the state line on I94. Same thing has happened in my past two cars.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on January 12, 2014, 07:55:15 AM
Oooooh! A Jaguar!
Made far better now but in the 80's I worked at a start-up whose owner had two. Literally one to drive while the other was in the shop. Not exaggerating!
Owned one since and it was a fine car
http://www.youtube.com/v/Tyj9VMhE6oI
Stations power down at night, so a lot of it might have to do with whether it is dark or not when you are listening. Rocket - MU cannot just buy a stronger transmission. That's not how it works. They contract with 540 and have nothing to do with their signal strength.
Quote from: MARQCAT on January 12, 2014, 10:10:26 AM
You must have a great radio because 540am is weak as hell along the state line. I live mid-state on the WI side of the state line and the station does not come in at all. I also often ride up from Chicago and never can get reception until crossing the state line on I94. Same thing has happened in my past two cars.
Chevy Cavalier, Subaru Forester, Subaru Tribeca... all three pull it in just fine on stock radios. I drove the Cavalier predominantly when I lived in Buffalo Grove, and 540 still worked fine provided I wasn't near a power line, and that thing had a cassette deck.
Anecdotally, I have heard the best radios - as far as reception goes - are your basic, standard OEM receivers, especially in cars that sell well in rural markets like F-150s, anything GM, etc. I used to drive a Pontiac Sunchicken back in the day... on the stock radio, I could pull in 620 from my parents' place north of Madison anytime of day without issues... As soon as I put an aftermarket CD player, I got nothing but static. Might have something to do with the antenna being calibrated/spec'd specifically for a particular receiver or vice versa... Put in a different radio, and it would be like trying to watch Dish Network with a DirecTV dish (is that even possible?)
The other thing I could see is that luxury car lines might skimp on their stock radio when it comes to receiver's range. After all, if you drive a $50k+ ride, why the heck would you be listening to an AM radio station.
Quote from: Benny B on January 12, 2014, 10:37:51 AM
. After all, if you drive a $50k+ ride, why the heck would you be listening to an AM radio station.
To listen to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity
I have major interference between Jackson and Kewaskum. I think there tower is in Jackson which is puzzling.
Quote from: PTM on January 12, 2014, 10:02:51 AM
(http://espnmilwaukee.com/upload/NightimeCoverageMap.png)
Nighttime coverage map, I usually start getting interference as soon as I pass the KR exit and the signal is garbage by the time I get off at CTH C.
Same for me. Luckily I get off at 52nd street
Quote from: Benny B on January 12, 2014, 10:37:51 AM
Chevy Cavalier, Subaru Forester, Subaru Tribeca...
I see there are 2 lesbians in your hosuehold
Quote from: Benny B on January 12, 2014, 10:37:51 AM
I used to drive a Pontiac Sunchicken back in the day... on the stock radio, I could pull in 620 from my parents' place north of Madison anytime of day without issues...
I can pull in 620 (Milwaukee) from the State of Iowa, if I'm not near the river (i.e. above "sea level").
Quote from: keefe on January 12, 2014, 12:22:00 PM
I see there are 2 lesbians in your hosuehold
Post of the year
Quote from: romey on January 12, 2014, 10:40:58 AM
To listen to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity
right on! and weber, mckenna, belling, sykes, levin and MU games when i'm on the road and close enough to get the damn station. oh yeah and buzz on his post game talk. if it came with just am radio, i'm good with that
oh, and ziggy-not to worry-have 112k miles and major problem has been tire wear
OK, I live about 18 miles from the Wisconsin line. AM 540 sounds like sandpaper during the day and at night, it's not a factor. If you're much past the Milwaukee County line, forget it!
As a kid, I would listen to Vanderbilt both in Nashville and, at times, when we went to my parents "home" to Superior on 650 AM, WSM. It's clear channel and could be heard in 38 states and it carried Vanderbilt basketball in those days. I used to search for Marquette basketball on the AM dial in the early 1970s but that was a fruitless exercise, even on WISN 1130.
With AM 540, I'd he happy with 38 towns of coverage. Any chance now that WTMJ has bid a fond farewell to Becky Badger, we could get on TMJ. At the very least, we'd be on KTI when we were in conflict with the Bucks.
That would be ideal (going to TMJ). WAUK barely works in southern Milwaukee County.
Quote from: rocket surgeon on January 12, 2014, 04:43:57 AM
i apologize if this is a re-occurring b!tch topic, but i don't listen to it very often as most of the games are on tv of i am down there at the bmo watching. then there is the long ride home to waukesha, or small project in the garage where you'd like to keep up with the game on the radio then run inside to the tv during some key game moments. anyway, can they throw a couple more vermin in the cage to get the power output up just a little. i start getting interference riding out of milwaukee from the bridge overpasses 5-10 miles from the station. i can almost wave my hand in front of the radio and cause a loss or weakening of the signal. i think there are some high schools with stronger radio signals than ours. it's hard to hear buz'z show after the games because i'm all the way out to the milwaukee/waukesha county borders. bottom line, this is embarrassing for a "big time" program to have far less than big time broadcast capabilities. before MU got into their p!ssing contest with homer and belling, wisn was at least a triple AAA league signal. now we've got 540 AM barely able to reach out the windows of the bradley center. my guess from a pr and recruiting stand, this is like cb radio-hey good buddy, i got yer backdoor closed if ya wouldn't mind watching the front door fer me, much appreciated-oh by the way, some team named the marquette golden somethings are playing a team called the orange. this is not your fathers broadcasting company
Download tunein radio on your phone and stream it via the bluetooth. If your jag has half the technology of a 19K car, it'll be able to do that.
Quote from: keefe on January 12, 2014, 12:22:00 PM
I see there are 2 lesbians in your hosuehold
Hopefully. That would mean I won't have to pay for fancy weddings when they grow up. Heck, it's also two tuitions I wouldn't have to pay since they'd likely be on D-I scholarships.
Quote from: dgies9156 on January 12, 2014, 01:03:27 PM
With AM 540, I'd he happy with 38 towns of coverage. Any chance now that WTMJ has bid a fond farewell to Becky Badger, we could get on TMJ. At the very least, we'd be on KTI when we were in conflict with the Bucks.
Let's put it this way... The coverage of MU basketball during the morning and afternoon drives is exponentially greater this year than it ever has been. In years past, Becky would get scores, stats highlights, etc. during the :15 and :45 minute sports breaks but we'd just get a score for MU, if that; it wasn't uncommon for TMJ to not even acknowledge that MU had a game that night, even if it was at home during the BE season, and even when Becky didn't have a game the same day. Now we get scores for MU, leading scorer, regular reminders of the upcoming game, and other quick commentary... sure it's only 20 seconds worth of info, but we didn't even get 5 seconds before.
In answer to your question, I'm 98% certain it's been considered. Whether it's feasible given existing contracts, BE media rights, Homer's employer, etc. is a different story.
The signal has improved alot of the years. A couple years ago I would get strong interferance about 5 miles out of Milwaukee. Now I can get it clearly my whole ride back to Rockford.
If you have a smart phone, I recommend downloading the ESPN Radio app. I used to use to just AUX cable that to my car when I would lose signal.
I'm n California.
The ESPN RADIO APP has continual replays playing over live coverage, which cuts back to the replay.
However, the Tune In feed is more stable.
Quote from: We R Final Four on January 12, 2014, 08:46:05 AM
Did you ever hear the one about the dentist?
If you weren't a fellow Scooper, I'd knock your teeth out, you anti-dentite bastard.
Quote from: Benny B on January 12, 2014, 05:22:22 AM
540 AM comes in clear as day the entire drive home for me... and I live in Illinois.
It's doesn't come in by the lake.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on January 12, 2014, 08:55:57 AM
Probably just 'bout heard them all. But, feel free to rip away, Bro.
"You might feel a little prick in your mouth..."
4ever on Prom night
neither 540 nor 1130 can be heard after sundown (power reduction) after cresting the hill between the Namahbin Lakes on I-94, no matter what I'm driving. Almost unavailable during the day in Oconomowoc, but might be the trees.
I sure can get those baajrrrs on 620 tho.
Quote from: Benny B on January 12, 2014, 01:56:08 PM
Hopefully. That would mean I won't have to pay for fancy weddings when they grow up.
Not necessarily...A new industry has sprouted here on the Left Coast
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Does this require the Seinfeldian line, "Not that there's anything wrong with that."
I'll take 540 over 1130/WISN. Clear signal all the way to the Illinois state line on 540 where I live. WISN, I couldn't get it at all after sunset. And WISN often cut away from the game as soon as it ended, with little to no after or pre-game coverage, it is clear that Marquette games were an after thought for WISN.
540 on the ESPN App is nice. The in game cut aways seem to have been cleared up this year on the app and the app has been working great.
For me, heading south, the 540 signal is better than WISN, better coverage pre and post game and a good app to get coverage anywhere.
I should get a pay check from 540 for this post.
Did a test of WISN versus 540 last night around 6:00 o'clock from my car near the Illinois/Wisconsin border.
540 had a clear signal and I could hear it perfectly. WISN nothing but static.
So, going South from Milwaukee 540 has a much better signal. Maybe the issue it going in different directions or the individual radio. A return to WISN would be a step back, at least for me.
Quote from: 77ncaachamps on January 12, 2014, 03:29:55 PM
I'm n California.
The ESPN RADIO APP has continual replays playing over live coverage, which cuts back to the replay.
However, the Tune In feed is more stable.
I'm also Cali based and use both the TuneIn app and stream from ESPN540 website, these both work pretty well and good to hear Homer/Mac plus Buzz post-game (only complaint is can't listen while watching game on TV since feed lags live action.........it would be nice to ditch some of these FS1 announcers and listen to our guys!)
Quote from: GOO on January 14, 2014, 09:21:43 AM
Did a test of WISN versus 540 last night around 6:00 o'clock from my car near the Illinois/Wisconsin border.
540 had a clear signal and I could hear it perfectly. WISN nothing but static.
So, going South from Milwaukee 540 has a much better signal. Maybe the issue it going in different directions or the individual radio. A return to WISN would be a step back, at least for me.
WISN powers down at sunset. I can get 1130 in Madison during the summer until late, but it cuts out early during the winter.
540 doesn't come close to making it to madison, but ESPN radio is on FM here.
Probably reception will improve once you move out of your bunker, hey?
Quote from: 4everwarriors on January 14, 2014, 11:14:41 AM
Probably reception will improve once you move out of your bunker, hey?
It's a conspiracy man.
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Quote from: GOO on January 14, 2014, 09:21:43 AM
Did a test of WISN versus 540 last night around 6:00 o'clock from my car near the Illinois/Wisconsin border.
540 had a clear signal and I could hear it perfectly. WISN nothing but static.
So, going South from Milwaukee 540 has a much better signal. Maybe the issue it going in different directions or the individual radio. A return to WISN would be a step back, at least for me.
Exactly correct. AM, FM, and TV antennas all broadcast their signal in both wattage and direction according to the "coverage area" prescribed by the FCC. You can go 50 miles south of an antenna and get perfect reception, and yet go 20 miles north and get nothing but static.
Since the MU radio network already has coverage in Madison and no coverage in Chicago, it would make more sense to broadcast from Milwaukee on a station that has better coverage to the south.
Quote from: keefe on January 12, 2014, 07:30:07 PM
Not necessarily...A new industry has sprouted here on the Left Coast
Not just the Left Coast. All they'd have to do is cross the Mississippi into Minnesota.
And yes, I see a lot of Subarus here. ;D
Quote from: Benny B on January 14, 2014, 01:23:08 PM
Exactly correct. AM, FM, and TV antennas all broadcast their signal in both wattage and direction according to the "coverage area" prescribed by the FCC. You can go 50 miles south of an antenna and get perfect reception, and yet go 20 miles north and get nothing but static.
Since the MU radio network already has coverage in Madison and no coverage in Chicago, it would make more sense to broadcast from Milwaukee on a station that has better coverage to the south.
That would make sense since that's where the population is!
This is truly a fascinating thread to read. Almost like it was 1955 or 1984. Now if it was 1955 or 1984 I would not be reading an internet forum. And given the fact that it is actually 2014, and technology has come along way why dont you cavemen that are arguing about 100 year old technology get into the times?
Not living in Wisconsin, I watch the game on television and after the final buzzer grab this thing called a cell-phone and open my Tuned in radio app. and listen with 100% clarity. Additionally, when i do go to games, such as the Butler game this weekend, i will turn it on after the game and listen on my walk to the car and then in my car. Really quite simple.
Additionally an AUX cable will allow you to plug directly into your car speakers, for cars built before 2007, u can buy a simple speaker to plug into your phone for $30 or less. I use it on my boat as well.
Quote from: River rat on January 16, 2014, 10:48:58 AM
This is truly a fascinating thread to read. Almost like it was 1955 or 1984. Now if it was 1955 or 1984 I would not be reading an internet forum. And given the fact that it is actually 2014, and technology has come along way why dont you cavemen that are arguing about 100 year old technology get into the times?
Not living in Wisconsin, I watch the game on television and after the final buzzer grab this thing called a cell-phone and open my Tuned in radio app. and listen with 100% clarity. Additionally, when i do go to games, such as the Butler game this weekend, i will turn it on after the game and listen on my walk to the car and then in my car. Really quite simple.
Additionally an AUX cable will allow you to plug directly into your car speakers, for cars built before 2007, u can buy a simple speaker to plug into your phone for $30 or less. I use it on my boat as well.
Rat
What happened to all your teeth, man?
Quote from: River rat on January 16, 2014, 10:48:58 AM
This is truly a fascinating thread to read. Almost like it was 1955 or 1984. Now if it was 1955 or 1984 I would not be reading an internet forum. And given the fact that it is actually 2014, and technology has come along way why dont you cavemen that are arguing about 100 year old technology get into the times?
Not living in Wisconsin, I watch the game on television and after the final buzzer grab this thing called a cell-phone and open my Tuned in radio app. and listen with 100% clarity. Additionally, when i do go to games, such as the Butler game this weekend, i will turn it on after the game and listen on my walk to the car and then in my car. Really quite simple.
Additionally an AUX cable will allow you to plug directly into your car speakers, for cars built before 2007, u can buy a simple speaker to plug into your phone for $30 or less. I use it on my boat as well.
I'm with you regarding Tune In. But the ESPN Radio App is buggy as heck for me. Running on LTE and it still cuts back and forth consistently. On Tune In, it's fine.
Quote from: keefe on January 16, 2014, 05:12:35 PM
Rat
What happened to all your teeth, man?
Not me in the picture, havent had a cavity since i was about 7 n never needed braces. I attest it to clean livin.
Quote from: rocket surgeon on January 12, 2014, 04:43:57 AM
i apologize if this is a re-occurring b!tch topic, but i don't listen to it very often as most of the games are on tv of i am down there at the bmo watching. then there is the long ride home to waukesha, or small project in the garage where you'd like to keep up with the game on the radio then run inside to the tv during some key game moments. anyway, can they throw a couple more vermin in the cage to get the power output up just a little. i start getting interference riding out of milwaukee from the bridge overpasses 5-10 miles from the station. i can almost wave my hand in front of the radio and cause a loss or weakening of the signal. i think there are some high schools with stronger radio signals than ours. it's hard to hear buz'z show after the games because i'm all the way out to the milwaukee/waukesha county borders. bottom line, this is embarrassing for a "big time" program to have far less than big time broadcast capabilities. before MU got into their p!ssing contest with homer and belling, wisn was at least a triple AAA league signal. now we've got 540 AM barely able to reach out the windows of the bradley center. my guess from a pr and recruiting stand, this is like cb radio-hey good buddy, i got yer backdoor closed if ya wouldn't mind watching the front door fer me, much appreciated-oh by the way, some team named the marquette golden somethings are playing a team called the orange. this is not your fathers broadcasting company
I saw this topic last week and thought nothing of it because I rarely listen to the radio for the broadcast. I was riding up to Neenah for a bball tourney on Saturday and listened to the Butler game clearly through Oshkosh with no problem at all. You need to get a new radio, or new car.
Quote from: River rat on January 17, 2014, 11:37:04 PM
Not me in the picture, havent had a cavity since i was about 7 n never needed braces. I attest it to clean livin.
Grain free, a'ina?
I watched the first half and listened to the second half on the TuneIn App. I'm glad ESPN 540 is available over TuneIn.