Podcast (Audio) Edmonton Sports Radio/Podcast Thread - Part 7

[joestevens29]

One thing I like about 1440 is getting to hear of things like Kelly Buchberger and the Devon Xtreme. Had no idea Devon as now in the AJHL and that Kelly is the head coach/GM.

Seems like a step down for the guy, but I do think he will be good with the kids.

Edit: Oh wow three blasts from the past in Sebastian Bisallion, Ty Rimmer and David Schlemko apart of the staff as well.

Lol look a little further and Smid apart of them too. Wonder what happens with the Oil Kings and him.

 

[timekeep]

One thing I like about 1440 is getting to hear of things like Kelly Buchberger and the Devon Xtreme. Had no idea Devon as now in the AJHL and that Kelly is the head coach/GM.

Seems like a step down for the guy, but I do think he will be good with the kids.

Edit: Oh wow three blasts from the past in Sebastian Bisallion, Ty Rimmer and David Schlemko apart of the staff as well.

Lol look a little further and Smid apart of them too. Wonder what happens with the Oil Kings and him.

If you plan to go to a game in Devon, go early, its a very small arena. They are playing in their new arena beside the old one. Devon getting a team was very fast, right after the Sherwood Park and Spruce Grove left for the BCHL. Went to an exhibition game it was packed.

 

[unicornBLOOD]

First off, I'm a big fan of the OilerNation crew, especially Yeremchuk, but today, he, and the majority of the crew were way off in their opinion. They were saying Edmonton is trouble with their 3rd line, Liam said we may have to trade for an entire new 3rd line, which is insane. Let's look at who is in the conversation for it...

Henrique is 3C, unless RNH drops back Rico moves up, which isn't the plan, so Rico at 3C, easy a top 10 3C imo, maybe higher.

Winger options...

First off Kane - when healthy, would be an ELITE 3rd line winger. (so don't include him)

until he's back, who...

Vets...

Connor Brown
Janmark
Perry
Ryan
Lane Pederson (probably more of 4C option)
Caggiula
Hamblin

Young guys...

Podkolzin
Lavoie
S. O'Rielly
Savoie
Philp (again more of a 4C option)
Jarventie


That's a bunch of options to fill out the bottom 6, until Kane is back.
There are some interesting options there. IMO, Henrique and C. Brown are 2/3 of the 3rd line, and that's a solid 2/3. Brown, up until his knee injury 2 years ago, was a great 3rd line winger. So as I see it, they have 2/3 of an above average 3rd line, including the most important part, 3C. Add Kane to that twosome, and that's an ELITE 3rd line. Until Kane is back, they have a bunch of options, you put guys like Janmark or Ryan there, and it's very responsible and easy to trust. You could gamble and at some point, use a Lavoie or Savoie, and it could pay off.

Guys like Pederson, Perry, Hamblin, Caggiula are more likely better on the 4th line. But it's clear, they have a solid foundation with Brown and Henrique, making it a solid 3rd line, no matter what direction they move in. 4th line is more of a question mark, but they have a few options, some vets, some younger guys, and don't forget, when you have the deepest/best top 6 in the NHL, and to me, a damn good 3rd line, the 4th line won't be playing major minutes.

Yeremchuk was going off on Janmark being on a bad deal, 1.4 x 3? He's an elite, shut down 4th line winger, and an elite penalty killer, making 1.4!!!! the league average is about 3 million per now. Not every contract of someone in your bottom 4 or 5 wingers needs to be on a deal at 1 million or less. Ya, Janmark is not a big goal scorer, but what he is big at is... Killing penalties, and not getting scored against. Plus, he's versatile, he can play C, or 3rd or 4th line winger. I think they were way off this take. I love 3rd line, with Kane, it might be the best 3rd line in the NHL.

 

[guymez]

 

[joestevens29]

Was listening to 630 ched on way home yesterday. Gotta love Servalli essentially telling Stauffer to spit it out already that he's had three shots waiting for Stauf to get to his point

 

[JustNapalmIt]

Wrong rthread

 

[guymez]

 

[theonetheonly]

Before 630 ched goes off the air here a comparison video between feeds in Penticton

 

[guymez]

Before 630 ched goes off the air here a comparison video between feeds in Penticton

Thanks for posting that.
Its a shame that this is happening and its made worse by CHED's bullshit marketing where they are telling anyone and everyone about how moving to 880 will mean 'improved coverage'.

I am a big fan of open source software so this might be a useful App for you to have on your phone...

radio-browser.info

 

[joestevens29]

Before 630 ched goes off the air here a comparison video between feeds in Penticton

I don't even need to hear it to know it's not gonna be good there.

Can tell the difference in Edmonton between the 2, so can only imagine how bad it is in surrounding areas let alone another province

Thanks for posting that.
Its a shame that this is happening and its made worse by CHED's bullshit marketing where they are telling anyone and everyone about how moving to 880 will mean 'improved coverage'.

I am a big fan of open source software so this might be a useful App for you to have on your phone...

radio-browser.info

Excuse my ignorance, but what happens to signals like 630 and 1260 once they go off air?

Does someone still own them or are they up for grabs?

 

[guymez]

I don't even need to hear it to know it's not gonna be good there.

Can tell the difference in Edmonton between the 2, so can only imagine how bad it is in surrounding areas let alone another province


Excuse my ignorance, but what happens to signals like 630 and 1260 once they go off air?

Does someone still own them or are they up for grabs?

Thats a good question. I have been wondering the same thing myself.

I assume that after the move to 880 CHED will still own the license to operate at the 630 frequency.
So theoretically another station could make an offer to buy the 630 frequency and apply to CRTC to licensing.
Thats a guess because I a,m not really clear on how the process of obtaining a frequncy license really works.
I would really like Sportsnet to buy that License and then (down the road) get the Oilers rights so we could have hockey games on an actual sports radio channel as opposed to a news channel.
That would be an improvement IMO and it would mean that the signal strength for Oilers hockey would once again have a much longer range.

 

[guymez]

 

[ZJuice]

What a friggin freak!!!!

 

[joestevens29]

Thats a good question. I have been wondering the same thing myself.

I assume that after the move to 880 CHED will still own the license to operate at the 630 frequency.
So theoretically another station could make an offer to buy the 630 frequency and apply to CRTC to licensing.
Thats a guess because I a,m not really clear on how the process of obtaining a frequncy license really works.
I would really like Sportsnet to buy that License and then (down the road) get the Oilers rights so we could have hockey games on an actual sports radio channel as opposed to a news channel.
That would be an improvement IMO and it would mean that the signal strength for Oilers hockey would once again have a much longer range.

I don't see Sportsnet doing that to be honest. Seems like they are already on a losing battle with the tv deal, so not much to gain from going to radio.

Unless of course they can get the frequency for a $1 and just transmit the video audio to the radio.

 

[bellagiobob]

Thats a good question. I have been wondering the same thing myself.

I assume that after the move to 880 CHED will still own the license to operate at the 630 frequency.
So theoretically another station could make an offer to buy the 630 frequency and apply to CRTC to licensing.
Thats a guess because I a,m not really clear on how the process of obtaining a frequncy license really works.
I would really like Sportsnet to buy that License and then (down the road) get the Oilers rights so we could have hockey games on an actual sports radio channel as opposed to a news channel.
That would be an improvement IMO and it would mean that the signal strength for Oilers hockey would once again have a much longer range.

Assuming that an actual licensed broadcaster would be the only one that could buy a signal license, but was thinking it would be neat for the Oilers to buy the 630 frequency and use it in house for Oiler games, Oilers Now, etc.

 

[guymez]

I don't see Sportsnet doing that to be honest. Seems like they are already on a losing battle with the tv deal, so not much to gain from going to radio.

Unless of course they can get the frequency for a $1 and just transmit the video audio to the radio.

IIRC Sportsnet has the Oilers Regional rights until 2035.
Adding in the Oilers radio rights (for a nominal cost compared to TV) might be a fit.

Assuming that an actual licensed broadcaster would be the only one that could buy a signal license, but was thinking it would be neat for the Oilers to buy the 630 frequency and use it in house for Oiler games, Oilers Now, etc.

Interesting idea.

 

[theonetheonly]

Thats a good question. I have been wondering the same thing myself.

I assume that after the move to 880 CHED will still own the license to operate at the 630 frequency.
So theoretically another station could make an offer to buy the 630 frequency and apply to CRTC to licensing.
Thats a guess because I a,m not really clear on how the process of obtaining a frequncy license really works.
I would really like Sportsnet to buy that License and then (down the road) get the Oilers rights so we could have hockey games on an actual sports radio channel as opposed to a news channel.
That would be an improvement IMO and it would mean that the signal strength for Oilers hockey would once again have a much longer range.

The rights expire pretty quick

Edmonton Oilers, 630 CHED renew broadcast partnership for 3 more years - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

Edmonton Oilers fans will continue tuning in to 630 CHED for play-by-play hockey, pre- and post-game coverage, as well as Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer weekdays, noon to 2 p.m.

globalnews.ca

 

[joestevens29]

I really don't see Sportsnet getting into a radio station in Edmonton when it's a dying industry. They have hard enough problems with their TV contract, but the costs to run radio too just don't seem worth it.

 

[timekeep]

I really don't see Sportsnet getting into a radio station in Edmonton when it's a dying industry. They have hard enough problems with their TV contract, but the costs to run radio too just don't seem worth it.

Only positive business for a Sports radio station here would be to have the Oilers broadcast rights. But I don't know if that balances the books.

 

[Gunnersaurus Rex]

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What a friggin freak!!!!

I agree. Ketchup is disgusting.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Only positive business for a Sports radio station here would be to have the Oilers broadcast rights. But I don't know if that balances the books.

I think for any sports radio to work in Edmonton they would need the Oilers rights. But I think it was Lowetide who talked about when 1260 got into a bidding contest, 630 came up with more money at the end of the day

 

[guymez]

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

The best Oiler podcast and content going. Think it's been a little bit inconsistent recently with far too many asides into personal and mundane stuff that wastes time. But loved this episodes conversation about McDavid and the glimpse into the human behind the warrior facade that's revealed in the Amazon tv show.

 

[guymez]

The best Oiler podcast and content going. Think it's been a little bit inconsistent recently with far too many asides into personal and mundane stuff that wastes time. But loved this episodes conversation about McDavid and the glimpse into the human behind the warrior facade that's revealed in the Amazon tv show.

I agree.
Excellent podcast and like you my least favortie portion involves the mundane personal stuff.
I usually skip through that.
I find all the behind the scenes stuff quite captivating. Im looking forward to watching the Prime series even though its going to be tough to relive that heartbreak with the players.

 

[Morpheus]

Anybody sporting one of these around town??

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