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Wednesday, Sep 16
Chris Mad Dog Russo heard today on XM MLB 175
At around 3:40pm my XM 175 radio screen said Chris Mad Dog Russo so I turned up the volume and sure enough there he was talking baseball with Kevin Kennedy and Jody. Chris of course a big baseball and San Francisco Giants fan so is still engaged with the season. It turns out the MLB guys were guest...
Sunday, Sep 13
ESPN 890 in Boston signs off
The weak signal didn't help ratings. ESPN programming will sign off Monday but may re-surface elsewhere on the dial: Boston.com, Finn: "But ESPN, the powerhouse sports network, may not lack an outlet in the Boston market for long. According to multiple industry sources, ESPN is in discuss...
Wednesday, Aug 26
'Radio is what sold me on baseball'-Hossrex
The Twins and Cardinals have a huge fan base throughout the mid west simply from their presence on WCCO and KMOX."...I'm grateful for XM but that still leaves you with half your games without your home team radio booth. In many cases even with XM, you often don't get your pre-game and entire post g...
Tuesday, Aug 25
New Sirius XM car dock expected this week said to include MLB and Howard
This is expected to carry MLB channels and Howard Stern which previous iPhone didn't: Satwave: "Just yesterday, XMfan.com reported that the iPhone/iPod Touch accessory docks would be called “SkyDocks” and they provided a picture with that name inscribed on the accessory in the diagra...
14th anniversary of Mariners run to the 1995 playoffs
Celebrated on Mariners radio post game by host Vinnie, took calls marking the occasion. It was 14 years ago tonight (speaking on August 24, 2009) the Mariners had a magical come from behind victory against the NY Yankees in front of 17,000+ fans in Seattle. August 24, 1995: With 2 outs in the 9...
Thursday, Jul 16
Edmonton listeners keep XM afloat
EDMONTON - "Greater Edmonton has the second highest number of XM satellite radio subscribers in the nation behind Calgary, while Fort McMurray has the highest saturation rate, according to parent company Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (TSX: XSR).And Alberta played a major rol...
Sunday, Jul 12
Chris Russo apparently fired his news pal for poor ratings--Mushnick
NY Post, Mushnick): "In what became a bogus, transparent, desperate, designed-for-suckers publicity ploy -- sadly in the WWE mold -- Chris Russo flipped out on the air on Thursday, blamed his staff for poor ratings and fired his longtime pal and Sirius XM program director/sidekick Ste...
Thursday, Jul 9
Vacuuming for Fan Fest in St. Louis
I like seeing what goes on behind the scenes at big events. I heard Dibs' and Jody's conversation with Brian Sabean this afternoon on Sirius XM Homeplate 175 re the home field advantage angle of the All Star Game. I agree with them it's become a bad idea, too costly for players and teams (last ye...
Saturday, May 23
Lee Hacksaw Hamilton to return to NFL broadcasting
Lee Hacksaw Hamilton who currently appears on Sirius XM MLB Homeplate has been hired by Compass Media Networks for football duty. "Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton, the longtime radio voice of the San Diego Chargers and a pioneer of sports radio, is back in business.Hamilton, who was fired by XTRA S...
Sunday, Feb 22
How a game gets to be an MLB spring training game on XM radio
How a spring training game gets to be on XM radio (or Sirius XM radio) is explained by poster CTguy on XMFan.com. Having not seen anything official on the topic and wondering about it myself, I thought his explanation made sense: (2009 Schedule) "XM carries "selected" spring training games...
Wednesday, Feb 11
Karmazin anxious to dump MLB games on Sirius XM satellite
Business Week): "Karmazin is particularly bothered by the deal to air Major League Baseball games, a deal that costs his company $60 million a year, according to a radio industry source. As recently as last week, Karmazin met with top league officials in New York, including league COO Tim...
Sunday, Feb 1
Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo: Joe Torre-Larry King interview 'a disgrace'
Neil Best Watchdog provides script of Mad Dog on Sirius XM Saturday morning. Russo will interview Torre on Wednesday at 4:45pm (XM 144, Sirius 123, last heard): ""I was not able to sleep last night, so I saw this at about 3:15. Let me tell you, Larry King's got to retire. Let's start with that. Lar...
Sunday, Nov 23
Wondering about Dibble, Kennedy, and Classic Games on XM 175
I listened to Rob Dibble without Kevin Kennedy last week, didn't hear if this was a permanent move or not. I briefly heard Kennedy on another XM show, so he may still be with the channel. The guy they put with Rob last week makes it a different program. A poster to XMFan.com seems to think Dibble and...
