Yeah, no knock on OldDawg, but I just don't think "cruising the dial" is anyone under 40 is doing anymore. I still do it a bit at 37 cause I'm still driving an awful '06 Chevy with limited tech, but most people's phone's bluetooth is on from the second they step into the car to the second they get out whether it's Spotify, ITunes or similar, podcasts, or sports.

(07-09-2014 04:11 PM)PurpleStreamers Wrote:  Yeah, no knock on OldDawg, but I just don't think "cruising the dial" is anyone under 40 is doing anymore. I still do it a bit at 37 cause I'm still driving an awful '06 Chevy with limited tech, but most people's phone's bluetooth is on from the second they step into the car to the second they get out whether it's Spotify, ITunes or similar, podcasts, or sports.

Haha, not for me...Listen to a lot of low fidelity sports-Sirius during the day and regular radio at night. When you drive a Jeep ragtop, top off 8 mos. out of the year, music is a low priority. Still amazes me people pay for top of the line sound system in a Wrangler. Nothing sounds clear at highway speeds.

51 and haven't listened to terrestrial radio for almost 10 years.

Did the DC article say that former radio money is being put into technology that allows text questions to be visible on the Carriertron during games?

How much donation would this text costs?

Raise your hands in you want 1A football!

(07-10-2014 12:27 PM)Purplehazed Wrote:  Did the DC article say that former radio money is being put into technology that allows text questions to be visible on the Carriertron during games?

How much donation would this text costs?

Raise your hands in you want 1A football!

Or: "Stomp your feet and beat on the underside of the press box if you want FBS"

As an example: That should be put up on the screen at the same moment a basketball fan base might start the "na na na na hey hey goodbye" chant. Just as we are putting a game away against a strong rival, like Delaware.

Alger likes surveys...why not survey 25,000 people at the same time live via the Carriertron with some of that reallocated radio money.

1) If you would support 1A football via higher ticket prices & higher DC fees, give a loud hellyea!!! 1,2,3....hellyea!

2) Back and forth for which do you prefer loud and proud...CAA....delay.....SunBelt...

Does anyone think Alger will be at JMU for an extended period of time?

Could JMU just be the platform for a political appointment?

(07-10-2014 01:53 PM)Dukeman Wrote:  Does anyone think Alger will be at JMU for an extended period of time?

Could JMU just be the platform for a political appointment?

Are you saying that "be the change" and listening tours will be a welcome change from "yes we can"?

(07-10-2014 01:53 PM)Dukeman Wrote:  Does anyone think Alger will be at JMU for an extended period of time?

Could JMU just be the platform for a political appointment?

I'm still trying to figure out how he stood above the other candidates.

He seems perfect for a legal department and advisor, but not as a leader. Maybe we should forward his resume to Hillary and Rand to get him on their short list.

(07-09-2014 04:35 PM)olddawg Wrote:  

(07-09-2014 04:11 PM)PurpleStreamers Wrote:  Yeah, no knock on OldDawg, but I just don't think "cruising the dial" is anyone under 40 is doing anymore. I still do it a bit at 37 cause I'm still driving an awful '06 Chevy with limited tech, but most people's phone's bluetooth is on from the second they step into the car to the second they get out whether it's Spotify, ITunes or similar, podcasts, or sports.

Haha, not for me...Listen to a lot of low fidelity sports-Sirius during the day and regular radio at night. When you drive a Jeep ragtop, top off 8 mos. out of the year, music is a low priority. Still amazes me people pay for top of the line sound system in a Wrangler. Nothing sounds clear at highway speeds.

Yeah, I'm a cruising the dial guy at 40. 10 yr old truck, personal phone is still flip (smart phone for work). Don't have a bluetooth, don't know what Spotify or Tunein is. Had XM radio for bout a year back in 05-06, but had issues with it and dropped it.

Leaving JMU games heading north once out of the short WSVA range (or if postgame is over) I can usually pick up VT/UVA/Liberty/WVU if one of them is playing. Also ESPn radio.

My big grip about WSVA is the signal power sucks. 10-15 miles outside Harrisonburg going up I81 you lose it. A good AM station you should be able to pick up for 50 miles or so...

On clear nights I can get WSVA's AM feed in Fredericksburg. That's weird that it cuts out on you that quickly.

(07-10-2014 07:44 PM)HyperDuke Wrote:  On clear nights I can get WSVA's AM feed in Fredericksburg. That's weird that it cuts out on you that quickly.

Not odd at all as AM signals go up into the atmosphere and bounce back down. Fredericksburg just happens to be at the perfect spot to receive the WSVA signal. As illustrated below, FM signals go in a straight line. This is why should you be in the perfect location you can listen to an AM signal many 1000's of miles away. But will quickly lose the signal when you get very far from the originating tower. Whereas, with FM, as you go over the curvature of the earth you will lose the signal. You can attempt to receive a FM signal at a further distance by getting up on a high peak, but eventually the round arc of the earth will keep you from receiving the signal.

Informative, thanks.

In the grand scheme of things I don't think this is such a big deal. Plenty of ways to hear the game. What does bother me a bit is the seemingly constant "Jeff Bourne did not return an email" or "Bourne declined to comment" sentance in all these articles. I feel like it's his job as the face of the athletic program to not only comment for every sports related story in the local newspaper, but to foster these relationships and then leverage them for the good of the athletic department.

Now when I read an article on JMU sports I just wonder how soon before the sentance appears in the article.

(07-10-2014 04:13 PM)BDKJMU Wrote:  Yeah, I'm a cruising the dial guy at 40. 10 yr old truck, personal phone is still flip (smart phone for work). Don't have a bluetooth, don't know what Spotify or Tunein is. Had XM radio for bout a year back in 05-06, but had issues with it and dropped it.

Leaving JMU games heading north once out of the short WSVA range (or if postgame is over) I can usually pick up VT/UVA/Liberty/WVU if one of them is playing. Also ESPn radio.

My big grip about WSVA is the signal power sucks. 10-15 miles outside Harrisonburg going up I81 you lose it. A good AM station you should be able to pick up for 50 miles or so...

Agree. I usually lose the signal before getting to New Market.

Back before web broadcasts I used to be able to pick up the signal all the way up to the Annapolis area on my car radio if I was parked with the engine off. After sunset the signal dropped to where I could no longer pick it up.

(07-11-2014 09:20 AM)Smokey 1 Wrote:  Back before web broadcasts I used to be able to pick up the signal all the way up to the Annapolis area on my car radio if I was parked with the engine off. After sunset the signal dropped to where I could no longer pick it up.

Stations actually change their signal strength at night.

Below is copied and pasted from http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&..._f_0BbuKw. I only copied the first paragraph. There is more information should you go to the link.

Most AM radio stations are required by the FCC's rules to reduce their power or cease operating at night in order to avoid interference to other AM stations. FCC rules governing the daytime and nighttime operation of AM radio stations are a consequence of the laws of physics. Because of the way in which the relatively long wavelengths (see Footnote 1) of AM radio signals interact with the ionized layers of the ionosphere miles above the earth's surface, the propagation of AM radio waves changes drastically from daytime to nighttime. This change in AM radio propagation occurs at sunset due to radical shifts in the ionospheric layers, which persist throughout the night. During daytime hours when ionospheric reflection does not occur to any great degree, AM signals travel principally by conduction over the surface of the earth. This is known as "groundwave" propagation. Useful daytime AM service is generally limited to a radius of no more than about 100 miles (162 km), even for the most powerful stations.

One thing also worth noting about WSVA's signal and other Shenandoah Valley TV and radio stations is this: it's part of the United States National Radio Quiet Zone. This requires WSVA, WHSV, etc. to operate at a lower power than permitted by the FCC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Quiet_Zone

(07-11-2014 08:40 AM)JMUETC Wrote:  In the grand scheme of things I don't think this is such a big deal. Plenty of ways to hear the game. What does bother me a bit is the seemingly constant "Jeff Bourne did not return an email" or "Bourne declined to comment" sentance in all these articles. I feel like it's his job as the face of the athletic program to not only comment for every sports related story in the local newspaper, but to foster these relationships and then leverage them for the good of the athletic department.

Now when I read an article on JMU sports I just wonder how soon before the sentance appears in the article.

I've thought the same several times, it's an expectation now in every JMU sports article, "Jeff Bourne did not respond..."

(07-11-2014 10:16 AM)Purplehazed Wrote:  

(07-11-2014 08:40 AM)JMUETC Wrote:  In the grand scheme of things I don't think this is such a big deal. Plenty of ways to hear the game. What does bother me a bit is the seemingly constant "Jeff Bourne did not return an email" or "Bourne declined to comment" sentance in all these articles. I feel like it's his job as the face of the athletic program to not only comment for every sports related story in the local newspaper, but to foster these relationships and then leverage them for the good of the athletic department.

Now when I read an article on JMU sports I just wonder how soon before the sentance appears in the article.

I've thought the same several times, it's an expectation now in every JMU sports article, "Jeff Bourne did not respond..."

As noted before, I have e-mailed Jeff on a couple of occasions and received a fairly quick response. However, I don't approach him as a reporter should. I will usually speak of something I noticed and offer up my resolution and ask what his thoughts might be on the matter.

I will also note that Matt Brady is also very easy to e-mail and receive a response. His response is always short and to the point, but he's very approachable even at football games. I had his attention for 15 minutes at one of the football games last year.

There was very little use in trying to reach out to "The Mick." The one time I did, his response took three months to come back. Even then, it was not much more than him saying, "Go Dukes." It appeared to have been replied to me by someone other than himself.

Back in '08 I sent a nice e-mail to Andy Talley, Villanova's coach after our "Hail Mary" victory thanking him for his words after we defeated them on that final play. He responded with thoughts and kind words about our program and finished with, "he hoped to not see us again in the playoffs." He did, and we won again in another hard fought contest. My thoughts are that he is a class act.