98.7 The Sports Hub is better than WEEI... ALREADY

[RobertWeathers]

Toucher and Rich lost me when they went to some dating segment. Then I flip the dial to D&C and they are talking about health care...ARRRRRRGGHH.

 

[Clonamery]

Elvis had it right.....

"the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools
Tryin' to anaesthetise the way that you feel"

 

[mcsully]

I wasn't a believer until I listened for 3 days (using their free vistor pass).. But Sirius radio is the way to go

Head and shoulders above them both.. not even close..

 

[DarrylS]

Was hoping EEI would step up their game, but instead are resting on their tired old laurels... next week EEI gets a huge boost with their Jimmy Fund Tele thon.. but not sure that will sustain them going into the future.. they need to change some of their stuff.. but suspect that Ordway/Callahan/Dennis will resist any attempts... particularly the latter two...

When the rating change and advertisers are harder to recruit, that will make them change.. but it will only be done so very reluctantly...

Personally have been listening to music more than EEI... we don't get the new station in RI.

 

[Jackson 2]

Was hoping EEI would step up their game, but instead are resting on their tired old laurels... next week EEI gets a huge boost with their Jimmy Fund Tele thon.. but not sure that will sustain them going into the future.. they need to change some of their stuff.. but suspect that Ordway/Callahan/Dennis will resist any attempts... particularly the latter two...

When the rating change and advertisers are harder to recruit, that will make them change.. but it will only be done so very reluctantly...

Personally have been listening to music more than EEI... we don't get the new station in RI.

I'm surprised you can't get it. Traveling to Scarborough Beach yesterday, I managed to keep it really clear until I just got to Narragansett where it got a little spotty. My car radio is pretty good, but not spectacular when it comes to reception.

 

[Rob0729]

Was hoping EEI would step up their game, but instead are resting on their tired old laurels... next week EEI gets a huge boost with their Jimmy Fund Tele thon.. but not sure that will sustain them going into the future.. they need to change some of their stuff.. but suspect that Ordway/Callahan/Dennis will resist any attempts... particularly the latter two...

When the rating change and advertisers are harder to recruit, that will make them change.. but it will only be done so very reluctantly...

Personally have been listening to music more than EEI... we don't get the new station in RI.

What WEEI does with the Jimmy Fund is amazing and I wished more stations did what they did, but from a ratings standpoint, I think it is a loser for them. They do get a lot of contributors, but from a radio entertainment standpoint it isn't a great couple of days and I bet many people turn off WEEI since very little sports is discussed.

I have been disapointed too of the lack of content shift with WEEI, but they did make some changes although more to the amount of commercials per hour than anything content wise. 98.5 is clearly more Patriots focused than WEEI and I think it may take the first ratings book to see if being more balanced between Sox and Pats is a ratings getter. If 98.5 exceeds expectations, WEEI may make a content shift.

 

[BradyManny]

I can't believe it... but even Felgers show is better than the Big Show. And it pains me to say that... trust me.

WEEI in comparison, sound like a bunch of stale old pretentious blowhards.

The Sports Hub morning show is god-awful. I may complain about the EEI morning show, but man, there is no comparison.

Say what you want about Felger, and I've had some choice words about him in the past, but he's generally successful at leading a sports-related show and generating good sports discussion. He can be a jerk, but he's better at his job (host) than plenty of others doing it.

Unfortunately, his co-host, Tony Maz is horrendous at just about everything he does. Listening to this guy talk football pains me to no end.

Again, I encourage everyone to try 890 ESPN in the afternoon for the "Boston Sports show", its definitely better than anything you'll get on EEI (barring them having on Perillo or other football hosts) or Sports Hub (depending on how annoying Tony is on that given day).

 

[Rob0729]

I wasn't a believer until I listened for 3 days (using their free vistor pass).. But Sirius radio is the way to go

Head and shoulders above them both.. not even close..

I would agree with that. Sirius NFL Radio is the best place to listen if you are a big football fan eventhough they don't talk all that much Patriots specific talk. No grab ass. No homers. No contrarians. Just guys with tons of football knowledge talking football.

 

[Frezo]

I'm frustrated with both stations. Yesterday I "Listened Live" to KFAN. (Vikings Radio) The hope was some Favre insight. The show was one guy with a couple of guests for 10 or 15 minutes each one of which was a Packer supporter. There was no yelling, argueing, or contrarian opinions. Everything was calm discussion. I was amazed. The overall tone was informative and relaxing. Imagine that, relaxing sports talk radio. I'll go back to it today and surf the country for similar football talk instead of dealing with the immature egos that abound within the Boston sports media.

 

[mcsully]

I'm frustrated with both stations. Yesterday I "Listened Live" to KFAN. (Vikings Radio) The hope was some Favre insight. The show was one guy with a couple of guests for 10 or 15 minutes each one of which was a Packer supporter. There was no yelling, argueing, or contrarian opinions. Everything was calm discussion. I was amazed. The overall tone was informative and relaxing. Imagine that, relaxing sports talk radio. I'll go back to it today and surf the country for similar football talk instead of dealing with the immature egos that abound within the Boston sports media.

From my experience, its mostly New York and Boston stations that promote this attitude.. Sirius radio blows me away how people have normal conversations... And even when they disagree, nothing is personal.. Its great..


SIRIUS Satellite Radio - Everything worth listening to is now on SIRIUS

 

[Tunescribe]

This is a no-brainer for Patriots fans. The new station is the Pats' flagship and naturally is going to have more football talk. I've made the switch. I'll check in with WEEI occasionally during the season, though. The biggest bonus of all is getting away from Mike Adams and his adolescent chatter at night. Can't stand the guy and his fixation on 1960s-'70s baseball. I'd rather listen to paint dry.

 

[Double G]

I can't stand EEI.

Today a guy called in talking about how silly it was for the pitching coach to try to dramatically change Dice-K's approach, the pitcher who was an MLB 18-game winner and sub-3 era guy the year before (not to mention a two-time WBC MVP), and all the EEI guys could do was go way off topic and make fun of the caller ad hominem.

Sorry they dumped all over you Maverick.

Your voice is much higher than I thought it would be.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[Double G]

I like they will not let the "celebrity" moron callers on their show (Steve from Fall River, Dakota from Braintree, John from Medford).
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That point alone is why I am now listening to the new station all the time.

The "celebrity" moron callers are just that; 99% of them (the toothless loser from Gloucester, Steve from Fall River, Dakota from Braintree, John from Medford, etc, etc) are all one trick ponies. I am sick and tired of the same rants over and over and over from them; the only good callers to EEI were the random guys.

Anyone who calls constantly to talk radio is not wrapped too tight..............

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Again, I encourage everyone to try 890 ESPN in the afternoon for the "Boston Sports show", its definitely better than anything you'll get on EEI (barring them having on Perillo or other football hosts) or Sports Hub (depending on how annoying Tony is on that given day).

You have got to be kidding - the waterboys and Lobel??? I inadvertently landed there on the dial one day last week and they were apparently discussing Varitek and that had somehow meandered them down memory lane to Fisk and Gedman...whom Lobie remembered like it was yesterday while his young sidekicks admittedly had no first person recollection whatsoever... Riveting...

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Sorry they dumped all over you Maverick.

Your voice is much higher than I thought it would be.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

:youtheman:

 

[Armen Da Pats Fan]

I can't believe it... but even Felgers show is better than the Big Show. And it pains me to say that... trust me.

WEEI in comparison, sound like a bunch of stale old pretentious blowhards.

I totally agree...

WEEI has gone downhill a lot...

I cannot stand Dennis & Callahan in the morning...it's not even a sports show! It's like listening to Rush Limbaugh or FOX News or something...

 

[MoLewisrocks]

This is a no-brainer for Patriots fans. The new station is the Pats' flagship and naturally is going to have more football talk. I've made the switch. I'll check in with WEEI occasionally during the season, though. The biggest bonus of all is getting away from Mike Adams and his adolescent chatter at night. Can't stand the guy and his fixation on 1960s-'70s baseball. I'd rather listen to paint dry.

I hadn't caught Gary and Zo yet so I just tuned in and it's apparently Redsox hour... Varitek's neck and the 4th starter on a team 6+ games out. Until their feed cut out and it went to commercial to fill the air...

The morning show won't fly given it's limited demographic appeal. Felger and Maz present their own set of problems and given the committments WEEI has locked up via Patriots Monday and Friday...

The new PM guy has no access or basis so listening to him is like listening to an impersonal and unconnected observer from ESPN or FOX talk Boston sports. His call in guests are mediots. That's paint drying.

I'm gonna turn off the sox talk now...

 

[BradfordPatsFan]

I hadn't caught Gary and Zo yet so I just tuned in and it's apparently Redsox hour... Varitek's neck and the 4th starter on a team 6+ games out. Until their feed cut out and it went to commercial to fill the air...

The morning show won't fly given it's limited demographic appeal. Felger and Maz present their own set of problems and given the committments WEEI has locked up via Patriots Monday and Friday...

The new PM guy has no access or basis so listening to him is like listening to an impersonal and unconnected observer from ESPN or FOX talk Boston sports. His call in guests are mediots. That's paint drying.

I'm gonna turn off the sox talk now...

Funny you mentioned that about Zo and Tanguay today. Yesterday they said, "today we are talking some baseball but tomorrow will be wall to wall football". So much for that.

DA is still making contacts in Boston. I would give him time. I honestly have not listened to him. I'll check him out soon enough. However, I have no problem with national guys calling in and giving a different perspective than what I can read in the local papers.

I think the morning show will do fine. It did great numbers on BCN and with the college kids coming back soon, it will see an increase in listenership. They pride themselves on doing "guy radio". I find some of it humorous, other parts are immature and annoying but they strive to be the anti-D&C.

Also, it should be noted that the July PPM ratings show WEEI's ratings dropping BEFORE the launch of 98.5...

 

[BradyManny]

You have got to be kidding - the waterboys and Lobel??? I inadvertently landed there on the dial one day last week and they were apparently discussing Varitek and that had somehow meandered them down memory lane to Fisk and Gedman...whom Lobie remembered like it was yesterday while his young sidekicks admittedly had no first person recollection whatsoever... Riveting...

That's not a big enough sample size. These guys are way better than EEI consistently, especially when it comes to football.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

That's not a big enough sample size. These guys are way better than EEI consistently, especially when it comes to football.

That's just bs... Lobel is virtually unlistenable, that's why WBZ finally cut the cord. And the sidekicks are just that. I surf when I'm in the car so while the comment was from the other day it's based on a larger sample size.