Quote:Having watched the animosity develop over the years between the JAGS and local media, their is enough fault to be passed around on both sides.

 

Mr. Weavers watch failed to be proactive and employ best practises, personnel during the down years and he appeared to grow tired.

Local HOF sportswriters, small market media ego's were more than happy to tell the JAGS to their face what they were doing wrong, again and again.

 

Shad is a businessman on a different plane of competency. The Lamping hire and house cleaning should have clued local types.

If that didn't, then "even if He is released" let everyone know that there was a new sheriff in town. 

 

I am willing to bet that 1010 is on a short leash, they have LUSTED for this for years and now they have it, it is not going to be what they originally thought it would be. As the Flagship station they have to toe the line. Balou's remark yesterday about a 10k fine each time they mention Tebow is nearer the truth.

 

From a coverage standpoint, yesterday I said that WOKV was the right choice regardless of it's angry pale mendicate programming.

What has been desperately missing in JAX was an active local sports voice, I poke fun at WOKV, but they were more intrested in national programming than becoming a Sports Voice. As the fortunes of the JAGS wained, the revenue from that venture dissipated, this was all but guarenteed. The addition of 99.9 on the FM side only partially fills the gaping whole in local, sub regional coverage. The question is who is going to oversee the rebuilding of the JAG radio network.

 

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Agree with all of the above.  I think the focus needs to be on expanding the radio network starting with dedicated stations in secondary markets like Gainesville, Savannah, Valdosta, Daytona, and Tallahassee.  It sounds like they've secured a station in Orlando, which is good. 

 

I don't think simulcasting on the 99.9 side will offset the massive footprint that WOKV had, but if they can expand the network into areas previously reached by one station, that should be sufficient.

 

The team never had a Lamping prior to Khan's arrival, and I think that hurt their ability to think outside of the box.  Clearly, they're really being challenged by Mr. Khan to do exactly that now, and I think we're starting to see the fruits of their labor. Between upgrades to the stadium, and new methods to reach out to fans, they're doing a much better job of beating the bushes to expand the fan base. 

 

The broadcast partners needed to get a little jolt, especially on the TV side.  CBS 47 was awful.  My hope is WJXT does a better job of handling preseason games, and they offer other decent local coverage.  On the radio side, I think 1010XL is hungry, and they're going to be very proactive in making sure they keep their client happy.  As a Jag fan, that makes me happy because listening to all Gator or Tebow talk gets old.  Hopefully they really embrace this new designation and expand the Jaguar specific offerings.  An hour or two a week in the off season just isn't adequate. 

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