O's to leave 105.7

[OFFNY]

Who can forget this ????????

http://www.nitecaps.net/Audio/The%20Official%20Nitecap%20Song.MP3

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[eddie83]

More news. http://www.wbal.com/absolutenm/templates/story.aspx?articleid=67198&zoneid=40

I wonder if the new MASN show will be for Tom Davis.

[olehippi]

Does anyone else live in Howard Co.? Every night at 8 PM, the WBAL signal goes from booming to almost nothing....the signal gets very weak and waifs in and out. It's maddening trying to listen to it and it used to drive me crazy!! I enjoy listening to Joe Angel broadcast the games, and I was so happy when they switched to 105.7. Their signal is always strong and crisp.

Maybe I'll just move to North Carolina.....WBAL booms down there at night.

[crowmst3k!]

Awesome...back home where it belongs.

It'll be simulcast in HD on WIYY HD-4

[eddie83]

Awesome...back home where it belongs.

It'll be simulcast in HD on WIYY HD-4

Is the range for HD radio similar to the AM dial?

[LookitsPuck]

Ugh, I hate AM quality.

[crowmst3k!]

Is the range for HD radio similar to the AM dial?

No, it mirrors 98 Rock's broadcast range.

I'm not as familiar with 98 Rock's signal strength.

[barellano]

What the hell. It is 2011, right? I don't care if it's on 105.7 or not, but how can the Baltimore Orioles not broadcast on an FM station?

[Who's On 1st]

Just when we all got used to them being on 105.7 FM with all the radios set, they go and sign with someone else. AM as well. So, I guess we have to get used to the cracking and whisling and dropped signals all over again.

This fan is not happy.

Now, I have find my ole AM radio for the times I am at the Minor League games.

[MurphDogg]

What the hell. It is 2011, right? I don't care if it's on 105.7 or not, but how can the Baltimore Orioles not broadcast on an FM station?

The majority of teams have their flagship on the AM dial. If you are that upset about it, pick up an HD radio.

[BaltimoreTerp]

There's always another thing to b&m about.

[orayole]

What I said in the other thread.

Ugh. Guess I won't be listening to the O's on the radio anymore. Going to AM is like going back to the 1920s. Time to move to the future, not the past.

I'm surprised the O's haven't tried making their own sports radio station. MASN radio.

[Pasadena Paul]

Eddie83 thanks for heads up. Do you know what time it airs. Thanks

[Birds of B'more]

Kinda sucks. Living in Chicago, I get the games on MLB AtBat. The FM sources of games sound so much better. Oh well. As long as they win, I'll learn to deal

I would think the AtBat stream originates from the radio station separately, rather than being picked up via the AM signal and then streamed. If that's the case, you shouldn't notice any difference in sound at all. As someone with the AtBat app on my phone, I hope that's the case....not a fan of AM radio.

[TheBee]

I'll miss the crisp sound of FM, but at least the range should be better.

See, for me this is great news. I live on the MD/PA line, and I couldn't get 105.7. I lose it three quarters of the way home from work on Rt. 136. It becomes a PA rock station. I could only listen from radios stationed in particular places around my house...and then it wasn't clear. I get WBAL much better. So, that part makes me happy.