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There is no coverage growth. According to the link below, KHYI has been a sports affiliate of the Mean Green Sports Network since 1974: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KHYI, broadcasting UNT football and basketball games. I know I've listened to some UNT sports being broadcast on 95.3 before this year, so the linked article can't be completely wrong. In other words, I see the radio broadcasts being not switched, from 88.1 to 95.3, but just removed from 88.1. And I swear I've actually been able to listen to broadcasts from 95.3 before this year which could be understood clearly enough. I think someone's trying, with some success, to gaslight us.

I really hate to see people fired, probably from jobs that they love, but radio probably has some of the least job security of any field of work. And a lot of the time, people aren't fired for lack of listeners, but because management wanted to go in a different direction. I'm like many former music students, disappointed about the format change at 88.1, but their not wanting to broadcast sports is really like a kick in the teeth from the hired help to the owners.

Heaven forbid that anyone preparing to enter the working world ever have to do something they don't want to.

Just to address "1.)" above, I've tried listening to 95.3 during a game and not during a game, and can't get it to do anything but drift between two broadcasts, neither of them with a clear enough signal to understand. Has anyone had a better experience with this new radio station? Ok, so after a little research, I've concluded that this is a so called "Rimshot" station, now broadcasting from somewhere northeast of Gunter, Texas. Wikipedia isn't a great source, but seems correct in saying that a "Rimshot" station may or may not succeed in reaching its target audience. No, the coverage map for 88.1 (which isn't really great, but exists in at least of the northern part of the Metroplex) is not almost identical to that of 95.3. Sorry to call bullshit, but tell me how I'm wrong.

We loved him 2 weeks ago.

The reception for 95.3 alternated between our football game and something called the "Black Information Network". It seems now that 2 different stations can occupy the same numbers on your dial, sort of alternately fading in and out, but hey, maybe I'm not up to speed.

Well, Paul Voertman, RIP, had deep connections to UNT, perhaps someone could inform the current ownership about the benefits of supporting the UNT community.

Or next month.

Ok, observed that at some point, but in fairness, those I saw leaving were band parents.

Yep.

Probably only college team from New Mexico to score tonight.

So young. I'm guessing he's in Sportswriter Heaven. It seems like someone I've encountered, perhaps online here, but my memory is not improving with age. Prayers that his family will be comforted.

Well, I don't think generating statistics is Aune's strong suit, so yeah. Get the backup some reps.

Are we burying the lead here? Who thought Western Kentucky would have any problem handling Austin Peay?

I hope we're prepared to play in El Paso. I can think of times we've gone out there and looked really bad.

Welcome news, the quarterback room was starting to seem quite roomy.

Um, wtf?

Just how it sounded to me. But some coaches are skiddish after what has happened to Bryan Harsin's move from Boise to Auburn. It's like the boosters and Admin turned on him in one season. https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/ncaa-football/auburn-football-bryan-harsin-sec-media-days#:~:text=11%3A Auburn announced it will,coach for the 2022 season. I didn't find anything in the linked article to back up what is bolded from your quote above. Considering what UAB went through while he was there, something well beyond a "total rebuild", why would he retire only to take a demotion or make a lateral move. And "situation is right" can be interpreted in different ways, such as the various stakeholders being on board with a hire and otherwise not already being in a toxic relationship. Anyway, I don't really think he's some Urban Meyer clone. UAB couldn't have done much better, and he's done a lot more with less than then the coaches we've had in the same time frame. He seems like a decent and serious guy.

If you take a little time to navigate the Airbnb website (yeah, I know it's harder now, and I'm an Airbnb host), you can figure out a general location for a listing, and make note of a major street intersection shown on the map. You could then enter that street info into google maps and look at a "street view" of the area, and just kind of look at the neighborhood, which might tell you something (how well maintained things are, etc.). Also, reviews for a listing are expected to comment on the location (and many will mention whether it's safe or not), so I would pay attention to what reviewers are saying.

Sounds like he hasn't left anything on the field for UAB and is finally taking care of his own health. Since he's already had P5 offers, and passed them up out of what can only be called loyalty, why throw him in with all that Urban Meyer has come to represent? And it sounded like a hypothetical question, but why would anyone remotely qualified pass up the offer of being hfc at a P5 program, unless there are serious quality of life concerns with the types of people to be dealt with at such a program? Win or lose, stay or get fired, the money is good.

Unfortunately, I can't disagree.

Yes, for reasons which eluded me at first. Getting older, you know.

So, do you listen to KNTU now? I don't, as I not an extreme masochist, or whatever demographic is being targeted.

I just traveled through El Paso twice in the last week (flying and driving to and from Ruidoso, N.M.), and it's really amazing how signs supporting UTEP are everywhere you go in the City, from the airport to the most hole in the wall taqueria. Whatever they're doing to engage the locals is working. I hope our coaches and players are getting well prepared for what they will face. I recommend aerobic conditioning and scoring early and often. I do think those traveling to the game can have a great time. I thought the weather there was tolerable today; that dry heat you know.

Well, hopefully it will work, but it sounds like there is some desire to at least be more listened to. I will have to say that every music school alum I have mentioned this to has been extremely disappointed. And I do love some of the music that's called "indie" or "alt", and would usually alternate between 88.1 and 91.7,but I haven't heard any song of the new 88.1 format yet that makes me want to listen all the way through it. Maybe it's like someone said, that they're just putting up placeholders until the students come back. And I'm not sure of what everything is like reception wise in Denton. Do they not already get 91.7? Radio is a tough go these days, but maybe this format change can thread some kind of needle between what's hip enough to attract these RVTF students, popular enough for others in the area to tune in, but differs enough from what is already available from some tough DFW competition that makes a point of playing musicians "out of Denton".