How To Watch Leafs Games While Listening To The Joe Bowen Jim Ralph Tandem
I see this question asked constantly so thought I'd put my the workaround that's worked for me in it's own post for y'all to see.It's a bit hands on, but once you get the process down, it's no more difficult that setting your DVR really.
The great thing is, the sounds of the rink are heightened on radio, so you hear every crisp pass, every hit, every sharp cut into the ice. This, combined with getting to listen to the best voice in hockey makes it a no brainier for me.
I'll include the steps below, but here's an overview. We want to play radio audio, with tv video. Unfortunately TVs don't offer this option. So we need two separate devices to play the audio and video separately. Unfortunately, the radio broadcast is sent over the air, while the television is sent through cable, so, along with the normal live tv production lag, this results in the radio feed being sent to you earlier than the TV feed. We can't pause live radio, so what can we do? Fortunately, internet radio is delayed sufficiently, due to the rerouting/processing/medium technical mumbo jumbo, that it falls
behind the TV stream. And since we can pause live TV, we're in luck!
Required Items: A TV you can pause, or equivalent streaming service. A separate mobile device with internet connection. Beer (optional).
Step 1) Download a radio app on your mobile device that will play TSN 1050 and Sportsnet 590. I haven't found one that has both, so I use two: iHeart Radio (1050), and RadioPlayer Canada (590).
Step 2) Load up the Radio App before puck drop.
Step 3) Turn on the game on the TV. Keep the TV volume up, and the Radio App muted.
Step 4) Watch the start of the game, and listen for the first whistle indicating stoppage of play. Hit pause on the TV immediately.
Step 5) Unmute the Radio App. Listen to Bowen call the start of the game. Hit play on the TV the moment you hear the first whistle.
Step 6) You're all synced up! Mute the TV feed and crack open a cold one.
Notes: You may have to fiddle with the TV remote if it's not perfectly synced, like hitting pauseplay real fast, or fast forwarding just a smidge during commercials. You will get more adept the more times you use the process. Usually it syncs perfectly the first time for me now.
I am not affiliated in any way with these apps, radio stations, or sports teams.