News and Blog Report: Edmonton Sports Radio Thread - Part 6

[Fixed to Ruin]

I know TSN is going to be going hard for the TV rights for the Oilers. But it also sounds like Sportsnet might drop the flames in an attempt to keep the Oiler rights. Might be a bidding war.

Might be a little awkward that TSN is broadcasting all the Oilers games from Rogers Place.

 

[Stud Muffin]

I’m hoping whoever has the rights gets a new pbp guy

 

[guymez]

Access TV...

EDIT: Hopefully some people will be old enough to get that...

 

[Ritchie Valens]

Is Sportsnet's tv deal up soon?

 

[guymez]

Is Sportsnet's tv deal up soon?

I think it runs until 2026.

 

[Samus44]

Might be a little awkward that TSN is broadcasting all the Oilers games from Rogers Place.

God I hope TSN picks up the rights, everything they do is better than Sportsnet. I do like Debrusk though so that would be the only downside. TSN 1260 would also be able to compete with Oilers Now as they'd also have rights holder connections.

 

[Ritchie Valens]

I think it runs until 2026.

Oh goody.

The way the last page or so sounded it was sooner lol.

 

[guymez]

Oh goody.

The way the last page or so sounded it was sooner lol.

I hear you...we are 6 years into that contract and it feels like 12 years already.

 

[Weitz]

I think it runs until 2026.

Nationally. Local is up this summer.

 

[guymez]

Nationally. Local is up this summer.

Really...so the contract is regional?

 

[K1984]

TSN is hands down a better regional broadcaster. You get the likes of Cuthbert, Miller, Ferraro on local games, they show all preseason games (even for small markets like Winnipeg) and even broadcast games in 4K.

Knowing the Oiler's love affair with Rogers it is unlikely that they switch, but I hope that they at least make them commit to all pre-season games being broadcast as well as a minimum number of 4K games.

 

[yukoner88]

Might be a little awkward that TSN is broadcasting all the Oilers games from Rogers Place.

How long does Rogers have the naming rights for?

 

[JordanGalhanth]

How long does Rogers have the naming rights for?

It was announced in 2013 as a 10-year deal: Rogers purchases naming rights for Oilers' arena - Sportsnet.ca

 

[KMart27]

TSN is hands down a better regional broadcaster. You get the likes of Cuthbert, Miller, Ferraro on local games, they show all preseason games (even for small markets like Winnipeg) and even broadcast games in 4K.

Knowing the Oiler's love affair with Rogers it is unlikely that they switch, but I hope that they at least make them commit to all pre-season games being broadcast as well as a minimum number of 4K games.

Ontario does. Edmonton wouldn't.

 

[oilers'72]

Access TV...

EDIT: Hopefully some people will be old enough to get that...

"The station first signed on the air on March 1, 1970. For its first three years, 1970 to 1973, CBXFT also aired weekday English-language educational programming from the Metropolitan Edmonton Educational Television Association (MEETA). This ended when Access (CJAL-TV) began in 1973."

CBXFT-DT - Wikipedia

Bonus points if you can recall the "Night Owl Dubbing Service" on Access.

 

[OilersSnowFan]

No kidding.
Nothing says unprofessional like having to wait 2/3 days to listen to a Post game podcast.

This isnt a new problem for 1260 either. Its to the point that you dont even know if they had a post game show or if they just havent bothered to put up the podcast.
Total 180 degree difference from CHED.

ched has the podcasts up right away plus the radio vault which is helpful

 

[OilersSnowFan]

Might be a little awkward that TSN is broadcasting all the Oilers games from Rogers Place.

cant be any worse then bell oilers hockey on rogers sportsnet or telus flames hockey on rogers

 

[OilersSnowFan]

God I hope TSN picks up the rights, everything they do is better than Sportsnet. I do like Debrusk though so that would be the only downside. TSN 1260 would also be able to compete with Oilers Now as they'd also have rights holder connections.

i think if tsn got the tv they would most likely get radio as well

 

[guymez]

Anybody else listen to hour 2 of the Lowetide show today? Just catching up on listening to podcasts and I heard Tyler Yaremchuk tell Lowetide that he heard from people inside the Oilers organization (that were in the room) that Taylor Hall was a bad teammate.

Listen here at 20:45......
The Lowdown w/ Lowetide: February 17: Hour 2

 

[Paralyzer008]

Anybody else listen to hour 2 of the Lowetide show today? Just catching up on listening to podcasts and I heard Connor Halley (I think thats who it was) tell Lowetide that he heard from people inside the Oilers organization (that were in the room) that Taylor Hall was a bad teammate.

Listen here at 20:45......
The Lowdown w/ Lowetide: February 17: Hour 2

That would be from Tyler Yaremchuk in fact.

 

[guymez]

That would be from Tyler Yaremchuk in fact.

Thanks for the correction.

I will edit my post.

 

[Cloned]

Anybody else listen to hour 2 of the Lowetide show today? Just catching up on listening to podcasts and I heard Tyler Yaremchuk tell Lowetide that he heard from people inside the Oilers organization (that were in the room) that Taylor Hall was a bad teammate.

Listen here at 20:45......
The Lowdown w/ Lowetide: February 17: Hour 2

Too much smoke for there not to be some sort of fire. All the rumours we've heard over the years (forming cliques in the locker room, being mean to other players, acting like a d-bag, etc.), some of them are probably true.

 

[guymez]

Too much smoke for there not to be some sort of fire. All the rumours we've heard over the years (forming cliques in the locker room, being mean to other players, acting like a d-bag, etc.), some of them are probably true.

I agree completely. Way too much smoke around these rumors.
Clearly there were issues.

 

[Senor Catface]

Access TV...

EDIT: Hopefully some people will be old enough to get that...

Maybe we could get Peter Hill and that old geezer to do play by play.

 

[Morpheus]

Maybe we could get Peter Hill and that old geezer to do play by play.

Mr. Bill