Blue & Gold Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 This might be a good time to bring up the old question of why aren't Zips football and basketball games on WZIP. We had this discussion a couple years back, but I remember what the reasoning was. Doesn't it just seem logical and obvious to put our flagship sports broadcasts on the university's station? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipAlumn Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 This might be a good time to bring up the old question of why aren't Zips football and basketball games on WZIP. We had this discussion a couple years back, but I remember what the reasoning was. Doesn't it just seem logical and obvious to put our flagship sports broadcasts on the university's station?I forget why everyone said it couldn't be done ... but it sure would be nice. During my student days (shortly after radio was invented) WZIP broadcast all the Zip's games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip81 Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Well, number one, WZIP is a non commercial station. Since it is owned by the U, there would be no broadcast rights, no commercials.If WZIP did air the games, I don't think I would welcome it if I was a commercial station paying rights and selling commercials. I would want exclusivity.Why WAUP did the games at the same time as WAKR I couldn't tell you other than it was a different era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA Fan Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I don't remember the reason either. Is there some law against a campus station broadcasting sports? The absence of commercials would not bother me as a listener, altho UA could air their own spots audibly to a 10-county region of potential students/athletes which IMO would be worth more to them than the little ad revenue they're currently getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip81 Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I don't remember the reason either. Is there some law against a campus station broadcasting sports? The absence of commercials would not bother me as a listener, altho UA could air their own spots audibly to a 10-county region of potential students/athletes which IMO would be worth more to them than the little ad revenue they're currently getting. WZIP has a non-commercial license. They can't even play UA spots. The only thing they can air are underwriting announcements like PBS TV stations and PSAs (public service announcements).When I did the games in '79, we got Tremonte Distributing to contribute $1,000 to offset the costs of the broadcasts, so the only recognition we could give them were underwriting announcements at the beginning and end of the broadcast because of our non-commercial license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip81 Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 This might be a good time to bring up the old question of why aren't Zips football and basketball games on WZIP. We had this discussion a couple years back, but I remember what the reasoning was. Doesn't it just seem logical and obvious to put our flagship sports broadcasts on the university's station?I forget why everyone said it couldn't be done ... but it sure would be nice. During my student days (shortly after radio was invented) WZIP broadcast all the Zip's games. Back in the real dark ages, when WZIP was WAUP, we did do all the games...Football and Basketball...home and road.We went to:Boise St.Temple (The Vet)E. IllinoisN. IowaMorehead St (Kentucky)Big travel year that year...and we did them all on the Great 88!I'm sure the reason WZIP doesn't do the games is $$$$$.UA wants a station that can play commercials to air the games so they can charge rights.And any commercial station that pays rights wants an exclusive deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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