Barrett Media, the industry standard, has an interview with Mitch Rosen on the anniversary of the launch of The Score.
At the time, the format was stuck on a daytime signal on 820 AM. It's an interview well worth your time to read.
Thankfully, The Score resides on a 50,000-watt non-directional AM signal at 670. In truth, it really doesn't matter. Anyone can listen to this station on the app.
I often wonder if more people listen to The Score via the app vs the over-the-air signal.
The Score launch and success is a Chicago legend. Overall the whole Sports radio creation was awesome.
AM 820 when it was WPNT, actually had a directional, limited pattern night time signal. They went dark and when they returned under new ownership as WSCR-AM, the night pattern was gone.
Anyone can listen to this station on the app.
That is not true. You have to assume:
a) People have high speed access to stream audio (not everyone does)
b) People can afford a cell phone and monthly service. (Not everyone can. But it has become more easier w/ Government programs and now that ATT is shutting down POTS Copper phone land lines)
c) People are technically capable of using a device (due to age, disabilities, education level, among other things. But the age factor is fading off as older generations pass away).
d) Many companies limit or block apps or certain data, or data totally so employees can't utilize it.
We are just not there yet. But the barriers are falling every year.
These points are from experience in my field. It is really easy to believe, everyone has high speed, or a cell phone. The US has the WORST stats on it compared to the developed world. (You can blame abused capitalism for this). We have some of the slowest speeds and highest prices for mobile service. Also for fixed broadband.
Hunter, the way to meter online listening needs to be improved as it is not accurate. But people are still heavily consuming using traditional radios. This will change as people age out and more technological advances are made. When the tipping point occurs that people are consuming data more than terrestrial radio, I can assure you the companies will be petitioning to turn off their transmitters, dismantle the antennas and sell the land or cease renting space. That is their ultimate goal.
Lots of memories in The SCORE's 33 years on the air.
Whether it's hearing original Program Director Ron Gleason voicing station promos at 820 AM to Rick Party, also midday host at 104.3 JAMS, voicing promos now. There's no shortage of memories in THe SCORE's 33 years as Chicago's very first sports talk radio station. The SCORE has come a long way.
Current SCORE Operations Director & Programmer Mitch Rosen has also made quite an impact as The SCORE has become more than just a sports talker at 670 AM since 2000. How he's been able to get play by play rights of the White Sox then to the Cubs & Bulls now can be found here:
> d) Many companies limit or block apps or certain data, or data totally so employees can't utilize it.
The products companies are using to constrain their networks as well as remotely-used company equipment are becoming sophisticated enough that they can surgically slice out access, at the connection level, to things predetermined to be non-essential for your work role. These constraints are challenging to bypass to say the least, and doing so can silently trip audit flags. The security tools use AI to analyze atypical usage, so they "learn" as they go. For instance, I cannot access *this* site anymore, after doing it several times. I have to use a personal device.
That's a really long-winded way for me to say...
TL;DR An AM radio nearby on 670, or newfangled radio on 104.3-HD2, is the easy solution when you cannot use the app or web site.
A quick and dirty workaround, set up a personal web page, with nothing except a solid background, preferably on a URL you have registered a long time ago. Assign a transparent image or even a "dot" somewhere on the page to access your VPN or simply give yourself remote access to your ISP connection at home via user/pass to the machine you are on. If your personal web page is whitelisted, you can access this site and all of them that might be flagged. It is really hard to detect. Not foolproof, but it works majority of the time. If your IT guru is really savvy, they will detect it and they need to be bought a bag of donuts and Doritos. Most IT Admins never get this granular as they are usually super busy to do so.
on January 2, 2025, 12:11 pm