I Hate Liars
A week ago, I emailed the folks at the Cowboys Radio Network website and asked why Cowboys games are not being carried in the Houston market this year, and got this response:
There are unfortunate circumstances, mainly legal, that will not allow us to carry the Cowboys in Houston this year. We would love nothing more than to deliver our broadcast to our biggest market. Please be sure that this is outside the realm of our control, but that we will be back in 2004. In the meantime, please check to see if you can pick up our Beaumont affiliate on KLVI 560 AM. Thank you for your interest.Apparently, though, the Comical's David Barron was told something a little different:
This is the first year that Infinity Broadcasting Corp., which owns broadcast rights for both teams, is abiding by a reported "gentlemen's agreement" between Texans owner Bob McNair and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones not to arrange broadcast affiliations for the Texans in Dallas-Fort Worth or the Cowboys in Houston.It sounds like the folks at Cowboys radio didn't quite tell me the truth. Or didn't quite tell David Barron the truth. Either way, they should get their story straight.Thus, the dulcet tones of Brad Sham and Babe Laufenberg on the Cowboys radio network will no longer be heard on Clear Channel's KPRC (950 AM) and KTRH (740 AM), ending a long run for Cowboys radio in this market.
The Clear Channel stations will pick up at least half of the Cowboys' games from Westwood One, including games in September against the Falcons and Jets, but they won't have that ever-so-familiar hometown flavor Cowboys fans enjoy so much.
The giant sucking sound you just heard is Bill "Cowboy" Lamza holding his breath until he turns blue. Come to think of it, Ken Charles, Clear Channel's Houston AM programming majordomo, isn't exactly thrilled either with the way things have worked out.
"The Texans think that everybody should be a Texans fan, and in America, it doesn't work that way," Charles said. "They're trying to prevent Cowboys fans from being Cowboys fans, and that's too bad.
"I don't understand why the Texans and Cowboys can't get together on this. All it does is hurt the little guy, and that's the shame of it all."
And maybe the Texans should worry about upgrading that Swiss cheese offensive line, and let me (and the market) determine which football team to listen to on the radio.
Thankfully, the Beaumont station comes in just fine. So I'll be happily listening to Brad Sham (one of the best NFL radio broadcasters), no thanks to Bob McNair and Jerry Jones.
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You might try internet radio broadcasts if you can find them. Try looking here:
http://www.theboys.com/inte...
I have no idea if any of these actually still work or not, but it's worth looking into.
Posted by Mr. Hutchison @ 08:44 on 09/02/03
Unfortunately, they seem dead.
Thank goodness for good ol' 560 AM out of Beaumont!
Posted by Kevin @ 20:21 on 09/02/03
I hate liars, especially ones who keep on lieing. Once caught lieing you'd think they would have the sense to stop.
Posted by Lacy MA @ 21:21 on 06/12/04
I hate liars also, my roomate is a liar. I won't listen to her due to her lies. She pays her sahre of rent that is all I care about, won't listen to liars anymore
Posted by Carla @ 18:13 on 08/27/04
Liars suck eggs, sure hope I never have another liar make me love them.
Posted by Kbobobobby @ 14:17 on 08/28/04
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