Nashville Predators to finally have a steady spot on the radio?

by Dirk Hoag on Feb 19, 2010 12:27 PM EST

New developments this morning on the Nashville radio scene may lead to more reliable coverage of the Predators next season.

Beginning this fall, Vanderbilt University's football and men's basketball games are going to be carried by 97.1 WRQQ, whereas previously they have had top priority at 104.5 (the Predators' "flagship station"). When there has been a conflict between Vandy basketball and a Predators game, the Preds have typically been shunted off to another station on an ad-hoc basis (sometimes 97.1, sometimes not), leading to a feeling among Nashville's hockey fans that 104.5 hasn't been fully committed to supporting the team.

While nothing is set in stone for next season (the Preds and 104.5 "The Zone" have an option for next year's coverage), the Vandy move appears to leave 104.5's schedule open for making Predators games the priority that hockey fans here in Middle Tennessee believe it should be.

Thanks to @mikebarnes5 for pointing this out on the @Predfans Twitter group. You can follow me on Twitter at @Forechecker.

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Great news

I have to listen to more than a few games on the radio, and to be honest 97.1 doesn’t pick up well in some MIDTN places.

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by Chris Burton on Feb 19, 2010 12:36 PM EST reply actions

I'm sure that Ol' Plas is doing backflips over this one...

Causes one to take pause over the question of who is making the decisions over there at The Zone. I’m very happy about it naturally, but I’d love to be a fly on the wall…

by ajinnashville on Feb 19, 2010 12:50 PM EST reply actions

Splendid

As a Predators season ticket holder and a Vandy grad, I’ll be one happy listener.

by Hockey Hillbilly on Feb 19, 2010 5:30 PM EST reply actions

This needs to happen....

All the games should be on the same radio channel, period! If they can’t even accomplish this, how are we supposed to complain about the lack of steady tv coverage? We have to fix the radio first. You can’t expect to build a fan base when the casual fan doesn’t know what station to turn on when they do decide to listen. Chicago has achieved having all their games on tv, home or away, on the same channel. The teams owner saw to it, knowing it was the best way to re-build that fan base. Now, I know that’s Chicago and we’re just little ol Nashville, but, I wish we could get a little of that type of attitude from our team’s ownership.

by hockeydekefreak on Feb 19, 2010 6:28 PM EST reply actions

Titans moved from 103.3 to 104.5 today as well...

Predators still play second fiddle…at best…

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100219/SPORTS01/100219062/Titans+and+Vanderbilt+changing+stations

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by Seth Lake on Feb 19, 2010 6:34 PM EST reply actions

Ugh

I just saw that, definitely not good news for Predators coverage.

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by Dirk Hoag on Feb 19, 2010 10:04 PM EST up reply actions

something to keep in mind, though

Is that the Titans only play on Sunday, and only about half of hockey season. While we may not get much special Preds programming, the games should still be for the most part safe from getting bumped.

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by Chris Burton on Feb 20, 2010 11:49 AM EST up reply actions