Free FM Simulcast For XM [Archive] - RonFez.net Messageboard

Kevin

12-24-2006, 10:00 PM

Sloppy2nd's wrote: I live in Connecticut, and while I love the success of R&F, I  hope the 6-9 show will simulcast.  Free FM breaks up around Fairfield, CT.  It cant. O and A are setup to be On Mornings and afternoon drive time in NY 6-11 3-730. And afternoon drive time in LA which is 730-12 Which is 530-800. Unless RF get their own Channel, it aint happening.

This message was edited by Kevin on 12-25-06 @ 2:04 AM

Reynolds

12-27-2006, 02:00 AM

Why couldn't they play it on one of the xm comedy channels, since it's already cleaned up for terrestrial radio, that way they people who might have XL channels blocked can hear R&F, maybe bring in some more listeners.

Don Stugots

12-27-2006, 03:23 AM

who has the XL channels blocked?

zentraed

12-27-2006, 04:03 AM

I've been listening to FreeFM recordings from last week. I haven't heard them mention XM at all and it definitely feels like a local show. I don't think there will ever be a simulcast.

Reynolds

12-27-2006, 04:31 AM

Don Stugots wrote: who has the XL channels blocked? Well, obviously no one here, since we all listen to the show, but it is an option, someone must be doing it

Don Stugots

12-27-2006, 04:56 AM

mudeater wrote: Don Stugots wrote: who has the XL channels blocked? Well, obviously no one here, since we all listen to the show, but it is an option, someone must be doing it  what kind of people are these?

AKA

12-27-2006, 06:53 AM

Don Stugots wrote: who has the XL channels blocked? Air Tran

JustJon

12-27-2006, 09:21 AM

I like that since the show is just FreeFM NY the show has that NY flavor to it.  They can do an NY style show without having to dumb it down for the southerners.

ShelleBink

12-27-2006, 09:28 AM

Don Stugots wrote: mudeater wrote: Don Stugots wrote: who has the XL channels blocked? Well, obviously no one here, since we all listen to the show, but it is an option, someone must be doing it what kind of people are these? canadians

Marc with a c

12-27-2006, 09:29 AM

ShelleBink

12-27-2006, 09:31 AM

Marc with a c wrote: JustJon wrote: I like that since the show is just FreeFM NY the show has that NY flavor to it. They can do an NY style show without having to dumb it down for the southerners. couldn't agree more.fuck jersey just coz i run around barefoot and talk with an accent doesn't mean im southern.

BenInArkansas

12-27-2006, 10:51 AM

JustJon wrote: I like that since the show is just FreeFM NY the show has that NY flavor to it.  They can do an NY style show without having to dumb it down for the southerners.  I listen online to the FreeFM and it sounds like the XM show only no cussing. As far as "dumbing it down" I think that is WAY off base. I "get" the show and I think alot of us in the south do. Although there are a few callers here and even some up north who still cant wrap thier brains around the "chicken crossing the road" bit.

Goatweed

12-27-2006, 11:05 AM

for an XM simulcast they will definitely need their own channel and they should already have one in my opinion. That being said, i wouldn;t say there will NEVER be a simulcast, I think it's more a matter of contracts & $$ then it being an impossibility because of a lack of their own XM channel.

EliSnow

12-27-2006, 11:06 AM

JustJon wrote: I like that since the show is just FreeFM NY the show has that NY flavor to it.  They can do an NY style show without having to dumb it down for the southerners. For similar reasons, I'm thinking that for similar reasons, we'll see comedy pyramids on FreeFM but not on XM.

Dan G

12-27-2006, 11:12 AM

Why should a show that caters to one area be simulcast? Most people outside of the tri-state area wouldn't get WPIX references or care about Wall Street being shut down.

mikeyboy

12-27-2006, 11:13 AM

EliSnow wrote: JustJon wrote: I like that since the show is just FreeFM NY the show has that NY flavor to it.  They can do an NY style show without having to dumb it down for the southerners. For similar reasons, I'm thinking that for similar reasons, we'll see comedy pyramids on FreeFM but not on XM.Are they paying you by the word now, Eli?

Tenbatsuzen

12-27-2006, 11:18 AM

There's a reason why New York City is the Greatest City in the World (/alan kalter)

Goatweed

12-27-2006, 11:21 AM

Dango727 wrote: Why should a show that caters to one area be simulcast? Most people outside of the tri-state area wouldn't get WPIX references or care about Wall Street being shut down. maybe they are shaping the show currently as a local show because of the 'reach' it has, and if the day should come where it gets simulcast on XM it would be more 'national' ? I know I'd prefer the simulcast just for the clear reception - FM stinks.

Marc with a c

12-27-2006, 12:10 PM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: There's a reason why New York City is the Greatest City in the World (/alan kalter) alan kalter almost hit me with his car this summer.

Tenbatsuzen

12-27-2006, 12:24 PM

Marc with a c wrote: Tenbatsuzen wrote: There's a reason why New York City is the Greatest City in the World (/alan kalter) alan kalter almost hit me with his car this summer.He probably wants your chick too.

Tenbatsuzen

12-27-2006, 12:25 PM

Goatweed wrote: Dango727 wrote: Why should a show that caters to one area be simulcast? Most people outside of the tri-state area wouldn't get WPIX references or care about Wall Street being shut down.  maybe they are shaping the show currently as a local show because of the 'reach' it has, and if the day should come where it gets simulcast on XM it would be more 'national' ? I know I'd prefer the simulcast just for the clear reception - FM stinks. I may be a snob, but outside of the caller mix being a little low, I think R&F have sounded great (acoustically) on FM.

IceCop

12-27-2006, 12:26 PM

I live in the DC area, but I do like the local feel of the FM show.  There was a big change when they moved to DC a few years ago.  The DC callers just didn't seem to get it like the New York callers did.  My only problem is that I work evenings 3-11, so I tried using RedButton from Radiotime.com to record the show.  It worked fine on Monday but I got nothing on Tuesday.  I am trying it again tonight, but I hope to have it all worked out by the time the show is back live.  Does anyone know of a better way to record the show from the internet feed?  For some reason, I can't hear it from the WFNY website.

KennethC

12-27-2006, 12:27 PM

JustJon wrote: I like that since the show is just FreeFM NY the show has that NY flavor to it.  They can do an NY style show without having to dumb it down for the southerners. Speaking as a non-New Yorker, I spent the entire WNEW-era scratching my enormous paleolithic brow in a vain attempt to grok the erudite sophistication of Ron and Fez callers. Thankfully, in latter incarnations they "dumbed down" the show, allowing my mouth-breathing brethren to grunt along as we hurl our excrement in delirous glee.

Marc with a c

12-27-2006, 12:35 PM

sarcasm is the new irony.

hwyengr

12-27-2006, 12:46 PM

JustJon wrote: I like that since the show is just FreeFM NY the show has that NY flavor to it.  They can do an NY style show without having to dumb it down for the southerners. Hmm.  I'm not from the south.  Can I enjoy your radio show, too?It doesn't matter where the show is broadcasted to if you have people on the phones screening out the calls that aren't going to be funny.  There isn't an Affirmative Action law for radio shows, that x% of callers must be from each geographic region that the show is heard in.  Being on the airwaves in NY means that a higher percentage of the callers are going to be from the "Greatest Listeners in Radio" group, giving the show more selectivity in who gets on air.

ShelleBink

12-27-2006, 12:55 PM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: Goatweed wrote: Dango727 wrote: Why should a show that caters to one area be simulcast? Most people outside of the tri-state area wouldn't get WPIX references or care about Wall Street being shut down. maybe they are shaping the show currently as a local show because of the 'reach' it has, and if the day should come where it gets simulcast on XM it would be more 'national' ? I know I'd prefer the simulcast just for the clear reception - FM stinks. I may be a snob, but outside of the caller mix being a little low, I think R&F have sounded great (acoustically) on FM.I agree there is a major difference between listening to them on FM and XM when it comes to sound.  I listened to the show in the same room out of the same speakers using my bulky Roady 2 Portable thinger and it was interesting at the difference.  I don't think one show is "better" over the other, I'm just glad to hear the buddays whereever they are.

Faust0068

12-27-2006, 02:14 PM

I believe they were supposed to get their own channel (extreme) before the whole Clear Channel court ruling.  Now everything is on hold.

Foul_Mouth_Elmo

12-27-2006, 03:15 PM

Sloppy2nd's wrote: I live in Connecticut, and while I love the success of R&F, I hope the 6-9 show will simulcast. Free FM breaks up around Fairfield, CT.  Hey man if your at a PC during the time Ron & Fez are on Free FM you could listen to them live on your PC.  Just go to this link and then click listen live in the left side of the website, fill out the little info they ask for(it takes like 10 sec) then click listen.  You should be able to here them live. http://923freefm.com/ If you still cant hear them just move to New York.

Tenbatsuzen

12-27-2006, 03:49 PM

Faust0068 wrote: I believe they were supposed to get their own channel (extreme) before the whole Clear Channel court ruling. Now everything is on hold. Considering the Clear Channel ruling was from at least six months ago, this is probably the worst bit of "inside information" ever.

goreds2

12-27-2006, 05:31 PM

mudeater wrote: Why couldn't they play it on one of the xm comedy channels, since it's already cleaned up for terrestrial radio, that way they people who might have XL channels blocked can hear R&F, maybe bring in some more listeners. That's a good idea.  I did read where someone emailed E-LO about a simulcast and he said they are "working on it".

DonInNC

12-27-2006, 05:46 PM

six hours of R&F - I'd never get anything done.

deliciousV

12-27-2006, 06:18 PM

I went back and listened again to some of the shows from last week, on tues. or what I like to call "false alarm day" Ron asked Fez if there was "anything to announce" to which Fez said "not yet". On wed. on the XM show Ron said "we'll see some of you tonight, thanks Elo".  But no formal announcement , as was illuded to, has ever taken place, from the thanks e-lo statement it doesn't seem like much of a stretch to believe that Ron and Fez believed they might have an XM related announcement that didn't occur thanks to Mr. Logan.but what do I know, I live in the south. I gotta go fuck my sister now, paw's a callin sayin its my turn.

blacknoi

12-28-2006, 01:39 PM

<hr color="cococo" align="left">IceCop wrote: I live in the DC area, but I do like the local feel of the FM show.ÿ There was a big change when they moved to DC a few years ago.ÿ The DC callers just didn't seem to get it like the New York callers did.ÿ My only problem is that I work evenings 3-11, so I tried using RedButton from Radiotime.com to record the show.ÿ It worked fine on Monday but I got nothing on Tuesday.ÿ I am trying it again tonight, but I hope to have it all worked out by the time the show is back live.ÿ Does anyone know of a better way to record the show from the internet feed?ÿ For some reason, I can't hear it from the WFNY website.<hr color="cococo" align="left">

I've been using Total Recorder http://www.download.com/Total-Recorder-Standard-Edition/3000-2169_4-10544632.html for like 3 years and it works great for recording streams.

Does anyone have the direct mms:// link for WFNY ? I hate having a web page open and can't seem to dig through the javascript crap to find the direct link.

I know I saw it posted over on the NY Radio Message board at some point but can't find it now.

OGC

12-28-2006, 03:00 PM

deliciousV wrote: I went back and listened again to some of the shows from last week, on tues. or what I like to call "false alarm day" Ron asked Fez if there was "anything to announce" to which Fez said "not yet". On wed. on the XM show Ron said "we'll see some of you tonight, thanks Elo".  But no formal announcement , as was illuded to, has ever taken place, from the thanks e-lo statement it doesn't seem like much of a stretch to believe that Ron and Fez believed they might have an XM related announcement that didn't occur thanks to Mr. Logan.but what do I know, I live in the south. I gotta go fuck my sister now, paw's a callin sayin its my turn.I don't think the "thanks e-lo" comment was a negative thing. Since Ron and Fez are under contract to XM, I would think that they needed some kind of "permission" from XM (possibly E-lo) to go to Free Fm also. The false alarm the previous day I assumed was because the details of the new (free fm) contract hadn't gotten ironed out yet so they couldn't go on that night.I have little doubt that the Ron and Fez free fm show will end up simulcast on XM sooner than later. Probably on a channel other than 202.by the way, when you are done with your sister can I have a poke at her ?

SatCam

12-28-2006, 05:00 PM

Sloppy2nd's wrote: I live in Connecticut, and while I love the success of R&F, I hope the 6-9 show will simulcast. Free FM breaks up around Fairfield, CT. 

what part do you live in? I live on the northern border of fairfield, pretty much on that theoretical border of all NYC signals, and I just have to point my antenna in the right direction and I can get the show pretty clear.

FreshJ

12-28-2006, 07:58 PM

Foul_Mouth_Elmo wrote: Sloppy2nd's wrote: I live in Connecticut, and while I love the success of R&F, I hope the 6-9 show will simulcast. Free FM breaks up around Fairfield, CT. Hey man if your at a PC during the time Ron & Fez are on Free FM you could listen to them live on your PC. Just go to this link and then click listen live in the left side of the website, fill out the little info they ask for(it takes like 10 sec) then click listen. You should be able to here them live. http://923freefm.com/ If you still cant hear them just move to New York.    I would NEVER move to NYC.  I like the city that I live near.  There is nothing wrong with the home of steel and glass.  That and there are too many people there.  What would happen if an asteroid hit and everything was demolished?  Have to have a plan for these things.  This should not prevent me from being able to hear the Greatest Comic EVER.  Mr Bennington.  How else can I judge what the Line of The Day truely is?

deliciousV

12-29-2006, 06:47 AM

richg0404 wrote: deliciousV wrote: I went back and listened again to some of the shows from last week, on tues. or what I like to call "false alarm day" Ron asked Fez if there was "anything to announce" to which Fez said "not yet". On wed. on the XM show Ron said "we'll see some of you tonight, thanks Elo".  But no formal announcement , as was illuded to, has ever taken place, from the thanks e-lo statement it doesn't seem like much of a stretch to believe that Ron and Fez believed they might have an XM related announcement that didn't occur thanks to Mr. Logan.but what do I know, I live in the south. I gotta go fuck my sister now, paw's a callin sayin its my turn.I don't think the "thanks e-lo" comment was a negative thing. Since Ron and Fez are under contract to XM, I would think that they needed some kind of "permission" from XM (possibly E-lo) to go to Free Fm also. The false alarm the previous day I assumed was because the details of the new (free fm) contract hadn't gotten ironed out yet so they couldn't go on that night.I have little doubt that the Ron and Fez free fm show will end up simulcast on XM sooner than later. Probably on a channel other than 202.by the way, when you are done with your sister can I have a poke at her ?go listen again, the "thanks e-lo" had the ole thanks for nothin tone to it. As for my sister, you can get in line behind 23 cousins and the preacher.

Quinn

01-04-2007, 12:22 PM

mikeyboy

01-04-2007, 12:25 PM

Quinn wrote: <img src="http://www.100megsfree4.com/dictionary/b/bump.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="206" /> Why?

Marc with a c

01-04-2007, 12:30 PM

furie

01-04-2007, 12:31 PM

i can't listen to the 6-9 show.
this sucks.

MadMatt

01-04-2007, 12:35 PM

blacknoi wrote: IceCop wrote: I live in the DC area, but I do like the local feel of the FM show.  There was a big change when they moved to DC a few years ago.  The DC callers just didn't seem to get it like the New York callers did.  My only problem is that I work evenings 3-11, so I tried using RedButton from Radiotime.com to record the show.  It worked fine on Monday but I got nothing on Tuesday.  I am trying it again tonight, but I hope to have it all worked out by the time the show is back live.  Does anyone know of a better way to record the show from the internet feed?  For some reason, I can't hear it from the WFNY website. I've been using Total Recorder http://www.download.com/Total-Recorder-Standard-Edition/3000-2169_4-10544632.html for like 3 years and it works great for recording streams. Does anyone have the direct mms:// link for WFNY ? I hate having a web page open and can't seem to dig through the javascript crap to find the direct link. I know I saw it posted over on the NY Radio Message board at some point but can't find it now. Personally, I don't know if I would go that route.  It seems that the WFNY internet feed hasn't been particularly reliable.  Probably because there are so many of us trying to tune in.Radiotime has a solid link, but they are a webpage.  Here's the <a href="http://radiotime.com/RTPlayer.aspx?StationId=24053&" target="_blank">link</a> for 92.3 & Ron & Fez on Radiotime.  Sorry, but I don't know the mms.EDIT:  OK, I am an OCD nerd.  Here is the mms link you were looking for:  mms://69.28.153.133/bdcast_infinity_wfny-fm?MSWMExt=.asfHave fun!

This message was edited by MadMatt on 1-4-07 @ 4:43 PM

TheVHD

01-04-2007, 12:36 PM

I don't get to listen to the whole 6-9 show every night.  But I hear at least the 1st 15 minutes before I get home and have to deal with the chick... but I never heard any XM referances on the FM side of the show.  Have there been?  Also is it me or is Ron seem more "UP" for the FM show... not in a bad way just a little more excited.  I love both shows and think this is a great thing. 

led37zep

01-04-2007, 01:37 PM

I like Ron and Fez.  Thats all I have to say.

burrben

01-04-2007, 01:52 PM

led37zep wrote: I like Ron and Fez.  Thats all I have to say. here, here

lleeder

01-04-2007, 01:54 PM

I love the xm.I love the free.I love Ron Bennington.I love Fez Whatley.

Ritalin

01-04-2007, 03:04 PM

What they should do is podcast the FreeFM show. I grew up listening to Steve Dahl in Chicago, and I discovered that he podcasts his show every day. I update it regularly, and listen to at least some of it on the subway. He's on the Free FM affiliate in Chicago, so the shows are definitely available to podcast. Just edit the commercials and music, and off you go.

sailor

01-04-2007, 03:13 PM

Ritalin wrote: What they should do is podcast the FreeFM show. I grew up listening to Steve Dahl in Chicago, and I discovered that he podcasts his show every day. I update it regularly, and listen to at least some of it on the subway. He's on the Free FM affiliate in Chicago, so the shows are definitely available to podcast. Just edit the commercials and music, and off you go.  people who use the word "podcast" seriously, should be beat.