[Clinging Bitterly]

> What station is KUGN's competitor?

That would be KPNW 1120 (a "clear channel"), 50,000 watts into a four tower directional array standing in a big flat marsh. If you tune in right now, I can just about guarantee you will hear it (currently playing a Trail Blazers basketball game).

Their billboards have Rush's picture, but there's room for more.

Dave in Eugene

[First Amendment]

I used to live in Eugene (left about 5 yrs ago) and for those of you who haven't been there, it is one of the most left-leaning towns I have been in. More women with beards there than anyplace I've seen.... I bet Mike Savage will do fine on 1120 AM!

[Nachum]

50,000 watts? Clear channel?

Hey, why not write a letter to the sports director of the University, suggesting he could do better with a station with more power. This is sure to affect the recruiting power of his football program. What mother wants to send her highly touted football player to a University that has so much controversy?(send a copy of this letter to the program director at KUGN along with a reminder of how he just lost a bunch of listeners)

I mean, as long as Oregon is now more of a nationally recognized football power, the fan base would appreciate a 50,000 watt clear channel station. "Mr. Sports Director- think of the better recruiting the program could do with the larger reach of a 50,000 watt clear channel station like KPNW 1120."

[peter the great]

I would not wory about this and would bet that the competing station will eventually pick up Savage. When I lived in Cleveland WTAM was the perfect radio station. Clear Channel Communications bought them out and then changed eveything and the ratings dropped and they were forced to make changes. I moved to Houston, Texas talk radio was on one station a decent line up. Clear Channel buys them out again and everyone local gets fired or quits the ratings drop and then their competitor hires everyone local and then everything is back like it was. Perhaps he people at the niversity can learn a valuable lesson about the "real world" in that you must produce and that GPA's mean everything.