Much like a lot of things SEN does though, I’m not sure there’s a demand for what they’re actually selling/providing and seems to be about ego.
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100%!
Who is this person though?
Passionate enough about NFL to not want to miss the superbowl even though they can’t get to a TV, but not passionate enough to be able to just listen to a US domestic call.
A localised TV call on the other hand makes a lot of sense. They can break something down, visualise the rules and you can see how it all fits together. The people who don’t know the sport and watch one game a year for the spectacle are the ones who need it, not the rest.
I’m very glad finally we have the option of the US domestic call rather than the bad old NFL network feed days, but TV is absolutely the medium to deliver the localised coverage on.
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And thankfully SEN hasn’t made it to TV, you never know with how poorly SCA’s 10 affiliates are rating (main channel outdone by Sky news), they’re probably desperate for revenue.
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What people don’t understand is Whately going and calling the game is a bonus. Him going is all to do with Ballpark Entertainment and people buying the travel packages and he hosts the functions.
They probably do alright out of it as Corporates pay alot and might also be able to get money for their other shows. Its probably one of the operations that make money.
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The Super Bowl is Monday morning in Australia. Unless you’re lucky to take a day off work, then you’re in the car or working so putting the radio on is a no brainer for the casual sports fan.
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Which for the purposes of the survey is 1% of audience. Not many of the supposed ‘casual sports fan’ ticking or clicking diaries.
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You can picture it now, Matt White called Supercars on TV, now he’s in the basement of radio calling it. Budget basic SEN.
Probably calling it off a TV on mute of the very role he did. Ironic and few other ic suffixes too!
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I really don’t think Supercars is a sport which can be as successful for a radio call…
It is quite a slow, visual sport. Whereas cricket, soccer & football at least have more content/movement during the rounds.
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At least there’s an option for it but you’re right.
I wonder if they’ll actually broadcast more than 2 games of nrl a weekend since they are so ruining to be the home of rugby league
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SEN advertising in The Advocate on Tasmania’s North-West Coast today for 1629am.
…Except they’re on 1611am in North/North-West Tas…
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Or skimping on costs for producing advertising banners for the smaller target market to the north? 
1629 SEN Tassie (Hobart & surrounds) vs 1611 SEN Track in Launceston & Devonport.
That program is common to both markets. Would be funnier if it wasn’t carried on 1611kHz.
Talk about poor messaging… or do they think a quality signal from 1629kHz also gets into the North East of Tasmania day/night?
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Well, they’ve been off the air in Launceston for months… Good thing the ad didn’t run in Launceston though.
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SENSpirit 621am South West has become SENSpirit 621am Bunbury and SENSpirit 1494am Margaret River is now SENSpirit 1494am Southwest. The latter is now heard more clearly across Augusta, Margaret River, Busselton, Dunsborough, Yallingyup, and surrounding areas.
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Is SENSpirit still a hybrid sport & music station? Or just all sport?
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Based on the broadcast guide it’s a 3 hour afternoons shift, and then most of the evenings after 6pm, unless there’s sports coverage, which there often would be.
I can’t imagine many listeners who just want the music would be listening to the station, so I can only think it sticks around because a music driven afternoons show is cheaper to meet local content rules than if they tried to do it in a sports format.
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So have they moved TX site or installed a more powerful TX? Where were they transmitting from prior to this change?
From what I can gather through ACMA’s RRL, the 1494AM service is still transmitting from the same site as Triple M Southwest’s 756AM service, which is located at Metricup (between Margaret River & Busselton). Its ERP/CMF is still the same at 2kW/450V.
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The articles on this suggest its just a change in branding
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