April numbers are here

[Mediafrog+]

April numbers: https://radioinsight.com/ratings/houston-galveston/

Bit of a drop for Sunny.

Very nice bump for Mega 101.

El Norte almost touching the 4’s. Once again, rimshots can work if you have the right format.

Raised eyebrow for KAMA, especially after the success of Mega.

Astros obviously helping 790 move ahead of 610.

Our favorite dumpster fire, KROI, sinks back into the zeroes. Alfred, please sell this station.

ESPN 97.5 stays stuck at 0.2. Another ouch, er, Gowch. David, call Alfred About 92.1. Please.

And if KROI is a dumpster fire, then Class C rimshot KQBU is an entire landfill blaze. Univision, look at 107.9 and see what a properly programmed rimshot can do.

 

[BamaTX]

KQQK is doing something right. Outside of KFNC, it is the worst eastern rimshot in terms of coverage. The difference in 90 kW and 100 kW is very noticeable when you compare KQQK's coverage to KTJM or KQBU.

Those numbers are even more impressive when you realize the station gets beat up in the southwest by KIXS very often. On some days, it's unlistenable in areas such as Katy and Sugar Land. I can only imagine how bad the signal is in Alief (which has a large Hispanic population).

 

[DavidEduardo]

And if KROI is a dumpster fire, then Class C rimshot KQBU is an entire landfill blaze. Univision, look at 107.9 and see what a properly programmed rimshot can do.

There are lots of non-ratings driven sports dollars, and that is what sustains KQBU.

 

[CTListener]

There are lots of non-ratings driven sports dollars, and that is what sustains KQBU.

Imagine the windfall that station and others in the format would reap if Texas ever legalizes sports betting. Of course, that's never come close to happening there. Politicians there are almost as negative on gambling as they are on marijuana. There's a lottery, and horse racing is legal, but slot machines at the tracks, casinos, sports betting? Nope, that's against Texan values.

 

[stan]

Imagine the windfall that station and others in the format would reap if Texas ever legalizes sports betting. Of course, that's never come close to happening there. Politicians there are almost as negative on gambling as they are on marijuana. There's a lottery, and horse racing is legal, but slot machines at the tracks, casinos, sports betting? Nope, that's against Texan values.

Except for tribes that operate casinos on their sovereign lands. 😀

 

[CTListener]

Except for tribes that operate casinos on their sovereign lands. 😀

Wow, never realized those had come to Texas. Funny thing, gambling. Conservative Texas doesn't allow sports betting or commercial casinos or even off-track betting. And here I am in liberal Vermont with only a dinky state lottery to waste my money on.

 

[Mediafrog+]

Imagine the windfall that station and others in the format would reap if Texas ever legalizes sports betting. Of course, that's never come close to happening there. Politicians there are almost as negative on gambling as they are on marijuana. There's a lottery, and horse racing is legal, but slot machines at the tracks, casinos, sports betting? Nope, that's against Texan values.

Oddly, Audacy's BetQL network focusing on sports betting is aired in Houston.

 

[CTListener]

Oddly, Audacy's BetQL network focusing on sports betting is aired in Houston.

I'm sure there are many Houstonians who bet on sports illegally, some through bookies, others through foreign-based websites. Betting that way introduces a new risk into your gambling -- the risk that you'll never see your winnings.

 

[BamaTX]

Betting that way introduces a new risk into your gambling -- the risk that you'll never see your winnings.

If you're still using the shady bookie who sits in the dark area of your local sports bar, sure. But if you know how to spoof your location, you can place bets with reputable companies such as MGM, Caesars, FanDuel, and DraftKings here in the US. Of course, this isn't legal. But neither is using offshore services or local bookies.

I think the time will come when Texas will have to allow sportsbooks in this state. There's too much money from the gaming industry being left at the table by our politicians. And when that happens, I'm sure more of the local sports shows will shift focus to talking about spreads, stats, and moneylines than actual storylines.

 

[CTListener]

If you're still using the shady bookie who sits in the dark area of your local sports bar, sure. But if you know how to spoof your location, you can place bets with reputable companies such as MGM, Caesars, FanDuel, and DraftKings here in the US. Of course, this isn't legal. But neither is using offshore services or local bookies.

I think the time will come when Texas will have to allow sportsbooks in this state. There's too much money from the gaming industry being left at the table by our politicians. And when that happens, I'm sure more of the local sports shows will shift focus to talking about spreads, stats, and moneylines than actual storylines.

It's possible that the only states not to legalize sports gambling will be the two that have no legal gambling at all -- Utah (religious objections) and Hawaii (who knows why -- to keep all the tourists on the beaches?).