metro east HS get's own radio network

[JMolina]

I thought this was kind of interesting. Didn't notice if it was mentioned.

BELLEVILLE - Radio station WCBW-AM 880[Highland, Il.]
has contracted with officials at Belleville East High School
to broadcast Lancers' football and basketball games in
2005-06.

Football coverage will begin 15 minutes before game time and
will include interviews with East coaches, players, and school
officials.

ANDY MILLAS and LUKE PATTON will handle play-by-play duties for
football. East opens the season at 7 p.m. Friday at Mount Vernon.

[The Skeptic]

The same station that carries the Cubs.

Insert your own Cubs joke here...

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[JMolina]

Originally posted by The Skeptic@Aug 25 2005, 11:41 PM
The same station that carries the Cubs.

Insert your own Cubs joke here...

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They "try" to be primarily an Illinois station.
Despite being so relatively close to the city
of St. Louis. 880 also carries a lot of Illini
football and basketball games. Some years
back, they used to air a bunch of East St. Louis
high games with Maurice Scott on the PxP.
I can only guess Belleville East must've worked
out a more profitable deal as far as the radio
station is concerned. They do have a fairly strong
signal for those of us in the metro east Illinois counties.
It certainly won't hurt the Lancers exposure. The
SWC is a pretty decent athletic conference.

[Schwahalala]

East Side has both radio and Cable TV shows for football.