Yes, I read the Ron Weber interview, brought tears to my eyes. Grew up listening to the dude religiously, and it would be - as another poster put it - “A Golden Age” if we could get him back.

“Nationals President Stan Kasten declined to comment on talks yesterday. But sources familiar with the market in general and the Nationals’ case specifically said the club almost certainly won’t earn a rights fee from the radio deal, but rather will be able to sell advertisements during their broadcasts as a means of generating revenue.”

I would say it goes all the way down to Hampton Roads. Comcast is on the cable down there and the Caps are the home team, for things like home team blackouts on NHL center Ice.

[admin note: babel fish translates the above as "Capital show"]

But back on topic, I did think it was smart that the Caps were looking to reach out to their existing Baltimore-area fan base & expand the base too. Baltimore to Richmond is a pretty wide swath of territory in which to grow a business.

Does that mean we can keep the “O!” going for another year?

I second all that about a return to the right colors, a real radio station, a revamped roster - could this be a new golden age of Caps hockey?

I’m really hoping that the Saturday show is available by podcast, being one of the aforementioned out of town fans. Certainly any Caps programming that isn’t time-specific (i.e. a particular game’s pre- and post-game show) should be available by podcast.

http://www.onfrozenblog.com/2006/11/09/10-questions-for-the-dean-of-dc-hockey-ron-weber/

I have suggested that Ron be brought on as a first-night guest for the show, but hosting (even as a guest host when his schedule permits) is a great idea katizstan, thanks!

Thanks for the complimentary suggestion; I personally would love to do the post-game analysis & call-in show, but there’s no way I could commit to 82 nights a year. Well, unless the pay was so stellar that I could quit my day job… and as we all know, radio isn’t a place for good salaries unless your name is Howard Stern.

Back in the day, when the games were on WMAL, there were 15 minutes to fill between the end of the Trumbull & Core show at 7 pm and the start of the Caps pre-game show at 7:15. So, they had “The world’s only pre-pre-game game show” called “Meet the Puck!” And it was hosted by Trumbull and Core who both knew nothing and couldn’t care less about hockey. But they gave away tickets, took calls, etc.