Rockets Radio in and on way to Austin, or, why 610am why?

Here's the deal. I'm missing games... and it irritates me.

Can't search, so if it's come up before, apologies... but...

I travel to Austin on weekends a lot, and not only am I losing the radio signal from 610 at about Columbus, I miss the games on the weekend when I'm there.

I have an iphone, and was thrilled to find "Flycast" and "aolradio" which allow you to stream 610am, but just as the games come on, they cut to some syndicated crapfest (ok, I never listen because I'm pissed that the game isn't on after it starts... all the pregame is on, then "Heyy HEYYYY radio fans, whooOoOOoooOOoeeeelcome to cheeseball radio" right at tipoff).

I'm sure it's an NBA restriction of some sort, but seriously, if I could hear it on the radio in Houston, why shouldn't I be able to hear it on these internet webcast streams? irritating.

Anyway, I digress.

My question is this:

Is there a radio station in Austin that plays rockets games (They are so mav/spur/centric there it is sickening) so that I could at least hear the game as I approach, and enter, the Austin area? What about along the way? What about tv? Don't get me wrong, I've looked/listened over and over again, but AM sucks and not knowing what I'm looking for, I get tired of hearing 1000 versions of norteño and static trying to find it.

And 610, mattj, wex (congrats), somebody there, if you're listening, what the $!#? Can someone do something about this, or is it an impossibility to play these games on the webcast? Can't get the League Pass in my car, ya know, so don't know what the rule is doing except for depriving a fan from hearing his team.

 

are all the games on sirius? How much is it really? How much are the "satellite radio receivers"?

I won't lie... I'm not a big fan of the concept of paying for radio, but I would do it just for the games if the price were right. Let's see, a sirius radio tuner, monthly fee... man. and I'm trying to cut BACK on bills. still, you're right, I'm a fan, and I am missing many games.

Doesn't excuse the fact that since I can get the station the broadcasts the games on my phone, it makes no sense to me why I can't hear the games, but again, I'm sure there's some bull$!@# reason that involves money. Probably league pass and sirius contracts KEEPING me from hearing it.

 

Thanks for the input, everyone. Looks like I'll be going against my better judgement and paying for radio but doesn't sound too expensive so for Rox games in clarity it will be worth it.. I guess if I want to SEE the games in Austin, I'd have to get NBA league pass. Anyone know, off hand, what that costs? May just have to go with one of those sirius xm deals that you can take with you and plug in multiple places. Hey, it's only money, right?

 

As you can see in the OP, I have a phone with internet, I have AOLradio, and the games are not broadcast. They cut to "The Sporting News" when the games come on, due to copyright/contract reasons I can only assume. Sucks.

So yes, I know, and yes, I have one, and yes, I have AOLradio, but no, this is not a solution (though when I found it I thought it would be, very disappointing).

 

Now we're getting somewhere. I mean, what you're saying here is, I have to pay for a year in advance, whether I leech of someone else's subscription or not. So, paying for a receiver, plus the year in advance, plus the type I'd want (the kind you can take from the car and plug into a radio at home or elsewhere), which I'm guessing the two pieces of hardware would run about $150 total... now we're talking $300 to hear these games, minimum. Hell, in my old seats that's about 9 games. IN PERSON.

Yeah, maybe I wouldn't listen to local radio anymore... oh wait, except for talk radio, I already don't. This is solely to hear rockets games, which, again, are the one thing I CAN'T get from the various webcasts of 610 due to some crap rule.

Guess I'll have to just get the play by play from Voodoo and sportstap, because while I'm a fan, and I want to get the few games that I'm missing, for $300 plus another $150 yearly, I'll just DVR like I have been and be a few days late seeing them. Or even get League Pass and just not see them until I'm out of the car, for much less. I'm sure those that want xm or sirius love it, and what DirectTV has to do with this discussion i have no idea, but really that just seems a bit much to catch every other Friday and Saturday game on the radio.

What a drag. Such a simple thing... so close.