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Posted on 12/23/25 at 9:23 am to Russianblue
Night and day until today. With that said everyone should listen to a game on radio from start to finish sometime.
The 70s were more challenging that the 80s (and I'm sure the 60s.50s..etc) were ,too. During the regular season there was one option: ABC. About half of the time there would be one 'national game.' It might be Georgia-Florida, or it might be UCLA-California or Penn State vs NC State. That was it.Over the decade they started doing more double headers with the 'national game' and then regional games. Plus, a team could only be on TV twice a year and from time to time three times in two years.
As for radio if you have a game program from the last few years you'll see that maybe 10 stations carry LSU football. In the 1970s and 80s if you still have a program from then and look at the radio page, there must have been close to 50 stations in Louisiana carrying LSU football (sponsored by your independent Texaco dealer, State Farm,,,,from Bossier City to Bogalusa, State Farm is there.. and Ground Pati', hungry? Ground Pati'
) Even with WWL and the station in Shreveport most small towns had a station that carried the Tigers (and it was simliar in other states with Alabama,Tennessee,Georgia,etc). In fact, LSU was truck drivers favorite or second favorite team.A lot of truck drivers would listen to LSU night games on WWL and then listen to the "The Chuck Wagon Gang" an all night country and gospel music show . (imagine on the way home from Tiger Stadium hearing Gospel music instead of Hanny )
One more thing about radio in the 1970s (and a little in to the 80s) was "The Pick of Dixie" radio network. It was pretty clever and for those of us without satellite radio I wish there was still a version. Much like how someone mentioned how "MizLou TV" worked this was similar. A collection of stations across the Southeast would tie in to the broadcast of the 'home team's crew of a game across the South. This was only at night so at ton of LSU games were broadcast with John Ferguson and Walter Hill) Every now and then there would be a Miss State,Tulane or Miami game.
80s opened up for TV more. Oklahoma and Georgia sued the NCAA and won forcing more TV games and school say so. ESPN started in 1979 but would show games two to three days later on delay.USA network did that to an extent. In 1982 CBS started showing games in addition to ABC. Also WTBS showed a few live games at night generally involving an SEC team. In 1984 WTBS began the 'SEC Game of the Week' which evolved into Jefferson-Pilot and other companies.
The 70s were more challenging that the 80s (and I'm sure the 60s.50s..etc) were ,too. During the regular season there was one option: ABC. About half of the time there would be one 'national game.' It might be Georgia-Florida, or it might be UCLA-California or Penn State vs NC State. That was it.Over the decade they started doing more double headers with the 'national game' and then regional games. Plus, a team could only be on TV twice a year and from time to time three times in two years.
As for radio if you have a game program from the last few years you'll see that maybe 10 stations carry LSU football. In the 1970s and 80s if you still have a program from then and look at the radio page, there must have been close to 50 stations in Louisiana carrying LSU football (sponsored by your independent Texaco dealer, State Farm,,,,from Bossier City to Bogalusa, State Farm is there.. and Ground Pati', hungry? Ground Pati'
) Even with WWL and the station in Shreveport most small towns had a station that carried the Tigers (and it was simliar in other states with Alabama,Tennessee,Georgia,etc). In fact, LSU was truck drivers favorite or second favorite team.A lot of truck drivers would listen to LSU night games on WWL and then listen to the "The Chuck Wagon Gang" an all night country and gospel music show . (imagine on the way home from Tiger Stadium hearing Gospel music instead of Hanny ) One more thing about radio in the 1970s (and a little in to the 80s) was "The Pick of Dixie" radio network. It was pretty clever and for those of us without satellite radio I wish there was still a version. Much like how someone mentioned how "MizLou TV" worked this was similar. A collection of stations across the Southeast would tie in to the broadcast of the 'home team's crew of a game across the South. This was only at night so at ton of LSU games were broadcast with John Ferguson and Walter Hill) Every now and then there would be a Miss State,Tulane or Miami game.
80s opened up for TV more. Oklahoma and Georgia sued the NCAA and won forcing more TV games and school say so. ESPN started in 1979 but would show games two to three days later on delay.USA network did that to an extent. In 1982 CBS started showing games in addition to ABC. Also WTBS showed a few live games at night generally involving an SEC team. In 1984 WTBS began the 'SEC Game of the Week' which evolved into Jefferson-Pilot and other companies.
This post was edited on 12/23/25 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 12/23/25 at 9:27 am to Russianblue
Tigervision
Posted on 12/23/25 at 9:44 am to Russianblue
Free
Posted on 12/23/25 at 9:55 am to Russianblue
Young people today thinks listening to the game on the radio was some great hardship. It was actually awesome. LSU's radio guys were pretty good. Caught the game on WWL, 100.7 (the old LSU tiger radio), 98.1 the Eagle, and even o 96.9 KZMZ in Alexandria. Point is, several radio stations across the state carried it, so you could hear it at the deer camp, at home, or out on the road.
Many fond memories sitting around a campfire with the men and listening to the game.
Many fond memories sitting around a campfire with the men and listening to the game.
This post was edited on 12/23/25 at 9:57 am
Posted on 12/23/25 at 10:55 am to Russianblue
On an RCA with rabbit ears
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:54 am to Russianblue
Living in Michigan in the mid 70's, I had to go out and sit in my car with the engine running to stay warm in freezing weather, and listened to the New Orleans station that was strong enough to reach Michigan. Looking back, I can't believe I actually did that every Saturday night during the season.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 11:56 am to Russianblue
Tigervision and actually going to the games…
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:01 pm to BitBuster
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Young people today thinks listening to the game on the radio was some great hardship. It was actually awesome. LSU's radio guys were pretty good. Caught the game on WWL, 100.7 (the old LSU tiger radio), 98.1 the Eagle, and even o 96.9 KZMZ in Alexandria. Point is, several radio stations across the state carried it, so you could hear it at the deer camp, at home, or out on the road.
Many fond memories sitting around a campfire with the men and listening to the game.
yessir
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:07 pm to Russianblue
Listened on radio.
Occasionally went to a game with friends.
Occasionally went to a game with friends.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:09 pm to Russianblue
The big 870 baby
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:33 pm to Russianblue
My parents had season tickets for the home games and we rarely missed them and stayed to 0:00 for almost every game. For away games I remember going to my aunt and uncle’s house, and everyone would listen to the game over the radio. Only 1 or 2 games were ever on tv
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:33 pm to Russianblue
First game I recall watching on TV was 1971. I was 10 years old. Matchup with Norte Dame. Watched with my grandfather and uncles. TV with Rabbit ears and foil on them. Was a glorious day.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 12:59 pm to Gulf Coast Tiger
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The big 870 baby
GOAT radio station
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:02 pm to Russianblue
Listen on AM 870 out of N. O.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:16 pm to Russianblue
I was listening to LSU and Saints games on the radio well into the 90s, so not just an 80s thing.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:26 pm to Russianblue
Radio and when it would be on the big 3. When I went in the military in 86 we still didn’t have cable. 
Sad.
Sad.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:51 pm to drizztiger
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Then Jefferson Pilot and Tigervision years later.
first tiger vision game me and my brother watched was LSU-UGA in 1986
we begged my dad to buy it PPV on the cable box. shite cost like 40 bucks way back then! ridiculous.
we listened to most LSU football games the same way we did basketball and baseball.
on THE RADIO.
Posted on 12/23/25 at 1:55 pm to Fat Bastard
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first tiger vision game me and my brother watched was LSU-UGA in 1986
I attended that game. Heckuva defensive slugfest Georgia lead 14-10 at halftime before LSU came back and won, 23-14.
I'm still not thrilled about Texas and Oklahoma in the SEC and dropping some yearly constests such as Alabama and Florida. But this sort of proves the SEC's point. Vince Dooley coached at Georgia for 25 seasons from 1964-1988 and this was only his second (and final) game at Tiger Stadium.
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