I, too grew up listening to Herb Carneal in the 1970s, in New Jersey, no less. I could often get WCCO on clear nights but only after the local public station signed off at 11:00 Eastern time (just in time for the relievers to blow the game, I used to lament). I had to go to my older brothers' attic bedroom to get reception, and they were very accommodating to my sitting in a corner of their room in the late hours. The activity was known to us as "listening to Herb."