ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, dˈuː tə ðə kˈɔst ʌv lˈaɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz, ˈaɪləndɚz ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ɐnˈaʊnsɚz jˈuːzd ðɪ ˈoʊld mˈɛθəd ʌv "ɹˌiːkɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ" ðə ɹˈoʊd ɡˈeɪmz ɪnðə hˌɑːnəlˈuːluː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈuːdɪˌoʊ.
In the early 1960s, due to the cost of line charges, Islanders radio announcers used the old method of "re-creating" the road games in the Honolulu radio studio.