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Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A wide spread, but low rated genre,[1] sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and callers; political commentary is rare[citation needed]. Many sports talk stations also carry play-by-play of local sports teams as part of their regular programming. Hosted by Bill Mazer, the first sports talk radio show in history launched in March 1964 on New York's WNBC (AM).[2] Enterprise Radio became the first national all-sports network, operating out of Avon, Ct., from New Year's Day 1981 through late September of that year before going out of business. ER had two channels, one for talk and a second for updates and play-by-play. ER's talk lineup included current New York Yankees voice John Sterling, New York Mets radio host Ed Coleman and former big-league pitcher Bill Denehy.
Sports talk is available in both local and syndicated forms, and is carried in some form on both major North American satellite radio networks. In the United States, most sports talk formatted radio stations air mostly syndicated programming from ESPN Radio, Yahoo! Sports Radio, Sports Byline USA, Fox Sports Radio, CBS Sports Radio, and NBC Sports Radio.
Sports talk stations [edit]
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Terrestrial [edit]
Australia [edit]
Canada [edit]
| Call sign | Branding | Ownership | City | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFAC | Sportsnet 960 The Fan | Rogers Communications | Calgary | Alberta |
| CFGO | The Team 1200 | Bell Media | Ottawa | Ontario |
| CFRN | The Team 1260 | Astral Media | Edmonton | Alberta |
| CFTE | The Team 1410 | Bell Media | Vancouver | British Columbia |
| CKGM | TSN Radio 690 | Bell Media | Montreal | Quebec |
| CKST | The Team 1040 | Bell Media | Vancouver | British Columbia |
| CJCL | Sportsnet 590 The Fan | Rogers Communications | Toronto | Ontario |
| CHUM | TSN Radio 1050 | Bell Media | Toronto | Ontario |
| CFRW | TSN Radio 1290 | Bell Media | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
Ireland [edit]
New Zealand [edit]
South Africa [edit]
Nigeria [edit]
88.9 Brila FM: Sports Radio 88.9 Brila FM, owned by Brila Broadcasting Services, is Nigeria's first sports radio station and was launched in 2002.[3]
Philippines [edit]
DZSR Sports Radio 918 kHz is the first and only sports radio station owned by the Philippine Broadcasting Service.
United Kingdom [edit]
United States [edit]
In 2009, Detroit's "97.1 The Ticket" WXYT-FM, thanks to the surprising time slot dominance of shows like Valenti and Foster, in addition to holding the play-by-play rights for the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Lions and the Detroit Pistons, became the USA's only sports talk radio station to be the highest rated station in their market, according to Personal People Meter rankings. The station relocated to the FM dial in October 2007 after existing on the AM dial for seven years prior, replacing a Free FM "hot talk" station, WKRK. This ratings success has led to WXYT-FM billing itself as the country's best sports station.
WXYT-FM's recent influence has led to CBS Radio installing sports radio stations on the FM dial in Dallas (105.3 The Fan), Boston (98.5 The Sports Hub), Pittsburgh (93.7 The Fan), Washington, DC (106.7 The Fan), Baltimore (105.7 The Fan) and Cleveland (92.3 The Fan), in addition to simulcasting Philadelphia's heritage 610 WIP onto the former WYSP. Other non-CBS stations have also migrated to the FM dial, most notably Clear Channel's KFAN in Minneapolis, Greater Media's WPEN in Pennsylvania and Dispatch Media's WBNS-FM in Columbus, just to name a few.
Sortable lists of commercial sports talk radio stations:
K [edit]
| Call sign | Branding | Affiliation | Ownership | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • KBAD | Fox Sports 920 | Fox Sports Radio | Las Vegas | Nevada | |
| • KBGG | 1700 The Champ | ESPN Radio | Citadel Broadcasting | Des Moines | Iowa |
| • KBME | 790 The Sports Animal | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel Communications | Houston | Texas |
| • KCKK/K229BS (FM) | Mile High Sports Radio AM 1510/FM 93.7 | Yahoo! Sports Radio | Mile High Sports | Denver | Colorado |
| • KCSP | 610 Sports | Entercom | Kansas City | Missouri | |
| • KCTC | ESPN 1320 | ESPN Radio | Entercom | Sacramento-Yuba City | California |
| • KDKA-FM | SportsRadio 93.7 The Fan | CBS Radio | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | |
| • KDKT | Fox Sports Radio 1410 | Fox Sports Radio | Digital Syndicate Network, LLC | Bismarck | North Dakota |
| • KEJO | 1240 Joe Radio | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel Communications | Corvallis | Oregon |
| • KESN | 103.3 FM ESPN | ESPN Radio (O&O) | Disney/ABC Radio | Dallas/Fort Worth | Texas |
| • KFBC | 1240 AM Sports and talk | Fox Sports Radio | Locally owned | Cheyenne | Wyoming |
| • KFNC | ESPN 97.5 The Ticket | ESPN Radio | GOW Communications, LLC | Houston | Texas |
| • KFNS | 590 The Fan | Yahoo! Sports Radio | Big League Broadcasting | St Louis | Missouri |
| • KFXN-FM | 100.3 KFAN | The FAN Sports Radio Network | Clear Channel Communications | Minneapolis-St. Paul | Minnesota |
| • KFXX | ESPN Sports Radio 1080 The FAN | ESPN Radio | Entercom | Portland | Oregon |
| • KGIR | ESPN Radio 1220 | ESPN Radio | MRR LICENSE LLC | Cape Girardeau | Missouri |
| • KGME | XTRA Sports 910 | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel | Phoenix | Arizona |
| • KGMZ | 95.7 The Game | ESPN Radio | Entercom | San Francisco-Oakland | California |
| • KGOW | 1560 The Game | Yahoo! Sports Radio (O&O) | Gow Communications, LLC | Houston | Texas |
| • KHTK | CBS Sports 1140 | CBS Sports Radio | CBS Radio | Sacramento | California |
| • KHAT | ESPN Sportsradio 1210 | ESPN Radio | Appaloosa Broadcasting Company, Inc | Laramie | Wyoming |
| • KHHO | Fox Sports Radio 850 | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel Communications | Tacoma | Washington |
| • KILT | Sports Radio 610 | CBS Radio | Houston | Texas | |
| • KIRO | 710 ESPN Seattle | ESPN Radio | Bonneville International | Seattle | Washington |
| • KJR | Sports Radio 950 and 92.7 | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel Communications | Seattle | Washington |
| • KKFN | Sportsradio 104.3 The Fan | Lincoln Financial Group | Denver | Colorado | |
| • KLAA | AM 830 KLAA | Los Angeles Angels and ESPN Radio | Los Angeles Angels | Anaheim | California |
| • KLAC | AM 570 KLAC | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel | Los Angeles-Fresno | California |
| • KLSD | XTRA Sports 1360, "San Diego's Sports Station" | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel Communications | San Diego | California |
| • KMSR | Sports Radio 1520 | ESPN Radio | KMSR, Inc. | Grand Forks and Fargo | North Dakota |
| • KNBR | The Sports Leader | CBS Sports Radio | Cumulus Media | San Francisco-Sacramento | California |
| • KOZN | 1620 AM The Zone | Fox Sports Radio | NRG Media | Omaha | Nebraska |
| • KPLY | Fox Sports Radio 630 | Fox Sports Radio | Disney | Reno | Nevada |
| • KQPN | 730 Fox Sports | Fox Sports Radio | Simmons-Austin, Ls, LLC | Memphis | Tennessee |
| • KRLD-FM | 105.3 The Fan | Fox Sports Radio | CBS Radio | Dallas | Texas |
| • KSEK | 99.1 The Ticket | ESPN Radio | SKIL | Pittsburg | Kansas |
| • KSPI | Sports Talk 780 | CBS Sports Radio | Stillwater Radio LLC | Stillwater | Oklahoma |
| • KSPN | 710 ESPN, "Experience Sports!" | ESPN Radio (O&O) | Disney | Los Angeles | California |
| • KSTP | 1500 ESPN | ESPN Radio | Hubbard Broadcasting | Minneapolis-St. Paul | Minnesota |
| • KTAR | Sports 620 | ESPN Radio | Bonneville International | Phoenix | Arizona |
| • KTCK | "The Ticket" | Yahoo! Sports Radio | Cumulus Media | Dallas | Texas |
| • KTTG | ESPN Sports Radio 96.3 | ESPN Radio | Pearson Broadcasting | Mena | Arkansas |
| • KUJZ | Sportsradio 95.3 | CBS Sports Radio | Cumulus Media | Eugene | Oregon |
| • KVET | "AM 1300 The Zone" | Clear Channel | Austin | Texas | |
| • KXFN | Team 1380 | Simmons Media Group | St Louis | Missouri | |
| • KXTG | 750 The Game | NBC Sports Radio | Alpha Broadcasting | Portland | Oregon |
| • KXNO | Des Moines' Sports Station | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel | Des Moines | Iowa |
| • KZNS | 1280 The Zone | Simmons Media Group | Salt Lake City | Utah |
W [edit]
| Call sign | Branding | Affiliation | Ownership | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • WARF | Fox Sports 1350 | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel | Akron | Ohio |
| • WAUK | 540 ESPN | ESPN Radio | Good Karma Broadcasting | Milwaukee | Wisconsin |
| • WAXY | 790 The Ticket | ESPN Radio | Lincoln Financial Group | South Miami | Florida |
| • WBBL | The Ball | ESPN Radio / Yahoo! Sports Radio | Citadel Broadcasting | Grand Rapids | Michigan |
| • WBNS | 1460 ESPN | ESPN Radio | Dispatch Broadcast Group (RadiOhio) | Columbus | Ohio |
| • WBNS-FM | 97.1 The Fan | ESPN Radio | Dispatch Broadcast Group (RadiOhio) | Columbus | Ohio |
| • WBZ-FM | 98.5 The Sports Hub | Fox Sports Radio | CBS Radio | Boston | Massachusetts |
| • WCCF | The Sports Ministry 1580 AM | TSM Radio Network | Clear Channel | Port Charlotte | Florida |
| • WCFN-FM | FM 100 the Fan | CBS Sports Radio | Radio One | Cincinnati | Ohio |
| • WCKY | ESPN 1530 | ESPN Radio | Clear Channel | Cincinnati | Ohio |
| • WCMC-FM | 99.9 the Fan | ESPN Radio | Capitol Broadcasting Company | Raleigh | North Carolina |
| • WCNN | 680 The Fan | ESPN Radio | Dickey Broadcasting Company | Atlanta | Georgia |
| • WDAE | 620 WDAE The Sports Animal | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel | Tampa | Florida |
| • WDFN | 1130 AM WDFN: The Fan | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel | Detroit | Michigan |
| • WDNC | 620 the Buzz | ESPN Radio | Capitol Broadcasting Company | Raleigh | North Carolina |
| • WDUZ | Sports Radio 107.5 and 1400 The Fan | ESPN Radio | Cumulus Media | Green Bay | Wisconsin |
| • WEEI | ESPN on WEEI | ESPN Radio | Entercom Communications | Boston | Massachusetts |
| • WEEI-FM | WEEI Sports Radio Network | WEEI/ESPN Radio | Entercom Communications | Boston | Massachusetts |
| • WEEX | SportsRadio 1230 and 1320 | ESPN Radio | Nassau Broadcasting | Lehigh Valley | Pennsylvania |
| • WEFL | ESPN Radio 760 | ESPN Radio | Good Karma Broadcasting | West Palm Beach | Florida |
| • WEPN-FM | ESPN New York 98.7 FM | ESPN Radio (O&O) | New York City | New York | |
| • WFAN | Sports Radio 66 and 101.9 FM WFAN: The Fan | CBS Radio | New York City | New York | |
| • WFAN-FM | Sports Radio 66 and 101.9 FM WFAN: The Fan | CBS Radio | New York City | New York | |
| • WFNI | 1070 The Fan | ESPN Radio | Emmis Communications | Indianapolis | Indiana |
| • WFNZ | The Franchise | CBS Radio | Charlotte | North Carolina | |
| • WFXJ | Sports Radio 930 | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel | Jacksonville | Florida |
| • WGAM | 1250 The Game | Absolute Broadcasting | Manchester | New Hampshire | |
| • WGFX | 104.5 The Zone | Nashville | Tennessee | ||
| • WGR | WGR Sports Radio 550 | ESPN Radio | Entercom Communications | Buffalo | New York |
| • WHB | Sports Radio 810 WHB | ESPN Radio | Union Broadcasting | Kansas City | Missouri |
| • WHBO | ESPN 1040 | ESPN Radio | Genesis Communications | Tampa Bay | Florida |
| • WHBQ | Sports 56 | Yahoo! Sports Radio | Flinn Broadcasting Corporation | Memphis | Tennessee |
| • WIP | Sports Radio 94 WIP | CBS Radio | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| • WIP-FM | Sports Radio 94 WIP | CBS Radio | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |
| • WJOX | Jox 94.5 | Fox Sports Radio | Citadel Broadcasting | Birmingham | Alabama |
| • WJOX-FM | Jox 94.5 | ESPN Radio | Citadel Broadcasting | Birmingham | Alabama |
| • WJFK-FM | 106.7 The Fan | Fox Sports Radio | CBS Radio | Washington, DC | Washington DC |
| • WJXL | 1010 XL | ESPN Radio | AM: Seven Bridges Radio FM: River City Broadcasting |
Jacksonville | Florida |
| • WJZ | ESPN Radio 1300 | ESPN Radio | CBS Radio | Baltimore | Maryland |
| • WJZ-FM | 105.7 The Fan | Fox Sports Radio | CBS Radio | Baltimore | Maryland |
| • WKRD | Cards Radio 790 | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel | Louisville | Kentucky |
| • WKNR | ESPN 850 WKNR | ESPN Radio | Good Karma Broadcasting | Cleveland | Ohio |
| • WKRK-FM | 92.3 The Fan | Fox Sports Radio | CBS Radio | Cleveland | Ohio |
| • WLLF | ESPN 96.7 | ESPN Radio | Cumulus Media | Mercer | Pennsylvania |
| • WLOP | 1370 The BUZZ | Fox Sports Radio | Jesup Broadcasting | Jesup | Georgia |
| • WMFS | ESPN 92.9 & 680 | ESPN Radio | Entercom Communications | Memphis | Tennessee |
| • WMFS-FM | ESPN 92.9 & 680 | ESPN Radio | Entercom Communications | Memphis | Tennessee |
| • WMVP | ESPN Radio 1000 | ESPN Radio (O&O) | ESPN | Chicago | Illinois |
| • WNDE | Sportsradio 1260 | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel | Indianapolis | Indiana |
| • WNML | The Sports Animal | CBS Sports Radio | Cumulus Media | Knoxville | Tennessee |
| • WNSR | Sports Radio 560 | Southern Wabash Communications of Middle Tennessee, Inc. | Nashville | Tennessee | |
| • WNST | Sports Talk 1570 WNST | Nasty 1570 Sports, LLC | Towson Baltimore |
Maryland | |
| • WPEN | 97.5 The Fanatic | ESPN Radio | Greater Media Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| • WPOP | Fox Sports Radio 1410 | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel Communications | Hartford | Connecticut |
| • WPRT-FM | 102.5 The Game | Cromwell Group | Nashville | Tennessee | |
| • WQAM | Sportsradio 560 | ESPN Radio | Beasley Broadcast Group | Miami | Florida |
| • WQXI | 790 The Zone | Yahoo! Sports Radio | Lincoln Financial Media | Atlanta | Georgia |
| • WRNL | Sports Radio 910 | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel Communications | Richmond | Virginia |
| • WSAI | Fox Sports 1360 | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel | Cincinnati | Ohio |
| • WSCR | Chicago Sports Radio 670 The Score | Yahoo! Sports Radio | CBS Radio | Chicago | Illinois |
| • WSFZ | SuperSport 930 | Sportsrad, Inc. | Jackson | Mississippi | |
| • WSJK | ESPN 93.5 | Stevie Jay Broadcasting | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois | Illinois | |
| • WSPZ | Sports Talk 570 | ESPN Radio | Red Zebra Broadcasting | Bethesda | Maryland |
| • WTEM | ESPN 980 | ESPN Radio | Red Zebra Broadcasting | Washington, DC | Washington DC |
| • WTKA | The Leaders and Best | Cumulus Media | Ann Arbor | Michigan | |
| • WTLX | FM 100.5 ESPN | ESPN Radio | Good Karma Broadcasting | Madison | Wisconsin |
| • WTMM-FM | 104.5 The Team | ESPN Radio | Townsquare Media | Albany | New York |
| • WUCS | 97.9 ESPN | ESPN Radio | Clear Channel Communications | Hartford | Connecticut |
| • WUMP | SportsRadio 730 The UMP | ESPN Radio | Cumulus Media | Huntsville | Alabama |
| • WVEI | SportsRadio 1440 WEEI | WEEI/ESPN Radio | Entercom Communications | Worcester | Massachusetts |
| • WVEI-FM | SportsRadio 103.7 WEEI-FM | WEEI/ESPN Radio | Entercom Communications | Providence, Rhode Island | Rhode Island |
| • WVSP-FM | ESPN Radio 94.1 | ESPN Radio | Max Broadcast Group Holdings, Inc. | Virginia Beach | Virginia |
| • WWBU | SuperSports 101.7 | Fox Sports Radio | Cumulus Media | Radford | Virginia |
| • WWEI | SportsRadio 105.5 WEEI-FM | WEEI/ESPN Radio | Entercom Communications | Springfield | Massachusetts |
| • WWGK | ESPN 1540 KNR2 | ESPN Radio | Good Karma Broadcasting | Cleveland | Ohio |
| • WWTX | 1290 The Ticket | Fox Sports Radio | Clear Channel Media & Entertainment | Wilmington | Delaware |
| • WXLW | XL 950 | Yahoo! Sports Radio | Raven Broadcasting | Indianapolis | Indiana |
| • WXOS | ESPN 101.1 | ESPN Radio | Hubbard Broadcasting | East St. Louis/St. Louis | Illinois/Missouri |
| • WXYT-FM | 97.1 The Ticket | Yahoo! Sports Radio | CBS Radio | Detroit | Michigan |
Satellite [edit]
Sirius XM [edit]
- Sirius XM 84 - ESPN Radio
- Sirius XM 85 - ESPN Xtra
- Sirius XM 86 - Mad Dog Radio
- Sirius XM 88 - Sirius XM NFL Radio
- Sirius XM 90 - Sirius XM NASCAR Radio
- Sirius XM 91 - Sirius XM Sports Nation
- Sirius XM 149 - ESPN Deportes Radio (Spanish)
- Sirius XM 157 - Calendrier Sportif (French)
- Sirius XM 169 - Fox Sports Radio
- Sirius XM 207 - NHL Home Ice
- Sirius XM 208 - PGA Tour Network
- Sirius XM 209 - MLB Network Radio
- Sirius XM 154 - Sirius XM Scoreboard
- Sirius XM 860 - Sports Zone
Internet Sports Radio [edit]
- Godfathers of Sports Talk [1] Weekly internet sports radio show
- The Sports Session [2] A high quality fully interactive indy internet weekly radio program.
- Victory Lane Radio [3] Racing on Monday Nights and Football Frenzy on Wednesday Nights.
- The Final Play [4] A weekly bay area sports talk show.
- The Ultimate Sports Network [5] We love sports, you love sports. We talk about sports, you should listen.
Networks [edit]
Brazil [edit]
- Bradesco Esportes FM - Brazil's first sports radio network which covers mainly soccer, olympics, rugby among other sports. It is jointly owned by Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação and Grupo Bel.
Canada [edit]
United Kingdom [edit]
- BBC Radio 5 Live - national Public service broadcasting non-commercial network. Combination of News/Talk/Sport format
- Five Live Sports Extra - supplementary station to the above. Exclusive live sports format
- talkSPORT - national commercial network. Features sports talk and live sports coverage.
United States [edit]
New England Patriots Radio Network
- Yahoo! Sports Radio (formerly the One On One Sports Radio Network and Sporting News Radio Network)
- Sports Byline USA
- The Sports Show Live [6]
- Sports Radio NY [7]
Defunct networks [edit]
- Enterprise Radio (United States)
- Sports Fan Radio Network (United States)
- The Team (Canada)
- Réseau Sport Radio Network via Digital Radio Oceane (New Caledonia/Wallis & Futuna)
Notable syndicated programs [edit]
Canada [edit]
United States [edit]
- "The Tony Kornheiser Show"
- Tony Bruno
- The Big Show
- The Dan Patrick Show
- Gametime React (with J. T. the Brick)
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd
- The Jim Rome Show
- Mike and Mike in the Morning
- The Artie Lange Show
- "The Michael Kay Show"
- Mike and the Mad Dog
- Todd Wright Tonight
- From The Press Box To Press Row
- In The Red Zone with Matt, Conrad, and Darrin
- Between Rounds Radio Show [10]
References [edit]
- ^ "What About Sports-Talk Radio? How’s That Doing?". Radio InSights. 2011.
- ^ Best, Neil (June 16, 2011). "First time, long time for Bill Mazer". Newsday. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Obodo, Kate (March 30, 2012). "Nigeria: As a Child, My Swimming Pool Was the Murky Waters of the Village - Izamoje". allafrica.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
