SportstalkCLEVELAND
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| City of license | Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Broadcast area | Global |
| Slogan | Your Town - Your Teams - Your Passion |
| First air date | March 15, 2002 |
| Format | Sports & Entertainment |
| Owner | Belfi Internet Ventures, LLC. |
| Website | sportstalkCLEVELAND.com |
sportstalkCLEVELAND.com is an internet-only sports talk station in Cleveland, Ohio. The company was managed & operated by founder and president Paul Belfi, and their studios are located at 5500 South Marginal Road in Cleveland.
The station features local and national sports and entertainment talk from Cleveland-area personalities.
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[edit] History
[edit] The WKNR Years
In February 2002, an agreement was reached with Salem Communications to partner WKNR with the fledgling Internet broadcast entity & website sportstalkCLEVELAND.com (aka STC). STC was to not only serve as the Internet home of WKNR and selected WKNR programming but to also offer Internet exclusive programming that would occasionally cross over on to the radio.
The very first sportstalkCLEVELAND broadcast was live on March 15, 2002 at the original Harpo's Sports Cafe on Brookpark Road.
WKNR's personalities would not only broadcast their show on terrestrial radio, they would also do a show on STC. Some notable personalities include the late John Antus, Les Levine, Bruce Drennan, Kenny Roda, Greg Brinda, Ken Silverstein, Dave Milo, Dave Scherer, Buck Woodward, Mike Ptak, Joe Lull, Matt Monter, Gene Winters, Andre Knott, Josh Sabo, Matt Loede, Bill Needle, Jeff Sack and Mike Catan.
In March 2005, WKNR and sportstalkCLEVELAND went their separate ways. Over a weekend, all of STC's equipment was moved from the old WKNR studios in Broadview Heights, Ohio to the old ClevelandHits.com building at E. 55th and South Marginal.
[edit] 2005 and beyond
Veteran Cleveland sports talker, Kendall Lewis, returning from a stint in Memphis, Tennessee, became the midday host in late 2006. His arrival was both successful but brief, since "The BSK" also signed a deal to become Les Levine's new co-host on FSN Ohio's Cleveland Rants, replacing Neil Bender. Because of the hectic schedule, Kendall would not be able to return as the midday host. Kendall later returned to the STC airwaves for a short stint in Spring 2008 before returning full-time as a show host as well as Program Director in July, 2009.
In April 2008, the station evolved into sportstalkNETWORK with market specific websites in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Chicago, New York, Seattle, Detroit, and Canada.
As of August 2008, sportstalkCLEVELAND became the flagship for sportstalkNETWORK, thus bringing back the local perspective in the daily show content.
sportstalkCLEVELAND currently features daily sports & entertainment shows such as "The Blind Side" with Troy Hess, "Cover 2" with Pouyan Karbassi & Rob Paternite, "The Bottom Line" with Harry Petsanis, "Press Box Rants" with Greg Kozarik, and "The BSK On STC" with Kendall Lewis. Also, STC broadcasts various niche programming featuring "Blue Zoo Radio" with Frank Reece, "Pro Wrestling Insider" with PWInsider.com's Buck Woodward, Mike Ptak & Paul Belfi, "Total Extreme" with Chris Rickles & Pouyan Karbassi, "The FDH Lounge" with Rick Morris, "Vegas Wise Guys" with Vegas Vic & Bobby Felton and "The Week In Sports" with Walter Payton.
New programs are being developed.
[edit] Current programming
| Program | Hosts | Time | Day | Program Content |
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| The Blind Side | Troy Hess & Rob Paternite | 8am - 10am | Monday-Friday | Sports Talk and Entertainment |
| Cover 2 | Pouyan Karbassi & Rob Paternite | 10am - 12pm | Monday-Friday | Sports Talk, Entertainment and Comedy |
| The Bottom Line | Harry Petsanis | 12pm - 2pm | Monday-Friday | Sports Talk |
| Press Box Rants | Greg Kozarik | 2pm - 4pm | Monday-Friday | Sports Talk |
| The BSK On STC' | Kendall Lewis | 2pm - 4pm | Monday-Friday | Sports Talk |
| Tip Off Tonight | T.J. Zuppe | 6pm - 7pm | Monday-Friday | Cleveland Cavaliers and NBA Talk |
| Blue Zoo Radio | Frank Reece | 8p | Monday | Hobby and Recreation |
| Pro Wrestling Insider | Buck Woodward, Mike Ptak and Paul Belfi | 7pm | Tuesday | Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment |
| Total Extreme | Chris Rickles and Pouyan Karbassi | 8pm | Tuesday | Extreme Sports |
| The FDH Lounge | Rick Morris and the FDH Dignitaries | 7pm | Wednesday | Pop Culture, Fantasy Sports and More |
| The Vegas Wise Guys | Vegas Vic and Bobby Felton | 7pm | Thursday | Sports Handicapping |
| The Week In Sports | Walter Payton | 7pm | Friday | Sports Talk and Entertainment |
| sportstalkREWIND | The STC Staff | Overnights & Weekends | Sports Talk, Entertainment, Pop Culture and More |
