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Sports Radio’s Fall Book Ratings Recap (Major Markets)

Published

9 months ago

January 10, 2023

Sports radio’s fall book is over and the ratings are in. Football season is known to create high expectations, helping many of the nation’s best brands end the year with strong momentum. It has been a while since we last printed the numbers, and that’s given us plenty of time to rethink how exactly to do this.

Rather than putting together in-depth pieces for each individual city, we are instead going to present the format’s major markets as a whole. A recap of how the mid markets’ top brands performed is coming later in the week. For today though, let’s take a look at the fall ratings in the top 20 markets.

Be advised that ratings information for Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, Minneapolis and San Diego was not made available this quarter to BSM therefore those cities are not listed. Here’s everything else.

NEW YORK

WFAN

6a-10a (Boomer & Gio) – 9.7 (1st)

10a-2p (Tiki & Tierney) – 6.4 (3rd)

2p-6:30p (Carton & Roberts) – 7.7 (2nd)

98.7 ESPN NEW YORK

6a-10a (2 hours of DiPietro & Rothenberg and 2 hours of ESPN Radio’s morning show with Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams) – 2.5 (15th)

10a-3p (ESPN Radio’s #Greeny and Bart & Hahn) – 2.4 (14th)

3p-6:30p (Michael Kay Show) – 2.9 (14th)*

* – Full ratings information for 98.7 ESPN New York was not available. The numbers for afternoon drive on the station reflect the time that The Michael Kay Show is on head-to-head against Carton & Roberts (3-6:30 pm).

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CHICAGO

670 THE SCORE

5:30a-10a (Mully & Haugh) – 4.8 (3rd)

10a-2p (Bernstein & Holmes) – 5.6 (2nd)

2p-6p (Parkins & Spiegel) – 4.7 (4th)

M-F 6a-7p – 5.0 (3rd)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 4.4 (4th)

ESPN 1000

5:30a-10a (90 minutes of ESPN Radio followed by Kap & JHood – 4.2 (6th)

10a-3p (2 hours of ESPN Radio’s #Greeny, 2 hours of Carmen & Jurko, 1 hour of Waddle & Silvy) – 3.7 (t-9th)

3p-7p (3 hours of Waddle & Silvy and 1 hour of Bleck & Abdalla) – 4.8 (3rd)

M-F 6a-7p – 4.2 (5th)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 3.5 (t-10th)

*670 The Score’s numbers reflect total line reporting. ESPN 1000 only provides numbers from its over-the-air signal.

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SAN FRANCISCO

95.7 THE GAME

The Morning Roast (6a-9a) – 5.2 (5th)

Willard & Dibbs (9a-12p) – 4.4 (6th)

Steiny & Guru (12p-3p) – 5.2 (2nd)

Damon & Ratto (3p-6p) – 5.0 (4th)

M-F 6a-7p – 4.8 (4th)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 3.8 (8th)

KNBR

Information for individual KNBR shows was not available.

6 – 9 AM (Murph & Mac) – 4.5 (6th)

9a-12p (1 hour of Murph & Mac followed by 2 hours of Papa & Lund) – 4.9 (3rd)

12p-3p (2 hours of Papa & Lund and 1 hour of Tolbert & Copes) – 4.8 (3rd)

3p-6p (Tolbert & Copes) – 4.0 (7th)

M-F 6a-7p – 4.6 (6th)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 4.0 (6th)

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DALLAS

THE TICKET

5:30 – 10 am (The Musers) – 9.4 (1st)

10a-3p (Norm & Donovan 10a-12p and The Hang Zone 12p-3p) – 5.9 (4th)

3p-7p (Hardline) – 6.2 (2nd)

M-F 6a-7p – 7.2 (1st)

105.3 THE FAN

5:30a-10a (Shan & RJ) – 2.9 (11th)

10a-3p (K&C Masterpiece + 1 hour of GBag Nation) – 4.3 (7th)

3p-7p (GBag Nation) – 4.8 (6th) with an additional .1 share from the web stream.

M-F 6a-7p – 4.0 (9th)

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HOUSTON

SPORTS RADIO 610

6a-10a (Payne & Pendergast) – 3.6 (11th)

10a-3p (In The Loop + 1 hour of The Drive with Stoener & The Show) – 2.7 (t-14th)

3p-7p (The Drive with Stoener & The Show) – 2.2 (19th)

M-F 6a-7p – 2.8 (16th)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 2.5 (18th)

SPORTSTALK 790

6a-10a (Sean Salisbury) – 1.2 (t-22)

10a-3p (In The Trenches and Matt Thomas) – 1.9 (19th)

3p-7p (The A Team + The Nightcap) – 2.0 (20th)

M-F 6a-7p – 1.7 (20th)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 1.6 (t-20th)

ESPN 97.5

6a-10a (60 minutes of ESPN Radio + The Bench) – 0.9 (25th)

10a-3p – (Paul Gallant and The Killer B’s) – 0.5 (24th)

3p-7p (The Wheelhouse) – 0.6 (t-26th)

M-F 6a-7p – 0.6 (t-25th)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 0.6 (t-26th)

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WASHINGTON D.C.

106.7 THE FAN

6a-10a (The Sports Junkies) – 6.8 (4th)

10a-3p (BMitch & Finlay and 1 hour of Grant & Danny) – 10.0 (1st)

3p-7p (Grant and Danny til 6:30 + 30 minutes of content that follows PMDR) – 6.8 (4th)

M-F 6a-7p – 7.8 (3rd)

M-Sun 6a-Mid – 6.1 (5th)

*Information for The Team 980 and ESPN 630 The Sports Capital were not available

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ATLANTA

92.9 THE GAME

6a-10a (John & Hugh + 1 hour of The Steakhouse) – 6.0 (4.8 on air + 1.2 from stream)

10a-3p (1 hour of The Steakhouse, Andy & Randy + 1 hour of Dukes & Bell) – 6.4 (5.7 on air + 0.7 from stream)

3p-7p (Dukes & Bell) – 5.4 (5.1 on air + 0.3 from stream)

M-F 6a-7p – 5.8 (5.3 on air + 0.5 from stream)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 5.2 (4.5 on air + 0.7 from stream)

680 THE FAN

6 – 10 AM (The Locker Room) – 4.2

10 – 11 AM (Buck Belue) – 2.5

11AM – 2 PM (Celini & Domino) – 4.7

2 – 6 PM (Chuck & Chernoff) – 5.2

M-Su 6a-Mid – 4.4

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PHILADELPHIA

94 WIP

6 – 10 AM (Angelo Cataldi) – 15.5 (8.1 on air + 7.4 from stream)

10a-2p (DeCamara & Ritchie) – 12.3 (9.3 on air + 3.0 from stream)

2p-6p (Marks & Reese) – 16.9 (14.3 on air + 2.3 from stream)

M-F 6a-7p -15.2 (10.8 on air + 4.4 from stream)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 15.6 (11.8 on air + 3.8 from stream)

97.5 THE FANATIC

6a-10a (John Kincade) – 3.2 (8th)

10a-2p (Anthony Gargano) – 4.4 (t-5th)

2p-6p (The Best Show Ever) – 3.3 (t-8th)

M-F 6a-7p – 3.4 (T – 8th)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 3.0 (9th)

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BOSTON

98.5 THE SPORTS HUB

6a-10a (Toucher & Rich) – 23.4 (1st)

10a-2p (Zolak & Bertrand) – 18.9 (1st)

2p-6p (Felger & Mazz) – 20.9 (1st)

M-F 6A-7P – 19.6 (1st)

WEEI

6a-10a (Greg Hill Show) – 10.9 (2nd)

10a-2p (Gresh & Keefe) – 10.9 (2nd)

2p-6p (Merloni, Fauria & Mego) – 9.1 (2nd)

M-F 6a-7p – 9.0 (2nd)

The Midday and afternoon shows have been changed at WEEI as of January 2023

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SEATTLE

SEATTLE SPORTS 710

6a-10a (Brock & Salk) – 6.6 (5th)

10a-2p (Bump & Stacy) – 6.0 (4th)

2p-6p (Wyman & Bob) – 7.8 (4th)

M-F 6a-7p – 6.8 (4th)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 8.1 (2nd)

*No information on KJR was available.

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DETROIT

97.1 THE TICKET

6a-10a (Stoney & Jansen) – 11.3 (2nd)

10a-2p (Karsch & Anderson) – 10.3 (2nd)

2p-6p (The Valenti Show with Rico) – 8.9 (1st)

M-F 6a-7p – 11.2 (2nd)

M-Su 6a-Mid – 10.9 (2nd)

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DENVER

104.3 THE FAN

6a-9a (Schlereth & Evans) – 5.7 (6th)

9a-11a (The Players Club) – 4.0 (11th)

11a-2p (Stokley & Zach) – 4.3 (8th)

2p-6p (The Drive) – 4.9 (5th)

M-F 6a-7p – 4.8 (8th)

ALTITUDE SPORTS RADIO 92.5

7a-10a (Moser, Lombardi & Kane) – 3.9 (t-10th)

10a-12p (Dempsey & Company) – 2.7 (17th)

12p-3p (Hastings, Dover & Polumbus) – 2.8 (t-16th)

3p-6p (Kreckman & Lindahl) – 4.0 (11th)

M-F 6a-6p – 3.2 (t-13th)

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TAMPA

WDAE

Shares were not available. The station made a major lineup change in the middle of the book that saw Pat & Aaron move from middays to mornings and Ronnie & TKras go from mornings to afternoons. A brand new show, Jay & Z, debuted in middays. The morning show slot from 6a-9a was 6th this book. Afternoons recorded a 7th place finish from 3p-6p.

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Demetri Ravanos

Demetri Ravanos is the Assistant Content Director for Barrett Sports Media. He hosts the Chewing Clock and Media Noise podcasts. He occasionally fills in on stations across the Carolinas. Previous stops include WAVH and WZEW in Mobile, AL, WBPT in Birmingham, AL and WBBB, WPTK and WDNC in Raleigh, NC. You can find him on Twitter @DemetriRavanos and reach him by email at [email protected].

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John Kincade Celebrates 700th Show at 97.5 The Fanatic

“In radio, if you could find a show that’s faced more adversity in 700 shows, I’d like to buy them a beer.

Published

51 mins ago

October 4, 2023

Jordan Bondurant

Courtesy: John Kincade

97.5 The Fanatic host John Kincade reached a milestone for his show on Tuesday – show number 700.

Kincade has been on the air at the Philadelphia station since 2020. He made sure to show love to everyone involved with the show for all they’ve done.

“Congratulations to the entire crew,” he said.

The road to 700 for Kincade in Philly hasn’t always been an easy one. One thing John has been dealing with has been a colon cancer diagnosis back in the spring that led to a brief time away from the show.

Still, Kincade was thankful for the listeners who’ve continued to tune in and get the show to this point.

“In radio, if you could find a show that’s faced more adversity in 700 shows, I’d like to buy them a beer. That is what I would say to you,” Kincade added. “We appreciate all of you being a part of us for 700 shows, and we hope you’re gonna be with us for the next 700.”

Jordan Bondurant

Jordan Bondurant is a features reporter for Barrett Sports Media. He’s a multimedia journalist and communicator who works at the Virginia State Corporation Commission in Richmond. Jordan also contributes occasional coverage of the Washington Capitals for the blog NoVa Caps. His prior media experiences include working for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Danville Register & Bee, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, WRIC-TV 8News and Audacy Richmond. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant.

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Paul Allen: I Don’t Know What We’ll Do if Taylor Swift Says Yes to Announcing With Us

Allen offered to let Swift announce a portion of the upcoming Vikings/Chiefs game with him on KFAN.

Published

56 mins ago

October 4, 2023

Jordan Bondurant

Courtesy: Dan Myers

It’s been a few days since VP of programming for iHeart Twin Cities Greg Swedberg attempted to get Taylor Swift’s attention ahead of Sunday’s Chiefs/Vikings game in Minneapolis. But Swedberg’s offer for Swift to come to the KFAN FM 100.3 broadcast booth and potentially do some play-by-play with Paul Allen still stands.

Swedberg was a guest with Paul Allen on Tuesday. Allen, the radio voice of the Vikings, asked Swedberg what exactly the plan was for Swift if she happened to see him and say hello.

“I thought she could come in and give you a break on play-by-play,” Swedberg joked.

“That’d be sweet! That’d be great!” Allen responded.

Swedberg has known Taylor Swift since she was a teenager just breaking through on the country music scene. While he said he wouldn’t consider them close friends, they know each other as associates.

Allen asked what would happen if she did show up. She usually rolls pretty deep with security and the like, so the situation in the broadcast booth could be crazy. But Swedberg did say he realizes Swift likely isn’t going to come say hello or anything on Sunday. He acknowledged that it’s possible Taylor doesn’t even show up in Minnesota at all. He just wishes some people would let people enjoy things.

“It’s a bit. Pretty much everything we do here is a bit to a certain extent,” he said. “But, I wouldn’t rule it out. It’s possible.”

“We would make room, wouldn’t we?” Allen asked.

Paul asked Greg the possibility that Swift and Travis Kelce’s family could be situated in a suite near the broadcast booth. Swedberg said if that’s the case, it would make it hard for her to ignore stopping in to say hi.

“If she wants to come in, it’s a quick trip from that booth – I’ve made that little trip myself – into your booth,” Swedberg said.

“It’s an extreme longshot, but hey, you know somebody for 17 years you take a shot,” he added. “And she’s very conscious of PR, and it would be a great scene!”

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Greg Hill: NFL, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift All Working Together for Publicity Stunt

“I don’t think Taylor Swift needs the publicity.”

Published

10 hours ago

October 3, 2023

BSM Staff

(Photo: WEEI)

Are Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and the NFL in cahoots to drive publicity for each other? That’s what WEEI morning host Greg Hill believes.

During The Greg Hill Show Tuesday, the Boston-based host led a discussion about whether or not Swift was more popular than the NFL. Co-host Courtney Cox argued that it’s undeniable she is more famous than the NFL on the global stage. Meanwhile, colleague Jermaine Wiggins argued the pop start isn’t even the most popular artist in America.

“The reason this came up is because of the massive fraud, charade that is being pulled on America by all of them,” Hill said. “And that’s Kelce, that’s her, and that’s the NFL. Who is it benefiting the most? I think Courtney is right. I don’t think Taylor Swift needs the publicity.”

Producer Chris Curtis claimed 2.5 million people in Brazil watched Super Bowl LVII, while only 2 million attempted to get tickets for Swift’s shows in the country. Cox argued that was an apples-to-oranges comparison.

Hill maintained the alleged relationship between Swift and Kelce is simply a ploy by the NFL to seek out a new potential fan base with Swift’s massive following.