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14. There was this AM station in Detroit WJR who screwed up big time when they gave up on being the flagship station for...

Mon Apr 21, 2025, 11:47 AM

Apr 21

...the Detroit Tigers and switched formats to conservative talk radio. In the long run they lost big time financially.

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Listening to terrestrial sports talk radio paints a grim picture of our society... [View all] RockRaven Apr 20 OP

Gone are the days of early sports talk radio moniss Apr 20 #1

Thanks for the tip and I've been a moniss Apr 21 #7

SiriusXM sports channels' ads are equally depressing jmowreader Apr 20 #2

Let's include 1-877-KARS-4-KIDS... rubbersole Apr 21 #8

Kars 4 Kids is one of the companies in the last paragraph jmowreader Apr 21 #12

Then there's the Kars for Kids ads! Crowman2009 Apr 21 #9

You're correct misanthrope Apr 21 #17

College sports is more pleasing for me, too. CoopersDad Apr 21 #18

So you listen to KNBR as well. Ha. usonian Apr 21 #5

LOL, yup, that was the station. RockRaven Apr 21 #6

You target the demographic that listens. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 21 #10

Hey, cheer up. Rush Limbaugh is still dead. (nt) Paladin Apr 21 #11

Good. (nt) Paladin Apr 21 #16

So much gambling talk Johnny2X2X Apr 21 #13