New Sports Radio station? About F'M time!

[MR.AdioFan]

I think those who think a properly run FM sports station could not be successful in Detroit are sadly mistaken. The fact that 105.1 dropped the ball doesn't mean all others are doomed to fail. Sure, just like attendance at the stadiums, numbers go down when the local teams aren't performing well, but anybody who knows anything about Detroit as a sports town knows that there is no shortage of passion and dollars around here. Just look at the sellout record the palace had when the Pistons were rolling during the Going To Work days. I've been in sales over 20 years and I know that businesses would support and be excited about supporting a new vibrant sports radio alternative

[Deleted User 14990]

Do Enlighten us.. Who and When?

[JLesinski]

As long as we dont have to hear Art Regner I would give it a shot.

[wtfdetroit]

97.1 ruined local sports radio. Just a bunch of meatheads calling in on "open lines" to discuss their favorite pizza in between delivering cases of Beer to party stores. Sports radio is dead and open lines killed it. If you want more structure, just listen to some national shows like I do. I don't need or want another open line radio station.

[Ohio_Quebecois]

I stick with TSN690 in Montreal or Sportsnet590 Toronto. I can’t take much talk about basketball and football, plus it’s a much more interesting conversation than the frat party and anger on 97.1. I like to hear from People who were involved in professional sports, not Carl from Livonia who doesn’t know which end of a bat to hold but swears he has the answer for the Tigers bullpen.

[Myron Falwell]

Who would run it? iHeart doesn't have an FM to give up, Cumulus wants out of Detroit (otherwise 93.1 would be in consideration), and Beasley failed with 105.1.

[lidoshuffle]

97.1 ruined local sports radio. Just a bunch of meatheads calling in on "open lines" to discuss their favorite pizza in between delivering cases of Beer to party stores. Sports radio is dead and open lines killed it. If you want more structure, just listen to some national shows like I do. I don't need or want another open line radio station.

"More structure"...as in what?? National Sports Talk is 95% NY sports, 5% Tom Brady....sports talk here in Detroit is not fun recently because all our professional, and major colleges, stink at their competition, "Structure"?? You mean callers calling in talking about...."Fantasy Football"..?? You want sunshine blue skies and lollipops sports talk, tune in to ESPN Women's sports talk, I'm fine with the local sports talking heads calling out how bad our teams are run, and performing...just my opinions...carry on....

[Deleted User 14990]

Unless they trade Wheelz in early but I dont see that happening. Unless... there would be a LMA with 107.5.

[JLesinski]

As much as I hate Jim Rome hes got a line that sums up callers in general pretty well: "More of me and less of you is a good thing."
Personally, I think the whole "Lets get to the people." schtick is a crutch. Dont be lazy. Nobody cares who Bob from Eastpointe thinks the most underrated Lion is.

[JackAttack FM]

...and Beasley failed with 105.1.

That wasn't Beasley. That was entirely under Greater Media.

I rooted for 105.1 to work and they kept screwing it up and didn't do the obvieous.

The only way you're going to get another sports station to work is to get Valenti away from 97.1.

[wtfdetroit]

97.1 ruined local sports radio. Just a bunch of meatheads calling in on "open lines" to discuss their favorite pizza in between delivering cases of Beer to party stores. Sports radio is dead and open lines killed it. If you want more structure, just listen to some national shows like I do. I don't need or want another open line radio station.

"More structure"...as in what?? National Sports Talk is 95% NY sports, 5% Tom Brady....sports talk here in Detroit is not fun recently because all our professional, and major colleges, stink at their competition, "Structure"?? You mean callers calling in talking about...."Fantasy Football"..?? You want sunshine blue skies and lollipops sports talk, tune in to ESPN Women's sports talk, I'm fine with the local sports talking heads calling out how bad our teams are run, and performing...just my opinions...carry on....

As in no more open line nonsense. The old WDFN had topics and segments and people called in regarding to that. Kevin Allen called in, they only talked hockey and accepted hockey calls, Tom Kowalski called in... only football talk. That is structure. This is what goes on local sports radio in Detroit (I haven't listened in a few years so chime in if it's changed)

Pat Caputo: The Lions are 2-1-1, do you guys think the Lions can make the playoffs, what is your favorite Coney Dog, Do you think GM and the UAW will agree on a new contract.

This is the worst radio out there. Throw out 30 topics and hear low iq people call in and sound like idiots. Not sure what you're going on about blue skies and lollipops. Your idea has been tried and it sucks. There are only so many morons out there and they all found their home, 97.1

[lidoshuffle]

@ wtfdetroit....yea ok we get it, you're the smartest guy in the room, you claim you haven't listened for years yet here you are giving your expert analysis and opinions on 97.1 day to day format and operations, come on, admit it, you hate Valenti cause he dogs on Big Blue and you don't hear enough talk about...."Fantasy Football"...carry on....

[craig11152]

I don't know if I'm an anomaly or more the norm but at my age (67) I no longer care about sports like I used to. If my teams are good I watch if they are bad I have other ways to fill my time. I don't need to listen to some guy who doesn't shut up tell me they are bad.

[szmigiel]

Detroit needs a new FM sports radio station so we have another one to complain about.