Oddly enough, the day after I told you that the Score radio was going to be shut down, I heard in New York that Sporting News Radio was being re-branded Yahoo! Sports Radio.
It sounds like they will have roughly 180 affiliates, i assume all if not mostly all in the USA. I read however that Sirius will be picking up the network and I wonder if they will be carrying it here in Canada. I also wonder if they will offer some Canadian content if they do.
Here is the lineup for the network:
MONDAY-FRIDAY
2A-6A John Harris
6A-10A Steve Czaban
10A-1P Tim Brando
1P-4P Sean Pendergast
4P-7P Travis Rodgers
7P-10P Gamecast
10P-2A Todd Wright
SATURDAY
6A-9A Best of Czaban
9A-1P Terry Ford
1P-7P Sports Saturday With Bob Berger & Craig Shemon
7P-11P YSR Postgame With Peter Brown
11P-4A Last Call with Scott Jackson
SUNDAY
4A-8A Best of John Harris
8A-1p Terry Ford
1P-7P Sports Sunday With Bob Berger & Craig Shemon
7P-11P YSR Postgame With Peter Brown
11p-2A Last Call with Scott Jackson
I will let you know if I hear more on that.
Also, I am told that the NHL Network is moving out of Toronto. I don’t know what it means in terms of job losses etc. but apparently but for what could be a small presence here in Toronto they are moving to Whaler nation, Connecticut.
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The NHL Network news was pretty much known once the NBC/Comcast thing was done.
As for YSR why the change?
Yahoo Sports has a much larger brand then The sporting News does,
And I think Sirius already carried The Sporting News in canada, I remember hearing it a few times flipping around when i still had sirius
you can read about the Yahoo! radio story here
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-08-yahoo-airwaves-sports-radio.html
Steve Czaben’s show is a good listen. It’s done out of DC. Travis Rodgers comes across as a poor man’s Cowherd. Which is kind of like saying he’s a good child molester.
Rodgers is Rome’s old producer, Pendergast was a legendary caller on the Jungle (the Cablinasian).
I’ve listened to SNR a few times and its not bad at all, but it only really works online as no one nearby carries it. Pretty sure it not will impact the Bell/Rogers arms race we have here now, just another good online option for those who don’t want to choose..
Chef Mike:
Your last post should have ended by actually saying, “…for those who don’t want to choose MEDIOCRITY”
I really like this guy, Terry Ford. He’s quick witted and he makes some great comments. I get him around midnight in Chicago on Saturday. I like what he said about Tim Tebow, “He’d be all right if he could throw the ball somewhere on the football field.”