FM Talk Station Competitions

[DiamondJoe]

Recently, the market of Salt Lake City just got two brand-new talk stations on the FM band, the new 97.5 FM Talk and a simulcast of 1160 KSL on 102.7.

Are there any other markets with competing talk or news/talk stations on FM?

I know Nashville is a somewhat odd market, they have talk WWTN-FM and two sports talkers on 104.5 and 106.7.<P ID="signature">______________


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[FightingIrish]

> Recently, the market of Salt Lake City just got two
> brand-new talk stations on the FM band, the new 97.5 FM Talk
> and a simulcast of 1160 KSL on 102.7.
>
> Are there any other markets with competing talk or news/talk
> stations on FM?
>
> I know Nashville is a somewhat odd market, they have talk
> WWTN-FM and two sports talkers on 104.5 and 106.7.
>

At the beginning of 2006, there will be in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Currently, WFMP (107.1) is a talk station aimed at women. Ratings are nothing to crow about, but there must be some reason Hubbard is still doing it. The new station is from Clear Channel. 100.3 will ditch smooth jazz and go talk, grabbing Limbaugh from KSTP-AM (his contract is up there and KSTP really isn't gung-ho about keeping him). Hannity will join the station next August when his KSTP contract expires. So, come January 1 or so, there will be two FM talkers in the Twin Cities.<P ID="signature">______________
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[Shadow]

> > Recently, the market of Salt Lake City just got two
> > brand-new talk stations on the FM band, the new 97.5 FM
> Talk
> > and a simulcast of 1160 KSL on 102.7.
> >
> > Are there any other markets with competing talk or
> news/talk
> > stations on FM?
> >
> > I know Nashville is a somewhat odd market, they have talk
> > WWTN-FM and two sports talkers on 104.5 and 106.7.
> >
>
> At the beginning of 2006, there will be in Minneapolis/St.
> Paul. Currently, WFMP (107.1) is a talk station aimed at
> women. Ratings are nothing to crow about, but there must be
> some reason Hubbard is still doing it. The new station is
> from Clear Channel. 100.3 will ditch smooth jazz and go
> talk, grabbing Limbaugh from KSTP-AM (his contract is up
> there and KSTP really isn't gung-ho about keeping him).
> Hannity will join the station next August when his KSTP
> contract expires. So, come January 1 or so, there will be
> two FM talkers in the Twin Cities.
>
You have WTKK-FM in Boston that has done very well in the ratings. I don't know their complete line-up but know they mix syndicated with local. They have Imus in the Morning and their afternoon show is local with Jay Severin.

An old FM talker is WNIR in Akron, OH. All live and local except Jim Bohanon and Mike Gallagher on overnights. They have been dominant 12+ for years.

The new WPGB in Pittsburgh has been VERY successful really knocking KDKA around. Local mornings but right-wing syndicates all day. I think they also have Pitt sports.

I know there is more but those are three FMs with solid ratings.

 

[wireless_fan]

> Are there any other markets with competing talk or news/talk
> stations on FM?


Clear Channel Orlando has news/talk WFLF, branded as WFLA at 540 AM. They also have WTKS, Real Radio 104.1, on FM. the former is a traditional conservative news talk. Real Radio is entertainment talk, younger-skewed life-style oriented "Rock Talk". There is some politics integrated into the mix when warranted, but very little. The two stations don't really compete for the same audience, very different psychographics. Depending on the host, the slant on Real Radio can be towards the left or right. Back When Clear Channel dropped Stern on Real Radio, the Monsters of the Mid-day moved to mornings and the morning guy on WFLF, Shannon Burke, became the new mid-day show on Real Radio. In my opinion, that was a terrible move. Burke doesn't seem to be pulling it off too well. He doesn't reflect the in-your-face culture of station