Gainesville-Ocala Sports Radio Changes

[Jeff2]

It looks like ESPN 850/900 is no more. WMOP/WGGG/100.1 are going with NBC Sports Radio starting next week.

http://www.ocala.com/article/20130503/ARTICLES/130509912

 

[ThatGuyOnTheRadio]

I thought the 850/900 marriage was there for the long haul, though I did expect 1230 to change to something. Guess the LMA ended?

 

[Louis_009]

who will take over ESPN Radio in the Gainesville/Ocala? unless they get AM-580 from Orlando's ESPN Radio.

 

[ThatGuyOnTheRadio]

WRUF AM-850 is continuing with ESPN.

 

[Jeff2]

I thought the 850/900 marriage was there for the long haul, though I did expect 1230 to change to something. Guess the LMA ended?

It always seemed like an odd marriage just as is Gainesville-Ocala as one market. Then you throw in Entercom handling sales for the UF properties it probably just got too complicated.

I should have mentioned in my original post that WRUF 850 continues with ESPN. I've never been a huge fan of ESPN Radio as it seems whenever you turn it on they are in the middle of a long commercial break.

 

[Louis_009]

kind of cousfed alittle since they have all the AM dial of AM-850 and AM-900 and AM-1230 all at once and the low power FM 100.1 as well.