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[david]

KLAA is dumping (thankfully) most of their weekday infomercials and adding programming from ESPN in early AM, mid-day, and early afternoon effective Monday, April 5.

KSPN will be picking up 60 selected Angels games. That will help in northern LA County where KLAA's signal on 830 is unlistenable, especially after sundown.

The two changes I am not happy to see are the condensing of "The Drive" to just one hour at 5p, and the removal of Doug Stephan for Mike & Mike. M&M are already heard on 710 and will now be simulcast on 830.

Details - http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/archives/2010/03/kspn-klaa-worth.html

 

[accessdlp]

Will KLAA brand itself as 830 ESPN?

 

[BMedina]

Kind of: AM 830 "in association with ESPN"

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/radio/news/story?page=partnership100331

 

[oldiesfan6479]

KSPN will be picking up 60 selected Angels games. That will help in northern LA County where KLAA's signal on 830 is unlistenable, especially after sundown.

The 710 signal is not exactly gangbusters to the north at night.

 

[ChannelFlipper]

Are LA based Amgel fans supposed to be excited about 60 games? That is barely 1/3 of the schedule.

 

[Dr. o Fun]

KLAA is dumping (thankfully) most of their weekday infomercials and adding programming from ESPN in early AM, mid-day, and early afternoon effective Monday, April 5.

Thank goodness and good riddance to the crappy drunk driving show.

dr

 

[musicfan101]

I'm just trying to figure out the point of this...it's not like KLAA had to worry about ratings or revenue. They are owned by the Halos! Essentially, we are going to have a simulcast of ESPN Radio among two stations?! We aren't in Iowa!

 

[radio1015a]

I'm just trying to figure out the point of this...it's not like KLAA had to worry about ratings or revenue. They are owned by the Halos! Essentially, we are going to have a simulcast of ESPN Radio among two stations?! We aren't in Iowa!

True - but we're not in El Centro either and KLAA was the hands down winner for "worst small market sounding format licensed in a major market." Agreed, it is pointless to have two stations with somewhat overlapping signals repeating the same nationally syndicated crap - but there you go. The fact that they are owned by the team and the team's only interest is getting their games on the air without paying rights fees means the rest of the broadcast day can suck and because there aren't any radio people in charge - enjoy the mediocrity. Who buys a station for a team that purports to represent L.A. and doesn't realize that it doesn't even cover the market at night when a majority of games are played?

 

[SuperRadioFan]

it is pointless to have two stations with somewhat overlapping signals repeating the same nationally syndicated crap - but there you go.

I don't know how you guys can talk about "repeating" when the only program both stations air (besides some Angels games/pre and post game Angels games) is "Mike & Mike" in the early AM. Check your facts.

 

[davideduardo]

KSPN will be picking up 60 selected Angels games. That will help in northern LA County where KLAA's signal on 830 is unlistenable, especially after sundown.

The 710 signal is not exactly gangbusters to the north at night.

We are talking about the northern part of the LA metro... 710 has a fine signal in the SFV and the area of the LA Basin north of downtown. That's what 830 does not cover.

The part of the LA market that is in the High Desert is such a small percentage of the population it really does not matter for a programming decision. 710 adds maybe 4.5 million persons to the usable signal coverage at night.

 

[musicfan101]

it is pointless to have two stations with somewhat overlapping signals repeating the same nationally syndicated crap - but there you go.

I don't know how you guys can talk about "repeating" when the only program both stations air (besides some Angels games/pre and post game Angels games) is "Mike & Mike" in the early AM. Check your facts.

Yeah, you actually left out "All Night with Jason Smith" as well as "Sportscenter AM". So much for checking facts, huh?

 

[SuperRadioFan]

it is pointless to have two stations with somewhat overlapping signals repeating the same nationally syndicated crap - but there you go.

I don't know how you guys can talk about "repeating" when the only program both stations air (besides some Angels games/pre and post game Angels games) is "Mike & Mike" in the early AM. Check your facts.

Yeah, you actually left out "All Night with Jason Smith" as well as "Sportscenter AM". So much for checking facts, huh?

Welll excuuuuuse me!! OK I am remiss as I was going by the following posted in LARadio.com (with apologies to Don Barrett for posting it here):

New AM 830 Programming lineup effective April 5th, 2010 (Monday-Friday):

3a-7a: Mike & Mike in the Morning
7a-10a: The Sports Lodge with Roger Lodge
10a-1p: The Scott Van Pelt Show
1p-4p: The Doug Gottlieb Show
4p-5p: Riding Dirty
5p-6p: Angels On Air
6p-7p: Angels Pregame
7p-10p: Angels Baseball
10p-11p: Angels Postgame

710 ESPN Programming lineup effective April 5th, 2010 (Monday-Friday):

3a-7a: Mike & Mike in the Morning
7a-10a: Colin Cowherd
10a-2p: LA Sports Live with Mychal Thompson and Andrew Siciliano
2p-6p: Steve Mason & John Ireland
6p-9p: In the Zone with Martinez and Long
9p-10p: SportsCenter Nightly
10p-2a: AllNight with Jason Smith
2a-3a: SportsCenter AM

 

[SuperRadioFan]

and BTW I assume the listener levels are down between 10 pm and 3 am

 

[musicfan101]

Ha! I was just messing with you

 

[SuperRadioFan]

2nd BTW KSPN was broadcasting the Angels home and season opener last night. KLAA still has a better signal for me in Mission Viejo.

 

[BMedina]

What I really miss is the Lee Klein Show from 10pm-1am on KLAA. He had some good OC callers. Too bad and I think he was let go from CRN Digital talk as well.