WSCR=White Sox Baseball in 2006

[KlunkLetter]

Starting next season, the Chicago White Sox will be heard on 670AM, The Score, the 50,000 watt blowtorch of the midwest. I haven't heard if the Bulls are following, or if they are staying on WMVP, ESPN Radio 1000.

 

[SportsTalkJunkie]

> Starting next season, the Chicago White Sox will be heard on
> 670AM, The Score, the 50,000 watt blowtorch of the midwest.
> I haven't heard if the Bulls are following, or if they are
> staying on WMVP, ESPN Radio 1000.

The Bulls contract is up next year. Look for the Bulls to go to WBBM-AM 780 to put both franchises in the CBS Radio family. However, there always is the possibility that Reinstorf keep the bulls on WMVP-AM 100, so that he can have influence with both stations.

The signing of the White Sox shows what a great move it was to hire Mitch Rosen as Program Director. it will be interesting to see who ESPN hires to run ESPN Radio 1000.
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[KeithE]

> > Starting next season, the Chicago White Sox will be heard on
> > 670AM, The Score, the 50,000 watt blowtorch of the midwest.
> > I haven't heard if the Bulls are following, or if they are
> > staying on WMVP, ESPN Radio 1000.

This returns the Sox to their long-time home on 670. They were with the old WMAQ from 1967 to 1991, other than 1971-72 (WEAW-FM/WTAQ) and 1980-81 (WBBM).

> The Bulls contract is up next year. Look for the Bulls to go
> to WBBM-AM 780 to put both franchises in the CBS Radio
> family. However, there always is the possibility that
> Reinstorf keep the bulls on WMVP-AM 100, so that he can have
> influence with both stations.
>
> The signing of the White Sox shows what a great move it was
> to hire Mitch Rosen as Program Director. it will be
> interesting to see who ESPN hires to run ESPN Radio 1000.

The latest scuttlebutt on the Bulls is that they will either end up on The Score or, less likely, WGN. If Disney didn't want to pony up the dough (the "official" reason for the Sox leaving - something I don't believe for a second unless they really are getting out of radio), then they won't try to keep the Bulls either.

So now The Score has the Sox, Black Hawks (if the NHL ever plays again), and probably the Bulls after next year. They'd have the Bears too if Infinity had their way, but the McCaskeys (especially Mikey) want nothing to do with Mike North and the boys from what I've heard. I think it was the team that insisted on being on WBBM rather than WSCR because of The Score's hostile attitude toward the McCaskeys.