Sports radio’s fall book is over and the ratings are in. Football season is known to create high expectations, helping many of the nation’s best brands end the year with strong momentum. It has been a while since we last printed the numbers, and that’s given us plenty of time to rethink how exactly to do this.
Rather than putting together in-depth pieces for each individual city, we are instead going to present the format’s major markets as a whole. A recap of how the mid markets’ top brands performed is coming later in the week. For today though, let’s take a look at the fall ratings in the top 20 markets.
Be advised that ratings information for Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, Minneapolis and San Diego was not made available this quarter to BSM therefore those cities are not listed. Here’s everything else.
NEW YORK
WFAN
6a-10a (Boomer & Gio) – 9.7 (1st)
10a-2p (Tiki & Tierney) – 6.4 (3rd)
2p-6:30p (Carton & Roberts) – 7.7 (2nd)
98.7 ESPN NEW YORK
6a-10a (2 hours of DiPietro & Rothenberg and 2 hours of ESPN Radio’s morning show with Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams) – 2.5 (15th)
10a-3p (ESPN Radio’s #Greeny and Bart & Hahn) – 2.4 (14th)
3p-6:30p (Michael Kay Show) – 2.9 (14th)*
* – Full ratings information for 98.7 ESPN New York was not available. The numbers for afternoon drive on the station reflect the time that The Michael Kay Show is on head-to-head against Carton & Roberts (3-6:30 pm).
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CHICAGO
670 THE SCORE
5:30a-10a (Mully & Haugh) – 4.8 (3rd)
10a-2p (Bernstein & Holmes) – 5.6 (2nd)
2p-6p (Parkins & Spiegel) – 4.7 (4th)
M-F 6a-7p – 5.0 (3rd)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 4.4 (4th)
ESPN 1000
5:30a-10a (90 minutes of ESPN Radio followed by Kap & JHood – 4.2 (6th)
10a-3p (2 hours of ESPN Radio’s #Greeny, 2 hours of Carmen & Jurko, 1 hour of Waddle & Silvy) – 3.7 (t-9th)
3p-7p (3 hours of Waddle & Silvy and 1 hour of Bleck & Abdalla) – 4.8 (3rd)
M-F 6a-7p – 4.2 (5th)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 3.5 (t-10th)
*670 The Score’s numbers reflect total line reporting. ESPN 1000 only provides numbers from its over-the-air signal.
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SAN FRANCISCO
95.7 THE GAME
The Morning Roast (6a-9a) – 5.2 (5th)
Willard & Dibbs (9a-12p) – 4.4 (6th)
Steiny & Guru (12p-3p) – 5.2 (2nd)
Damon & Ratto (3p-6p) – 5.0 (4th)
M-F 6a-7p – 4.8 (4th)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 3.8 (8th)
KNBR
Information for individual KNBR shows was not available.
6 – 9 AM (Murph & Mac) – 4.5 (6th)
9a-12p (1 hour of Murph & Mac followed by 2 hours of Papa & Lund) – 4.9 (3rd)
12p-3p (2 hours of Papa & Lund and 1 hour of Tolbert & Copes) – 4.8 (3rd)
3p-6p (Tolbert & Copes) – 4.0 (7th)
M-F 6a-7p – 4.6 (6th)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 4.0 (6th)
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DALLAS
THE TICKET
5:30 – 10 am (The Musers) – 9.4 (1st)
10a-3p (Norm & Donovan 10a-12p and The Hang Zone 12p-3p) – 5.9 (4th)
3p-7p (Hardline) – 6.2 (2nd)
M-F 6a-7p – 7.2 (1st)
105.3 THE FAN
5:30a-10a (Shan & RJ) – 2.9 (11th)
10a-3p (K&C Masterpiece + 1 hour of GBag Nation) – 4.3 (7th)
3p-7p (GBag Nation) – 4.8 (6th) with an additional .1 share from the web stream.
M-F 6a-7p – 4.0 (9th)
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HOUSTON
SPORTS RADIO 610
6a-10a (Payne & Pendergast) – 3.6 (11th)
10a-3p (In The Loop + 1 hour of The Drive with Stoener & The Show) – 2.7 (t-14th)
3p-7p (The Drive with Stoener & The Show) – 2.2 (19th)
M-F 6a-7p – 2.8 (16th)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 2.5 (18th)
SPORTSTALK 790
6a-10a (Sean Salisbury) – 1.2 (t-22)
10a-3p (In The Trenches and Matt Thomas) – 1.9 (19th)
3p-7p (The A Team + The Nightcap) – 2.0 (20th)
M-F 6a-7p – 1.7 (20th)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 1.6 (t-20th)
ESPN 97.5
6a-10a (60 minutes of ESPN Radio + The Bench) – 0.9 (25th)
10a-3p – (Paul Gallant and The Killer B’s) – 0.5 (24th)
3p-7p (The Wheelhouse) – 0.6 (t-26th)
M-F 6a-7p – 0.6 (t-25th)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 0.6 (t-26th)
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WASHINGTON D.C.
106.7 THE FAN
6a-10a (The Sports Junkies) – 6.8 (4th)
10a-3p (BMitch & Finlay and 1 hour of Grant & Danny) – 10.0 (1st)
3p-7p (Grant and Danny til 6:30 + 30 minutes of content that follows PMDR) – 6.8 (4th)
M-F 6a-7p – 7.8 (3rd)
M-Sun 6a-Mid – 6.1 (5th)
*Information for The Team 980 and ESPN 630 The Sports Capital were not available
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ATLANTA
92.9 THE GAME
6a-10a (John & Hugh + 1 hour of The Steakhouse) – 6.0 (4.8 on air + 1.2 from stream)
10a-3p (1 hour of The Steakhouse, Andy & Randy + 1 hour of Dukes & Bell) – 6.4 (5.7 on air + 0.7 from stream)
3p-7p (Dukes & Bell) – 5.4 (5.1 on air + 0.3 from stream)
M-F 6a-7p – 5.8 (5.3 on air + 0.5 from stream)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 5.2 (4.5 on air + 0.7 from stream)
680 THE FAN
6 – 10 AM (The Locker Room) – 4.2
10 – 11 AM (Buck Belue) – 2.5
11AM – 2 PM (Celini & Domino) – 4.7
2 – 6 PM (Chuck & Chernoff) – 5.2
M-Su 6a-Mid – 4.4
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PHILADELPHIA
94 WIP
6 – 10 AM (Angelo Cataldi) – 15.5 (8.1 on air + 7.4 from stream)
10a-2p (DeCamara & Ritchie) – 12.3 (9.3 on air + 3.0 from stream)
2p-6p (Marks & Reese) – 16.9 (14.3 on air + 2.3 from stream)
M-F 6a-7p -15.2 (10.8 on air + 4.4 from stream)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 15.6 (11.8 on air + 3.8 from stream)
97.5 THE FANATIC
6a-10a (John Kincade) – 3.2 (8th)
10a-2p (Anthony Gargano) – 4.4 (t-5th)
2p-6p (The Best Show Ever) – 3.3 (t-8th)
M-F 6a-7p – 3.4 (T – 8th)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 3.0 (9th)
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BOSTON
98.5 THE SPORTS HUB
6a-10a (Toucher & Rich) – 23.4 (1st)
10a-2p (Zolak & Bertrand) – 18.9 (1st)
2p-6p (Felger & Mazz) – 20.9 (1st)
M-F 6A-7P – 19.6 (1st)
WEEI
6a-10a (Greg Hill Show) – 10.9 (2nd)
10a-2p (Gresh & Keefe) – 10.9 (2nd)
2p-6p (Merloni, Fauria & Mego) – 9.1 (2nd)
M-F 6a-7p – 9.0 (2nd)
The Midday and afternoon shows have been changed at WEEI as of January 2023
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SEATTLE
SEATTLE SPORTS 710
6a-10a (Brock & Salk) – 6.6 (5th)
10a-2p (Bump & Stacy) – 6.0 (4th)
2p-6p (Wyman & Bob) – 7.8 (4th)
M-F 6a-7p – 6.8 (4th)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 8.1 (2nd)
*No information on KJR was available.
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DETROIT
97.1 THE TICKET
6a-10a (Stoney & Jansen) – 11.3 (2nd)
10a-2p (Karsch & Anderson) – 10.3 (2nd)
2p-6p (The Valenti Show with Rico) – 8.9 (1st)
M-F 6a-7p – 11.2 (2nd)
M-Su 6a-Mid – 10.9 (2nd)
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DENVER
104.3 THE FAN
6a-9a (Schlereth & Evans) – 5.7 (6th)
9a-11a (The Players Club) – 4.0 (11th)
11a-2p (Stokley & Zach) – 4.3 (8th)
2p-6p (The Drive) – 4.9 (5th)
M-F 6a-7p – 4.8 (8th)
ALTITUDE SPORTS RADIO 92.5
7a-10a (Moser, Lombardi & Kane) – 3.9 (t-10th)
10a-12p (Dempsey & Company) – 2.7 (17th)
12p-3p (Hastings, Dover & Polumbus) – 2.8 (t-16th)
3p-6p (Kreckman & Lindahl) – 4.0 (11th)
M-F 6a-6p – 3.2 (t-13th)
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TAMPA
WDAE
Shares were not available. The station made a major lineup change in the middle of the book that saw Pat & Aaron move from middays to mornings and Ronnie & TKras go from mornings to afternoons. A brand new show, Jay & Z, debuted in middays. The morning show slot from 6a-9a was 6th this book. Afternoons recorded a 7th place finish from 3p-6p.
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Demetri Ravanos is a columnist and features writer for Barrett Media. He is also the creator of The Sports Podcast Festival, and a previous host on the Chewing Clock and Media Noise podcasts. He occasionally fills in on stations across the Carolinas in addition to hosting Panthers and College Football podcasts. His radio resume includes stops at WAVH and WZEW in Mobile, AL, WBPT in Birmingham, AL and WBBB, WPTK and WDNC in Raleigh, NC.
You can find him on Twitter @DemetriRavanos or reach him by email at DemetriTheGreek@gmail.com.
