Earlier in the week, Jim Rome officially launched the live video stream of his popular radio program, The Jim Rome Show, on the X platform. Listeners of the show on terrestrial radio and digital outlets are now able to utilize the social media network, which was formerly known as Twitter, to watch a live stream of the program.
The functionality change in the video component of Rome’s show came after it aired on the CBS Sports Network for six years. Rome’s show can continue to be heard on the Infinity Sports Network and a variety of radio affiliates on the AM and FM dial across the country. Because of the show’s continued presence on airwaves regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, it must adhere to guidelines pertaining to obscenity, indecency and profanity within the broadcast.
One of the program’s callers at the end of the first hour began his discourse by commending Rome for his presence on the new platform. In fact, he stated that he no longer has to hear the show on “scratchy AM” radio, the frequency on which Rome first started broadcasting the show when he worked on XTRA Sports 690 in San Diego, Calif.
The caller discussed how the Dallas Mavericks held a 29-point lead on the Minnesota Timberwolves at halftime of Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night, claiming that the team should have effectively abandoned the game. As he continued, he made an inappropriate remark about what Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving did to the team, prompting Rome to interrupt the caller.
“You know what dude?,” Rome articulated. “Unfortunately people heard you say that in a clear video stream and not on some scratchy AM radio station.”
Rome denounced the take that had been provided on the show, along with the caller himself for making such a statement. He also stated that he was in the scratchy Radio Hall of Fame and that listeners can still hear the show through that medium.
“Don’t dog our radio stations,” Rome said. “We have a few hundred radio stations that believed in me and us and put our product on the air, and it’s still on the air. This is a radio show still yet, but it is a radio show that is being streamed live on the X platform, and so far, so good. We’ve had a really good first week, and I’m having an absolute blast.”
Before Rome proceeded to commence the second hour of his program to end the week, he explained that he was enjoying the new project. Throughout his career, he has been on terrestrial radio, along with linear and network television, and is now trying to assimilate into digital media as the outlets continue to evolve.
“We have never actually streamed,” Rome said. “I am embracing new media – I love this, it’s a blast. Dude, don’t bring us down. I like this a lot…. I don’t want you doing anything to jeopardize this great new thing we have. My man, do better. Do better or don’t do at all.”
