SacTown Sports 1140AM and the Sacramento Kings are parting ways. Morning show host Carmichael Dave revealed that the split was mutual as it ends a 32-year run as flagship partners.
What We Know: SacTown Sports 1140AM will no longer serve as the Kings’ flagship radio home. Carmichael Dave shared his insights on the news on The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross. He described the decision as mutual, not a falling-out. Meanwhile, play-by-play voices Gary “G-Man” Gerould, Jason Ross, and Henry “The High Flyer” Turner will move the team’s app, Kings.com beginning with the regular season and also SiriusXM Radio.
What They Said: (All quotes via SacTown Sports 1140):
Carmichael Dave on the Sacramento Kings and SacTown Sports ending their 32-year partnership: “This was truly a mutual thing. It was 100% a mutual thing. They wanted the same deal that we’ve had forever, and that doesn’t make sense because it’s not the same value. Not the product itself, although they’re not great. But you can’t do a deal you had in the ’90s and 2000s today when there’s so many other ways to disseminate that. So, they went elsewhere. They talked to other people, which is their right. They should do that, and that didn’t work. They’re doing this. God bless them. Good for them.”
Carmichael Dave praises Bonneville Management: “Shout out to our bosses and the company we work for. I also appreciate that in this world where you’ve got our dear friends over at the [Sacramento] Bee being being let go. By the way, radio in general and all media, you’re seeing all these people being laid off. That’s not what’s happening here.”
Carmichael Dave says nothing will change with Kings coverage on SacTown Sports: “We’re still going to do the same [Sacramento] Kings coverage. In fact, we might even step up in the sense our King’s coverage. Our website, our writing, our video content. None of that changes. The personalities are the same. Everything’s the same. The only difference is G-Man and Jason and the High Flyer during the games-they’re going to be over there. Good for them. Everything else, exactly the same.”
What Remains Unclear: How will fans in Sacramento without SiriusXM hear the broadcasts if they’re in their cars? Will the Sacramento Kings seek another terrestrial radio partner for local radio distribution? How far apart were both sides from reaching a deal?
What It Means: SacTown Sports will keep producing Kings coverage across its website, writing, and video. In fact, Carmichael Dave says that coverage could even expand. The station loses live game audio, but its personalities and daily shows remain unchanged. While the station’s imaging and sound may be altered slightly, the focus on covering the team will not.
