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Another sports talk radio station is headed to the Atlanta market – and will arrive when football is in full swing and baseball prepares for the playoffs.
The AJC’s Rodney Ho reports that local rock station 92.9/Dave FM plans to become an FM sports talk station in late September or early October. Dave FM’s change could create a major battle in Atlanta, which already has two well-established sports talk stations: 680/The Fan (simulcast on 93.7) and 790/The Zone.
Are you more inclined to give the new station a try, or stick with one of the two established stations? Let us know what you think.
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Chris
July 31st, 2012
1:28 pm
gotta stick wit 790 the zone
Atlanta Sports Fan
July 31st, 2012
1:31 pm
Unless they hire Mike Bell away from 790 and find a way to have a better morning traffic show than 680. I will stick with 790 all day (with a little 680 in the morning)
Chuck
July 31st, 2012
1:41 pm
They are one of the few listenable local stations, I really hope they don’t do this.
Say It Aint So
July 31st, 2012
1:41 pm
There is a need for a quality sports talk station in the ATL. The mornings are terrible on 790 and their new lunch time format stinks. 680 simply doesn’t have the personalities. Morning show consists of a former rock jock, a former USC tennis player who thinks he’s the smartest person in the room, a former pitching coach from the Bobby Cox tree, and some girl power that seems out of place. Their mid day sucks as well.
ParanoidAndroid
July 31st, 2012
1:45 pm
790 if only they would get rid of 2 live stews. Biggest idiots on the station.
Dave FM needs to have some credible hosts and some Homers. I’m tired of people from Philly or other cities coming here and thinking they know anything about ATLANTA sports.
hey now.....
July 31st, 2012
1:53 pm
Dave Fm is the worst “rock” station on the planet! Wuss rock at it’s worst. Don’t know how the new format will work out. Long term, I think it will eventually kill off 790 the Zone, with most of those personalities moving over there. Then, 680 the Fan will be crushed. Gonna take a year or two to really see how this all plays out.
Get real
July 31st, 2012
1:56 pm
Looking forward to a 3rd option. 790 and 680 have become stale. Dave Archer is about the only host worth a listen, and he is not even in this for the money, just having fun as an ex-player. The rest are just mouth breathing idiots. I lasted about 15 minutes with 680 in the afternnoon. Chernoff seems to never pass up a mirror, loves himself. Oliver is just a blowhard.
Sam
July 31st, 2012
1:58 pm
Both stations stink.
I’ll stick to ESPN radio on satelite.
JR Smith
July 31st, 2012
1:59 pm
Up here in Cumming–both of those stink for evening reception & quantity. ( 93.7 is a joke). Rarely listen to the FAN & 680 is great in the daytime. So, if 92.9 comes in clear at night–they may have a new listener.
JR Smith
July 31st, 2012
2:00 pm
* meant –rarely listen to the Zone.
Party Pooper
July 31st, 2012
2:14 pm
790 is absolutely horrible. 680 is slightly better, I hope it is good. I will definitely give it a try.
Party Pooper
July 31st, 2012
2:14 pm
but, I know have Sirius, and i have a hard time getting off the Grateful Dead Channel.
TG
July 31st, 2012
2:28 pm
Another sports talk radio station?!?! No thank you!!! Bunch of loudmouths full of hot air that don’t know anything about what they are talking about.
Alternatives Welcome
July 31st, 2012
2:31 pm
Never cared much for 790, and I’d welcome an alternative to 680’s Up-Chuck and Turn-off for my afternoon ride home. It would also generally would welcome any station that would come in cleanly after dark in west Cobb – especially in the winter when the days are shorter. I work long days, leaving before daylight year round, and often coming home after dark. Even 680’s simulcast on 93.7 isn’t clean – one of the FM stations farther up the northwest corridor bleeds over into their broadcast in N’west Cobb.
Wayne
July 31st, 2012
2:38 pm
Why is every radio blog filled with bashers? I myself prefer 680, but there is some decent talkent at 790 also. I will give the new station a try to see if they have anything that I like also.
jokurone
July 31st, 2012
2:42 pm
680 ok in the PM, 790 is ok around noon, but forget the the 2 Smews at 1. will give the new station a shot…
coachx
July 31st, 2012
3:01 pm
680 has the better MLB and the better college football coverage.
790 covers the NFL better.
They both suck at covering the NBA.
coachx
July 31st, 2012
3:02 pm
680 needs to make their 93.7 FM station stronger to compete with the 92.9 station.
East Gwinnett (the part still gorwing) can’t even hear 680’s FM affiliate.
loyal dog
July 31st, 2012
3:23 pm
Of course I will listen to the new folks in town. 680 and 790 give me no insight. Only rehashed material from the internet which is old news. Hey how about some insight?
Chuck Oliver
July 31st, 2012
3:37 pm
Come see me at Applebees where you can get any 2 pick and pair entrees for just $20.
jerry
July 31st, 2012
3:46 pm
Will give 92.9 a look if it reaches into the boonies where I live.
MichaelB
July 31st, 2012
3:47 pm
I love 680 but I am OTP and have a very hard time picking them up even on the FM side. So as much as love the 2 shows during the day I will give the new station a shot unless 680 boost the signal.
carlton
July 31st, 2012
3:51 pm
I hear they’re bringing back Max and AJ Cannon.
Birdman of Falcatraz
July 31st, 2012
4:05 pm
790 must run their station on solar power. After dark you can’t pick up the signal. I listen to both of them already, since you get a better signal based on what side of town you are driving through.A third station will give one more option for skipping the miserable local commercials for carpet cleaners and dodge dealers.
Harmon Wages
July 31st, 2012
4:09 pm
About time. Both are vulnerable. 680’s programming is all SEC football and nothing else. You can’t pick up 790 outside the perimeter and they spends more time on restaurant reviews and lame humor than sports.
Buckeye
July 31st, 2012
4:24 pm
Steakie is a legend in his own mind.
Bobby B > old faahhhrt Joe
July 31st, 2012
4:28 pm
Steak has more detractors than followers, so if 790 wants to survive, they need to dump him kwik. I like Cellini and Dimino as well as Buck and Kincaid on 680. 790 needs to dump Hans and let the Stews have their time back or they will be gone…..Chernoff is an idiot.
SanDiegoJacket
July 31st, 2012
4:42 pm
It doesn’t take a very high IQ to be a sports talk show host, and it just proves there are more dumb people in the population than smart.
KEB
July 31st, 2012
4:44 pm
I’ll try it if it’s FM for sure. When dusk comes AM fades out on my way home from work and 93.7s signal strength gets weak up in Canton
hey now....
July 31st, 2012
4:46 pm
Don’t know what kinda crap radio you people have, but I can pick up the Zone almost to Dalton. At night, they both are forced to turn down bt the FCC. The Fan can’t just crank up the FM signal, either. You want mindless, you just keep tuning into ESPN radio and get your sniff of Tebow’s jock.
Joe Mac
July 31st, 2012
4:47 pm
Mitch Evans at Davefm is already pretty solid.
I’d like to see Dave take the best from 680 (Sandra Golden, Matt Chernoff & Chuck Oliver) along with the best from 790 (Chris Dimino) for normal programming pairing Dimino & Golden in the morning and Chuck-n-Chernoff in the evening.
Add Tony Barhart and Wes Durham during the football season and a weekly show in the off season.
Stuart
July 31st, 2012
5:04 pm
I think you go with Dimino and Cellini in the am with Chuck and Chernoff in the evening. Otherwise I could use a job.
Loud Mouth
July 31st, 2012
5:14 pm
Landscape is ripe for good sports radio on a strong signal. 790 can’t be heard during their strongest show- mornings- and when I get them, the programming stinks- Barnhart, Durham, and the Stews are unlistenable. 680 has a terrible morning show besides Golden but Kincade and Oliver hold their own in the afternoon. Dave FM should hijack Cellini, Dimino, and Bell from 790 and Kincade, Oliver, Hometeam, and Sandra Golden from 680. Bring back Scottie Ferrell and they should have an unbeatable lineup. This plus Dave FM’s signal strength will crush 680 and put 790 out of business.
Pud Wannasterberg.
July 31st, 2012
5:22 pm
Here is my ideal line up.
AM – A pair of dirty socks, expired mustard and one of those things you use to check the air in your tires.
Mid day – The sound of a revving motorcycle….V Twin
Afternoon – Sarah Palin’s retarded child and a blender
Night – A guy eating popcorn.
That line up has ratings winner written all over it.
Sandra Golden
July 31st, 2012
5:24 pm
Thanks for all the support!
I have a yeast infection.
Beat up for My Lunch Money
July 31st, 2012
5:25 pm
Ewwwwwwww
Dennis
July 31st, 2012
6:00 pm
I will definitely give the new station a shot. I would hope we get new voices. As expected, everyone has their favorite and worst people from existing stations, so one’s man’s comic genius is another’s immature jerk (how many times can you listen to Hispanic impersonations in an hour?)
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jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
6:41 pm
If the people on the air were in a mostly empty bar having a beer, and you were ease dropping, would you want to join them, or would you just wish they would keep it down?
I would only want to join those 3 of those groups. 790 mornings, 680 and 790 afternoon drives.
I wish 680 wasnt so painful in the mornings. Its like listening to wacky fm dj shockjock, annoying fan of every other team from a million places, and mr nothing out of the ordinary (who i loved as a coach- but he sucks as a personality). Makes me glad I dont commute far anymore. I choose to listen to 790’s commercials over 680’s morning show anymore.
Was glad to see 680 mix it up and put the more entertaining Chuck and Chernoff on in the PM’s. Buck and Kincade had gotten stale. Buck is Capt Obvious (though he seems likable) and Kincade is a pro but grows tired.
Mike Bell always makes me laugh.
Maybe a 3rd station would push the envelope. I just dont see how this city could support 3 sports talk stations. One of them wont make it. My guess is the new one wont, unless they really push the advertising and bring in some real talent (and gobble up some existing). But then if I were a radio entrepreneur and I listened to 680s AM show and then found out how long those guys had been on the air, I would want to join that party too. If thats the best, we can do better would be the thought going through my head.
BTW, I have NO personal bias. None of these guys have ever personally ticked me off. This is strictly based on my personal opinion as it relates to entertainment value.
Dennis
July 31st, 2012
7:13 pm
jcwfalcon: Like your comments about 3rd station pushing the others, if for no other reason 790 HAS to think about their night signal. I’m beginning to doubt if there’s going to be an all out movement of folks from one station to the the new. It’s undoubtably a good time to be an agent right now for these guys. I think it’s hard to predict how long the new station lasts without knowing who the talent will be, recycled or new.
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
7:26 pm
Great point about the night signal Dennis. That used to really tick me off before I moved to Buckhead. It hasnt bothered me much since the iPhone era. Now I just use the smartphone apps to listen.
dutch
July 31st, 2012
7:30 pm
Bring back A J Cannon, Coleman Rudolph, Jamie Dukes, Matt Stewart & Max Howell
ray
July 31st, 2012
7:45 pm
im guessing by the response to this that the new station is encouraged….I will give new station a try
Dennis
July 31st, 2012
7:48 pm
jcwfalcon I think 790 was content with their app providing the night coverage, coupled with the facr 680 wan’t faring any better. Add in the fact it was yahoo programming overnight and I think they thought they could ride. Now if we can get LOCAL talk after dark then I think they have to really make a move. I checked out KDKA in Pittsburgh, where the new program director is coming from… all local guys. I will be listening to them to see what to expect.
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
7:55 pm
Good points Dennis. I would definitely test the water of a new stations programming. Especially if it were local. I would simply listen to what entertains me the most and keeps me the most current on the local sports scene.
Kind of going a different direction, but these personalities are so much more than radio during their segment anymore. I have gotten so I depend on several of them to provide me up to the minute updates, news, and somewhat informed opinions on that news via Twitter. That coudl be a factor on what some people choose to listen to. Thinking about it as I type this, I think Twitter can make you feel connected to the personalities more.
I dont get to listen to the radio as much as I used to because my days are so busy. But I know where most of the personalities stand on almost every major topic because I read it on Twitter when I have a couple of minutes.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
8:09 pm
I don’t want retreaded radio personalities of the past — we need new blood in the ATL sports talk arena.
And as important as College Football is, there are other sports out there.
Hopefully the new station is more caller friendly, more interaction with callers and not get cleared out after one segment.
I do not really listed to either station anymore except if a Braves or Falcon game is on.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
8:12 pm
Everyone has their opinion but MIke Bell irritates me and cannot stand him.
Don’t like the Stews either. I just do not like schtick.
I hope they are more serious about sports, 790 has degenerated into a bunch of nothing. It needs to go. Go back to playing the standards of the 40’s and 50’s than what they have now.
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
8:14 pm
Disgusted, I disgree on the callers. 4 out of every 5 callers suck. I would rather hear the pros and talent discuss. I hear a caller and it makes me want to turn it off.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
8:19 pm
jcwfalcon — With the way sports talk is run down here, callers really do not have that much of a chance to articulate an opinion and if they disagree with some hosts (Kincaide) they get slammed.
As for the pros and talent, do you really consider the likes of the Stews and Bell pros????
Its just not the kind of sports talk that I was reared on. And my preference is for the major league sports. But I deo understand that College Football will always be of most importance around here.
I think the callers are better than they are given credit for.
I do think we need new blood in the sports talk arena in this market. A guy like Beau Bock or Bell would not last in Boston or Philly.
I think ATL fans are smart fans, better than given credit for and deserve better than what some of the talking head media gives them.
Dennis
July 31st, 2012
8:26 pm
Disgusted: Agree with you on getting NEW voices, rather than recycling. Like I posted elsewhere, one man’s comic genius is another’s immature jerk, so one act moving to another station carries AND takes away a station’s fan base. I for one would not want a “Vince Vaughn-wannabe-hey here’s my 100th Hispanic imitation of the day-gee-isn’t this funny” on the new station.
Apostle
July 31st, 2012
8:32 pm
A third sports talk station can’t do any worse than the two already here.I’m bored to tears of “Steak” on 790.He plays shock jock way too much.As for 680 their morning show is crap and the mid day guys are no better.
Bartholomew
July 31st, 2012
8:33 pm
Chuck Oliver is the only person on either station worth listening to–and that’s only about football. Kincaid is passable, I guess. Better national host than a local one.
I welcome the new station, but doubt I’ll ever choose it over Grantland podcasts, the Basketball Jones, etc.
Busted AJC
July 31st, 2012
8:35 pm
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jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
8:36 pm
Disgusted: I cant stomach the Stews. But I think they just arent meant for my demographic. To me they are peepee kaka no substance. It takes them 20 minutes to get past their own theatrics to actually get to the topics of the day.
IMO, most opinions take too long to formulate. I know mine do. I am of the opinion if they gave everyone 60 seconds before they have determined they suck, most would suck and people would stop listening. I used to drive through Birmingham during the week and they let their callers go on a bit longer before they cut them off. It was so painful.
I listen for entertainment. I dont enjoy the Stews, so I dont listen. I enjoy Mike Bell’s jokes and antics. Sometimes his opinions are solid. When his opinions suck, they are still better than 90% of the callers and more entertaining (IMO).
I would rather listen to a guy whos job it is discuss than a caller. Like the people who cover the teams and the national guys. All except Ledbetter. I would rather listen to callers for 5 hours straight than to have to listen to him for a 5 minute segment.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
8:37 pm
I would not mind a return to Fox Sports Network as the nightime affiliate — there were some good shows when 790 had them, but that was some yrs ago.
The switch to Yahoo was not good, I used to listed and call those late night Fox sports call in shows in the early and mid 2000’s.
I do get that callers cannot run the show but if you call in a show and are adding value to the show, seems like you should get more than one fifteen, 20 second comment and you are out. I don’t bother with 680 or 790 much anymore. That 680 format of clearing the lines just turned me off. Just my $.02.
But its their station and they can run it the way they want and after the Braves game, I can go to other sites to get info I want — thank goodness for the internet.
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
8:38 pm
and BTW disgusted, I like the way the good/fresh opinions rise to the top and get on the shows via twitter. Less stage fright involved.
I got on the air a couple of times. I dont know that I would have wanted to listen to myself looking back. I pretty much sucked.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
8:41 pm
One thing I will give credit to Buck and Kincaide is that they do talk sports.
Not much schtick at all. So I will give em credit for that.
Chuck knows his football but a little too much schtick and somewhat borderline vulgar for me.
Then again, I prefer a serious sports talk format, more of the Boston type of model. I do not want to hear about movies, hotties and strip joints. Not my cup of tea at all.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
8:45 pm
jcw// Maybe its more my generation but Twitter just turns me off.
Don;t like facebook either. Took me a few yrs to get used to internet.
never had jitters calling a sports talk show — used to be a fun thing.
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
8:46 pm
If all they did was talk about sports I might commit suicide. As a fan loyal to all the local pro teams, I probably need a break now and again. Our teams pretty much peak at competing for the best of the 2nd tier. Its pitiful. Even the cities that have teams that are bottom feeders (typically) usually have one team that puts together a championship once a decade or so. People say Atlanta fans suck, and I would have to honestly say I dont know that the teams here deserve the fans they have got. Saints fans wore bags on their heads before they put a championship cdaliber team on the field. Its amazing how success changes how good the fans are in the eyes of the media. Full circle.
Delbert D.
July 31st, 2012
8:48 pm
Nothing on in the morning to interest me up to this point. 680 is ok in the PM except when they go to the Braves pregame. That is a waste of radio spectrum allocation. I don’t mind watching the Braves on TV, but without the sound and having something to read at the same time.
Dennis
July 31st, 2012
8:53 pm
From the soon to be sister station’s web page… where the new program director is coming from:
Welcome to 93-7 The Fan on CBSPittsburgh.com!
Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan, KDKA-FM which will feature local sports programming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week promises to represents all Pittsburgh sports fans with unbiased and unfiltered opinions on Pittsburgh sports, 93-7 The Fan’s most important voice is its listeners, THE FANS.
Delbert D.
July 31st, 2012
8:56 pm
93.7-680thefan is not unbiased here. It is the official station of UGA. Same for 790 and Tech. Maybe the new bunch will be unbiased.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
8:56 pm
I get what you are saying jcw, and your opinion is as good as mine, but as for our teams, we have had worse.
Braves are sill decent, (used to be WS caliber in the 90’s), Falcons are in the second tier but compared to what we have had its the best run of football we have had.
Hawks pretty good — the one team I loved the most (Thrashers) just never really had that much of a chance. Hey, I think some of the talking media was happy to see them go, they never wanted to do the homework to cover and learn a different sport.
Still bitter on that one.
And Georgia Football, very solid but not an elite program.
Our teams could be worse though. And they have been.
I don’t want to sound like I don;t like college football, its just that there are other sports out there. I love SEC football begining in August.
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
8:57 pm
I have been to Pittsburgh multiple times. They should just call it Steeler radio with a dash of Penguins. Last time I was there they wouldnt even claim the Pirates. Everyone loves a winner. If the Steelers lost every game for 10 years, and the Pirates won 3 World Series in that time, they would change their tune.
Anyway, off topic. Just putting it out there. By the way, good people in the Burgh.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
8:58 pm
Hey, I’d love a dose of Pittsburgh sports — give me some Penguins coverage.
I know, it is not happening on the local station. It is cool to listen to radio from other cities.
Dennis
July 31st, 2012
9:00 pm
I posted KDKA info becuase I’m curious to see if the new PD is going to bring the same idea here.
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
9:02 pm
During football season I enjoy ease dropping (using radio app) on the city of whatever team the Falcons are playing that week. I find it to be an interesting spin on that Thur/Fri. I always feel kinda dirty listening. “Their” players join sometimes and seem to get comfortable and sometimes they drop some nice bulletin board material.
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
9:02 pm
Understood Dennis. I was just ranting.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
9:03 pm
It should be Steeler radio — as for the Bucs, anyone under the age of 30 does not remember a winning season in their lifetime.
Even the 72 Yankees drew less than a million fans — the last Yankee team that was not owned by Steinbrenner. Back in my HS days, NY was a Mets and Jets town.
The 66 Red Sox drew 800,000 fans, the yr before they turned in around with the impossible dream team in 67, team has been respectable since save for a few losing seasons.
Dennis
July 31st, 2012
9:06 pm
jcwfalcon: Great minds think alike! I do the exact same thing, especially the post game shows after a Falcons victory. Surprise surprise the calls after a loss in that town sounds a LOT like the calls in this town after a loss.
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
9:07 pm
Solid perspective disgusted. It ceases to amaze me how short sighted the media is when it comes to judging how “good” fans are.
I dont like em, but if you want to tip you r hat to a fan base for hanging around, I would give it to Cubs fans. They fill that place year after year and most of the time they arent even playoff caliber.
Salute the few people who are die hard KC Royals fans. Those are great fans. They have no reason for optimism, but keep going (the few). Steelers, Bostonians, NYers, etc…those guys are on easy street. If they dont show up to watch their championship caliber teams year in and year out they should have bad things done to them.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
9:21 pm
You know, there was a time that Kansas City Royal fans were owned by a good owner in Ewing Kauffman and the team got competitive quickly and played competitive baseball until they got bought our by Wal-Mart brainchild David Glass.
KC used to have a good payroll for the times and when Glass got that team he cut payroll from 41 mil to 19. (Back in the mid 90’s).
They have not recovered since, and they do have good fans. And KC Chief fans are passionately insane about their team & they have not had the most to cheer about. Up and down history but they built their goodwill on their old AFL success and of course the one SB championship after the 1969 season.
Guys like Bobby Bell, Lenny Dawson and Otis Taylor are still loved out there. And they still love the Royals players who were together when they were good.
They get better ownership, they might have a chance. You cannot run a sports team like a high volume discount store.
Disgusted
July 31st, 2012
9:24 pm
Oh, and salute the Atlanta Thrasher fans who still showed up in spite of the dirt we got shoveled upon us.
I hope to see an AHL team here someday, I do not expect the NHL return in my lifetime.
Maybe in 2075????? LOL.
Jimmy Jam
July 31st, 2012
9:35 pm
Yes, thank God, please hurry tired of the monotony. Time to shake things up and more power from an FM station in the morning would be great. Also, need to break up all the good ole boys and add more diversity.
Lost In Buckhead
July 31st, 2012
9:40 pm
Buh Bye Cha Cha. You and baby Sophie can move back in with your daddy now.
Steaky
July 31st, 2012
9:46 pm
Wait, let’s talk this over. I’m really not that bad, am I? I mean, baby Sophie loves me so it’s all good, right?
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
9:51 pm
I like Steak. Sure hes pompous..but hes from Boston. Whats he gonna do? Hes spoiled. Naming kids after the city of our rival isnt cool either. Wait, maybe I dont like him. Nah, hes fine.
sportzfan
July 31st, 2012
9:58 pm
Any station that reaches people outside the perimeter will get my vote….as well as others I’m sure. Bring back Max Howell and team him with Buck Belue and football will be covered. As soon as I hear “Rhonda You Rock”, I switch stations….really getting old.
Boston Herald
July 31st, 2012
10:01 pm
Steak, we have an opening for a writer for a Martha Stewart type column. Call us …. your credentials are very good we hear. Tah, Cha Cha
OldSchool
July 31st, 2012
10:04 pm
Just saw the story and told my wife, who is a big DaveFM fan, to see what her reaction would be. As expected, she said, “WTF!!” Or words to that effect. She is crushed. I think it is kinda funny. I always ask her who “Dave” is. Anyway…like several others I don’t think the ATL can or will support 3 sports talk radio stations. One of the three will bite the dust. As for me, I am a 680TheFan fan. Listen to it driving to work in the morning and in the afternoon coming home….from Carrollton. Was hopeful when they went FM with 93.7 but the signal quickly fades. If they want to compete with the new FM station they better do something, anything to boost their signal. Gave 790 a try ever once in a while until a couple of years ago, but frankly, other then Bell, I couldn’t stand their talent….especially their accents.
Halsey Hall
July 31st, 2012
10:19 pm
Interesting topic. Here is my two cents worth … I welcome a third station as what we have is OK at best. I like 790’s morning show other than Cellini because all he does is recite the AJC. I swear I sit at breakfast and read the sports page then get in my car and hear it almost verbatim as his opinion and source for his opinion. Domino is excellent and Steak, while a complete tool, adds some humor. The 680 morning show is simply un-listenable. 790’s mid-day show is equally un-listenable. Hans Hiser has potential but The Stews are the absolute worst thing that ever happened to Atlanta radio (and before you haters respond this is nothing racial). Ryan Stewart especially. Obviously a complete moron.. Most sports talk humor is sophomoric, however, his is below that (elementary school level). Sometimes I wonder if it’s humor or just his butchering of the English language such as someone is put in the penile system rather than the penal system. Humor or ignorance, I don’t know. Anyway, I enjoy the banter between Chuck and Chernoff and whatever criticism others think is OK and accepted. They simply provide an entertaining show. Mike Bell is amusing other than virtually all of his views on sports which are idiotic. Everyone in his eyes is a loser unless they win the championship. No one has mentioned the biggest moron of all, however, Beau Bock. I give him credit for longevity but there has never been a bigger boob in the history of sports who has lasted this long. One must give him credit for longevity but it ends there. I remember in the early 1980’s when he did a short bit each morning on Gary McKee’s radio show talking about “the big valentine pumping under his jersey”. Give me a break. Anyway, another station would be welcome. And, as others have said, maybe we can take the best of both the two current stations and merge them with some talent from the new one and come up with something worth listening to.
The Truth
July 31st, 2012
10:34 pm
Somebody told me that there should more females like ESPN is doing, sad.
And, hershay hall….plz…look up the word “paragraph”, geesh.
marktwain
July 31st, 2012
10:44 pm
I don’t understand how they keep putting annoying yankees on the radio. If the new station provides any alternative whatsoever it will dominate. Barnhart and Durham are the only two I can really stand.
Baby Sophie
July 31st, 2012
10:51 pm
Daddy, are we moving back in with grandpa? I know he pays all the bills, but I liked having our own house. And, daddy, why do you say Cha Cha all the time?
heartofdarkness
July 31st, 2012
10:51 pm
A good fellow inserts two facts in one syllogism and he’s labeled “the smartest guy in the room”? Maybe the problem isn’t with the sportscaster. Maybe it’s the room.
Little League Broadcasting
July 31st, 2012
10:54 pm
Well, I guess our time is over. I don’t know why you hillbillies never warmed to us. We are fine upstanding New England yankees and we came down here to educate you heathens. Apparently you are not capable of learning. I will be taking baby Sophie back up to Boston where people appreciate obnoxious a—holes like me.
Que Ball
July 31st, 2012
10:57 pm
Never was able to land any hair sponsors. I guess me and Ms. Steaky and baby Sophie will just go back up north. By by Cha Cha.
Mel in SW Atlanta
July 31st, 2012
11:23 pm
Hire me!. We needs some winnah’s in dis town, not looosah’s!.
jcwfalcon
July 31st, 2012
11:30 pm
now now now now look heinh steak.
If they gave Mel an hour it would be the most listened to hour on the dial. Not for the right reasons, but still.
Tsplate
August 1st, 2012
12:26 am
Seriously, we don’t need another radio station, we just need teams that matter.
I prefer Chuck Oliver at 3 and the morning guys and gal on 680. they’re pretty solid and I prefer the color they offer. the Herd at 10 is great as well, the only ESPN product I care to listen to.
But Buck sucks at 12. Seriously, he’s not good. I guess he won UGA a national championship, or handed the ball off to the guy who did, 32 years ago but that is no reason to give him a show. You need someone who can talk fast and doesn’t seem so overwhelmed.
Steak for Dinner
August 1st, 2012
12:32 am
There is always room for competition but 680 the Fan has a solid cast of characters. Distinct voices, varied personalities, which makes for entertaining radio. On 790’s morning show, you can’t tell one from the other – they all sound the same and have the same take on every topic. “I had an amazing dinner last night. At The Palm. And they happen to be an advertiser, what a coincidence!”
In contrast to that nonsense, Kincaid is the real deal. He knows we don’t care what he ate for dinner and we are lucky to have him in the Atlanta market. He is opinionated but very fair in my mind. He can also back up his point of view with facts and logical reasoning, rather than bluster.
John
August 1st, 2012
2:45 am
I live in midtown and I can never get 790 in the car. I always turn on 93.7 if there is a braves game on and Im stuck in the car though. I like when they play some of the ESPN radio shows. Suppose I’ll give 92.9 a shot.
My 2 cents
August 1st, 2012
6:51 am
It seems like the only college football news is about Georgia and some upper crust SEC teams on either 680 or 790. That’s fine for awhile, but it gets old. It’s like ground hog day with both stations. I know it’s about who is listening that makes the money, but there are many other conferences and teams of interest. I hope this “new” station can become a flagship station for either the Braves, Falcons, or Georgia Tech. The Steaks, Bucks, Stews, etc. aren’t entertaining anymore. Atlanta sports talk needs a fresh new start.
Jesus Christ
August 1st, 2012
7:02 am
Only idiots, which are plentiful in Atlanta, listen to sports talk radio.
Dawgnlex is a complete tool
August 1st, 2012
9:18 am
92.3 needs to hire former 680 the fan/790 the zone/The Herd sports “personality” Chadddddd Scott. I loved hearing him babble about his bench press and his man crush Cam Newton.ATL Sports radio is not the same without him!!!
Zach Irwin
August 1st, 2012
10:57 am
I’ll give the new sports talk station on 92.9 a chance.
Chris Snow
August 1st, 2012
12:23 pm
I agree about 680’s FM station…the reception is horrible on the south side of town. But having said that, I do enjoy the Rude Awakening, Buck and Kincade, and C&C. Not a big fan of Colin Herd.
Chris
August 2nd, 2012
9:26 am
Both morning shows stink. I’d rather listen to Dan Patrick, but 680 relegated it to third-tier on their AM station no one can get clearly. Bell is funny in small doses. Chernoff loves himself, and is never wrong. Or so he wants to believe.
Barnhart and Durham were pretty good before they got mixed together with the Stews. Won’t listen to them, or Bucky and Phillyboy. Cowherd is rarely right on anything, even the other ESPN personalities like Russillo make fun of him. SVP is the best thing on in the afternoons, and I wonder how much of that is due to no callers.
I’d take local news and traffic 5-9, Patrick 9-12, Mike Bell’s Impersonation Hour at lunch, SVP from 1-4 and if you can find me a replacement for Chernoff, a show with Chuck Oliver in the afternoon.
Brandon
August 6th, 2012
10:21 am
I’d listen BIG time if they bring back AJ Cannon!!