680/The Fan adds simulcast on FM dial at 93.7
680/The Fan yesterday at noon began a simulcast of the sports talk station on an FM translator at 93.7.
“We wanted to add the FM option to help deliver 680’s content to people who only want to listen to the FM band,” said David Dickey, who runs the Fan.
The station has not made an official announcement because it’s still tweaking the processing and ensuring it works well. “It will take a few days,” he said.
The 93.7 signal does not cover the entire metro area but is certainly an improvement at night, when the AM signal has to power down significantly. This will help the Atlanta Thrashers, who usually play games at night and are aired on 680. The Braves will now be heard on 93.7, 680 and Rock 100.5. This also helps the morning show the Rude Awakening in the early part of the show when it’s still dark outside, especially in the winter.
The Federal Communications Commission in 2009 began allowing radio stations to simulcast on open FM signals. These “translators,” as they are called, are not allowed to create new content per se. The 99X at 97.9, for instance, originates from the HD-2 channel on 99.7
Dickey said the signal will be comparable to that of 97.9. You can view a coverage map of 97.9 here.
Cumulus Broadcasting, which operates Q100, 99X and Rock 100.5, purchased the 93.7 translator in July for $400,000, according to an AllAccess story. Since then, Dickey Broadcasting, which owns 680/The Fan, purchased the signal from Cumulus. The two companies are independent, but both have some of the same management.
AM750 and now 95.5FM News/Talk WSB added an FM simulcast in August to give listeners who prefer FM an option. Ratings have improved since the move.
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143 comments Add your comment
Jimmy John
November 30th, 2010
1:33 pm
Great! Finally FM sports talk radio in Atlanta. 790, are you listening?
The K
November 30th, 2010
1:47 pm
Yes I can listen to sports at night. The Fan is not a good sports station, but it’s better than nothing.
Indifferent
November 30th, 2010
1:54 pm
680 doesn’t interest me. I hope 790 follows with this strategy soon, though. Until then, XM national sports talk will have to do.
Observer
November 30th, 2010
2:55 pm
Once again, 680 is one step ahead of the 790 clowns. The management and resources at Dickey broadcasting is obviously infinitely greater then that at 790. The legacy of Shapiro and Saltzman continues.
Hoser
November 30th, 2010
3:00 pm
I know, as a Thrashers fan, it’s great to know that I’ll be able to hear all the action at night, even if I’m up in Acworth!! A huge win for the team, and the station…and now Atlanta has 4 pro teams, all on FM!
Mass Dawg
November 30th, 2010
3:33 pm
Of course 790 the Zone missed out on once gain. Shapiro and Saltzman were too busy trying to figure out how they were going to keep the lights on before they filed for Chapter 13.
Speaking of bankruptcy, how’d you like to be the executive at the local CBS affiliate who signed off on having the 790 the Zone losers doing the weekend sports. Imagine you get rid of the local personaliites for a bunch of hacks who think they know everything about food, movies, strip clubs, and college football
Better yet, what ever happened to the Hawks executive who signed 790 the Zone to be their flag ship station. You would have to be a complete imbecile to hitch your wagon to a station that can’t be heard at night, beyond the 28d Arc.
Au revoir, 790 the Zone, you won’r be missed CHA CHA.
Bk
November 30th, 2010
3:34 pm
I’d rather listen to 790 on AM than 680 on FM…..
GA Dawg
November 30th, 2010
3:38 pm
Mass Dawg –
We still have your severance check at the front office reception desk – please pick up when you have the time.
Sincerely,
Saltzman and Shapiro
Jimmy John
November 30th, 2010
3:42 pm
The guy at WGCL who signed off on 790 is the general manager (with the news director’s imput). These are also the clowns who run the only station that doesn’t cover high school football. Idiots.
Christopher Rude
November 30th, 2010
3:49 pm
I always love the angst-blog that follows whenever Ho writes a sports talk radio column. It’s usually the only way I can catch up on the personal life of steak.
Ole Kin'Kade
November 30th, 2010
3:51 pm
“don’t I sound even better on FM Buck?
RK
November 30th, 2010
3:54 pm
Wait, is there sports talk radio at night in Atlanta?
Kane337
November 30th, 2010
4:10 pm
Some of you guys should try reading the entire article…..
“AM750 and now 95.5FM News/Talk WSB added an FM simulcast in August to give listeners who prefer FM an option. Ratings have improved since the move.”
Kane337
November 30th, 2010
4:14 pm
Please disregard my comment. I’m not awake yet.
Kane337
November 30th, 2010
4:20 pm
I listen to both 680 and 790. They are both good and provide different views and insights. I’m always frustrated when daylight savings ends and darkness is in effect when I leave work. I can’t listen to either station and use my satellite for ESPN radio or Sirius NFL. This is a good step in the right direction by 680. I will definitely tune in to 93.7 on my drive home from work. I hope 790 will provide a simulcast soon. Love listening to the Mike Bell / Dave Archer tandem on Monday’s.
joe
November 30th, 2010
4:38 pm
Oh great…now we can hear The King burp, snort, fart, cough and sneeze in stereo.
Brisket
November 30th, 2010
4:39 pm
FM radio is dead. AM is where it’s at. The Zone has been lulling The Fan onto a false sense of security. Just you wait, when the time is right we will spring into action and then BAM, they won’t know what hit them. Now I have to go, being Brand Manager is exhausting. I spent most of the day working on the Penske file.
carl spackler
November 30th, 2010
4:40 pm
let me guess…790 the zone to be simulcast on V103? Someone tell those idiots that poodles ARE dogs.
UGA VIII
November 30th, 2010
4:44 pm
Listen to both stations, more of a 790 fan as their on air personalities are superior and nobody is funnier then Bell. Also, don’t need serious sports takes from Kincaid and his holier than thou attitude to all that is not Philly. But 790 has once again missed the boat by failing to secure a FM signal, so can’t listen to them early and after work on way home. Not sure how the execs over there are earning their paychecks. Hope they shape up soon or we may be stuck w/ only 680.
rod
November 30th, 2010
4:45 pm
mass dog, get your panties out of their wad. no one wanted the Hawks when it was up for renewal. While I love Holman I enjoyed 790 adding dscott to have someone Steve could play off of. Mayhem in the AM is way ahead of Rudes group and Barnhardt and Durham are tremendous. Colin Colon cant compete with that. King is fine while Matt’s act of being a stud wore me out when he was 790. The Stews are unbearable. Buck and Kincaid, I just cant listen to. I go to satellite after 1pm.
Mike
November 30th, 2010
4:45 pm
Atlanta sports radio made me get Sirius Radio. Especially Chris Dimeno. Met him once, what a d-bag, and a face made for radio.
ATLFlamesFan
November 30th, 2010
4:46 pm
I am absolutely thrilled that I will be able to listen to the Thrashers games on the radio. And for the post-game show, I won’t have to turn it off when I get to 285!
Let’s Go Thrashers! 5 wins in a row!
Observer
November 30th, 2010
4:46 pm
Agree with Kane337 above about Archer and Bell. That show is exponentially better then the Bell/Pollack combo. Pollack is just a boring, ignorant fool with very little personality and almost zero knowledge or insight outside of just football and basketball. If 790 was smart (which they have proven time and again they simply aren’t), they would cut ties with Pollack and go with Archer/Bell full time as that show is the second best sports talk show in Atlanta after Chuck and Chernoff.
Buck is a god awful moron that is simply unlistenable and Kincaid is simply an obnoxious, blowhard, though he at least does his research to his credit. When he plays it straight he’s good, but when he reverts to his obnoxious “bad cop” routine with the idiot Buck, he becomes almost intolerable.
No reason to comment on the Stewpids as that is simply terrible radio in every possible respect. Durham and Barnhart are just unexciting old farts with an extremely narrow focus. I can’t imagine how that show would even be worth listening to during the months of April – August (I only included February and March because Durham at least knows College BBall and can carry the show during that period).
Both morning shows are not very good overall, but the Mayhem show becomes vastly better when that bumbling and inept fool Shapiro is not there.
cosmo jacket
November 30th, 2010
4:53 pm
Good to hear (pun!), but no thanks on B & K in the afternoon. Diddo UGA VIII’s thoughts (Did I really agree with UGA?) I throw up in my mouth when I even hear the ad for Kincaid’s Sunday show by himself @ ESPN. Maybe we could get Joe Morgan to join him on that show now that he is done with Sunday Night Baseball and we could package 2 awful commentators in one location that I can avoid. I listen to 790 using flycast on my phone when coverage is poor, but they really do need to simulcast.
Jim
November 30th, 2010
4:59 pm
Some change. Just put it on 93.7 and they are playing xmas music! Am I missing something here?
TPM
November 30th, 2010
5:07 pm
I’m looking forward to it because Rock 100.5 would never broadcast The complete Braves pregame shows.
myra
November 30th, 2010
5:10 pm
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
thank you.
TC
November 30th, 2010
5:12 pm
Oh thank God I can hear Buck’s fake laughs and fake excitement in stereo now.
cafeej
November 30th, 2010
5:12 pm
You can actually hear 790 on FM if you have a radio which is able to received High Definition (HD) signals. They have been on the third digital channel of Star 94 (94.7-3) for over a year. Now both stations can be heard on FM.
Several stations in the Atlanta market have this capability. WABE 90.1 uses all three channels to deliver different content.
RK
November 30th, 2010
5:14 pm
Welcome to 1985!
Lum
November 30th, 2010
5:22 pm
You guys that think Mike Bell is funny must all be former Kappa Sigs.
790 the Hood...
November 30th, 2010
5:24 pm
…is unlistenable.
Andrew
November 30th, 2010
5:24 pm
If you even listen to Chuck and Chernoff, let alone think they are the best, kill yourself.
Fish Fry Party Punch a Nerd in the Face
November 30th, 2010
5:25 pm
Steak has got to be the dumbest arsehole on the planet earth
Fish Fry Party Punch a Nerd in the Face
November 30th, 2010
5:27 pm
OH Yeah, LETS GO THRASHERS…Clap, Clap, Clap
td
November 30th, 2010
5:27 pm
790 morning show sucks because it is a bunch of loud mouth Yankees that do not have a clue about college football in the south.
TC
November 30th, 2010
5:30 pm
Haha…so which is it? “loud mouth Yankees” or “790 the hood”? Wow…don’t allow too much diversity in your southern ears.
tj
November 30th, 2010
5:31 pm
This is great news for us Thrasher fans living out in the sticks.
Tyrone Biggums
November 30th, 2010
5:32 pm
I prefer ESPN Radio 1230 AM. You get National shows like Mike & Mike, Cowherd, SVP, etc who talk about national issues and not bunk local Atlanta sports.
pete
November 30th, 2010
5:32 pm
790 is much much better until 1 pm. Then it sucks. the Stews are awful . Chuck and Chernoff and Buck and Kincade are better in the afternoon
TC
November 30th, 2010
5:36 pm
I think it’s much more exciting that they have finally released their iphone/ipod app and updated their website. 790 is still the leader as far as the technology aspect goes. It’s more interactive with the texting capability as well. I dunno…there’s room in Atlanta for more than one!
Road Dog
November 30th, 2010
5:43 pm
Kudos to 680 the Fan. They have taken the best from 790 (just lacking Domino) and now they are beginning to squeeze them out. Shapiro has killed that station.
680 Fan
November 30th, 2010
5:49 pm
I love 680 I’m glad they are now on FM too I think its a smart move and another nail in the coffin for the guys down the street BTW I met Chuck Oliver the other day I don’t think Healthy Trim works or at least it didn’t seem to slow him down from stuffing his face.
Fat Buck Baloo
November 30th, 2010
5:51 pm
I’m just glad all of you can listen to my fat butt on FM now
Hoser
November 30th, 2010
5:52 pm
Dollars to donuts most of the guys trashing 680 and loving on 790 here are Big League/Jefferson-Pilot trolls…
WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!
November 30th, 2010
5:53 pm
I love 790 The THUG !
It my favorite radio station.
And we now have the best President USA ever had.
Atlantafied
November 30th, 2010
5:54 pm
The clown that decided to have the 790 The Zone yankees from New York, Boston and Cleveland do the UGA Bulldogs pre-game show must have been smoking crack. Georgia Bulldogs and martinis don’t mix. These guys don’t have the foggiest clue as to what’s going on with SEC football. And by the way, what’s up with the shiny bald heads?
James
November 30th, 2010
5:55 pm
Oh, great – another place to hear 680 the dawg
Braves #17 Fan
November 30th, 2010
5:57 pm
I always preferred 680 over 790. 680 seems to come across more intelligently. 790 seems a little on the trashy side. I don’t like listening to strip bar commercials while listening to sports talk with my two boys.
Mass Dawg
November 30th, 2010
5:58 pm
GA Dawg, if I had worked for Steaky, I would have killed my self several years ago. I think I would have offed my self after I heard for the 40th time, the story of Steak getting dropped off at the Cheetah club by his folks. Besides there isn’t enough of Steak to go around, becuase the two main boot lickers, Dominio and Cellini, have him all to themselves.
Seriously, only in Atlanta could these hacks stay on the air so long. Why dodn’t we bring back the Grease Man and Steve McCoy to Atlanta for a morning show.
Kool-Aid Drinker
November 30th, 2010
5:58 pm
Buck in FM. Lord to the have mercies. He constantly defends the incumbents (Cox & Richt come to mind). He doesn’t know how to call a spade, a spade. I don’t care if he played QB, that was a long flocking time ago. As a fellow Bulldog, he is downright embarassing. That nasal voice of his puts me to sleep.
Great Falconi
November 30th, 2010
6:03 pm
Falcons need to get rid of the birdbrain Elle Duncan.
What an airhead !
Beau Bock
November 30th, 2010
6:05 pm
I still think the Falcons messed up when they fired Jerry Glanville.
Sup
November 30th, 2010
6:06 pm
Just get rid of kincaide and bring back Max Howell.
790 Fan
November 30th, 2010
6:07 pm
Obviously everyones taste are different. I prefer 790 over 680. I like Domino, Barhart and Durham, Bell and Archer. Can live with Cellini. Pollack is just a big lug devoid of any knowledge of the world outside of football and some NBA. Steak= mostly annoying and the morning show is better without him. Stews are absolutely unlistenable unless you are African American.
On the other side, the morning show on 680 is unlistenable Rude and Perry are really bad. Mazzone has some baseball insight, but I can’t wade thru the other crap. Chuck and Chernoff are pretty enjoyable. Buck and Kincade make my ears bleed. Would rather listen to the Stews for twenty four straight hours vs ten minutes of these two and that is quite a strong statement. Kincade= world’s biggest pontificating a** clown.
Back 2 reality
November 30th, 2010
6:08 pm
Hey Steak Shapiro, stop sucking up to Artie Blank & Matty Ice and pay attention to this!!
Highlander
November 30th, 2010
6:08 pm
Good news, RH! Thanks.
Now I’ll actually be able to hear Monday Night Football! (Don’t get to watch due to work schedule.) 680 definitely has some reception problems here in Marietta after 6pm.
GetYourDVRready!
November 30th, 2010
6:18 pm
This is great news. In the office I keep 680 streaming all day, and on the way to and from work during daylight savings its tough to get a signal.
I’d be even more happy if they finally released an App. for the Droid (there has been an iPhone Ap. for a while). With that said, the ap.’s won’t allow for streaming of Braves games due to MLB restrictions (the same as on their online streaming). SO, if the main thing you want to catch clearly is the Braves games- this is GREAT news!
Em, we’re on the FM dial!
BigBlueTiger
November 30th, 2010
6:26 pm
I only listen to the Stews anyway.
Shirly Hemphill
November 30th, 2010
6:27 pm
I’ll be sure to tune in…it will be interesting to see if Leo has any anecdotes about Glavine and Smoltzie. That would make things really interesting!
Dave
November 30th, 2010
6:28 pm
I never did like 790. I haven’t listened to them since Beau Bock did “Mayhem in the P.M.” a long, long time ago. I couldn’t stand Steak Shapiro and that smarmy “Noo Yawk” attitude. I liked 680 better when they had “Mike & Mike in the Morning,” and “Max & Perry,” although “The Herd” is pretty good (don’t really care for “Rude Awakening”). I’ve been wishing The Fan would simulcast on FM for a while, so I’m happy.
Matt
November 30th, 2010
6:36 pm
That’s right Carl, poodles are dogs and poodles can also be male. The Stews are just trying too busy trying to be cool with all that hip slang they spit!
It’s completely un-listenable and the habitual race angle is beyond annoying. Their intro is enough to make you want to shotgun your radio.
Ford's poppa
November 30th, 2010
6:52 pm
Listened to the FM version tonight when I lost the AM signal. They need to work on the audio because everyone sounds a pitch or two higher on the FM than on the AM. Hearing a more metallic sound to the voices on the FM version as well.
GoFalcons11
November 30th, 2010
6:55 pm
I like having the 2 local stations plus now the national stuff on 1230 and 1340. As soon as they start talking college football I can switch the dial to Pro Sports that actually matter. Love it.
SB
November 30th, 2010
6:57 pm
If you are hearing Christmas music on 93.7, then you are picking up the Macon station
CJ
November 30th, 2010
7:06 pm
Almost as boring as the painful interviews with Stinchcomb
Buck is so BLUE
November 30th, 2010
7:10 pm
Ole HICK FACE BUCK loves to smart mouth G.T. But his red neck almamater school is not loved by everybody that listens to that station. I have family that attended both universitys. And I get discussted when he says some sarcastic remark about G.T. “THA JAAACKETTS” (sample) How about the JAWJA DAWGS. If you dawg people could only see yourselves as others see you. It just proves how immature and goofy Mr. BAAAALUUUUU is.
Durty Bo Dean fan
November 30th, 2010
7:20 pm
Great move! Sports radio should be broadcasted all around the clock. Not everybody works a 9-5. But, I’d love to hear less of “ESPN Radio” and more local talk on the local stations. I can WATCH SportsCenter on TV, so why would I choose to simply LISTEN to it on the radio?
Local sports radio needs more LOCAL coverage, regardless of the time slot!!
F. Sinkwich
November 30th, 2010
7:21 pm
Chuck and Matt on 680 mid-days is the best radio in town, bar none. Excellent mix of sports and nonsense.
I hate Rude and Leo in the morning. Hey Leo, nobody cares about baseball in November, and Rude, nobody cares about you and your constant sexual innuendos. You are way past your prime.
Voice of Reason
November 30th, 2010
7:23 pm
I have listened to sports tak radio since its beginning in the late 70’s and this market has the worst selection of hosts. I grew up between Philly & NY with shows like Mike & the Madd Dog durind drivetime- Been here for 10 yrs and both 680 & 790 STINK. Chuck & Chernoff is the only show that I can listen to for more than 30 minutes without getting sick. I travel all around the country and Belue has got the be the worst person in drivetime (in a major market). He is always unprepared, laughs for no reason at all, and changes the subject like he has ADD. Buck should be doing radio in Macon. I am from Philly and I even Kincaid obnoxoius (but at least he prepares). Kincaide is a Howard Eskin whanabe. 790 is not much better. The Stews are difficult to listen to but I can handle them before I listen to Belue. Steak is a buffoon who is so self centered that he can’t realize is in his best interest to get out way. What a waste sportstalk radio is in this town!!!!!!!!!!
Chuck Kang
November 30th, 2010
7:24 pm
I AM THE KANG!!! Now on Stereo!
Chuck Kang
November 30th, 2010
7:25 pm
Enter your comments here
JCP
November 30th, 2010
7:27 pm
Can a few of you guys stop with the obsession of where guys are from? Buck Belue was born here and played (if handing off is played) major college football here and he might be the biggest dope when it comes to talking about it. Chuck Oliver was born here and is the most insufferable guy in radio when it comes to everything but especially college football. I’m from Dunwoody, 35 years old, and I’ll take a couple of the “Yankees” everyday of the week. Funnier and more prepared beats boring and lazy.
Legal Carlos
November 30th, 2010
7:28 pm
Not having to listen to Chernoff and Kincaid justify moving from Atlanta. A couple of self-righteous twits.
Truthpaste
November 30th, 2010
7:28 pm
Great. It sucks living OTP and catching sports talks in patches. I was getting tired of the whining on WSB.
Durty Bo Dean fan
November 30th, 2010
7:33 pm
Hey Ho,
Check out Durty Bo Dean on youtube. Dude’s got some bad azz videos.
King of Lawrenceville
November 30th, 2010
7:37 pm
Buck sucks and Kincade blows… Those guys are intolerable… And I’m a UGA grad… I like Rude ok but please replace his sidekicks… Perry is a complete blowhard and Leo needs to get back to coaching… I like the Mayhem show better than Rude Awakening but Moe, Larry and Curly are all too smug much of the time… They take themselves way too seriously…
MF
November 30th, 2010
7:38 pm
Great news! Good reception for Thrashers and Monday Night Football! 680 really seems to be positioning themselves for a kill shot on 790 knowing that the St. Louis deal set them so far back here in Atlanta.
Both stations have strong points, strong shows and weak shows (Buck and Kincade and the Stews being almost unlistenable), but what is really amazing is the amount of on-air and off-air talent that 680 has poached from 790 recently. Chernoff, Oliver, Hometeam, Chad Scott, and Dennis Scott. Amazing.
DamntheButcher
November 30th, 2010
7:39 pm
This may help if you are just north of Atlanta but I am an hour away and it doesn’t do crap for me. The signal is weak. Scott McFarlane is a total idiot because I have emailed him several times and asked why a station like Paul Finebaum in backwoods Alabama can be on xm and 680 can’t. McFarlane is too pathetic to answer. The fm idea is good but it is between 2 stations that interfere with 93.7 in North GA.
Just sayin'
November 30th, 2010
7:55 pm
I listen to sports radio everyday,and must admit that listening to Kincade is sometimes difficult. He knows it all, and can’t tolerate callers who don’t agree with his take on things. Buck’s laugh is as fake as a $9 bill, and I HATE the way they exploit “Mel”. They know he sounds ignorant, and constantly put him on air just to get a good laugh. On the other hand (dial) The Two Live Stews are annoying, too. Someone stated they’re difficult to listen to unless you’re African American. News flash: They can be difficult to listen to even if you are African American.
Moonpiepimp
November 30th, 2010
8:05 pm
Good news. I use to listen to 790 but now I am on board with 680. I still think 790 has the better morning show but I have been full time with 680 since they got Chuck and Chernoff. Those guys crack me up.
Fish Fry Party Punch a Nerd in the Face
November 30th, 2010
8:09 pm
First off Chuck the Kang did not get accepted to UGA and went to Auburn. Of course, he is going have a bias against UGA. Second, Perry Lorentino transferred into Univ of So Cal and did not graduate from there; third you must have a fat face and bald head yank to be on the 790 morning show. What do you have with all this? A bunch of idiot LOSERS.
jojo
November 30th, 2010
8:15 pm
yeah thats what atlanta need more small translators to clog up the FM band, lets see, lets put 590 radio disney on 94.5, 790 the zone on 98.9, 1160 WCFO on 100.1, 1010 WGUN on 100.9, 1690 WMLB on 103.7… sheesh!!
jojo
November 30th, 2010
8:19 pm
oh and lets not forget 640 wgst on 105.3 grrr TALK BELONGS ON AM KEEP IT AWAY FROM FM no wonder people are not getting new phones with FM radio on it, it sucks, they are just too happy with ipods and sat radio
Furman Bitcher
November 30th, 2010
8:22 pm
Kincade is the best in the ATL. He is jut right most of the time and you cant stand it.
churchy
November 30th, 2010
8:32 pm
All the personalities on 680 are awesome. Great chemistry on every show. Leo is the coolest dude in the morning. Kincade is almost always correct.
King of Lawrenceville
November 30th, 2010
8:55 pm
Furman and churchy,
Please… Kincade sucks out loud… He comes off as a spoiled little boy that needs a serious a$$ whipping… Leo is a complete goof ball… He belongs on the field… Laurentino is a complete jacka$$… I turn the channel every time he starts to speak… I know his role is to be the heavy but he just doesn’t cut it…
Radio Maverick
November 30th, 2010
9:17 pm
For those who didn’t already know, 790 The Zone DID add an FM frequency a few years ago on 94.1 FM HD-2.
Fan and Zone
November 30th, 2010
9:18 pm
I think 790 does mornings well because Cellini is always prepared and know how to run a show. Dimino makes relevant points and knows his stuff. Chuck and Chernoff are great during middays. Their chemistry makes them what they are. The Kang doesn’t mind being poked at and it makes the show fun. Bell and Archer are terrific together in the afternoons. We are lucky to have more than one option in this town.
Radio Maverick
November 30th, 2010
9:20 pm
Correction: For those who didn’t already know, 790 The Zone DID add an FM frequency a few years ago on 94.1 FM HD-3 a simulcast of WQXI-AM.
TC
November 30th, 2010
9:29 pm
I’m with you Fan and Zone. Nobody said anything about having to pick a side. It’s not a divorce. Let’s face it most of the 680 guys came from 790. Let’s stop for a moment and think that…oh…I dunno…both stations are in it for ratings etc. They all appeal to different demographics and it’s by design. No show is EVER going to appeal to EVERYBODY regardless of station.
hoopdog
November 30th, 2010
9:45 pm
why all the hate on here? there should be a show for everyone considering there are two sports stations in this town. since everyone else is giving their favorites, i will as well. i always listen to mayhem in the am…then chuck and chernoff and the stews…then bell and archer/pollack.
jsmith
November 30th, 2010
9:46 pm
i used to like 790 then they put the stews on and i lost all respect for that station. 680 blows 790 away
Sports fan
November 30th, 2010
9:48 pm
I knew the Stews were eventually going to be called out. Why bash them calling ladies poodles? You know, its okay to have variety in shows. There isn’t one “correct” format for sports talk. Well it was for years, but that change when 790 decided to step out of the box and try something different. There are also more than just African Americans who listen to the show. Great point TC.
Jones
November 30th, 2010
9:56 pm
790 is still better
FLAWoodLayer
November 30th, 2010
10:00 pm
790 much better than 680 imo. Please 790 go with Archer and Bell 5 days a week. They have great chemistry. Pollack would be better on 680.
RosGator
November 30th, 2010
10:58 pm
Agree that 790 that AM crowed does not really understand SEC/ACC football, If I hear about steakie’s “kinish” one more time I may throw up. At least that old fart yankee beua bock gets it. Who the hey know what a kinish is? IF there is any cosmic justice Steak’s daughter will probably end up working at Tatttle Tail.
Chris Rude constantly intterrupts everyone, Perry is so arrongant and in so many instances just plain wrong on the facts its incredible.
42-34 - Dawgs STILL Run This State
November 30th, 2010
11:08 pm
Good – once again Buck Belue and 680 trumps 790 The Zone, the official flagship station of gt athletics.
Dawgs STILL run this state!
Sports Talk?
November 30th, 2010
11:19 pm
Oh great. Another way I can get restaurant and movie reviews. Another venue for hearing about how these jerks spent their weekends with their little girls. One more medium for discussion about everything not related to sports… oh, wait… 680 is now on FM? Whew! I thought you said 790.
Never mind.
Get Real
November 30th, 2010
11:21 pm
680 wins again.
The Zone is broke and doesn’t exist anymore. They were bought out by Lincoln Financial because Steakie and Salzman spent up all of the money and tried to be tycoons in St. Louis. The St, Louis endeavor looks like it broke 790 and they sold out.
Steak fired all of his talent so he could ride around in his Mercedes Benz and now has blown the chance of a lifetime.
790 should’ve invested in an FM signal years ago. The Dickey’s Have the Braves, Hawks and Thrashers all on FM now. Looks like they now have a place to put the Falcons too.
790 is a joke, 680 is business.
Get Real
November 30th, 2010
11:45 pm
@Radio Maverick-who in the heck has an HD receiver! WSB just kicked 95.5 the Beat off the air and the ratings went through the roof with a simulcast.
790 problems:
Pollack works about as much as a bum, he is always at ESPN. Bad decision to have the Host of a show HOSTING other shows throughout the week.
Bad decision to let Chuck and Chernoff go
Bad decision to let the Hawks go to your competitor
Bad decision not to get the Braves
Bad decision to let Mike Bell be stale. Mike Bell is still ripping off South Side Steve with the “yeah c’mon” stuff and acting like women love him.
Who in the heck is Hanz?
Bad decision to let the Stews run off all of your white listeners. The Stews are unbelievably bad. Now that Mike conVick is out of jail, their hero is back and I’m sure the phone lines are full. Meanwhile the Falcons are the best team and they hate Matt Ryan.
Steak should just go back to Boston. You either should have hired a good pr firm or should have immersed yourself into the city instead of acting like some socialite.
680 is not as loud (Steak) low-brow(Mike Bell) or ghetto(the Stews) as 790 which is why the masses have flocked to their station. Now in FM more will go.
Puck Like A Porn Star
December 1st, 2010
12:30 am
FINALLY!!!
THRASHERS ON THE FM DIAL!!!
OTP
December 1st, 2010
2:54 am
It must really suck to be the guys at 790 to know that when they kick off Mayhem in the AM that 90% of the people in the Atlanta market can’t receive their radio signal. After the sun comes up, Nick and Chris are pretty dang funny..Shapiro, not so much.
I hope Nick and Chris get a gig over at 680 when 790 crashes.
jv
December 1st, 2010
6:41 am
Only listen to 680, wish they would get rid of Cowherd though, I only listen to local, never syndicated. Glad they got the FM
Sports radio here is terrible
December 1st, 2010
6:42 am
The sports stations here are crap. And who hired Leo Mazzone to be on a sports show? I don’t care about their opinions about politics, their misogynist views about women, etc. that they talk about so that’s why I stopped listening. They’re morons. The sad part about it is that 790 is even worse.
Jeff
December 1st, 2010
6:44 am
It needs to be 790 the ZONE, the best sports talk with the worst signal.
Real Talk
December 1st, 2010
7:31 am
If the Stews are so un-listenable, why are they the longest running sports talk show in Atlanta (9yrs) and still going strong. Big up’s Stews!!! Let your haters continue be your motivators.
Hey "Get Real"
December 1st, 2010
7:33 am
Get a Life dude. Its just sports radio! Did 790 fire you or something? Name calling is not necessary. “JACKASS”
WTF? If you don't like it, Don't listen!
December 1st, 2010
7:41 am
Both stations have great shows and personalities. “TO EACH HIS OWN” I listen to both stations.
Love listening to Steak, Rude, Chuck & Chern, Mike Bell and the Stews. Good job 680 getting an FM signal.
dave
December 1st, 2010
7:50 am
Lincoln Financial Media is going to clean house in 2011. They bought the sports station in Miami (790 the ticket ESPN) a few years ago and let most of the talent go. The Steward brothers are the only ones who will stay because of their nation show and the relationship with sporting news radio. The station go to more national broadcasting, Steve Czaben will be on in the mornings. They will bring in new talent from outside the area.
Buckeye
December 1st, 2010
8:10 am
Two words……” Afternoon Advice”
ADAMB
December 1st, 2010
8:44 am
When are they going to do something about ESPN 1230???? the local guys are too biased…
Andy in Blairsville
December 1st, 2010
8:52 am
Outstanding!
Out Dog
December 1st, 2010
9:41 am
shapiro, saltzman and the stews—I gave up on that noise years ago.
Jerome
December 1st, 2010
9:48 am
If the Stews are bad radio then they would not be on ESPN’s First Take or be Nationally sindicated…Ya’ll just hating on the brothas….Chuck and Chunkoff suck.
poor signal strength
December 1st, 2010
9:57 am
Meanwhile, 790 can only be heard inside the perimeter between the hours of 8 and 4:30.
When I’m closer to the city, I generally prefer 790 (other than the lunch hour). But their signal strength is a joke.
Ted Striker
December 1st, 2010
9:57 am
Woot! Awesome.
carlton
December 1st, 2010
9:59 am
talk about your ad hominem attacks. Mass Dawg is plenty angry at Steaky.
3 guys who should get canned
December 1st, 2010
10:01 am
680 is ok but Perry, Leo, and Buck have to be the 3 biggest idiots on radio. Their analysis sucks. They make their shows very difficult to listen to.
Pepe
December 1st, 2010
10:04 am
Thank you 680…you just made my day!
Did you know ...
December 1st, 2010
10:12 am
All of these guys got their start at 790 The Zone
Buck Belue
Jon Kincaid
Jamie Dukes
Matt Chernoff
Chuck Oliver
Hometeam Brandon Leak
Dennis Scott
… love ‘em or hate ‘em, not sure why they let all of these personalities walk away to their competitor.
Did you know ...
December 1st, 2010
10:14 am
Oh yeah, add Leo Mazzone to the list … he used to have a coaches show on 790 when he was with the Braves.
GSU Eagle 91
December 1st, 2010
10:14 am
I prefer 680 The Fan over 790 every time….While P Laurentino does irritate me at times in the AM with his smug persona, I find Steak Shapiro even worse….Way too much advertising, and harping about last night’s meal and “Kanish”…Who cares…
Buck and Kincaid are great in the afternoons, and I like Chuck and Chernoff’s college FB insight…
Maybe 680 can hire Chris D away from 790 so he can talk about sports instead of the rambling insanity of Shapiro and Cellini…
KevinM
December 1st, 2010
10:18 am
Both shows have lots of room for improvement….
Kang and Matt – bearable
Steak/Dimino/Cellini – small doses
The Stews – they talk the most NBA out there…wish there was more
Bell/Arch/Pollack – could be good if I could hear them in Duluth
Buck/Kincaid – probably where I spend my most time and these guys are stealing money repeating interviews and comments in a 4 hour window…their preparation seems limited at best.
Would like to hear 680 talk basketball more if someone would show interest……
wtf?
December 1st, 2010
10:25 am
That Chris DoMino guy at 790 looks like a pe*is with ears. Really, the next time he’s on TV have a look, it’s an amazing resemblance, I’ve never seen anything like it. And if you run into him at a bar, it gets worse. Saw him at Red Door one time, stuck out like a sore thumb, old creepy, pe*is with ears trying to grub on 20 somethings.
Here’s my impression of him speaking: So Chris, is the sky blue? Well the IDEA (his favorite word, makes him sound smart) of what you precieve to be the sky, you would have to be considered, to a man, a color that you can tell me is the thought process of what’s above our head, and the idea that you’re telling me what color it is, is absurd.
Correct answer: the sky is blue. Put a sock in it you blow hard pe*is with ears. And his goatee/mouth kinda looks like my bung hole too.
Brian
December 1st, 2010
11:03 am
Other than the Barhnart / Durham show from 10-12, 790 has gotten very stale and their northeast flavor
has gotten old. I can’t understand why, after 10 years they haven’t expanded thier signal, horrible business move. Doesn’t matter to me, other than that one show, I listen to 680.
Reality
December 1st, 2010
11:26 am
I love how the Stewpid fans always try to defend them by saying they are on ESPN’s first take and syndicated so they must be really good! News flash, but there are a ton of talentless idiots that are show cased on ESPN around the clock. The list is too long to go through, but the truly talented personalities at ESPN are dwarfed by the leagues of moronic hacks on ESPN such as the Stews. Secondly, they are syndicated by Sporting News radio, which is a complete third rate operation. Of the sports talk syndicators, they are by far the weakest and getting left in the dust by both ESPN and Fox Sports radio in terms of resources (i.e. funding), stations, and reach. Lastly, someone falsely said they were the longest running show in town. They simply are not. That would be Buck and Kincaid, which is also a terrible show in its own right. Never the less, they do have that distinction.
Atlanta radio listener
December 1st, 2010
11:32 am
I love 680 the Fan! For one, they don’t have black people! While I can’t see the color of their skin, my internal race detector tells me that the Stews are African-American. As a result, I hate them and think their radio show stinks.
Did I mention I’m an anti-semite? That’s why I hate 790 even more. Jewish people are bad… that’s what the guy at my last Klan meeting said. Don’t listen to 790. Listen to a station that’s as pure white as winter’s snow: 680 the Kl… I mean… Fan.
JimD
December 1st, 2010
11:43 am
Angry and crazy much wtf? Just how many pe*is’ have you seen to make such an emphatic statement? Stranger than that is the fact that you have seen your own bung hole. Sounds like more than a few times. Stranger even that THAT is that you spend even a minute to write what you wrote.
Having a problem with a guy on the radio to that post is a huge leap. Hope you’re not a parent. Wouldn’t imagine there aren’t even more reasons to be worried about your stability.
Lastly, I’ve met almost all of these guys over the years. The friendliest to me, my wife and kids was not “that DoMino guy” but the guy on the radio Chris Dimino.
Wish everyone had to use their real names here. Would be interested to see how many racists and nut jobs would risk losing their jobs and any standing in their community if names were attached
wtf?
December 1st, 2010
12:04 pm
JimD, I thought you liked real names, I never heard of anyone named JimD? Or is this the guy who got run out of Athens years ago and had to hide behind a lineman to hide from the press? (which I saw in person)
BTW, I have seen a pe*is and my own bung hole, hasn’t everyone at some point?
My point was, he looks like a jerk, sounds like a jerk, and talks like a jerk.
Just listen, and count how many times he says the phrase ‘the idea that…..’ I find it annoying. He also rarely actually asks a question whne interviewing, he just sates his opinion, then pauses briefly to let the othet guy speak. Bush-league and not entertaining to listen to .
The Kang
December 1st, 2010
12:57 pm
@Real Talk, just a heads up, Buck and Kincade are the longest running sports talk show in the history of Atlanta, not the stews, B&K just celebrated 10 years.
Emmm
Andre
December 1st, 2010
3:25 pm
wtf? I love that sound logic you’re using.
You sound like a douche. Therefore, you must be a douche?
Buck Belue sounds like an old Southern lesbian. Therefore, she must be an old, Southern lesbian.
John Kincade looks like a douche, talks like a douche, and sounds like a douche. Therefore, he must be a douche too.
By the way, how long has it been since Chuck Oliver stopped beating the women he’s with?
Christopher Rude
December 1st, 2010
4:42 pm
Hey, I just wanted to thank everybody for taking the time to write! Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah!
Dan
December 1st, 2010
7:24 pm
An example of who 790 The Zone is a joke regardless of whether it get a FM signal
NFL Blitz segment runs after 7 a.m. with NFL Films music running in the background – so of course Steak turns the segment into what did you watch on TV and (with the NFL music still going) goes off for several minutes talking about Real Housewives of Atlanta
I know most of that show is trash but even when you think they might talk sports during a regularly scheduled football segment Shapiro works his magic – if Steak no longer is an owner why is he still on the air?
Mike Bell
December 2nd, 2010
1:15 pm
I can not get enough of Mike Bell…I laugh hysterically through all of his comedic stylings.
Frank The Tank
December 2nd, 2010
3:10 pm
You know, this might actually be really good for everyone because it will FINALLY force 790 to go to FM. If they don’t compete then they’re done.
It would also allow us OTP folks to hear some of 790’s programming better. Bell/Pollack are usually pretty darn good when I can hear them, the morning show has some really strong aspects and even their new guys, the Young Guns, are actually pretty darn good.
The only problem is that all three of those shows spend most of their broadcast hours with a worthless signal. The game changes now that 790 is going to be FORCED to compete. You just have to wonder how many big name guys (a.k.a. big money) will survive the transition.
Matt
December 2nd, 2010
5:22 pm
@SportsFan:
First, the Stews talk the NBA way too damn much for this market. Second, I don’t like the brother (literally) who always has this racial chip on his shoulder. He’s a bitch and his act gets tiring. I’m not talking about the brother (literally) than went to Tech. Of course there are issues that have race elements, it just seems that the Stew’s show looks for it in areas where it simply does not exist.
Real Talk
December 2nd, 2010
5:45 pm
@Matt:
How could you have to much NBA talk when you’re in a NBA market? Also, give me an example of what makes them (TheTwoLiveStews)racist?
Brett Shepherd
December 3rd, 2010
11:52 am
ohh good, now i can email rude with more great takes from ‘THE BRETT SHEPHERD EXPERIENCE” and more listeners can hear them…GREAT MOVE 680…
Danny Del
December 3rd, 2010
12:37 pm
790=Urban Station and 680=Everyone else that doesn’t want to list to 2 Live Race Merchants and arrogant know it alls. Thanks for stepping up your A++ game. 790….tick tick tick times running out. Should have cared more about Atlanta and less about that dump of a town, also know as Saint Louis. 790 is company and signal poor.
Real Talk
December 3rd, 2010
2:41 pm
@Danny Del
Like Matt I ask the same question of you. Please tell me how they’re racist? I’m a 47 yr old WHITE man and I see two black men who have changed the way so called sports talk radio operates. I hear more racist comments from Kincade than you could shake a stick. Like music genres, maybe you can have sports talk genres, and if that’s the case I’ll take the diversity all day. If they’re that bad and you can’t take it, how do you know what they’re talking about? They make the tuning dial for a reason, use if you don’t like what you hear.
K-man
December 4th, 2010
2:42 pm
Great win for 680! By far the best sports talk station in atlanta
Kenyun
December 4th, 2010
4:08 pm
So again I say this just because you can hear 680 really why you want to listen to them.
Rude, Leo and Perry is a joke. Not sure how this is not worse than Steak, Nick and Chris.
Mayhem can at least talk about sports and make sense (minus Steak).
I like Chuck and Matt but they can go over the top…
The Stews have their core audience and they play to them well. (isn’t that was all stations do???)
Bell/Archer would be a great show 7 days a week. I can actually see this happening soon.
Buck and Kincade not really sure why they are still on the air (although cigar friday was a good segment LOL)