Sports Media Thread

[Banedon]

13 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Silvy is not a fan of Chuck Swirsky

 

Yeah that came up one of the Bears threads.

[Irrelevant Dude]

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The Score, the longtime Chicago sports radio leader which launched as a daytime-only AM station more than three decades ago, is adding an FM simulcast.

The full schedule of WSCR-AM 670, including Cubs and Bulls play-by-play, along with a roster of sports talk hosts such as “Mully & Haugh,” will air on co-owned 104.3 FM beginning Feb. 2., group station owner Audacy announced Wednesday.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/14/sports-station-the-score-fm-simulcast/

 

This makes sense with AM tuners being phased out entirely in many newer vehicles.  They already have an HD Radio channel, but that is basically only accessible within the city.

[Sammy Sofa]

Wait, what is the point of getting rid of AM tuners?

[Irrelevant Dude]

52 minutes ago, Sammy Sofa said:

Wait, what is the point of getting rid of AM tuners?

Many electric vehicles can't get decent AM reception due to interference so they started leaving AM radio out entirely.

[Sammy Sofa]

3 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Many electric vehicles can't get decent AM reception due to interference so they started leaving AM radio out entirely.

[Soul]

1 hour ago, Sammy Sofa said:

Wait, what is the point of getting rid of AM tuners?

Block Hannity.

[UMFan83]

ngl even though it only played approximately 50 songs and only 30 were good, im gonna miss the classic hip hop station. 

[Banedon]

RIP Terry Boers

[BigSlick]

A true end to an era. Loved the guy. Sad to hear. 

[minnesotacubsfan]

On 1/14/2026 at 3:20 PM, Sammy Sofa said:

Wait, what is the point of getting rid of AM tuners?

There are few if any am stations left

 

back in the day, however, there were AM STEREO stations. Only used in the Outback and parts of greater Asia anymore; am travels farther than FM

 

what a time to be alive. 

 

Edited January 24 by minnesotacubsfan

[Sammy Sofa]

16 minutes ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

There are few if any am stations left

What a weird thing to be wrong about.

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 hour ago, Banedon said:

RIP Terry Boers

No way.  Damn, that sucks.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Am radio has been a dieing market for decades. Ok, I exaggerate its demise, but not really it’s kinda dead

[Sammy Sofa]

7 minutes ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

Am radio has been a dieing market for decades. Ok, I exaggerate its demise, but not really it’s kinda dead

Look, I have no idea the last time I listened to an AM channel, but a quick glance at the radio stations available here there's at least 2 dozen AM stations in my area, so SOMEONE is listening to it.

Like, you just jumped in to the middle of people mourning the death of a host from Chicago's biggest sports station. 

 

[Wilson A2000]

On 1/23/2026 at 6:41 PM, Banedon said:

RIP Terry Boers

B&B was a great show. Terry will be missed. No funeral for him which is unusual.

[Brian707]

On 1/24/2026 at 9:00 PM, Wilson A2000 said:

B&B was a great show. Terry will be missed. No funeral for him which is unusual.

Terry probably wanted it that way. Who you crappin at 5pm on Thursdays was must listen to radio.  I would work late on Thursdays so I could catch it in my car

[Wilson A2000]

Ooff. Terry, the Sun-Times journalist, probably rolling in his grave. 

 

 

Edited January 28 by Wilson A2000

[CubinNY]

On 1/23/2026 at 8:29 PM, Sammy Sofa said:

Look, I have no idea the last time I listened to an AM channel, but a quick glance at the radio stations available here there's at least 2 dozen AM stations in my area, so SOMEONE is listening to it.

Like, you just jumped in to the middle of people mourning the death of a host from Chicago's biggest sports station. 

 

Many of the AM stations were bought by religious groups and small operators doing niche programming like all Spanish (outside of big metropolitan areas). It’s very much alive, just for different demographics. 
 

I will go so far as to say that when the history of the latter part of the 20th century is written, if history as we know it still exists, AM radio will be featured prominently as one of the mechanisms used to fundamentally change our culture. 

[Tryptamine]

53 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Many of the AM stations were bought by religious groups and small operators doing niche programming like all Spanish (outside of big metropolitan areas). It’s very much alive, just for different demographics. 
 

I will go so far as to say that when the history of the latter part of the 20th century is written, if history as we know it still exists, AM radio will be featured prominently as one of the mechanisms used to fundamentally change our culture. 

Speaking of, there are so many damn Christian stations on FM now in the Chicagoland area.  92.5, 94.3, 97.9, 103.9, etc. etc. 

[Wilson A2000]

How can the reception be worse for me out in the burbs on 104.3 than 670? 

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

My kids spilled an Ollie Pop on my car radio console, so for about 3 months it would randomly change stations.  The number of Christian stations is astounding, and Christian music has gotten worse, somehow.  

[jersey cubs fan]

2 hours ago, Wilson A2000 said:

How can the reception be worse for me out in the burbs on 104.3 than 670? 

Because fm stations have a shorter range than am. 

[Banedon]

1 hour ago, jersey cubs fan said:

Because fm stations have a shorter range than am. 

Yeah, the AM signal gets to me down in Bloomington.  FM...no chance.

[Sammy Sofa]