Not to be outdone...CBS Sports Radio starts Jaunary '13

[EJM]

As far as ESPN Radio's future with Cumulus goes, unnamed sources have been talking with Dow Jones and Crain's New York Business.  The articles may be too short, though, for me to paste in a paragraph from either without possibly violating fair use.

For Dow Jones, see the fifth paragraph at http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/06/21/cbs-takes-on-espn-for-sports-radio-market-share, or the third and fourth paragraphs at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304898704577480822453660382.html.

For Crain's, see the eighth and tenth paragraphs at http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120621/MEDIA_ENTERTAINMENT/120629976.

[socalguy]

Except Dial Global is likely bundling NBC content clearance with their hugely popular NFL Play By Play package from their other "division" Westwood One.  "You want NFL from WW1, then you'll clear our NBC shows."

[TheBigA]

As far as ESPN Radio's future with Cumulus goes, unnamed sources have been talking with Dow Jones and Crain's New York Business. 

Thanks for posting that.  I heard relations between Citadel and ESPN had been contentious prior to the purchase by Cumulus.  So I'm not surprised.  ESPN seems to be taking charge of its radio product more lately, as evidenced by what they did in NYC.

[progressivetalk]

Oh Joy, just what we need, another "sports network" to bloviate 24/7 about the National Boring Association and giving verbal blow jobs to Tim Tebow and LeBron James like Stephen A. Stiff, Skip Clueless, Mike and Mike and Colin Cowherd do now at ESPN. I can hardly wait for it.

[pjc1961]

CBS Radio CEO Dan Mason was interviewed by Mike Francesa on WFAN New York on Thu. 6/21/12 regarding the CBS Sports Network venture. Dan is on for about 4+ minutes of the 8 1/2 minute clip.

Podcast player link here.

MP3 download link here.

[EJM]

I forgot earlier that John Dickey of Cumulus talked with RBR about the deal; the audio is at http://rbr.com/cbs-radio-cumulus-pact-for-cbs-sports-radio-network.

[OhioMediaWatch]

Yes, I talked on this very board about CBS launching in-house programming for off-hours at its growing list of sports stations, ala Jon Grayson's "Overnight America" on the talk side (now syndicated by Dial Global). That rumor was kicking around at about the time CBS launched "92.3 The Fan" in Cleveland.

I didn't expect this, tho!

Wow.

[OhioMediaWatch]

The only major market, at least so far, that hasn't signed up is Los Angeles; CBS sold-off KFWB (more accurately, put it into a trust), which would have been a logical place to carry CBS Sports Radio, seeing as that they're the radio flagship of the Clippers and still carries other sports at times.

Think FM. Is "Jack" weak enough to kill?

[tomficker]

I expect a Yahoo and NBC or Yahoo and (heaven forbid) Fox Sports Radio deal.

[Nate Wesley]

Speculation on shows?  I figure WFAN's Boomer & Carton is in network's morning show plans.