Will 680-790 switch to NBC or CBS Sports Radio affiliation?

[sportsradiofan]

I've been reading a little bit about the new NBC & CBS Sports Radio networks starting up later this year. Cumulus Media will be working with CBS on their network lineups.Will 680 the Fan go with them? Will 790 go with NBC? I'm hoping that both stations decide to go with one of the new networks and that they will be better because of it.

[taylorengineer]

It's been announced that 680 The Fan will be the Atlanta affiliate.

[mpmartin]

If 680 goes with CBS, what, if anything, happens to their affiliation with ESPN radio?

[sportsradiofan]

Looks like the ESPN affiliation will go away.Since John Kincade also works for ESPN,will he have to drop that job,or move on to somewhere else,possibly going with ESPN full-time?

[llewow]

I imagine that 790 The Zone is the defacto NBC Radio network affiliate as they recently started airing Westwood One (now owned by Dial Global) live event programming and Dial Global is one of the companies behind the new net. 
Also, the article I read said that Cumulus Sports  stations were taking elements of the new CBS Sports network.  Perhaps, they will keep ESPN programming like the Kincaid weekend show and Colin Cowherd but integrate CBS programs in other areas.  Don't forget, they own 2 other suburban AM signals and can use them for programming overflow. 

[mpmartin]

I was wondering the same thing about Kincade.  Maybe he'll be making the jump to Espn full time.  I live in Cobb and can pick up 1230 The Fan 2 and they mostly run the Espn schedule full time - that is, when the signal doesn't inexplicably go to static. 

No biggie if 680 drops Espn as it's quite easy to access that feed online via tunein.  I just hope 790 can get an FM signal by football season, or at least later in the fall when it gets dark before 6pm.

[RhubarbFan]

It will be 680 because CBS has reached a deal with Cumulus in 50 markets nationwide.

[SportsDotCom]

680 will air CBS, that means they'll keep ESPN on The Fan 2. Kincade won't have to worry if that's the case.

It's been a while now that 680 made changes to their lineup. The initial reaction was interesting. What's the feeling now?

Has the Falcons helped 790?

Also, which station is a better reflection of the community? Whether with their on air product or via events/promotions etc...

[recto101]

I've been reading a little bit about the new NBC & CBS Sports Radio networks starting up later this year. Cumulus Media will be working with CBS on their network lineups.Will 680 the Fan go with them? Will 790 go with NBC? I'm hoping that both stations decide to go with one of the new networks and that they will be better because of it.

I know in San Francisco Cumulus owns 2 all-sports stations KNBR 680 and KTCT 1050 currently the San Francisco CUmulus sports stations carry 2 networks on each station Fox Sports and ESPN Radio.

[sportsradiofan]

As of yesterday,July 3, 680 has given all of their regular air talent the week off and is going with ESPN programming except for the Braves games. Interesting.