A Sports Radio Station with Sports Please
The primary sports radio station (WTEM-980) in the Washington area sucks. They do not carry games of any of the pro teams in Washington – no Redskins, no Wizards, and, worst of all now, no Nationals. You would think that being a sports station would mean they would carry a shit-load of games to supplement the sports talk component of the programming.
I don’t give a shit about the Redskins, I hate them, so I’m glad they don’t carry them. WTEM used to carry the resurging Wizards, but they bounced them to a 10-watt sister station up the dial. They were the favorite to carry the Nationals, but they somehow fucked that up and so now the Nats are going to be heard on a 20-watt FM station that plays top-40 crap.
The only games they air on a regular basis are Georgetown basketball, winners of the MEAC title for 25 years straight. Puhleez.
In fairness, they would have carried the Caps had there been a hockey season, but don’t get me started on that. The title of this blog is a double entendre, one of which reflects my appreciation for hockey.
Even the sports talk is not that great, except for the immensely enjoyable Tony Kornheiser. There’s a new show 7-9pm featuring a guy with a high-pitched shrill that is not conducive to radio. He’s a local guy that started at the station as an intern, so it’s a nice story, but he clearly sounds like he is trying way too hard.
Is it too much to ask for sports from a sports radio station?
I don’t give a shit about the Redskins, I hate them, so I’m glad they don’t carry them. WTEM used to carry the resurging Wizards, but they bounced them to a 10-watt sister station up the dial. They were the favorite to carry the Nationals, but they somehow fucked that up and so now the Nats are going to be heard on a 20-watt FM station that plays top-40 crap.
The only games they air on a regular basis are Georgetown basketball, winners of the MEAC title for 25 years straight. Puhleez.
In fairness, they would have carried the Caps had there been a hockey season, but don’t get me started on that. The title of this blog is a double entendre, one of which reflects my appreciation for hockey.
Even the sports talk is not that great, except for the immensely enjoyable Tony Kornheiser. There’s a new show 7-9pm featuring a guy with a high-pitched shrill that is not conducive to radio. He’s a local guy that started at the station as an intern, so it’s a nice story, but he clearly sounds like he is trying way too hard.
Is it too much to ask for sports from a sports radio station?
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