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KGO Radio (San Francisco) ends news-talk format, will relaunch with sports betting
The Desk ^
| Oct 6 2022
| by Matthew Keys
Posted on 10/06/2022 3:29:15 PM PDT by NeverCheney
A San Francisco talk radio station stunned listeners on Thursday when it abruptly went off the air in the middle of a program.
On Thursday, Cumulus Radio’s KGO (810 AM) announced it was ending its “legendary” news and talk format immediately, with plans to announce a new line-up of programming next week.
“We thank you for your loyalty and for trusting KGO to be your source for information,” a spokesperson for the station said in a message posted online. “We also want to sincerely thank all the talented men and women that worked so hard over the years to produce award-winning programming on KGO.”
The shake-up happened around 10 a.m. while the station was airing “The Mark Thompson Show.” In the middle of the program, the audio feed suddenly switched to a pre-taped announcement about the format change.
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To: AndyJackson
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posted on
10/06/2022 4:17:04 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
To: TonyinLA
we also have a relentless unavoidable constant deluge of gambling political ads in CA.
To: AndyJackson
In the 80’s many of the KGO talk show hosts were genuine conservatives and I spent a lot of time listening - the great Jim Eason, Lee Rogers, Melanie Morgan. There were also some hardcore communists - Michael Krasny.The talk radio format today is as dead as terrestrial music stations.
Today, people listen to podcasts for their news and commentary, many that update daily. And they listen to streaming services for music.
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posted on
10/06/2022 4:23:57 PM PDT
by
Drew68
(Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
To: Falconspeed
“Ray Taliaferro blasphemed on the air daily. Bernie Ward trashed the Catholic Church every day and then his vices placed him in jail in 2007.”
There is a special place in hell for those two scumbags.
Taliaferro is already there, eventually Ward will join him.
“The sooner the better.”
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posted on
10/06/2022 4:27:25 PM PDT
by
unclebankster
(Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
To: AndyJackson
I believe that was KSFO? Lee Rodgers used to always joke about the letter deficient competitor...LOL
To: AndyJackson
Yes Morgan for sure. I liked the wine themed shows and the 30 minute reports from the pacific exchange in the 80s. Left the area in 89.
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posted on
10/06/2022 4:39:13 PM PDT
by
Mouton
(The enemy of the people is the media )
To: AndyJackson
Is the “Lion of The Left” still in Stoney Lonesome?
27
posted on
10/06/2022 4:45:54 PM PDT
by
bobcat62
To: davisdoug
I first heard Lee Rodgers on the letter deficient competitor.
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posted on
10/06/2022 4:47:11 PM PDT
by
bobcat62
To: monkeyshine
24 hours a day of sports betting?
Our local sports station KDUS Phoenix is now constantly talking about betting. You can make long term bets (who will win the NL pennant), in game bets (can the home team come back in the fourth quarter down 6 points and win?), propositions (will Derrick Henry break 100 yards against the Texans), parlays (two or more bets simultaneously for a big payoff), teasers (multiple bets simultaneous with improved terms for a standard payoff), etc.
If you want to spend 24 hours a day gambling you can listen to sports radio as before, but more attentively, and thinking of what had been meaningless (who will hit the first double of the game?)
The NFL is all in now that it is legal in places besides Vegas, and I imagine there are creative ways for MGM, Draft Kings and the other sports books to funnel money to sports betting radio even outside of the standard advertising.
I was listening last week, and the host was pushing the idea of betting "under" on an NFL game. He suggested that more money would be bet on "over". First, even an intermediate knows that a well run honest book keeps the bets even on both sides to guarantee revenue. Second, he reasoned that that one of the teams in question was underperforming on offense, and so UNDER was the way to go. Only a casual fan, but I immediately disagreed with the reasoning by looking at the matchup, and made a mental bet with imaginary money on OVER. The game was Kansas City at Tampa Bay, and the final was 41-31. How many people were influenced by the host's logic and bet UNDER?
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posted on
10/06/2022 4:55:02 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
To: NeverCheney
A station that was predominantly leftist but did have several fine moderate or conservative talk hosts. Lee rogers, Melanie Morgan, a couple more. Ira Blue was somewhat lefty but not a doctrinaire communist. Very intelligent and entertaining. Krasny too leftist for my tastes but intelligent —
All in all one of America’s great radio stations going down the sewer. Who the hell needs a 50,000 watt 24 hour betting channel anyway?
How does this use of the public airwaves benefit society ?
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posted on
10/06/2022 5:00:12 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
(“Politicians are not born. They're excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
To: NeverCheney
KGO was the liberal talk show station in SF.
Its counterpart, KSFO, the conservative talk show station, is doing just fine.
Figure that... in San Francisco!
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posted on
10/06/2022 5:03:11 PM PDT
by
aquila48
(Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how thery control you. )
To: jarwulf
Its just boring leftwing programming now
It wasn't just Rush, either. G. Gordon Liddy was excellent at times, Ken Hamblin was generally solid, Barry Farber erudite but folksy and accessible, Dave Dawson was great with hostile callers and Dr. Laura rewrote the script for the "advice column" call-in.
Even today there is some solid local talent. Vicky McKenna who works two shifts (Milwaukee morning, Madison/All Wisconsin PM drive time) is exceptional.
The co-hosts on Rush's old time slot are unlistenable. One of them was better as a solo act. I listen to podcasts from Mark Steyn, Jordan Peterson (I skip the syncretist "religious" ones, he is in over his head and doesn't know it there), and Tom Woods (right-wing Catholic libertarian). That's how I fill the void.
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posted on
10/06/2022 5:03:58 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
To: NeverCheney
KGO Radio (San Francisco) ends news-talk format, will relaunch with sports bettingThe toilet bowl station that launched Pedophile Bernie Ward on his Anti Catholic, transitioning to Federal Prison Inmate, career.
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posted on
10/06/2022 5:19:38 PM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Celebrate Decivilization)
To: Falconspeed
"Bernie Ward trashed the Catholic Church every day and then his vices placed him in jail in 2007." Bernie Ward's vices were distributing child pornography. There are vices and then there are vices. Child pornography is when someone takes vice nuclear. There are no mitigating circumstances for child pornography. Why do so many Leftists get involved in child pornography? It's part of their territory.
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posted on
10/06/2022 5:22:00 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: davisdoug
They moved too KGO which shared common ownership.
To: bobcat62
Is the “Lion of The Left” still in Stoney Lonesome?Nope, he's home, sodomizing kids.
36
posted on
10/06/2022 5:25:26 PM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Celebrate Decivilization)
To: Dr. Sivana
I know it is illegal to pay DJs to play records... but is it illegal for a bookie to pay a sports betting broadcaster to talk up the under bet?
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posted on
10/06/2022 5:27:03 PM PDT
by
monkeyshine
(live and let live is dead)
To: monkeyshine
Betting how many goals Erling Haaland will score?
38
posted on
10/06/2022 5:27:05 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: TonyinLA
Their old grave-yard shift talker ‘Ray Talifero’ was a good listen. Anymore left he’d have fallen off the earth, but very likable.
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posted on
10/06/2022 5:28:10 PM PDT
by
shadowlands1960
("...some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again... " CSL)
To: Nifster
Ronn with two n’s.
I remember him from when I was a kid.
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posted on
10/06/2022 5:32:24 PM PDT
by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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