sports talk radio

Games discussion airwaves

Sports talk radio is a radio format devoted to discussion of sports news, games, and opinions.

Hosts and callers debate trades, coaching decisions, and player performances, often with passionate intensity.

The format thrives on hot takes and controversy: He's been doing sports talk radio in Boston for twenty years.

The tone tends toward loud, argumentative, and male-dominated.

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  • ESPNAmerican sports broadcaster
  • callerOne who phones
  • dial inOptimize through small adjustments
  • hostOne receiving guests
  • hot takesProvocative, hasty commentary

first take · angry caller · hot seat · morning drive · broadcast · rant · debate · burner account · scores · highlights · podcast · FM · AM · microphone · listeners · phone lines · commercials · fantasy football

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Nonprofit American broadcaster

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sports talk radioprint journalism

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sport, sports, sporty, sporting, sportive, sportsman, sportsmanship, talk, talks

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G