WMGC throws in the towel on Sports

Yes folks, Greater Media pulled the plug on the format at 6:10 pm (ET) today (June 29, 2016). Until a new format arrives enjoy the stunting...

One question is was the deal with the Pistons just a two-season one? Does the team go crawling back to CBS?

Greater Media never executed this flip all that well, but I think, more than anything, this demonstrates that, even in a sports crazy market like Detroit, there really is only room for one full time sports talker, and the one that will succeed is more than likely the one that carries the local baseball team. There are exceptions to this, of course, and I think ESPN will search for an outlet to clear its radio content in the market, but there are only so many people who will tune into sports talk, or something marketed as sports talk (at least half of the discussion on 97.1 is other than sports). 105.1 was done when they didn't win the Tigers broadcasts.

The Pistons will be staying with 105.1 for the final year of their contract.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/2016/06/29/detroit-sports-1051/86533048/

We need a real ESPN Detroit radio, not another 97.1

I'm beginning to suspect all roads are leading to Rhythmic Hot AC. It worked well in Detroit in the past.

The return of Magic...they still have the call letters.

It looks like they're "Bounce"-ing with Classic Hip-Hop today (July 1, 2016)