Before landing on WZGC in the last decade, what was the Falcons’ flagship history up to that point? (As well, who has aired Hawks, Flames and Thrashers games?)
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Falcons (and other teams) radio flagships history
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The Flames (and the Falcons) were on BM/EZ WLTA 100 (the present Q99.7) for a time in the 1970s. The Flames I think were on WLTA their entire time in Atlanta.
UGA football and men's basketball has been on WSB for as long as I can remember.
Tech sports were on WGST (920) for decades until WCNN (WGTW for a time in the late 80s as Stardust 68) picked it up in 1984. WGST (now at 640) picked Tech sports back up for a few years in the late 90s/early 2000s during the 105.7 simulcast days, and Tech was also on 106.7 and WQXI (790 The Zone) for a time.
Keep in mind Tech owned WGST until I think 1974 when the Board of Regents sold WGST to Meredith and the funds were invested in WREK. WREK is non-com and consequently couldn't do commercial sports, WGST was commercial.
WGST 920 also had the Falcons for a time in the 70s and into the 80s. They may have been simulcasting with WLTA for a time.
The Gladiators and the G-Braves/Stripers were on WDUN until Cox snatched them both and put them on TOSOTR.
UGA football and men's basketball has been on WSB for as long as I can remember.
Tech sports were on WGST (920) for decades until WCNN (WGTW for a time in the late 80s as Stardust 68) picked it up in 1984. WGST (now at 640) picked Tech sports back up for a few years in the late 90s/early 2000s during the 105.7 simulcast days, and Tech was also on 106.7 and WQXI (790 The Zone) for a time.
Keep in mind Tech owned WGST until I think 1974 when the Board of Regents sold WGST to Meredith and the funds were invested in WREK. WREK is non-com and consequently couldn't do commercial sports, WGST was commercial.
WGST 920 also had the Falcons for a time in the 70s and into the 80s. They may have been simulcasting with WLTA for a time.
The Gladiators and the G-Braves/Stripers were on WDUN until Cox snatched them both and put them on TOSOTR.
Since the 1930s.
Which corresponds with the birth decade of most of their audience...
You didn't ask about the Braves, but when I moved to Atlanta in 1994, they were on WGST simulcast with 105.7, which I believe was still an LMA owned by McClure.
The Braves, after being bad for so many years, had become great and WSB, whose owner Cox had the money, outbid WGST and took the Braves back in 1994. I recall the morning after it was announced, WGST's Tom Hughes said the station lost the Braves because "I refuse to wear my hair like Don Sutton."
After 3 or 4 seasons, WSB decided whatever astronomical amount that had beaten out WGST for the Braves wasn't worth it and dropped the team. Then, they signed with Clear Channel for a period; I can't even recall which station(s) carried them. And then it was on to Cumulus/Dickey (with Lew and John Dickey running Cumulus).
The Braves are now on a 10-year deal with Dickey (680 and 93.7). For a while, when Cumulus was still under contractual obligation, 100.5 broadcast the games. Now the team has no full FM station in its home market, only the translator at 93.7.
The Braves, after being bad for so many years, had become great and WSB, whose owner Cox had the money, outbid WGST and took the Braves back in 1994. I recall the morning after it was announced, WGST's Tom Hughes said the station lost the Braves because "I refuse to wear my hair like Don Sutton."
After 3 or 4 seasons, WSB decided whatever astronomical amount that had beaten out WGST for the Braves wasn't worth it and dropped the team. Then, they signed with Clear Channel for a period; I can't even recall which station(s) carried them. And then it was on to Cumulus/Dickey (with Lew and John Dickey running Cumulus).
The Braves are now on a 10-year deal with Dickey (680 and 93.7). For a while, when Cumulus was still under contractual obligation, 100.5 broadcast the games. Now the team has no full FM station in its home market, only the translator at 93.7.
I think WQXI carried the Falcons in the 60's listeningto an aircheck from that era. I know WSB carried them in the early 90's. Larry Munson did play x play during Glanvilles run and shoot days.
When the Braves switched to WGST in 1992, enter Joe Simpson.
When the Braves were on WGST from 1992-1994 (Cox had refused to re-up with the last-place Braves at the end of the 1990 season), they had a simulcast on WPCH 94.9. When WGST had the Braves later on, and the WGST simulcast on 105.7 had gone away, they had the simulcast on 96 Rock.
The Trashers were also on WCNN 680 The Fan towards the end of their most recent Atlanta stint
IIRC WGST and 94.9 Peach where Meredith station back then. I doubt they would have shared revenue with Peach's competitor.
Off the top of my head:
- 1966–91: WSB
- 1992–94: WGST (and WPCH at night)
- 1995–2004: WSB
- 2005–09: WGST (and on FM at 96.1 from 2005–06 and 2009 and 94.9 The Bull from 2007-08)
- 2010–Present: WCNN (and on Rock 100.5 from 2010 until the launch of All News 106.7, where it stayed until the shift to K-Love, when it returned to Rock 100.5 through the 2021 season)
Did Joe take over when Dave O'Brien left to do Marlins games when they started in 1993?
Maybe after that run in the early 1990s, they went to Z93?
The Stripers are now on the web through WCON (thought maybe on WCON-HD2 as well?).
I think so
From what I’ve been finding through the AJC’s archives and Broadcasting Magazine’s annual football report, the Falcons were on WSB from ‘85 to ‘97, unless I’m missing something.
I think that's right.
I checked and the Stripers are only on the WCON stream. Does WCON have an HD-2? What do they play the rest of the time?
The Glads are also only streaming now as well.
I believe it's a Southern gospel – or was when I lived in that part of the state a couple of years ago.
How long was WSB-TV the home of the Dogs? I’m surprised they left for Fox 5