Update 1/1: The affiliation move took place as planned today. With the change 102.3 KDSP drops its “Ticket” moniker for “102.3 ESPN“.
Original Report 12/6: Back in March, Front Range Sports Network announced it would acquire the Denver market ESPN affiliation for “102.3 The Ticket” KDSP from Lincoln Financial Media’s “104.3 The Fan” KKFN and “ESPN 1600” KEPN in 2012. We know know the changes will take effect on Monday, January 2 and the lineups each station will take on that day.
[twocol_one]Current 102.3 The Ticket Lineup
7-9am Vic Lombardi & Gary Miller
9am-12pm Cecil Lammey
12pm-3pm Les Shapiro & JoJo Turnbaugh
3pm-7pm Nate Kreckman & Charles Johnson[/twocol_one]
[twocol_one_last]New 102.3 The Ticket Lineup
5-9am Mike & Mike (ESPN Radio)
9am-12pm Colin Cowherd (ESPN Radio)
12pm-3pm Les Shapiro & JoJo Turnbaugh
3pm-7pm Nate Kreckman & Charles Johnson[/twocol_one_last]
The originally announced plan was for the national ESPN feed to replace Variety Hits “105.5 Jack-FM” KJAC while 102.3 continued with local hosts. Financial considerations led to the change in plans.
[twocol_one]Current 104.3 The Fan Lineup
6-10am Mike & Mike (ESPN Radio)
10am-1pm Jim Rome (Premiere Radio Networks)
1-4pm Mike Evans & Scott Hastings
4-7pm Mark Schlereth, Alfred Williams & Darren McKee
7-11pm Sandy Clough[/twocol_one]
[twocol_one_last]New 104.3 The Fan Lineup
6-10am Joel Klatt & Scott Evans
10am-12pm Nate Lundy
12-3pm Drew Goodman & Scott Hastings
3-6pm Alfred Williams & Darren McKee
6-10pm Sandy Clough[/twocol_one_last]
Mark Schlereth, the former Denver Bronco who also works for ESPN TV had to leave the station due to the loss of affiliation. The Denver Post reports that he may soon gain a national show on ESPN Radio.
The biggest change will be at 1600 KEPN, which had carried the national ESPN feed and Fox Sports Radio’s Dan Patrick Show. The station will be rebranded as “1600 The Zone“. It’s lineup will feature the national Fox Sports Radio feed along with Jim Rome moving over from KKFN and Yahoo! Sports Radio’s “Rivals Radio” from 8-11pm
