WSPZ-AM
WSPZ-AM ("609 The Fan") is a sports-talk format radio station owned by Cumulus Media.
The station debuted as "The Sports Animal" at AM 690 on January 8, 2007. It was a result of a major reshuffling of programming for stations owned by Citadel Commafter the former WJOX-AM took over the FM 100.5 slot from WRAX, another Citadel Communications property. Between November 2006 and January 2007 the FM station was a simulcast of WJOX-AM, before it took over the call-letters and nickname as Citadel's premiere sports talk station.
Matt Coulter and Scott Griffin co-hosted a morning show, later solely hosted by Griffin with regular visits from Birmingham News columnists Ray Melick and Kevin Scarbinsky and Fox 6 reporter Mike Dubberly. That show was replaced by syndicated programming in July 2008.
"The Sports Animal"
Schedule
- Weekday mornings: syndicated programming
- Weekday midmornings: "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" (syndicated)
- Weekday middays: "The Jim Rome Show" (syndicated)
- Weekday afternoons: "Off the Bench" with Ray Melick and Kelly Hunter
- Weekday afternoons: "Dunaway and Brown" with Jim Dunaway and Ryan Brown
- Evenings and weekends: FOX Sports Radio programming
References
- Carlton, Bob (January 6, 2007) "WJOX split will create 2 stations." Birmingham News
- Carlton, Bob (July 18, 2008) "Scott Griffin's sports show off WSPZ radio." Birmingham News
External links
- 690 The Sports Animal website