What is the best Dallas sports talk radio?

[PhillyCowboysFan]

Hey guys and gals, my daily commute has just increased to 3 hours round trip for the next 3-months. That means a lot of sports talk for me. But I leave in the Philly area and don't want to be subject to that mess. So I've downloaded two apps that will allow me to listen to Dallas area sports talk.

It seems to be 3 sports talk stations in the Dallas area. The Fan at 105.3, The Ticket at 1310 and ESPN at 103.3. So here are the questions;

In your opinions, what is the best a.m. drive time show and what is the best p.m. drive time show.

It also seems that there isn't one app that streams all three stations. So I have Radio.com for "The Fan" and Simple Radio for "The Ticket" and "ESPN Dallas". Does anyone if there is one streaming service that carries all three stations?

 

[viman96]

Did you download the Cowboys app? I use it several times per week to read articles or listen to Cowboys Break, Talking Cowboys and Cowboys on air. Plus there are Players interviews and Garrett's PCs.

 

[Hardline]

Norm Hitzges is by far the best sports talk show in the metroplex. He will be on the 1310 The Ticket.

 

[Echo9]

The Cowboys app is good for stories, but you can also subscribe to the various podcasts (Talkin, Break, etc) and listen to them when it's convenient. I do that. I don't get em live, but I also don't have to deal with streaming problems either. Luckily, the podcasts have started up in full this week.

 

[mldardy]

Norm Hitzges is by far the best sports talk show in the metroplex. He will be on the 1310 The Ticket.

Please. He's the most boring and often incorrect talk show host in the metroplex. The Ticket is great to listen to outside of Norm.

 

[Sportsbabe]

Hey guys and gals, my daily commute has just increased to 3 hours round trip for the next 3-months. That means a lot of sports talk for me. But I leave in the Philly area and don't want to be subject to that mess. So I've downloaded two apps that will allow me to listen to Dallas area sports talk.

It seems to be 3 sports talk stations in the Dallas area. The Fan at 105.3, The Ticket at 1310 and ESPN at 103.3. So here are the questions;

In your opinions, what is the best a.m. drive time show and what is the best p.m. drive time show.

It also seems that there isn't one app that streams all three stations. So I have Radio.com for "The Fan" and Simple Radio for "The Ticket" and "ESPN Dallas". Does anyone if there is one streaming service that carries all three stations?

Cowboys App is the way to go. Even though you have to wait for it ... if you're a purest, its your best bet.

I don't listen to The Fan or The Ticket anymore. First, they don't talk enough football (baseball and basketball gets in the way).

Second, they have too much fluff ... non-sports crap.

Third, they don't have ANY (hyperbole for you literalist) listener call in feature/portions. Philly sports talk live off it because their talking heads can hold their own. I guess Dallas can't find anybody willing with an individual thought process.

 

[CATCH17]

I like 105.3 in the morning and 103.3 from around 11am until 2pm..

Both of these stations are bad after that.


The fan has Ben and Skin in their prime hours and they are pretty bad.

Ben is not so bad but skin is the biggest d bag in metroplex radio

 

[Aven8]

Please. He's the most boring and often incorrect talk show host in the metroplex. The Ticket is great to listen to outside of Norm.

He's the only host that actually talks sports for the entire broadcast!

 

[Hardline]

He's the only host that actually talks sports for the entire broadcast!

Bob Sturm

 

[Hardline]

Please. He's the most boring and often incorrect talk show host in the metroplex. The Ticket is great to listen to outside of Norm.

Norm is highly informed and the most correct. I tune out of the Ticket the rest of the day.

 

[Aven8]

Bob Sturm

Yes, but Dan finds a way to screw it up!

 

[Hardline]

Yes, but Dan finds a way to screw it up!

I freaking hate Dan . Bob needs to go solo.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

The Fan has Fish on a lot. He had a poor offseason as far as sources but he definitely has more of an inside look than anyone on the radio. The Musers are on the Ticket in the morning. They're haters at heart but they're funny. Avoid Tim Cowlishaw on ESPN. He sucks.

 

[StylisticS]

I think the fan is corny, lame, and overdramatic. I'd rather listen to ESPN 103.3. I can only tolerate Gbag nation. I think the ticket is easily the best station however, I don't care for the morning show. But the ticket IMO is one of the best sports stations in the nation. But Norm and BaD radio are good shows. They talk about sports the majority of the time.

 

[Sportsbabe]

I like 105.3 in the morning and 103.3 from around 11am until 2pm..

Both of these stations are bad after that.


The fan has Ben and Skin in their prime hours and they are pretty bad.

Ben is not so bad but skin is the biggest d bag in metroplex radio

I'll have to try 103.3. What's the best time to give them a try?

 

[Sportsbabe]

I think the fan is corny, lame, and overdramatic. I'd rather listen to ESPN 103.3. I can only tolerate Gbag nation. I think the ticket is easily the best station however, I don't care for the morning show. But the ticket IMO is one of the best sports stations in the nation. But Norm and BaD radio are good shows. They talk about sports the majority of the time.

I respect your opinion about The Ticket ... but truth be known, once regular season starts ... both The Ticket and The Fan post games shows are must listen radio. A #1 in my Book.

 

[waving monkey]

Please. He's the most boring and often incorrect talk show host in the metroplex. The Ticket is great to listen to outside of Norm.

totally disagree you must be a new comer

 

[AsthmaField]

The Fan has Fish on a lot. He had a poor offseason as far as sources but he definitely has more of an inside look than anyone on the radio. The Musers are on the Ticket in the morning. They're haters at heart but they're funny. Avoid Tim Cowlishaw on ESPN. He sucks.

Yeah, after this off season, Fish needs to walk straight up to his sources and kick them squarely in the nuts.

 

[Chopzley]

All I know is the afternoon espn 103.3 show with Cowlishaw and Mosley Is freaking TERRIBLE....I usually switch back and forth from the ticket, the fan, and Sirius XM NFL on my afternoon commute

 

[xwalker]

Hey guys and gals, my daily commute has just increased to 3 hours round trip for the next 3-months. That means a lot of sports talk for me. But I leave in the Philly area and don't want to be subject to that mess. So I've downloaded two apps that will allow me to listen to Dallas area sports talk.

It seems to be 3 sports talk stations in the Dallas area. The Fan at 105.3, The Ticket at 1310 and ESPN at 103.3. So here are the questions;

In your opinions, what is the best a.m. drive time show and what is the best p.m. drive time show.

It also seems that there isn't one app that streams all three stations. So I have Radio.com for "The Fan" and Simple Radio for "The Ticket" and "ESPN Dallas". Does anyone if there is one streaming service that carries all three stations?

I've been listening to local Dallas sports talk radio since the Ticket started in the early nineties.

Originally the Ticket continued to be the best even after 103.3 ESPN and 105.3 The Fan started broadcasting; however, in recent years, especially since 105.3 The Fan became the Cowboys Flagship station, it has been the best overall.

The Fan is the only one with a live evening broadcast, but now they are often broadcasting Rangers baseball games in that time slot. The Ticket replays segments from earlier in the day and ESPN has some national shows on in the evening.

The Fan's worst show is the early morning show. The Ticket early morning guys are somewhat funny but not much on keeping up with the detail of sports except bicycle racing because they have a guy that although married to a woman, appears to be gay and follows bicycle racing.

When driving I flip between stations depending on their guests. I rarely end up on ESPN or stay there long.

The Fan hosts, other than the early morning guys stay updated on the details surrounding the Cowboys (and other sports). They spend a lot of time hanging around the teams and the guys from the Cowboys website like Broaddus and Mickey come on their station because they are the Flagship. Some of the guys like one guy on the G-Bag late morning show spends time watching film with Broaddus. Ben and Skin are a little silly, but they have the best access to the team and put in more effort and than most guys on the other stations.

On the Ticket Bob Sturm is excellent, but you can find most of his stuff in his blogs. Norm is the old guy in the late mornings. He is often silly and loses credibility because he thinks Rick "Goose" Gosselin is the man. He prefers to talk about gambling odds, horse racing and his vacations over current Cowboys details.

Summary: There is some silliness in all local sports talk radio. The really serious guys don't last in that format unless paired with a comedian. Overall the Fan is doing the best job of combining real sports information with the required humor with the exception of their early morning guys who are not good at either.