Philly Radio: AM Sports Changes Include New CBS Sport

Philadelphia's two major sports-talk stations were once only on the AM band, but early next month, neither one will be, according to Peter Mucha at philly.com.

And yet sports fans will have more, not less, as CBS adds a national sports radio network.

The Fanatic, which began on 950 AM, then added WPEN 97.5 FM, will became FM-only as of 6 p.m. December 21. No changes are expected to its usual lineup, which includes Mike & Mike in the Morning, Brian Baldinger, Tony Bruno and Mike Missanelli, as well as Sixers, and - eventually - Flyers games, once the NHL lockout is settled.

The AM station has been sold to Family Radio, which will broadcast Christian content under the call letters WKDN. (That name used to belong to Family Radio's Camden-based station at 106.9 FM, but after a sale to Merlin Media last year, the station became conservative talker WWIQ.)

WIP's sport talk began on 610 AM, then followed the Fanatic to FM and began billing itself as 94 WIP.

On Jan 2, corporate owner CBS will take over the AM signal for a major new national sports radio network, that boasts of including more than 100 radio stations, including ones in each of the 10 top U.S. markets.

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