D/FW: KTCK Wins February Sports Battle

Overall sports talk listening was down in February resulting with SportsRadio KTCK 1310 AM / 96.7 FM The Ticket again taking first place among the three local sports talk stations, according to The Dallas Morning News.

In the book that covered Jan. 29 to Feb. 25, the finish among all listeners was: Ticket 1.7 share, KRLD 105.3 FM The Fan 1.5; KESN 103.3 FM ESPN 1.4.

In the hallowed demographic of men 25-54, which pays the bills, it was: Ticket 3.3, Fan 2.8 and ESPN 2.5.

25-54 weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. when the high-dollar local talent works the breakdown was: Ticket 4.0, Fan 2.9, ESPN 2.7.

In the January ratings, the Fan finished ahead of the Ticket in men 25-54 for the month and in overall listeners. It was the first time since the three-way battle commenced with the birth of the Fan in December 2008 that the Ticket did not finish the leader of the pack.

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