The Pirates announced today that the new flagship of their Radio network will be KDKA-FM a.k.a 93.7 The Fan.
After spending several years with Clear Channel's News Talk 104.7, it is only fitting that the Pirates are back at KDKA. This time around it will be on a stronger FM signal compared to 1020 AM.
I like the move from the Pirates standpoint. I don't think 104.7 was a natural fit considering the rest of their day is spent ranting about political topics. 93.7 The Fan is much better suited to this task considering their tagline is "All Sports, All The Time."
I may not be the biggest "Fan" of some of the sports talk hosts on the station but this should at least ensure the team is getting plenty of discussion. Of course I thought the same thing when they became the official station of the Pittsburgh Power, and yet the hosts never want to talk about the arena team. Many would go out of their way to mock the Power.
In all fairness, I do think the station does a good job as the official station of Pitt Sports. A mixed bag you could say in terms of their overall coverage.
Given his background in baseball coverage, particularly serving as host of several Seattle Mariners shows, I would expect Vinnie Richichi to be given a prominent role in covering the Pirates. I'm not a fan of Richichi at all, but it is what it is.
In the end this is what is best for the Pirates so kudos to them for making the right move.
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