KTCK
Encyclopedia
KTCK is a sports talk
radio station
based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station, currently owned by Cumulus Media
, has been made popular by the incorporation of humor alongside the sports talk.
The sometime controversial station has posted strong ratings in the Dallas radio market, especially its Arbitron top-rated shows The Hardline and Dunham and Miller, which have been the anchors of the station's success throughout its existence.
, which was licensed in August 1921 and became the first broadcast radio station in the state of Texas, and the second in the United States. In 1948, WRR launched an FM
station; the AM
station played popular music
while the FM station carried classical music
. 1310 was split from WRR-FM in 1978 and became the first of several incarnations of KAAM
when it was owned by the same company that owned KAFM (92.5 MHz) until gaining its current call sign
in 1994.
The Ticket's original lineup consisted of Skip Bayless
, Curt Menefee
, Mike Rhyner
and Greg Williams
, Chuck Cooperstein, and George Dunham
and Craig Miller. Skip Bayless said the first words ever spoken on The Ticket.
On March 6, 2006, the station announced that it would be the flagship affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys
radio network. This success was followed up by Arbitron ratings which showed a 60% increase in listeners. However, on January 23, 2009, KTCK and the Dallas Cowboys ended their three-year partnership.
Formerly owned by Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff
, The Ticket was purchased by Cumulus Media on May 5, 2006.
On January 16, 2009, The Ticket along with the Dallas Stars
issued a press release naming KTCK as the new flagship station for Dallas Stars hockey for five years starting with the 2009-10 season.
On November 1st, 2011, Cumulus Media
along with the FC Dallas
of the Major League Soccer
issued a press release naming KTCK as the new flagship station for FC Dallas soccer for five years starting with the 2012 season and ends with the 2016 season, before the agreement can be renewed, one year before the initial term to burst.
, Craig "Junior" Miller and Gordon "The Great Gordo" Keith
, "The Norm Hitzges Show" hosted by Radio Hall of Fame member Norm Hitzges
, "BaD Radio
" hosted by Bob "Sports" Sturm, Dan "Big Mac" McDowell and Donovan "The Great Donovan" Lewis, "The Hardline" hosted by Mike "Old Grey Wolf" Rhyner
and Corby "The Snake" Davidson
, plus "The Ticket Top 10" with Jake Kemp, also known as Jake Z, and the syndicated The Dan Patrick Show
. Notable weekend shows include The Train Station Fitness Show with George DeJohn, The TeeBox with Rick Arnett and Craig Rosengarden, The Orphanage with Danny Balis and Dave Lane, The Scrubs with David Newbury and Matt McClearin, "Cirque Du Sirois" with Mike and Cash Sirois, Ticket Sports Saturday with Ty Walker, Sean Bass, and Stewart Cedar, plus Race Week with Rich Philips. When normal Ticket shows are not on the air, the airwaves are filled with Sporting News Radio
. The Dallas Stars
broadcast team is Ralph Strangis
on play-by-play with color analyst Daryl "Razor" Reaugh
and the FC Dallas
broadcast team is Ray Canevari on play-by-play with former MLS
player and color analyst Steve Jolley
starting in the 2012 MLS season
.
for "Best Sports Station in America" at the National Association of Broadcasters
' annual conference on September 27, 2007. The station and various shows have been Marconi nominees in the past, but this was The Ticket's first win.
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station, currently owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
, has been made popular by the incorporation of humor alongside the sports talk.
The sometime controversial station has posted strong ratings in the Dallas radio market, especially its Arbitron top-rated shows The Hardline and Dunham and Miller, which have been the anchors of the station's success throughout its existence.
History
The 1310 kHz frequency has its origins as WRRWRR (FM)
WRR is a municipally-owned radio station, owned by the city of Dallas, Texas, that broadcasts a classical music format....
, which was licensed in August 1921 and became the first broadcast radio station in the state of Texas, and the second in the United States. In 1948, WRR launched an FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
station; the AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
station played popular music
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
while the FM station carried classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
. 1310 was split from WRR-FM in 1978 and became the first of several incarnations of KAAM
KAAM
KAAM, known as "K-Double-A-M", is an AM radio station broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth "Metroplex" with a format of oldies/standards, and program length commercials...
when it was owned by the same company that owned KAFM (92.5 MHz) until gaining its current call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
in 1994.
The Ticket's original lineup consisted of Skip Bayless
Skip Bayless
Skip Bayless is an American journalist and television personality. Bayless regularly appears on ESPN2's ESPN First Take and its afternoon show 1st and 10. Bayless previously wrote regular columns for ESPN.com and its "Page 2" section.-Schooling and family:Bayless was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...
, Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee , is an American sportscaster who is the host of the Fox network's NFL show Fox NFL Sunday. His co-hosts are Jimmy Johnson, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Michael Strahan....
, Mike Rhyner
Mike Rhyner
Michael Rhyner is a radio sports talk personality on "The Ticket", KTCK Sports Radio 1310 a.m. / 104.1 FM in the Dallas area. His show, "The Hardline", is the afternoon staple of the station.He is a band member of Petty Theft....
and Greg Williams
Greg Williams (radio personality)
Greg "Greggo" Williams is an American radio personality. Williams is co-host of the sports sports talk program RAGE with Richie Witt. It airs at 2pm-7pm on KRLD-FM, "The Fan" 105.3, in Dallas, Texas...
, Chuck Cooperstein, and George Dunham
George Dunham
George William Dunham is an American radio personality and member of the "Dunham & Miller" morning show, heard 5:30-10:00 AM on sports radio KTCK 1310 AM in Dallas, Texas...
and Craig Miller. Skip Bayless said the first words ever spoken on The Ticket.
On March 6, 2006, the station announced that it would be the flagship affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
radio network. This success was followed up by Arbitron ratings which showed a 60% increase in listeners. However, on January 23, 2009, KTCK and the Dallas Cowboys ended their three-year partnership.
Formerly owned by Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff
Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff
The Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Company was a conglomerate of companies that started in the 19th century with Johann George Pfaltzgraff's emigration from Germany to York, Pennsylvania...
, The Ticket was purchased by Cumulus Media on May 5, 2006.
On January 16, 2009, The Ticket along with the Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
issued a press release naming KTCK as the new flagship station for Dallas Stars hockey for five years starting with the 2009-10 season.
On November 1st, 2011, Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
along with the FC Dallas
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
of the Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
issued a press release naming KTCK as the new flagship station for FC Dallas soccer for five years starting with the 2012 season and ends with the 2016 season, before the agreement can be renewed, one year before the initial term to burst.
Programming
Weekday programming on the station includes "The Musers" hosted by George "Jub Jub" DunhamGeorge Dunham
George William Dunham is an American radio personality and member of the "Dunham & Miller" morning show, heard 5:30-10:00 AM on sports radio KTCK 1310 AM in Dallas, Texas...
, Craig "Junior" Miller and Gordon "The Great Gordo" Keith
Gordon Keith
Gordon Keith is an American radio host on KTCK SportsRadio 1310 AM "The Ticket" in Dallas, Texas. He has shared hosting duties with George Dunham and Craig "Junior" Miller since 1995.-Career:...
, "The Norm Hitzges Show" hosted by Radio Hall of Fame member Norm Hitzges
Norm Hitzges
Norman R. Hitzges is an author and sports talk radio host at KTCK in Dallas, Texas. Hitzges moved to KTCK after sister station KLIF removed sports talk programming from its lineup....
, "BaD Radio
BaD Radio Show
The BaD Radio Show is a midday radio program on Dallas, Texas radio station KTCK, "1310AM, The Ticket"...
" hosted by Bob "Sports" Sturm, Dan "Big Mac" McDowell and Donovan "The Great Donovan" Lewis, "The Hardline" hosted by Mike "Old Grey Wolf" Rhyner
Mike Rhyner
Michael Rhyner is a radio sports talk personality on "The Ticket", KTCK Sports Radio 1310 a.m. / 104.1 FM in the Dallas area. His show, "The Hardline", is the afternoon staple of the station.He is a band member of Petty Theft....
and Corby "The Snake" Davidson
Corby Davidson
Corby Davidson, is an American radio personality.Also known as "The Snake", "Corra", "The Cobra", "Friendly Cobra", "Cobbie", "The Human 'Human Centipede'", "Jibby", "Plantation Corby" and "Mr. Sex", is an American radio personality who co-hosts The Hardline with Mike "The Tube" Rhyner on sports...
, plus "The Ticket Top 10" with Jake Kemp, also known as Jake Z, and the syndicated The Dan Patrick Show
The Dan Patrick Show
The Dan Patrick Show is a syndicated sports talk show hosted by former ESPN personality Dan Patrick. It is currently produced by DirecTV Sports Group and is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. The three-hour program broadcasts live every day beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern/6 a.m. Pacific time on Fox...
. Notable weekend shows include The Train Station Fitness Show with George DeJohn, The TeeBox with Rick Arnett and Craig Rosengarden, The Orphanage with Danny Balis and Dave Lane, The Scrubs with David Newbury and Matt McClearin, "Cirque Du Sirois" with Mike and Cash Sirois, Ticket Sports Saturday with Ty Walker, Sean Bass, and Stewart Cedar, plus Race Week with Rich Philips. When normal Ticket shows are not on the air, the airwaves are filled with Sporting News Radio
Sporting News Radio
Yahoo! Sports Radio, formerly Sporting News Radio is a United States sports radio network that broadcasts sports news, talk, scores, and highlights 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On August 1, 2011, it was announced the network would change its name to Yahoo! Sports Radio, effective...
. The Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
broadcast team is Ralph Strangis
Ralph Strangis
Ralph Strangis is a play-by-play commentator, who has covered a variety of sports, but most notably has been the commentator for the Dallas Stars ice hockey franchise of the National Hockey League since the team's move to Dallas in 1993....
on play-by-play with color analyst Daryl "Razor" Reaugh
Daryl Reaugh
Daryl "Razor" Reaugh , is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender, now a color commentator for the Dallas Stars of the NHL, the The NHL on Versus and Hockey Night in Canada.-Playing career:...
and the FC Dallas
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
broadcast team is Ray Canevari on play-by-play with former MLS
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
player and color analyst Steve Jolley
Steve Jolley
Steve Jolley is a retired American soccer defender, who spent ten seasons in Major League Soccer and one in the USL Premier Development League....
starting in the 2012 MLS season
2012 Major League Soccer season
The 2012 Major League Soccer season is the upcoming 100th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 34th with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 17th season of Major League Soccer...
.
Notable former hosts
- Skip BaylessSkip BaylessSkip Bayless is an American journalist and television personality. Bayless regularly appears on ESPN2's ESPN First Take and its afternoon show 1st and 10. Bayless previously wrote regular columns for ESPN.com and its "Page 2" section.-Schooling and family:Bayless was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...
– The Skip Bayless Show. When the ownership decided to accept a lucrative offer to sell the station, the new owners bought out Bayless' contract. He is currently hosting on ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
’s First TakeESPN First TakeESPN First Take is an American morning sports talk program on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. The show was formerly known as Cold Pizza. The official switch was made on May 7, 2007. Two back-to-back two-hour episodes air each weekday from Monday through Friday, with the live episode airing from 10 a.m...
and 1st and 10 - Chuck Cooperstein - host of Chuck Cooperstein Show. Now on KESNKESNKESN is a Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas based sports talk radio station. It is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company as an ESPN Radio affiliate.-History:...
. Is also the play-by-play announcer for the Dallas Mavericks on ESPN 103.3 in Dallas. - Chris Arnold - host of the Chris Arnold Show. Is still sports director at K104FM. He's continues doing the morning show there. At one point Arnold, worked at the Ticket, K104, WFAA TV and the Dallas Mavericks TV broadcasts simultaneously. Arnold is also the emcee for the Mavericks.
- Mark Followill - former Ticket Ticker man for The Hardline, and current play-by-play announcer for the Dallas Mavericks on Fox Sports Southwest and on KTXA 21KTXAKTXA, virtual channel 21 , is an independent television station based in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth designated market area. With its transmitter in Cedar Hill, KTXA is owned by CBS Corporation and is the sister station of CBS outlet KTVT .KTXA was originally an...
. Also serves as an occasional "plus one" on The Hardline as well as KTCK's Mavericks post-game show. - Dale HansenDale HansenDale Hansen is an American sportscaster, currently the weeknight sports anchor during the 6 pm and 10 pm newscasts on ABC's Dallas affiliate WFAA-TV. He also hosts Dale Hansen's Sports Special on Sundays at 10:20 pm, consistently one of the highest-rated local programs in...
- Dale Hansen Show, often controversial DFW sports journalist and WFAA-TVWFAA-TVWFAA, channel 8, is an ABC-affiliated television station serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, one of the top ten media markets in North America. The station is the flagship of Belo Corporation and the largest ABC affiliate not owned and operated by the network...
sports anchor. - Richard "Big Dick" Hunter - The P-1 Wild Ass Circus, was evenings on Live 105.3 as The Wild Ass Circus. Also hosted The Richard Hunter Show on 1360AM, KXYZ.
- Curt MenefeeCurt MenefeeCurt Menefee , is an American sportscaster who is the host of the Fox network's NFL show Fox NFL Sunday. His co-hosts are Jimmy Johnson, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Michael Strahan....
- Curt Menefee Show, current host of Fox NFL SundayFOX NFL SundayFox NFL Sunday is the pregame show for the TV show NFL on Fox. The program is broadcast on Fox television affiliates nationwide. The audio portion of the show is broadcast over the Fox Sports Radio network, distributed by Premiere Radio Networks... - John Rhadigan - former co-host of the original Ticket weekend show, The Press Box. Previously seen on Fox Sports Southwest, now the television play-by-play announcer for the 2010 AL champion Texas Rangers (2011-present).
- Ben Rogers and Jeff “Skin” Wade – hosted the Ben & Skin Show noon-2 pm Saturdays, and hosted the Dallas MavericksDallas MavericksThe Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
post-game show. Former hosts on KRLD-FM 105.3, afternoon drive 3 pm-7 pm. Currently on KESNKESNKESN is a Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas based sports talk radio station. It is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company as an ESPN Radio affiliate.-History:...
. - Kevin Scott - former Ticker guy for The Hardline; former co-host of The Throwdown; former co-host of The Beatdown on KZNX in Austin, TexasAustin, TexasAustin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
; former co-host on KRLD-FM, at 9am-12pm with Greg Hill. - Greg WilliamsGreg Williams (radio personality)Greg "Greggo" Williams is an American radio personality. Williams is co-host of the sports sports talk program RAGE with Richie Witt. It airs at 2pm-7pm on KRLD-FM, "The Fan" 105.3, in Dallas, Texas...
- former co-host of The Hardline. Currently on KRLD-FM - Rocco Pendola - unceremoniously dismissed after a confrontation with Gordon Keith.
- Mike BacsikMike Bacsik (left-handed pitcher)-External links:**...
- former major-league pitcher for several teams, served as producer of The Norm Hitzges Show. Unceremoniously dismissed after tweeting a comment about "dirty Mexicans".
Awards
SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket has won many awards over the years, including the 2007 Marconi AwardNAB Marconi Radio Awards
The Marconi Radio Awards are presented annually by the National Association of Broadcasters to the top radio stations and on-air personalities in the United States. The awards are named in honor of Guglielmo Marconi, the man generally credited as the "Father of Wireless Telegraphy." NAB member...
for "Best Sports Station in America" at the National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Broadcasters
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...
' annual conference on September 27, 2007. The station and various shows have been Marconi nominees in the past, but this was The Ticket's first win.