95.7 was kind enough to send me this news release about 49ers coverage which seems promising. Any station that has Maiocco and Jeff Garcia has something to offer. I do not believe any 49ers player or Baalke will say anything very interesting because of how the team keeps things so private. I hope I’m wrong. I noticed in the release it says Harbaugh will appear on the station on a rotating basis. Does that mean he will be rotating as he speaks?
Here is the press release. I did not link to it, because it contains certain private phone numbers. I excerpted the relevant parts.
95.7 The GAME Announces Comprehensive 49ers Coverage in 2012
Patrick Willis, Joe Staley, GM Trent Baalke Headline 49ers Monday during NFL Season
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 95.7 The GAME (KGMZ-FM), The Bay Area’s New Sound For Sports, today announced its comprehensive San Francisco 49ers coverage for the 2012 NFL Season, highlighted by the return of 49ers Monday, a unique, and exclusive programming block dedicated to 49ers Football.
“From the GM to Pro Bowl players on both sides of the field, 49ers Monday is the best 49ers experience on the radio,” said Program Director Jason Barrett of 95.7 The GAME.
2012 49ers Monday programming includes:
- 49ers Pro-Bowl LB Patrick Willis every Monday at 1:45 pm on The Wheelhouse with John Lund & Greg Papa
- 49ers Pro-Bowl OT Joe Staley every Monday at 12:30 pm on The Wheelhouse with John Lund & Greg Papa
- General Manager Trent Baalke, every Monday at 4:00 pm on The Drive with Brandon Tierney
- Former 49ers Pro Bowl QB Jeff Garcia every Monday at 9:30 am on The Rise Guys
- Former 49ers Super Bowl Champion LB & Current ESPN Football Analyst Matt Millen every Monday at 7:10 am on The Rise Guys
- 49ers Insider Matt Maiocco from Comcast SportsNet and CSNBayArea.com will be heard four (4x) times per week, including every Monday between 10:00 – 11:00 am with Chris Townsend & Matt Steinmetz
For the second consecutive season, 49ers Coach Jim Harbaugh joins 95.7 The GAME every month on a rotating basis.
Bay Area NFL fans will also hear every Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, and NFL Playoff games in crystal clear FM for the entire season.
95.7 The GAME is the largest radio market FM Sports Station in California and flagship radio station for the Oakland Athletics.
With its commitment to live and local programming, 95.7 The GAME, in just 12 months, has put together the best lineup in Bay Area radio:
- 6:00am-10:00am The Rise Guys: Whitey Gleason, Mark Kreidler, and Dan Dibley
- 10:00am-12:00pm Chris Townsend and Matt Steinmetz
- 12:00-3:00pm The Wheelhouse with John Lund & Greg Papa
- 3:00pm-7:00pm The Drive with Brandon Tierney
StevenG
Sounds like some exciting coverage, though I’m bummed I’m getting Matt Millen on the commute to work. That guy tanked the Lions, so it’s hard to take his “analysis” seriously. I’d rather have Baalke, a more accomplished GM, but then I don’t expect 95.7 to schedule their coverage around me. Good for you guys though!
August 27th, 2012 4:03 pm
Mark M
Hopefully they’ll do a better job than the morning wimps at KNBR whom embarrass themselves every time they attempt to interview Harbaugh or one of the coordinators.
August 27th, 2012 4:28 pm
Stan
Millen did tell an interesting story of interviewing JaMarcus Russell prior to the draft…Millen said that to most questions he gave one word answers..and kept looking at his watch like he had something else to do. Millen said that convinced him to avoid drafting Russell…as he tells it.
I like how THEGAME keeps grinding at KNBR..its like guerrilla radio. They are the North Vietnamese vs the Giant imperialist army full of themselves..and a year later starting to get shaky legs as THEGAME continues to chip away…
August 27th, 2012 4:47 pm
Steve
I like it, especially MM with Townsend & Steinmetz and anybody with Greg Papa. Those guys are not afraid to ask and demand answers to tough questions and offer opinions that may not be popular with the teams they cover. Except for Marty Lurie and a solo Larry Krueger, KNBR has become so vanilla as to be offensive to the sensibilities of its listeners (in my case former listener). Here’s hoping The Game lives up to the preseason pub.
August 27th, 2012 6:21 pm
RC
I’m curious ratings wise how 95.7 is doing against KNBR? I grew up with KNBR, but I have to say when I want sports talk now I tune it to 95.7.
August 27th, 2012 6:22 pm
Hank
Only Mr. T has the chops to go toe-to-toe with Harbaugh. Nobody else is a former pro to whom Harbaugh has to look up when he speaks. It’s a man thing.
August 27th, 2012 7:02 pm
Stan
..And really “Mr T” ? uh,didn’t they know somebody else has a near patent on that name?…plenty of others like “Terrible Tom”..or “Uncle Tom”..maybe “The Tom-a-toe Show”.? all better then ripping off a 70′s legend.
August 27th, 2012 7:44 pm
B-Rad
This is good marketing by this station.
Because 95.7 is the A’s station, and because the A’s are doing so well, it seems
that every time I tune in, if the A’s aren’t playing, the hosts are talking A’s, or
at least baseball. I don’t care at all about the A’s, so I rarely tune these
guys in anymore.
I’ve made a mental note of who I want to hear from this press release.
Thanks for passing it on.
August 28th, 2012 7:19 am
MJ
I made the switch to 95.7 last summer before they officially launched as “The Game” and really haven’t looked back. Its crazy but the FM feed just sounds so much better, just sucks with the lack of broadcast range (thankfully they have the iphone app). If they were to grab the raiders broadcasts (even though I’m no raiders fan) that would be a huge move to pull even with KNBR.
And Millen was, and is, still considered a brilliant football mind. Always appreciate his opinion. Before he left for Detroit many were saying he was to be the next Madden of broadcasting, the guy was respected by everyone. I don’t think we can blame him too much for the issues in Detroit, I mean, its Detroit….
And I wouldn’t really say that Tolbert ripped off Mr. T, an 80s icon (not 70s). Haven’t heard him once say “i pity the fooo” or “paiiin”.
August 28th, 2012 8:29 am
StevenG
@MJ – Regardless of Millen’s broadcasting ability (different skill-set), he is solely responsible as GM for the issues in Detroit during his tenure. Baalke is responsible for hiring Harbaugh and drafting Aldon Smith. I’m not saying Baalke is perfect, but Millen’s final season with the Lions, after 7 years of “building” the franchise, ended with an 0-16 season record. In the immortal words of Charles Barkley, he was terrrrrible.
August 28th, 2012 9:33 am
Stan
I must be getting old when I get decades mixed up. Thanks.
August 28th, 2012 12:48 pm
Stan
And,I somehow skipped mentioning that Jason Barret PD of THEGAME, has an all white lineup. That’s right. Between both sports radio stations,they have hired just one person of color. And Rod Brooks barely fits that description.
Without a doubt sports media is still among the biggest strongholds for the good old boys bigotry. They hire “just like us” the same way gun nuts cling to their weaponry after another massacre at the mall. No politician stands up to them,and no media watchdog group takes on the sports world.
August 30th, 2012 5:46 pm