With the number of Sportsnet radio stations in the country, I'm a bit surprised that they don't produce more national content, or in some cases the content isn't used nationally.
The original Hockey Central at Noon based out of Toronto does a fairly good job of covering the stories league wide (It gets aired on the NHL network in the States) and actually gets good guests. Sure McLean and Shannon can drive a normal person crazy but it can draw a person in whether you like or dislike them. Why wouldn't 960 air that to fill an hour of time (11:00-12:00) and then do the Flames hockey central (12:00-1:00)? An hour of Sportsnet radio has to be cheaper than paying for Jim Rome if they're so focused on money.
I'm sure there's another hour of radio somewhere that they could spread out across the entire Rogers network.
I know that Calgary isn't a basketball hot bed and I'm not a huge fan, but listening to the local Calgary personalities discuss the NBA with their limited knowledge of it isn't appealing. It's the exact opposite and drives me away. When I listen to Toronto TSN or Sportsnet with people close to the Raptors discussing the team, it's much more compelling and I do get interested.
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