95.7 FM The Game

The format change for early morning listening on 95.7 is terrible. I often wake up at two a.m. or later and the hosts on 95.7 think they are the story. I am not interested in show boats, catch phrases or bizarre callers who are frequent guests! Cross this station off your list unless you prefer the hosts over sports talk, guests, and being informed about sports! Mike and Mike on their worst day are better than these clowns!

Tuned in this morning in the futile hope that *maybe* there *might* some mention of the A’s having two consecutive games with 7-​run innings.
NOPE
«Bochy!Giants!Bochy!Giants!etc…»
Not only does KGMZ focus pretty much exclusively on the Giants, «Lo» on ‘Diamond Talk’ CAN’T EVEN TALK ABOUT BASEBALL WITHOUT HAVING TO USE A FOOTBALL ANALOGY.
You know what that says to the listener? That he should NOT BE ON THAT SHOW.

If you’re an Oakland sports fan I’d suggest not listening to this station.

Just a question??? Are you the San Francisco Giants home station??? NO!!!
You guys broadcast the Oakland A’s games but all you are ever worried about is the Giants… guess what who gives a crap about the Giants… It’s like you guys are Giant wannabes.
We have a great team with great fans who support the A’s. I don’t care if you report sports news but all I hear all day long is Giants news.
Wake up guys you are not Giants Central!
Talk about the Warriors, Oakland Raiders, and the A’s and only report short stories about the San Francisco teams.
At least try and pretend you are the home station of the Oakland A’s

Local Bay area sports station where they obviously favor every team from the Bay. That’s fine but most people want to hear about the other teams as well. You will find if your not a supporter of the local teams that you will want to listen to anything but.
Many errors in what they say all the time, do your homework.

This station really SUCKS… except for the «Afternoon Delight «show, 95.7 has been a huge disappointment. The 3 idiots in the morning have become Giants Central. and very unlistenable .if I want to hear about the Giants I can listen to dull KNBR. I now only listen to Papa and Lund… sorry Haber-​koff you two act like a married couple completing each other’s sentences… give me a break.
It appears the Bay Area must continue to suffer with Sports talk radio… very very sad.

First let me talk about what’s been wrong with sport stations like KNBR. They are full of boaring and blabbering idiots let by none other than Gary Radnich … KNBR is so Biased 49ers and Giants its embarrassing. Thank God Barbieri is gone, that was the best move ever. If you want to hear about the Giants during the middle of Basketball season, then go ahead and listen to KNBR. Gary Radnich is just a big «ego» that talks about how smart he is because he can memorize inane pieces of irrelevant facts. He has no insight and its literally the TMZ of sports.
So, enter 95.7 the Game. This show is great with their different lineup of sport show specialists. I say that because you get a richly diverse range of hosts and opinions and depth of knowledge. The best and shiny gem is Grag Papa. Greg Papa and his co-​host have such a great show and they HAVE knowledge. Their conversation is so in-​depth and informative, it is AWESOME compared the small minded KNBR lineup of Gary Radnich. Papa is PHD and Radnich is High School. Papa has so much real insight of Owners, Coaches, and Players. he relates incredible stories that are so interesting and rich. its in a word Awesome. Damon Bruce is also another Gem. What is great about 95.7 is that since there is so much variety, you done get the stupid BIAS of KNBR. Thank you for bringing a breath of fresh air in Sports talk, bringing sports to another level of talk. Having great hosts ad guests that bring their insight. technical details of all sports. KNBR would never analyze sports to the detail of 95.7 because their hosts are not smart enough and don’t bring in enough ex-​players who can bring in such rich insight that normal people like us could never appreciate. Thank you 95.7 the Game. A great lineup and finally a media outlet that has sophisticated and detailed sports analysis and reporting.

Great to have an alternative to KNBR and the non-​stop SF Giants boosterism. The Game is much more balanced with regard to all Bay Area teams.
Sorry that the Rise Guys with Whitey, Kreidler, and Dibley are gone. They were excellent.
The best sports talk show host in the Bay Area is Greg Papa. Very interesting and opinionated. Funny guy too. Hall of Famer for his Raider broadcasts. Wish he still did Warrior basketball too.
This station could use more talk show hosts that are persons of color, and who are women. Might even help ratings.

A more typical sports talk station than KNBR. Which is to say, a bunch of obnoxious loud mouths talking over each other. It’s like an audio version of ESPN with the music blaring in the background. How are you supposed to listen to the conversation when Led Zeppelin and U2 are playing in the background. It’s obvious the producers don’t trust their hosts to hold the audience attention, so they rely on gimmicks.

Let me preface this by saying, I RARELY listen to sports talk radio. For the most part, it’s just a bunch of irrational people yelling and screaming nonsense.
«THE WARRIORS NEED TO TRADE THEIR SECOND ROUND PICK FOR LEBRON AND GO BACK IN TIME AND SEND TOOD FULLER TO THE CLIPPERS IN EXCHANGE WE GET CHRIS PAUL!!!»
You all know what I’m talking about.
I won’t name any names, but on the other side of all this bickering the hosts should have a basic understanding of the local teams. Keep in mind that 95.7 is the Raiders flagship station… so the other day I’m listening and the «unnamed host» makes a remark about the Minnesota Vikings. «Oh the Vikings?» «They have never even been to a Super Bowl».
Really? Did you just say that?
And you would have to think someone within range of the microphone could correct this guy as the Vikings have been to 4 Super Bowls, including one against THE RAIDERS!!!
You would think you could google that information and not make yourself sound like a complete dolt.
But in truth, the hosts at 95.7 make errors like this all the time.
And let me rant on fans for a second. Not just the fans who listen to 95.7.
A true SF Giants fan can name without any problem at all, the regular day starting roster for the Dodgers.
A Yankees fan can walk you through the set up rotation for the Red Sox.
And a Lakers fan would NEVER root for the Clippers. PERIOD.

I used to be an avid listener but I can’t stand Damon Bruce and already miss the guys they fired recently. I can’t believe my favorite station was trashed just like that.
The ONLY reason I’d listen now is to hear Papa.
I forgot to add this… KNBR sucks. Don’t try to copy them. The whole reason I started listening since you existed was the fresh and entertaining hosts and x-​players that were on all the time. Now you’re bringing KNBR trash to your station which ruins it.

They get one star for the fact that the Rise Guys was pulled from air. Thats what made that station what it is today. I know I am not the only one who will no longer be listening to this station. Please sign and share if you agree

Disappointed that Steiny is gone.
Never much cared for OC, but the two clowns they replaced the show with are clueless about how to interview guests or hold the listeners attention with interesting discussions.
They are better off have a two hour show that just has callers input. Guess it’s back to «Old and Tired» until Poppa comes on at noon…

its all about the Rise Guys! my morning companion on way to work.

After a lifetime of KNBR, I’ve pretty much switched to 95.7. I do listen to Giants baseball, Kruk and Kuip and some Marty Lurie on KNBR but other than that, I’m here. Smart, funny and not completely dependent on 80s rock references.

I just started listening to this station in the morning because that’s what my husband is tuned to while driving me to the Lake Merritt BART station. They’re okay… a little «juvey» at times with their off-​the-​wall sense of humor. Dave Justice always has that certain laugh when he’s making comments. 95.7 FM is also the station that does the play-​by-​play for the Oakland A’s.
This afternoon there were two representatives from the radio station handing out placards after the ceremony for Stephen Curry at SF City Hall. It was cool that one of the guys gave me a placard (see photo) and right away he could tell I was a sports fan — made a comment about my Oakland Raiders lanyard around my neck.
I sure can’t go without food and sports… LOL.

I like what 95.7 is trying to do, even though I like KNBR a little bit more than 95.7. As far as their weekday lineup goes, here are my opinions about their weekday lineup as it is right now:
–The Rise Guys: This show is ok. I agree with the criticism that it is a little too morning zoo-​ish. The Murph and Mac show might be a little bit better.
–The Pulse: I don’t really listen to this show since I’m normally tuning in to the Gary and Larry show on KNBR, but it’s ok. Townsend and Steinmetz was ok, but Townsend is better with Bucher right now. I still don’t really picture Steinmetz as a full-​time sports talk show host. I think it would be better if he sticks to basketball.
–Jon Lund and Greg Papa: I don’t really listen to this show either since I normally listen to the Damon Bruce show in this timeslot, but thhis show is ok. Greg Papa is not as good on this show as he ws when he hosted his own show on what was the Tickets 1050 back in the early 2000’s, but Greg Papa is ok. I’m not really that big on Jon Lund.
–Chris Townsend and Ric Bucher: This is turning out to be a decent show. Townsend has been a good replacement for BrandonTierney, and this show flows better than it did when Tierney was paired with Bucher.
–Guy Haberman: I don’t know much about him still, but he’s doing ok so far in the night spot.
But yes, 95.7 still might need to fix some things, and some of their fill-​in hosts such as Henry Wofford, Brodie Brazil aren’t bad, but I do like the direction that 95.7 is heading in, however.

Entercom should be awarded a «Six Star» on Unilocal for even attempting to break KNBR’s decades-​long monopoly of low-​quality, low-​integrity sports talk radio in the Bay Area. Kudos to program director Jason Barrett for aggressively distinguishing the station with a sports talk brand that is much more informed, fast-​pace, fresh, and well-​polished. These guys don’t just mail it in like Lee Hammer does at KNBR. You can tell that each segment, each idea, each talking point by the hosts and producers at KGMZ (aka 95.7 «the Game») is well-​thought out. The station’s morning show, the Rise Guys, for example, is absolute gold with the three hosts’ incredible chemistry of talking sports intelligently while irreverently making light of themselves and each other. Hugely entertaining.
By checking the quality of KGMZ’s guest lists, you can tell that the level of effort by Mr. Barrett and the folks at 95.7 the Game is simply unquestionable – KNBR is so much weaker by comparison that it is almost embarrasing. Now, the bottom line is, does the high level of investment put in by Entercom and KGMZ translate into rating? The early answer is, not yet, as may Bay Area listeners still seem to have a hard time making the switch to sports talk on FM. But one can definitely tell 95.7 the Game has already had a huge impacts on Bay Area sports talk as well as its competitor KNBR, as KNBR has recently re-​tooled its line-​up by firing the formerly hugely populr host, Ralph Barbieri, who had worked at KNBR for 30 years but was let go in 7 minutes.
It is no accident that so much turmoil has taken place at KNBR under the spineless leadership of its program director, while KGMZ has steadily builds its impressive brand. Now, does the station have room for improvement? Sure. I think the station may have overdone its titled segments such as «Double Shots» or «Pressure Point» as these often get recycled within the show; but at least these programs reveal a lot of pressure and thoughts into radio programming.

I just started to listen to 95.7 The Game during the NFL playoffs in January 2012 and I have to say that I am a dedicated listener now. I catch it on my way to work from 7−8am and on my way home from work from 5 – 6:30pm so I catch 3 different shows: The Rise Guys, The Drive, and the Townsend Show.
The Rise Guys is the best radio show I’ve listened to in quite a while. Whitey, Kreidler, and Dibley are very knowledgeable and more importantly, very entertaining. I don’t even think about changing the station while these guys are on.
The Drive with Tierney and Davis is not bad. Tierney is strongly opinionated but I kind of like that. Even though sometimes I don’t agree with him, he always explains his reasoning so at least you get an understanding where he is coming from, even if you don’t agree with him. Eric Davis is a different story. When he goes on one of his pointless rants, I change the station because I can’t stand listening to him. His statements are so off base that I’m thinking, really, where does he come up with this stuff. I commend Tierney for holding back, I know Tierney just wants to say, Davis, you’re an idiot. But he is a good co-​host and he just says, good job Eric.
The Chris Townsend Show is fairly entertaining. I only catch about 30 minutes of his show but his topics are most of the time very entertaining. He gets really fired up about his topics also so that shows that he cares.
Overall, I am now a loyal listener to 95.7FM, except when Eric Davis starts speaking. I know that having a local athlete on the show helps some, but in my opinion, even Bill Romanowski or even Dana Stubblefield would be better than Eric Davis. I know that it sounds like I am a big Eric Davis hater, and I am, I just can’t stand listening to his pointless rants, just shut up already.

I have been listening to 95.7 since about august and so far I have very few complaints. I listened to the hated knbr for years but only because it was the only sports talk radio station in the bay area, so it’s great to have a new station with a fresh take. They are also the flagship station of the A’s, which is great because it was hard to get any A’s coverage on the other station. So far 95.7 is far superior to knbr in just about every way, although knbr has some reeeally bad hosts and shows, so it was almost impossible for 95.7 not to be better. But I do like most of 95.7’s shows. The Rise Guys are good in the morning and add a lot of laughs to my morning commute. I’m not crazy about Dan Dibley’s weazly voice, but he’s actually not bad and my problem may just be that hearing him reminds me of listening to the awful show he was on at knbr. The Rise Guys do sports talk with an FM flair and it’s a better show than anything else on the radio in that time slot. Probably my favorite of the new shows, though, is John Lund. I like Lund himself and think he’s got good, reasonable opinions and a good sense of humor, but I also like his show the best because he has the best regular guests. Most importantly Greg Papa co-​hosts with him a couple times a week; anyone who follows bay area sports knows that Greg Papa is the best and classiest announcer/​analyst in the bay area. The fact that 95.7 has Papa is huge. Lund also has Matt Steinmetz on a couple times a week, which is also a coup for the FM station. Personally I’m a huge Warriors fan and basketball fan in general, and having Steinmetz is great for his W’s/hoops knowledge. Lund’s show with Papa and Steinmetz absolutely blows the other station’s shows in that time slot out of the water. Chris Townsend has a good show in the evenings as well. I’ve listened to his show the least but have liked what I’ve heard, and he’s a bay area guy, which counts with other bay area natives. Eric Davis is also good, I watched him play growing up and he’s the most reputable analyst on 95.7. The only problem is that Davis is paired with Brandon Tierney which is really the only personality I don’t like on 95.7. This guy is a complete ass. A loudmouth from new york who’s apparently been told that his job is to rip bay area teams and players as some sort of «anti-​homer». The other station is disdained for it’s homer agenda so I guess 95.7 wants to be able to play the un-​homer card, but the format just doesn’t work. It sounds like Davis doesn’t like Tierney (which makes sense because I don’t think many people do), and is constantly forced to argue with him. Tierney’s hire is the only headscratcher here and The Drive is the only show I won’t really listen to much. Why 95.7 hired a yankees fan as a talk show host on the A’s flagship station is beyond me.
Overall 95.7 The Game is very good for us sports junkies out there. It’s great to finally have a choice.