Quote:they are pretty much the only game in the region, i would bet that the bigger markets have more sports stations that specialize more to certain teams/leagues, there isnt as much competition in the mnpls market. also they are picked up and rebroadcast all over the upper plains area. I was on the ND/SD border only an hour from the Montana/ND border and I was picking up their broadcast the day that Favre came to Minny.
It may be considered a sports station and rated as such but that doesn't mean they're only pulling listeners FOR sports. A person may not like their content because it's not entirely sports focused if that's what is desired. There are stations available that are like that but in my opinion most people don't want ONLY sports ALL of the time. Personally I don't want to listen to hour blocks about the NBA or NHL. A reason why KFAN is popular, specifically the Power Trip, is that even though their backbone is Minnesota professional sports, they are an entertainment program that will talk about ANY topic that is interesting.
I listen to the PT podcast of their show every day at work - haven't missed one show in over ten years. Whenever I go on vacation I'll catch up when I get back. Hearing that their podcast numbers are astronomical tells me that many people do the same.
