Kentucky Sports Radio
[Moderated by Matt Jones, Drew Franklin and Tyler Thompson]
[Moderated by Matt Jones, Drew Franklin and Tyler Thompson]
One of the more common questions I always get about this site is, “if you arent on the radio, why are you called Kentucky Sports Radio?” Well the answer is complicated and usually takes me awhile to explain and always leaves the listener unsatisfied. No more. Because beginning in the next couple of weeks, KSR will be on the radio on 1080 AM in Louisville from 10 am to noon Monday thru Friday. The daily show will feature something that has been long overdue…a UK-centric show in the city of Louisville. I will be the host, but there will also be lots of appearances and roles for the other writers here on KSR as well. We expect Drew Franklin, the Turkey Hunter, Tomlin and others to be around for different amounts of time and we will be announcing a co-host later this week. The 1080 AM signal is a strong one and can be heard in Lexington during the day, meaning that those of you in and around that area will also hopefully be able to listen to the show. We also hope to have the show streaming by the end of the year, which will of course then integrate the site with the show. I am very excited about the opportunity to work at the station and to be part of the Clear Channel family that also includes WHAS 840 AM.
The second feature is also an important one because as part of this, KSR will be taking over the UK postgame call-in show on 840 AM. After every UK football and basketball game this season, I will be hosting the postgame call-in show after Joker and Calipari do their final interviews. I will be joined by some former players and other media members, as we take your calls on 840 AM, one of the most powerful radio stations in the country. I grew up listening to that show as a kid and I cant tell you how excited I am to have the opportunity to be a part of it now.
We are very excited to get this radio show going and I think you will soon see that the Kentucky sports airwaves have never seen anything like we are going to do. It is going to be younger, more fan-centric and with the absolute best guests of any show in the state. For those of you outside the listening area, the show will be available on podcast (along with the regular KSR podcasts) and hopefully will provide you with more UK information that you can handle. I cant wait to get started and we will be launching just before the beginning of football season. This radio show and the television show that begins in October on CN2 have all been made possible by the support you folks have shown us here on this site over the years. I cant thank you enough and I look forward to bringing the KSR style from the web to television and radio this fall.
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August 12th, 2010 at 11:55 am
hey you all, check out this highlight video of the draft cats i made last night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRox2TvX1eI
August 12th, 2010 at 11:55 am
and congrats, matt!
August 12th, 2010 at 11:56 am
I feel so proud of KSR making it to the big time. Its like sending my kids off to Kindergarten for the first time! Make good choices KSR!
August 12th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Great news…get the streaming up as fast as possible. Congrats once again.
August 12th, 2010 at 11:58 am
Congrats, gentlemen! With the loss of 1450, I don’t have to be stuck listening to the wonderful wisdom of Joe B. and Denny. Good luck and much success to you.
August 12th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Excellent, congrats!
August 12th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Maybe the first show will have that Daniel Orton expose you have been promising for so long….
August 12th, 2010 at 11:59 am
I finally have something to listen to during the mornings on the radio that doesn’t make me want to gouge my ears off. Congratulations! Amazing to see where this site has come.
August 12th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Wow, you’re doing big things Jones…Good for you guys!
August 12th, 2010 at 11:59 am
YOUR MOVE MR. JURICH!!!
No way he wants you anywhere near 840, GET ‘EM
August 12th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
will there be podcasts until there is online streaming?
August 12th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Joe B and Denny is the only show on 790 that is actually good, don’t knock the Coach
August 12th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Any chance Lester is the co-host? If not, you should really look into that.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Congrated, unless Joe B. and Denny are your co-hosts.
Just kidding.
I’m sure they are thrilled about the competition.
Good luck to all the KSR gang.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Congrats Jonesey!
August 12th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
AWESOME!!! Congrats to all of you! You have worked very hard the past five years to feed the UK habit! Keep it up!!
Does this mean Drew will have a real job now?
August 12th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Congrats Matt. Any chance that carries to the Bowling Green airwaves?? We need to make this happen.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Powerful! Can’t you hear WHAS on the moon? KSR goes interplanetary (OK, I know the moon isn’t a planet)
August 12th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Jurich & Pitino have to be wondering how the CATS got in the henhouse.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Congratulations! I know what you mean about the old postgame shows,
I looked forward so much to those.
2 Questions:
1)Is “Big Talk On Small Business” moving to a new time?
2) The ‘post game’ show got me thinking…. does anyone know whatever
happened to a guy named Paul Wilman that was on some of those as well
as on the old WTMT when it went all-sports?
August 12th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
NICE, awesome news
August 12th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
SWEET NEWS !!!! Will the post game stuff interfere with Leach & Calipari?? or does
it proceed that??
August 12th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Congrats Matt!
August 12th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Matt, how long till you can move to the 4-6pm slot and take on Chris Cross?
August 12th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Clearly you do not punch babies in the face. Congrats.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Matt Jones media mogul, congratulations Matt I hope it works out well for you. Just remember to keep the liberal politics out of the discussions and you will do great! Proud of you!
August 12th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Using your most faux voice (no homo) can you say AWESOME!!!
I love Matt and “The Boys” (no homo) and can’t wait for this new venture in new world media. Congrats to all!
August 12th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Congrats, Matt and crew! Hopefully the airwaves in Lex will stay clear for all of us outside the Ville. As long as you keep the same vibe of friends chatting and joking about the Cats, which is why I love this site more than any other UK site, this thing can’t fail. Awesome news!
August 12th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
how many hits does ksr average in a day?
August 12th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
….now. If only Chris Cross would expire….
August 12th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Matt, I hope you realize the frosted one is going to be real pissed.
How can you expect anyone to listen to you when for a nominal fee we can get “cutting edge” scoops from the Man from Mexico?
August 12th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Matt,
you need to start working on your catch phrases for when you sign off for the night…
This is Kige Ramsey for YouTube sports is already taken.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Great News! This should really juice up the after game airwaves. Matt you are the best at UK Sports.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Hey Lawdog! I’m not going to suggest that Kige be a co-host, but he’s got to be a regular correspondent.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Forgot to say, Congratulations.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
UK fans day just got a lot better, Jurich’s day just got worse. Can’t wait for the show to be streaming. Be ready for a steady diet of Hink (god help us).
August 12th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Congrats Matt! You’ve come a long way from the meteor crater…
August 12th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
When I call in to the show are you going to delete my comments?
August 12th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
36) I hear that, I’m sure my wife will be excited to hear about me now having
a 2 hours per day radio habit. Oh well, some things are just simply worth
taking a lil heat over. I can’t wait Matt, congrats.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
I can not get 1080 in Henry Co.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Exciting news Matt, CONGRATS! This just made my day. Cant wait til everything is up and running.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Yellow Jackets rule…..
August 12th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
I think taking over the post-game show may be bigger than getting a daily show.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Can you get the daily radio show on podcast ASAP for us down here in TN? Look forward to it and the post game shows…..Congrats.
Make sure the White Ninja Mark Krebs in on the show a lot too!!!
August 12th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
47) Thats pretty awesome stuff …… is 840 am also 98.1 fm???
August 12th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
just hoping its after Calipari & Leach do the interview sessions …..
August 12th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Congrats!
August 12th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Matt Jones we are giving you the key to the city.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
And it will fit all three locks in the city.
August 12th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
So excited!!!!
August 12th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
congrats on all the success. does 1080 have a “listen live” link?
August 12th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
46. I think its after the Leach-Cal interview is over. Don’t worry. You’ll still get all the post game stuff from Leach
August 12th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I’ll see to it that the show lasts about as long as a Rick Pitino sexual encounter.
August 12th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
I really miss the days of heading home from work listening to Matt, Tomlin, and Gidel. Was great stuff. Congratulations guys!
August 12th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
If it’s ClearChannel then they should try to get one of those iheartradio apps like their other stations do. Demand it Matt!
August 12th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Question: Will you still require every caller to first ask “How you all are doing” before continuing? I’ll hang up and listen.
August 12th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Great news..happy happy happy for you Matt..this is exciting….hope I can get 1080….
August 12th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Congrats Matt et al. A lot of hard work paying off. Good biz. Do it right
August 12th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Louisville needs a call in show in the evening to compete with Tony on Cards Radio. I have an hour ride home everyday and it’s filled with Louisville info. How soon will Matt take over the evening?
August 12th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
52) Cool, so 840 is the same thing as 98.1??
August 12th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
you have got to get Patrick Patterson and Jai Lucas to be 1st guests on the radio show.
August 12th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Congrats!Why not the drive time instead of 10:00 AM. I wish you were against Deiner or the Underdogs instead of Joe B. I think they have a good show and are funny.
August 12th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
OT ….. Tiger Woods Birdie, Birdie start
August 12th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Great news.
I do agree that I’d prefer it be either head to head with the Underdorks or Diener, but I’ll take it.
August 12th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
This..is..awesome…news. Better get yourself a DeLorean, those key-scratches can’t hurt stainless steel.
I cannot wait for all the Card bitchin…its going to be a thing of beauty.
August 12th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Is your co-host going to be Howie Lindsay?
You can all the show “Matt and Fat”
August 12th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
60. No I don’t think so. 840 and 98.1/WLAP have their own call in shows after the game
August 12th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Not 100% yet, but the show should be bookended with a Tom Leach show 9a-10a and The Red and Blue Review 12n-1p. AWESOME news for UK fans in Louisville!!
August 12th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Just set the dial in my car! Let us know when the start date is set. Also, hope this will give you a chance to host from new UK bar on Baxter (from time to time)…that would help their business and let us KSR fans be more involved with the site.
August 12th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Congratulations Matt, now if we can only get the afternoon underdogs off the air, this will be the answer to all of Kentucky fans prayers in the city of Looserville….
August 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
CONGRATS TO YOU! FINALLY I CAN LISTEN TO LOCAL RADIO!!!
August 12th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
HELL YEAH !!!!! My wife hates when I listen to “sports-talk” radio! Well call the lawyer and pack ur bags woman! Cause it’s on!!!
August 12th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
The “door” is his co-host.
Law practice going that badly????
August 12th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
congratulations you deserve it. I hope i can listen live online or hit some button to hear the show on my computer or app. This is getting too complicated.
August 12th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
I love it. My comments criticising Clear Channel were deleted! If I criticise Insight, will those be deleted as well? Guess when you start working for the man, you gotta bow down before the man. No disension allowed.
August 12th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
not sure how strong the sigal is because i cant get it in henry county where i work or in eastern jefferson county where i live
August 12th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Congrats! I’m sure you guys are pumped.
August 12th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Now pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease go away Chris Cross, you are by far, the most annoying man on this planet.
August 12th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Hey Matt, Is Dugan producing the new show?
August 12th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
#75 the only thing that is not allowed is your inability to spell
August 12th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
80) was my question (79) not post-related? Ha.
August 12th, 2010 at 2:42 pm
Hey Matt is there any chance of getting 1 of the 2 am stations in Bowling Green to pick your show up?
August 12th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
I’LL HAVE THAT STATION REMOVED FROM THE AIR WITHIN A WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 12th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Matt–I have to ask. Is a childhood dream to be doing all this? If so, I now understand why you would go to Duke. A Duke degree opens a lot doors into the radio/tv sports market. Well played my friend. You also have enough sense to surround yourself with talent. Keep up the good work and best of luck.
August 12th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
I can’t wait until the FCC and the Networks can control what I say!
August 12th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Great news all the way around. Finally, a UK presence in the city of Louisville.
August 12th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Great News! UK news on a Louisville station is awesome!
August 12th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Any chance of this being up as a podcast
August 12th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Matt what are the chances of you guys picking up the Big Ez as a co-host. I like my stations to be argumentative and not completely biased like 790
August 12th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
I am VERY EXCITED!
August 12th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
And congratulations, Matt.
August 12th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
#89
EZ seriously dislikes UK. He attempts to hide it, but his IU fandom eventually reveals his long term hatred of UK.
I just don’t see how a “UK centric” show could have him as a co-host.
August 12th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Let me be the 93rd person to congratulate you!! All the best and get the signal to arrive in NC…got to get that blue fever over here!!
August 12th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Congrats Matt, this is awesome. Finally a radio show worth listening to about UK sports.
August 12th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Only downside is that is directly in competition with the Joe B. & Denny Show! Wish you had a different slot such as 7 to 9 am or 4 to 6 pm!
August 12th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Matt…
Way to go! WHAS comes in strong and clear out here in Colorado most evenings, so I will be listening to you often.
Is the same call in show also on WLAP, or is that a different one? If it is different, I can record WLAP on the computer,
listen to WHAS in the car, then play/listen to the WLAP on the computer later. Can not get enough of the Cats.
I follow about 25 “Wildcat-related” blogs daily, but yours is the only one I check five or six times a day.
You do great work…keep it up. You are the most reliable (along with Larry V’s blog)link we have to UK basketball. You
know how to dispell the rumors, and that keeps “most” of us calm.
Thank you for your time each day. Look forward to the broadcasts.
August 12th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Congrats Matt, all you need is keith wild wild west and rick van nuys, and you got yourself a a radio crew!!!
August 12th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Is there any possibility of bringing in Les from “The Door” up from Memphis to join you all at any point?
August 12th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Fantastic news!! Congrats MJ! No more Joe B & Denny from 10-12…!? You just made my day.
August 12th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
100th.
August 12th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Congrats Matt!!! Its a pleasure to have you back on the radio in The Blue Grass!
August 12th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
IT’S ABOUT TIME GO BIG BLUE!!!!!!
August 12th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Many congratulations. You deserve it.
August 12th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Go KSR! This is huge and much welcomed news. 2010 will turn out to be one of the best years ever:
The Spurrier streak ends.
The Tennessee streak ends.
And the KSR on-air legacy begins.
August 12th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
sweet
August 13th, 2010 at 12:21 am
I hope every tard fan **** their pants when they heard this news.