There are plenty of hosts out there who boast about how good their shows or ratings are.
This post will include all the numbers for 2011 thru last month (July) in the key Men 25-54 demographic (August numbers are only halfway done to this point).
This will include the daytime shows from 6am thru 7pm which are the most listened to hours on radio.
We'll only include 790 The Ticket and 560 WQAM in this post b/c the other two stations (WINZ and WMEN) don't accumulate a 1 share in the Men 25-54 demo combined. Nothing personal. They barely register at all. So, we'll stick to the top two stations.
Morning Drive: 6am - 10am - Jorge Sedano on 790 The Ticket vs Joe Rose on 560 WQAM
January:
560 WQAM - 3.7 and 790 The Ticket- 2.0
February:
560 WQAM - 2.8 and 790 The Ticket - 2.6
March:
790 The Ticket - 3.3 and 560 WQAM- 2.8
April:
560 WQAM - 3.5 and 790 The Ticket - 3.0
May:
790 The Ticket 4.0 and 560 WQAM 4.0 (tie - The Ticket had a higher listener cume 790's was 69k to 560's was 57k)
June:
790 The Ticket - 4.2 and 560 WQAM - 2.7
July:
790 The Ticket 2.3 and 560 WQAM 1.6
As you see here, the battle between myself and Joe Rose is pretty even throughout 2011. Joe had a strong January where he kicked my butt and I had a strong June where I beat him by a significant margin. Outside of that, it's pretty close. The numbers thru seven months are 3 wins 3 losses and 1 tie for both shows. You can't get any closer than that.
I have nothing but the utmost respect for Joe. I'm pretty sure the feeling is mutual. There's obviously enough of an audience for both of us to do our thing.
Mid day: 10am-1pm Colin Cowherd (790 The Ticket) vs 2 hrs of Toretta/White & 1 hr of Irvin Show (WQAM)
January:
560 WQAM - 1.9 and 790 The Ticket - 1.6
February:
790 The Ticket - 2.0 and 560 WQAM - 1.5
March:
790 The Ticket - 2.3 and 560 WQAM - 2.0
April:
560 WQAM - 2.6 and 790 The Ticket - 1.6
May:
790 The Ticket - 2.7 and 560 WQAM - 2.5
June:
790 The Ticket - 2.4 and 560 WQAM - 2.0
July:
790 The Ticket - 1.3 and 560 WQAM - 1.1
In what's been a fairly competitive battle Colin Cowherd's national talk show, that airs on 790 The Ticket beat 3 hours of Toretta/Irvin combo on WQAM in 5 out of the 7 months. Toretta generally broadcasts from North Carolina and Michael Irvin from Dallas.
Mid Day: 1pm-3pm: Sports Brothers - E.W. Freeman & Jeff Fox (The Ticket) vs Michael Irvin Show (WQAM)
January:
560 WQAM - 2.2 and 790 The Ticket - 1.8
February:
790 The Ticket - 2.4 and 560 WQAM - 1.7
March:
560 WQAM - 2.2 and 790 The Ticket - 2.1
April:
560 WQAM - 2.9 and 790 The Ticket - 1.9
May:
560 WQAM - 2.6 and 790 The Ticket - 2.5
June:
790 The Ticket - 3.1 and 560 WQAM - 2.5
July:
560 WQAM - 1.4 and 790 The Ticket - 1.3
Outside of April, where Michael Irvin (WQAM) had a sizeable win vs the Sports Brothers, it's been a fairly close competition. Though, Irvin (WQAM) has edged the Sports Brothers (The Ticket) in 5 of the 7 months.
Afternoon Drive: 3pm-7pm - Dan Le Batard Show w/ Stugotz (The Ticket) vs Sid Rosenberg (WQAM)
January:
790 The Ticket - 2.6 and 560 WQAM - 2.2
February:
790 The Ticket - 3.2 and 560 WQAM -1.8
March:
790 The Ticket - 3.1 and 560 WQAM- 1.5
April:
790 The Ticket - 3.8 and 560 WQAM - 1.8
May:
790 The Ticket - 4.2 and 560 WQAM - 2.8
June:
790 The Ticket - 4.5 and 560 WQAM - 2.2
July:
790 The Ticket - 1.8 and 560 WQAM - 1.6
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz Show on 790 The Ticket is undefeated in 2011 and has won its time slot dating back over a year now. Sid Rosenberg had competative showings in January and July, but outside of that it hasn't been very close in the afternoon drive battle.
Those are the facts. You can discuss them at your leisure.