I think this is how FM sports talk works in other cities such as New York & Boston, just for examples.

WFAN, which started the sports talk format in 1987, originally started at 660 AM in New York. They added an FM simulcast in 2012. They have Yankees' baseball, Giants' football as well as Nets' basketball.

WEEI in Boston, has 2 different sports talk stations. The one at 850 AM used to air Boston-based sports talk in 2012, but shifted its local programming to 93.7 FM and became a full time outlet for ESPN Radio's national programming until 2021. WEEI-FM not only carries Red Sox baseball there, but they have their own radio network on stations throughout New England.

Boston has another sports talk station, WBZ-FM, which is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group. They've been at 98.5 FM since 2009 and brands itself as The Sports Hub. That station airs local sports talk, as well as Celtics' basketball, Bruins' hockey & Patriots' football.

Audacy, which owns WEEI & WFAN, dropped ESPN Radio programming in 2021 in favor of sports talk/wagering from BetMGM Network. I think that's now known as Westwood One Sports following a merger of Audacy's sports talk network known recently as Infinity Sports Radio and Cumulus Media, owners of Westwood One.

I know that there are other FM sports stations on Audacy-owned outlets in Cleveland as well as in Detroit & Milwaukee, plus iHeart Media owns KFAN in Minneapolis & WDAE-AM & FM in Tampa just to name a few.

What's not as clear at the moment is whether Audacy would drop one of its struggling FM formats here so that WSCR-AM could simulcast The SCORE's sports talk format in stereo sound as well as 670 AM, its home since 2000.

The other thing I'm not sure about is whether Audacy or Good Karma Brands, who operate ESPN 1000 AM would expand its operation and add a secondary station to carry nothing but national programming, similar to how they've done it in Boston.

Stay tuned.