Who Will Sports Radio Battle?

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SPORTS ARE all about competition. So, it makes sense that a little competition among sports radio stations would be a good thing in the nation's capital.

On Monday, venerable WJFK officially changed formats to challenge SportsTalk 980, the industry standard in D.C.

Redskins owner Dan Snyder decided to challenge 980 in 2006 with his Red Zebra Broadcasting before buying 980 last year. As he promised, the Danny has basically let hosts bash — sometimes at will — his beloved Redskins, though some local favorites such as Al Koken were let go in cost-cutting maneuvers.

By virtue of Snyder's involvement, 980 will always have more access to the Redskins, and rights to broadcast all of their games. That's the big kahuna in Washington.

The new 106.7 seems to be trying to grab the rest of the area's teams and already locked in the Wizards. Not wanting to ignore the Redskins, the Fan — as it is regrettably known — hired former star linebacker LaVar Arrington for the 2-6 p.m. slot.

But the big edge the new station has is the Sports Junkies, who are the best in show in D.C. sports talk land.

Nevertheless, look for the station that has the Redskins to win every time. Other teams' games are great, but isn't that what satellite radio is for?

Photo courtesy WJFK