Media: Thunder success spikes TV ratings, gains more fans
When Al Eschbach started hosting an Oklahoma City sports talk show in 1976, he said calls about the NBA were rare during the playoffs, averaging about one an hour.
Since the arrival of the Hornets in 2005 and the Thunder in 2008, he said NBA talk has increased dramatically on his show on WWLS-FM 98.1 and AM 640, “The Sports Animal.”
Eschbach estimates that more than 90 percent of his calls during the 2011 NBA ...
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