Im an avid ESPN watcher and huge sports fan but this merger hurt sports talk radio in the Triangle IMHO. Im an occasional listener to Adam Gold and am glad his show will remain. But the shows that we get in replacement is a perfect example of how national brands can handcuff a local product. Now there are shows I like such as Dan Patrick , Mike & Mike, and SVP (the last two simulcast on basic cable anyways) and shows that I prefer not listen to (Mark Packer among others). My major issue is the shows/personalities that provided a diverse and different view on sports were replaced with more homogeneous shows, that not only generally have the same opinion across the board but their opinions are force fed to us through other mediums (i.e. TV or print). I will continue to listen to Adam Gold and David Glenn when I can. But Triangle sports radio as a whole, just took a huge step backwards.