Tommy: The Ticket’s DFW radio Sooners
You might expect a Dallas-based sports talk station to go on and on about the Texas Longhorns.
But in The Ticket’s world, Oklahoma football isn’t the enemy; it’s family.
For marketing and metric purposes, The Ticket (KTCK AM1310, 96.7 FM) defines itself as a sports talk station, but it’s not really that.
It’s been around for about as long as I’ve lived in Texas. I’ve always dreaded sports talk because I’m not a hardcore sports fan (although I was a former Heisman Trophy voter and a sports journalist for about half my 40-year career. Also, my wife Brigitte was a longtime editor at a rival station in Dallas and, at first, didn’t like my fascination. She’s come around.)
The Ticket and some of its hosts are refreshing voices of reason in a state that is often defined by Texas pride. They don’t talk over one another and scream like The Sports Animal or any similar shows. You spend half your life on the D-FW freeways commuting, and when you turn on the Ticket, it’s like they’re in the car with you.
The heart of OU fandom on the Ticket starts with Corby Davidson.