St. Louis sports radio changing with times

It was not surprising to hear Kevin Wheeler, sports radio host on St. Louis’ 101 ESPN, say that his show has focused much less on the NFL so far this year, given that it will be the first time in two decades that the city has no NFL team.

Wheeler has conducted listener polls to determine how to cover the league this fall — from focusing on the biggest games to supporting all the Los Angeles Rams opponents this year.

“We’re all still feeling that out,” he said. “I get the sense, though, that it’s still going to be about gambling and fantasy football. People are still going to consume football for those reasons, but maybe not with the same competitive zeal that they had when they had a team in their hometown.”