South Florida At 14 Sports Radio Stations

      There are currently 14 sports talk radio stations in the South Florida area. They are all located on the east coast and west coast of Florida. 

      Miami has five sports stations. They consist of 104.3 Sports WQAM-FM. 560 WQAM-AM, Fox Sports 940 WINZ-AM, WZTU-FM-HD2 and WRTO-FM-HD2. 

     The West Palm Beach area has four sports talk radio stations. They are ESPN West Palm 106.3 WESP-FM, Deportes Radio 760 WEFL-AM, Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM and Sports Radio 1230 The Gambler WBZT-AM. 

     The Florida Keys has one radio station with The Zone 97.7 Sports Radio WAVK-FM. Southwest Florida airs three sports talk radio stations with Fox Sports FM on FM translators such as 94.1 W231DC in Fort Myers, 103.3 W277AP in Naples and 92.5 WFSX-FM-HD2 in Estero. 

WBCN-AM Finished

     770 WBCN-AM in Fort Myers is no longer in existence. The license for that radio station was surrendered by Fort Myers Broadcasting Company to the Federal Communications Commission on July 7. 

     WBCN-AM flipped to a sports talk format in May 2021 and was branded ESPN Southwest Florida 770. It was sold be Beasley Broadcasting Group to Fort Myers Broadcasting Company in August 2025. The format changed from a sports format in March 2026.  

     There were several different sports talk on-air talent that made an impact over the past five years. They included Craig Shemon, Pete Sheppard, Mark Miller and David Moulton. 

Marlins Fall To Guardians

     The Miami Marlins were defeated by the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 at loanDepot park on Sunday. It was the last game for the Marlins and the Guardians prior to the MLB All-Star Game break. 

     Cleveland(51-46) leaped to a 2-0 lead in the opening frame. Bryan Rocchio knocked in Travis Bazzana with a single through the right side. Two batters later, Kyle Manzardo singled into left field for Bazzana to score.

     Miami(52-45) closed it to 2-1 in the bottom of the third. Xavier Edwards drove in Heriberto Hernandez with a base hit through the left side.

     The Guardians pulled away during the last third of the contest. Rocchio powered a 1-0 pitch over the right-field fence in the fifth inning for his eighth home run of the year. In the seventh inning, Khalil Watson got an infield hit and Bazzana crossed the plate. Chase DeLauter smashed a solo home run during the top of the ninth on a 2-1 pitch for his 11th homer of the season to give them a 5-1 advantage. 

     The Marlins responded with one run in the bottom of the ninth and they were down 5-2. Griffin Conine walloped a solo homer to right-center field on a 2-0 count for his fifth home run of the campaign. 

Chris Paddack In Asia

     Former Miami Marlins starting pitcher Chris Paddack is headed for Asia. He has agreed to a contract with the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. 

     Paddack spent time with the Marlins, Cincinnati Reds and Texas Rangers in 2026. He compiled a 0-5 record and a 7.63 earned run average with the Fish earlier this season. 

Miami Marlins 2026 MLB Draft

     The start of the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft began on Saturday. The first day of the MLB Draft consisted of the first round to the fourth round. 

     The Miami Marlins had one selection in the first round of the draft. The Fish stayed local and decided on Gulliver Prep Raiders shortstop Jacob Lombard at 14th overall. 

Argentina Neutralizes Switzerland

     Argentina outlasted Switzerland 3-1 in added extra time during the World Cup Quarterfinals at Kansas City Stadium on Saturday night. Argentina advanced to the World Cup Semifinals which will occur on Wednesday at Atlanta versus England. 

     In the first half, Argentina rocketed out to a 1-0 advantage in the 10th minute. Inter Miami CF midfielder Lionel Messi took a corner kick from the left side and Alexis Mac Allister put in a header from six yards away.

     Switzerland tied it up 1-1 midway through the second half during the 67th minute. Dan Ndoye powered in a right-footed shot from seven yards out. They would be down one man when Breel Embolo was given his second yellow card of the contest in the 72nd minute of play. 

     The game went to added extra time for both teams. It became 2-1 for Argentina in the 112th minute when Julian Alvarez curled a right-footed, 22-yard shot into the top right corner of the cage. 

      Argentina extended it to a two-goal margin 3-1 in stoppage time at the 120th minute. They went on an odd-man attack and Lauturo Martinez scored from 15 yards out with his right foot into the right side of the net. 

     Messi had his World Cup nine-game scoring streak snapped. Argentina currently has a World Cup 12-game winning streak. 

England Slips By Norway

     England got past Norway 2-1 in added extra time in the 2026 World Cup Quarterfinals at Miami Stadium on Saturday. England moved on to the World Cup Semifinals to be held on Wednesday in Atlanta. 

     Norway got ahead 1-0 in the 36th minute. Andreas Schjelderup lifted a 14-yard shot with hos left foot off the right post and into the net.

     England evened it up 1-1 during stoppage time at the end of the first half. Jude Bellingham placed in a left-footed shot from eight yards away. The contest would go to added extra time.

     It became 2-1 for England in the 93rd minute of play. Bellingham collected his second goal of the game when he scored from seven yards out with his right foot.