1.   Although KYPA borrows most heavily from talk formats, it lacks the spontaneity that callers add to talk radio.

2.   Halvorson said the station will continue its current talk format.

3.   It will be a success because younger listeners will be just as interested in the talk format as older listeners who listen to it on AM.

4.   No, more likely, game shows have come to the forefront as programmers cast about for something to take the place of the overexposed talk format.

5.   One night during the gulf war, he was working the usual levers of the talk format without a lot of success.

6.   The Managing Director is Keith James, who previously was the G.M. of the sports talk format at KMAX, which featured Joe McDonnell.

7.   At a news conference in January, Reed confirmed Gaylord had considered changing WSM-AM to a talk format.

8.   On WNOX, the morning show that normally discusses politics, religion and other current events assumed an impromptu sports talk format Monday when the phone lines lighted up.