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With the rumor mill creating vast piles of internet-dust around the various boards, the questioned asked is WHEN 103.7 Free FM will change format.

I hope it doesn’t.

I like Adam and Danny. Dave and Jeff are solid in the mid-day. Dennis Miller is a perfect cup in the afternoon. Although I am not a Tom Leykis fan, what I know of him is one thing: Tom understands radio. He gets it. Flash ‘em out Tom, your drive time is prime time for crass male adults.

Three CBS stations have either moved on the dial, dropped the moniker, or changed formats. Who knows, tomorrow the suits at CBS outside of San Diego may say, “that’s it.” Again, I hope not. Talk FM in the commercial band is starting to gain traction. Yes, the rating numbers have not been attractive for 103.7 FM — or any Free FM station. CBS is in the business to make money, and in three markets they have “adjusted the format” as they deemed necessary. It’s their right — they could start programming the under-appreciated “punk-country” format at 3 p.m. today. I suspect not — and here’s why.

In a sea of talk radio programming that mainly tilts to the right on the spectrum, it’s great to hear funny, yet serious, talk that hits common sense. Listeners will know where Tom is on dating, marriage and the like — however, have you really enjoyed the comic genious of Adam Carrola? It’s dead-pan funny, and he is not afraid to poke fun at everything including himself. With Teresa Strasser and Danny Bonaduce, take a listen.

Then there is Dave Palet and Jeff Dotseth. Coventional wisdom would not put two sport jocks on the air. Funny, on target, and never full of themself, Dave and Jeff are a good alternative to the spin and pomp that AM radio offers during the mid-day.

Then, there is Dennis Miller. Political, funny, and darn smart. I was one of the few that enjoyed him on Monday Night Football. He continues to push the excellent envelope of high standards, and thankfully, CBS Radio brought him to San Diego.

So …. Give 103.7 Free FM a listen. You might like it.

Thank you for the email over the last two weeks as I went east on a mission to help out. While the tragedy of Greensburg, Kansas, is small on the grand scale of things, one item that can never be understated: helping out family and “those new folk that moved here” as my cousin called out to a new neighbor who moved into town. No one was a stranger in Greensburg, and with all the rubble and the tragedy — no one stayed on the outside very long. Thanks to George Noory for using one of my pictures at Coast To Coast AM.

SDRadio returns next week. Thanks for stopping by; see YOU on the radio.