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96.9, 99.9 & 1060 AM ESPN Radio The Jock is Springfield’s sports leader covering Southwest Missouri and The Ozarks. Not only do we carry ESPN’s top rated national talent, our local weekday programming features Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Broadcasters Ned Reynolds from 9-11 am and Art Hains with Wyatt Wheeler from 4-6 pm. The Jock is dedicated in it’s coverage of local sports including the Springf

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DEVELOPING: MSU Football Bears are bowl-found in their first season as an FBS program. Here's what we know:
11/30/2025

DEVELOPING: MSU Football Bears are bowl-found in their first season as an FBS program. Here's what we know:

Missouri State University announced late Saturday night the Bears football team has officially earned a spot in a bowl game. MSU learned of the news from "Bowl Season" which coordinates the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision's 82 postseason teams. MSU and fellow Conference USA newcomer Delaware were g...

A Coach's Perspective - Jeff Burnett, Steve Newman, Cole Pruitt (KC Chiefs Superfans) | November 26, 2025
11/27/2025

A Coach's Perspective - Jeff Burnett, Steve Newman, Cole Pruitt (KC Chiefs Superfans) | November 26, 2025

November 26, 2025

The people you run into at the airport!    It was great seeing the Georgia team and alum Tahnee Balerio and former HC Co...
11/26/2025

The people you run into at the airport! It was great seeing the Georgia team and alum Tahnee Balerio and former HC Coach Abe in Florida. Georgia playing in an event in Fort Myers this week too.

11/26/2025

This Thanksgiving you have to pick one.
Are you choosing
Food or Football?

Mission U Hoops HC Dallas Meinders and Cuonzo Martin following Bears loss Monday night. | Mission U Hoops HC Dallas Mein...
11/25/2025

Mission U Hoops HC Dallas Meinders and Cuonzo Martin following Bears loss Monday night. | Mission U Hoops HC Dallas Meinders and Cuonzo Martin following Bears loss Monday night on the Sports Reporters with Tom Ladd and Stan Adams. Tuesday November 25. Hour 2.

Tom Ladd and his guest host talk about the top sports stories of the day. The duo has some of the best interviews in the sports scene in SWMO.

Top Stories and recap of Mo State Hoops game vs Long Island and Ryan Beard press Conference. | Top Stories and recap of ...
11/25/2025

Top Stories and recap of Mo State Hoops game vs Long Island and Ryan Beard press Conference. | Top Stories and recap of Mo State Hoops game vs Long Island and Ryan Beard press Conference on the Sports Reporters with Tom Ladd and Stan Adams of the Springfield Sports Commission. Tuesday November 25. Hour 1.

Tom Ladd and his guest host talk about the top sports stories of the day. The duo has some of the best interviews in the sports scene in SWMO.

Mo State Bears analyst MIke Keltner talks Bear hoops. | Mo State Bears analyst MIke Keltner talks Bear hoops on the Spor...
11/24/2025

Mo State Bears analyst MIke Keltner talks Bear hoops. | Mo State Bears analyst MIke Keltner talks Bear hoops on the Sports Reporters with Tom Ladd and Tony Matteo. Monday November 24. Hour 2.

Tom Ladd and his guest host talk about the top sports stories of the day. The duo has some of the best interviews in the sports scene in SWMO.

Top Stories with a recap of KC Chiefs win in OT and a visit with Spr. Catholic Soccer HC Tom Davidson. | Top Stories wit...
11/24/2025

Top Stories with a recap of KC Chiefs win in OT and a visit with Spr. Catholic Soccer HC Tom Davidson. | Top Stories with a recap of KC Chiefs win in OT and a visit with Spr. Catholic Soccer HC Tom Davidson on the Sports Reporters with Tom Ladd and Tony Matteo. Monday November 24. Hour 1.

Tom Ladd and his guest host talk about the top sports stories of the day. The duo has some of the best interviews in the sports scene in SWMO.

Evangel Football HC Chuck Hepola and a visit from former Bears Basketball Coach Barry Hinson with an update on his healt...
11/21/2025

Evangel Football HC Chuck Hepola and a visit from former Bears Basketball Coach Barry Hinson with an update on his health, plus Rosie Jo's Trivia. | Evangel Football HC Chuck Hepola and a visit from former Bears Basketball Coach Barry Hinson with an update on his health, plus Rosie Jo's Trivia on the Sports Reporters with Tom Ladd and Brent Hanks. Friday November 21. Hour 2.

Tom Ladd and his guest host talk about the top sports stories of the day. The duo has some of the best interviews in the sports scene in SWMO.

Top Stories and Gladiator Talk with Jackson Cantwell. | Top Stories and Gladiator Talk with Jackson Cantwell on the Spor...
11/21/2025

Top Stories and Gladiator Talk with Jackson Cantwell. | Top Stories and Gladiator Talk with Jackson Cantwell on the Sports Reporters with Tom Ladd and Brent Hanks. Friday November 21. Hour 1.

Tom Ladd and his guest host talk about the top sports stories of the day. The duo has some of the best interviews in the sports scene in SWMO.

Top Stories, Gladiator Talk with Jackson Cantwell and Evangel Football Head Coach Chuck Hepola. | Top Stories, Gladiator...
11/21/2025

Top Stories, Gladiator Talk with Jackson Cantwell and Evangel Football Head Coach Chuck Hepola. | Top Stories, Gladiator Talk with Jackson Cantwell and Evangel Football Head Coach Chuck Hepola on the Sports Reporters with Tom Ladd and Brent Hanks. Friday November 21. Hour 1.

Tom Ladd and Mark Beas discuss the latest topics surrounding the Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears in Conference USA.

Mo State Update.   Bears 2-2 and LBears 5-0 with updates from Football and volleyball. | Mo State Update.   Bears 2-2 an...
11/20/2025

Mo State Update. Bears 2-2 and LBears 5-0 with updates from Football and volleyball. | Mo State Update. Bears 2-2 and LBears 5-0 with updates from Football and volleyball on Bear Down; Paws Up Podcast with Tom Ladd and Mark Beas.

Tom Ladd and Mark Beas discuss the latest topics surrounding the Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears in Conference USA.

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KWTO-FM 98.7 The Jock became an ESPN Radio affiliate on January 1, 2015.

It originally went on the air in November 1972 at 98.7 FM with a rock format and was known as "Rock 99." This format lasted well into the 1980's. In 2001, the station adopted an all-sports format and became known as "The Jock, 98.7 FM." The station became an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio but also carried The Jim Rome Show from CBS Sports Radio daily. On October 23rd, 2014, it was announced that KWTO-FM would drop Fox Sports Radio and affiliate with ESPN Radio effective January 1st, 2015. Jock 98.7 is now Springfield's sports leader for the Ozark's and carries both local shows with talents like Arthur Haines to nationally ranked ESPN programming. Jock 98.7 also carries local sporting events such as: The Springfield Cardinals, Drury University athletics, Missouri State University athletics, high school football, and other sporting events throughout the year.