97-9 Sports Hartford

Hartford's own 97-9 Sports Hartford does a strange thing: it plays pop music alongside sports talk. And it works. The morning show runs through Taylor Swift and the latest NFL headlines in the same breath. Afternoons lean harder into analysis with local beat reporters calling in. But here's the thing - the playlist is genuinely good. You'll hear Dua Lipa, Harry Styles, and even some deep cuts that most pop stations ignore. The sports segments feel like hanging out with friends who actually know their stuff, not just hot takes. Weekends shift to more sports-heavy programming, but the pop backbo…