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Looking at 56 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Audience members are deeply frustrated with certain presenters, frequently mentioning a severe lack of sports knowledge, poor delivery, and irritating broadcasting styles. Consumers also strongly complain about the overwhelming amount of gambling advertisements and commercial sponsors constantly interrupting the live daily radio shows. Though some listeners still enjoy specific trusted hosts and classic programs like the afternoon sports shows, overall general satisfaction remains low. Many regular consumers openly feel that the digital audio platform requires a complete massive structural overhaul to return to its former broadcasting standard and quality.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Huge step down from what they once were. Consider this a TV channel now. It's what they focus on now, as the radio style plays second fiddle. There's even more focus on performance on camera. They wer... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I had the misfortune to listen to Talksport mid morning wirh Matterface and Crook. Crook took exception to a caller who pushed back on his response and was extremely rude. Callers contribute to give t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I'm on here again. Currently Everton v arsenal.. Sam matterface asking his co host what music he is into and discussing it while the game is on.. How he has a job I don't know, talks absolute drivel m... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Content creator. Apparently football God when it comes to knowledge and decision making. Rubbish. Unpleasant. Bordering on nasty. Turn off when he is on, similar to Crook and Agbonlahor. This statio... See more


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  1. Radio Broadcaster
  2. Media Company
  3. News Service
  4. Television Station

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talkSPORT broadcasts on 1089/1053 AM to all of the UK.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

How much longer do we have to endure Laura Woods

How much longer do we have to endure another minute of Laura Woods on Talksport. The garbage that comes from her is only exceeded by her lack of sporting knowledge. Quite clearly her level and quality of all things sport begins and ends at the Emirates Stadium.
Her childish antics and flirting with McCoist are cringing - can somebody have a quiet word and remind her she is not running the radio version of TISWAS

9 May 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10 mins coverage among 95 mins of adverts and round ups!

Utterly pointless. They say they're going to cover a game but you only hear about 10 minutes of it because of all the painfully annoying and repitive adverts (half of which are for their own coverage, that is no doubt equally pointless)!! Not only that but they're about 4 minutes behind live at any given time, probably because they're trying to catch up after endless adverts and round ups from every other game on the planet... I appreciate they need some of both but not to such a massive detriment of what they claim to be covering!! I'll just wait for YouTube or MOTD highlights in future. Waste of time!

30 April 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trash…

Given talk sport a try in recent weeks with my childhood club now in the top six of the premier League. What can I say... Same old stories and clubs over and over again so off topic and out of touch. This is then followed with multiple betting adverts says alot really. SEAGULLS

5 April 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Guys I know it’s public reaction…biased pundits

Guys I know it’s public reaction station , but why do you love to knock leeds , gabby is getting boring , good results this year have been hard, so the win against forest was immense to us fans , but the following morning Woodys and Ali , never mentioned us once , choosing to talk about the Chelsea and Liverpool game on and off for 2hrs , come on guys give us a mention 🤦‍♀️

5 April 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not Talksport again

It's awful when Talksport have commentary rights for a game. Just a long gambling advert with occasional football updates.

1 April 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

TalkGamblingandDrinking - not a lot of sport!

The presenters are surely on the payroll of the gambling companies because all they ever talk about is the odds and what great value they represent (its as if the gambling companies want to give all their money away - which of course most sane people realise is not the case). The station has also recently recruited a collection of black ex-players to provide a diversity balance and some have been excellent. Some however are truly terrible with a limited grasp of the English language. Instead of "100%" perhaps someone could try using the word "Yes!" (Mr Agbonlahor please take note and try to stop mangling the English language whilst you are at it). Any station that employs a functioning alcoholic has got to be questioned. The station used to be very good and fun to listen to, nowadays, the talk between the adverts is limited and pretty banal. There are so many better choices.

29 March 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

get more balance

every time I listen to talksport all I seem to hear is spurs this, man united that. do they provide the sponsorship? also disrespectful to likes of Sheffield United who got to an FA cup semifinal only for one of your presenters to suggest man city had a bye to the final. disgraceful. is that what super spurs thought in the 5th round? about time for balance. there is more to football than the Premier league top dogs. Real supporters are in the EFL not glory hunters. time for change.

22 March 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If you have a serious criminal conviction talksport will give you a job

Disgusting radio station if you have a serious criminal conviction then you will get a job with talk sport so gary lineker shouldn’t have worried as talk sport would have taken him on as they even take the bbc rejects like Sinclair who has serious convictions for racism and drink driving and also getting Troy deeney on who served a prison sentence for beating a helpless student so if you got a conviction they will take u on I have a emailed them 4 times asking what there policy is on this and they can’t even respond total joke this station total hypercritical station anti white total racist against normal people .

17 March 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Had enough of this rubbish

Listening to Sawyer Cascarino and some other guy basically supporting Lineker, and how the Government immigration policy is horrible, what planet are these people on, and don't even start on Sinclair back on the station, they preach about racism, and let one back in who has history of it,

11 March 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sure Ali has got an award but do we…

Sure Ali has got an award but do we have to listen to the giggly school girl an Ali talk for the first hour on what time they got in this is going down hill, roll on Thursday an Friday. Let’s have our old sports programme back.

7 March 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Love talk sport

Love talk sport. Love the whole show apart from Gabby. Average player talking like he's won something 😂
Hates united and we hate him.

8 March 2023
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Terrible station

Terrible station, more news, ads, travel, racism, woke talk than actual sport content. Not to mention whenever Simon Jordan starts talking sense they censor him.

3 March 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Same old fear-mongering

Same old fear-mongering, corporate whoring. The ad team are absolute scumbags! Jim White the very worst of the whoring. I used to love this station, but now can't wait for it to die!

27 February 2023
Unprompted review

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