So it wasn't just about the money?
When the Detroit Lions stink — which can be often — the WXYT-FM (97.1) personalities never hesitate to talk about it.
And apparently, that cost WXYT its 12-year status as the team's flagship station — the Lions today announced a new five-year broadcast partnership with WJR-AM (760) — according to CBS Detroit's senior vice president and market manager Debbie Kenyon, who said in a released statement that control of Lions content was the sticking point in negotiations.
"CBS Radio and the Detroit Lions are parting ways," Kenyon said. "97.