DCRTV reported last month that Bonneville all-newser WTOP was planning to launch an afternoon show in March featuring Redskins veteran John Riggins (left) on its digital HD Radio signal, and that show would be also aired on MASN. Now, DCRTV hears that Redskins owner Dan Snyder's Red Zebra-owned ESPN 980, WTEM, is putting pressure on MASN to carry Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin's "The Sports Reporters."

DCRTV wonders: Without MASN carriage, would the Riggins show be a viable entity with it airing only on WTOP's digital signal? Might Riggins be put on the signal of Bonneville sister talker WFED?

Update: DCRTV hears that the new WTOP Riggins show is not a Bonneville project. Riggins and his producer, DC radio veteran Tod Castleberry, are leasing time on WTOP's digital signal. WTOP does use Riggins for pre- and post-game Redskins game commentary and analysis.