BTLS | 6AM Tue. Apr. 7 - Stadium Costs, Rent-a-Rides, and Byron Allen Buys Late Night

On this episode of the Bubba the Love Sponge® Show, Bubba and the crew kick things off with the game-day grind, talking ticket counts, sellouts, and how parking, postgame traffic, and pricey concession setups can make fans feel like they’re paying for everything twice while small vendors fight brutal fees and revenue splits to stay afloat. They expand that “pay to play” theme into motorsports, comparing NASCAR and ARCA rides that increasingly come down to who brings more sponsor money, before pivoting into TV world to unpack Byron Allen’s new CBS late-night deal: a time-buy model where Allen Media Group effectively rents the old Colbert slot, supplies Comics Unleashed and another show, and keeps ad control while CBS cuts its production costs and still profits on the hours. The segment wraps with some pointed opinions on whether media figures like Allen and Al Roker are overpaid, underrated, or just perfectly suited to a changing media landscape, and a final push for listeners to sign up for BubbaArmyHQ memberships for on-demand access.