The sports radio airwaves around Dallas-Fort Worth continue to move into a new era.

On Monday afternoon, Sportsradio 96.7 FM/1310 AM The Ticket [KTCK-AM] announced Bob Sturm will be taking over as a co-host during its 3:00-7:00 p.m. time slot alongside Corby Davidson.

Sturm replaces Mike Rhyner, the longtime voice of Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket, who retired in January.

This is huge. And great. @SportsSturm moving to 3-7 to join @corbydavidson on afternoons. Sports credibility, heritage, and baldness. Congrats, Bob! — Gordon Keith (@gordonkeith) February 10, 2020

Rhyner -- the Texas Radio Hall of Famer who began on Dallas radio in 1979 and in 1994 co-founded The Ticket -- made the surprise announcement last month that he would no longer appear on “The Hardline,” the afternoon show he had co-hosted since the station went on the air on Jan. 24, 1994.

“It just reached a point to where it really felt like the right thing to do,” Rhyner told The Dallas Morning News. “I started to think about it early in the fall and kept waiting for something to jar me out of that idea. And it never came. Before long I reached — it almost sounds crazy — an almost Zen-like state with it. I guess I hit such a point of acceptance nothing could shake me. And nothing has.”

The move to the afternoon drive time slot breaks up the “BaD Radio” duo of Sturm and Dan McDowell, who had manned the midday show together since 2000 and had recently surpassed 5,000 episodes.

To fill the midday spot left by Sturm, “BaD Radio” producer Jake Kemp was promoted and will now co-host the 12:00-3:00 p.m. show with McDowell. He and Kemp have been with The Ticket since 2000 and 2009, respectively.

“Our station lost an absolute icon in Mike Rhyner to retirement and we must all pull together to bridge that gap," Sturm said in a statement. "Dan McDowell and Jake Kemp will make a fantastic duo themselves. ... Dan McDowell is the closest friend I might ever find in this business and I owe him an immeasurable debt.”

I want everyone to know this: @bracketdan is the best friend this business has ever and likely will ever present me. I wish everyone knew how chill & awesome a partner he is. Jake will love it. We made some great radio together and now are tasked to do it apart. It is all good. — Bob Sturm (@SportsSturm) February 11, 2020

The sports radio landscape in North Texas has seen other big moves in recent weeks.

After leaving 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM] in October, Ben Rogers and Jeff ‘Skin’ Wade debuted their new afternoon show on 97.1 The Eagle [KEGL-FM] on Monday, during the same time slot as The Ticket’s announcement.