Looks like the Ticket’s ratings mojo has returned. It may be stronger than ever.

Sportsradio KTCK-AM (1310) and KTCK-FM (96.7) The Ticket dominated radio’s sports talk world again in the March book, released this week. In fact, the station dominated the radio dials regardless of format in men 25-54, the target demographic.

The Ticket was No. 1 in the ratings period that covered Feb. 24 to March 23.

105.3 The Fan was second in sports talk and ninth over all in the target demographic that pays salaries and bills. The station, the home of the Rangers, should get a boost in April now that the baseball season is in full swing. It should be noted that it was the Fan’s best-ever March.

KESN-FM (103.3), which bills itself as ESPN radio but is operated by the same folks who run the Ticket, was a distant third in sports and 19th overall.

The four top weekday shows that air in the key 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. time slots were all Ticket stock.

The always-dominant Musers, kings of morning drive, led the way with a 12.6 share of the audience, which includes listeners to streaming audio. The Ticket remains the only sports talk station to show up on the streaming scale.

The top show at 105.3 The Fan was Ben & Skin at 4.6 in afternoon drive while the national Mike & Mike show in morning drive led the way at KESN with a 4.3.

To try and add some oomph to KESN's ratings, the national Dan Le Batard Show, which didn't resonate here, has been yanked from the 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. time slot with Mike & Mike extended to five hours. The hope is that Mike & Mike will help the local programming that follows.

Something else to mull: The Fan's K&C Masterpiece, which airs weekdays 7-11 p.m., when the Rangers are not playing, scored a 7.1 share in March. The Ticket, which has the Stars, and KESN, which has the Mavericks, each plopped home at 2.1.

Breakdown

Men 25-54 for the entire book:

Ticket

- 7.5

Fan

- 3.6

KESN

- 2.2

Men 25-54 from Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. when the big-name, high-priced local talent was on the air:

- 10.1

- 3.8

- 2.4

In the interest of egalitarianism, something no radio station pretends to care about because in their business they target specific demographics, here are the ratings for all listeners over the age of 6:

2.6

2.0

1.1

Here is the Monday-Friday breakdown of men 25-54 by 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. show:

- 12.6

- 9.2

- 8.8

- 8.4

- 4.6

- 4.0

- 3.5

- 3.3

- 1.7

- 1.4

- 1.3