ESPN Radio
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| Type | Sports radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | US |
First air date | January 1, 1992 |
| Availability | national |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Bristol, Connecticut |
Broadcast area | National, through regional affiliates and satellite radio |
| Owner | ESPN Inc. (Disney 80%/Hearst 20%) |
| Callsigns | ESPN |
| Webcast | SiriusXM |
Official website | ESPN Radio |
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992, under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN". ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. The network airs a regular schedule of daily and weekly programming as well as live coverage of sports events including Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association, Army Black Knights football, College Football Playoff, Championship Week, and UEFA Champions League games.
ESPN Radio is broadcast to hundreds of affiliate stations as well as to subscribers of Sirius XM Radio in the United States and Canada. The network's content is also streamed online and via mobile applications and other media devices via TuneIn, and several affiliates and owned stations are also available through the service.[1] In 2014, ESPN partnered with TuneIn to create 24/7 streams of its most popular programming including Mike & Mike and SVP & Russillo.[2] Select iHeartMedia-owned ESPN Radio affiliates are available through iHeartRadio.
ESPN Radio currently has four company-owned stations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas, and operates an additional New York City station under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with its owner. Each station (including the second New York City station) is partnered with an ESPN local website named for the city and featuring a completely separate staff of sportswriters and reporters for each market who give their local viewpoints of local sports (for example, espnnewyork.com for New York). Most other markets have ESPN Radio affiliates, whether they be part-time or have their entire format dedicated to ESPN Radio. The Walt Disney Company did not include the ESPN Radio network or the Radio Disney network in the 2007 sale of ABC Radio to Citadel Broadcasting.[3]
Contents
1 History
2 Current programming
2.1 Seasonal shows
2.2 Game broadcasts
2.3 Daily segments
3 ESPN Radio Stations
3.1 Owned and operated
3.2 Affiliated
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History
Logo (1992–2008)
ESPN Radio Network was formed in September 1991 by both ESPN Inc. and Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.'s ABC Radio Networks. Twenty-five stations had already signed on as affiliates as of its announcement on September 5, 1991, with an expected total of 200 at the January launch. Shelby Whitfield, executive producer of ABC Radio Sports, and John A. Walsh, executive editor of ESPN, were placed in charge of the venture.[4] The network launched as Sports Radio ESPN on January 1, 1992.[5] At first, ESPN Radio broadcast only on weekends.[6] The network debut with 16 hours running on 147 affiliates in 43 states. Its initial programming consisted of news shows, update segments, and occasional features.[7]
By 1996, ESPN Radio had expanded to weekdays[6] with a show hosted by The Fabulous Sports Babe, Nancy Donnellan. One hour of that show was simulcast on ESPN2 (1-2 p.m. Eastern time). Two years later, Tony Bruno and Mike Golic were brought together for a new morning show, the Bruno & Golic Morning Show which aired until Bruno left the network in 2000. Mike Greenberg was named as Bruno's replacement, and the morning show became Mike & Mike, which aired until 2017[8] (and was also simulcast on ESPN2). In January, 2010, Mike & Mike celebrated their 10-year anniversary on ESPN Radio. Dan Patrick was a mainstay in the afternoons until his departure from ESPN in 2007.
Gradually, ESPN added more dayparts and became a 24-hour service. In 1995, ESPN Radio gained national radio rights to the NBA. In 1997, it gained the national radio rights to MLB.[citation needed] Disney purchased WEVD from the Forward Association in September 2002 to become WEPN, ESPN Radio's flagship station.[9] Disney spun off and merged on June 12, 2007, its ABC Radio Networks with Citadel Broadcasting into Citadel Communications while retaining its ESPN Radio and Radio Disney networks and stations.[10][11]
Current programming
Weekday programming[12]
| Program | Host(s) | Original Run |
|---|---|---|
SportsCenter AllNight | Jay Reynolds | (2011–present) |
First And Last With Golic, Jr. | Mike Golic, Jr. | (2017–present) |
Golic and Wingo | Mike Golic, Sr., Mike Golic, Jr. and Trey Wingo | (2017–present) |
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz | Dan Le Batard and Jon "Stugotz" Weiner | (2013–present) |
The Stephen A. Smith Show | Stephen A. Smith | (2018–present) |
The Will Cain Show | Will Cain | (2018–present) |
Spain and Fitz | Sarah Spain and Jason Fitz | (2018–present) |
Freddie and Fitzsimmons | Freddie Coleman and Ian Fitzsimmons | (2016–present) |
NBA on ESPN Radio (Thursday night games only) | Kevin Calabro and Jon Barry | (1996–present) |
NBA on ESPN Radio (Doubleheader night games only) | Marc Kestecher and PJ Carlesimo | (1996–present) |
ESPN FC Presents: The UEFA Champions League on ESPN Radio (Tuesday games only) | Glenn Davis and Julie Foudy | (2015–present) |
ESPN FC Presents: The UEFA Champions League on ESPN Radio (Wednesday games only) | JP Dellacamera and Steve McManaman | (2015–present) |
Saturday programming
| Program | Host(s) | Original Run |
|---|---|---|
The Sporting Life | Jeremy Schaap | |
SportsCenter AllNight | Jay Reynolds | (2011–present) |
Dari and Mel | Dari Nowkhah and Mel Kiper Jr. | (2009–present) |
College Gameday | Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and David Pollack | (1987–present) |
ESPN Radio College GameDay | Doug Kezirian, Brad Edwards, and Trevor Matich | (2006–present) |
espnW Presents: The Trifecta with Spain, Jane, and Kate | Sarah Spain, Jane McManus, and Kate Fagan | (2016–present) |
Marty and McGee | Marty Smith and Ryan McGee | (2015–present) |
College Football on ESPN Radio | Bill Rosinski, David Norrie, and Ian Fitzsimmons | (2007–present) |
Rothenberg & Elhassan | Dave Rothenberg and Amin Elhassan | (2013–present) |
Dickerson and Hood | Jeff Dickerson and Jonathan Hood | (2015–present) |
MLB on ESPN Radio often airs on Saturday afternoon with varied times week to week, those times are usually in-tune with the FOX Saturday Baseball Telecast which airs its games at 4 or 7 p.m. ET, with the start time being one hour prior to first pitch.
Sunday programming
| Program | Host(s) | Original Run |
|---|---|---|
SportsCenter AllNight | Jay Reynolds | (2011–present) |
Dari and Mel | Dari Nowkhah and Mel Kiper Jr. | (2009–present) |
Weekend Observations with Stu and Jr. | Jon "Stugotz" Weiner and Mike Golic, Jr. | (2016–present) |
Morning Roast | Domonique Foxworth, Mina Kimes, and Clinton Yates | (2016–present) |
Operation Football | (2016–present) | |
Locker Room | (2016–present) | |
Football Sunday on ESPN Radio | Adam Amin and Bill Polian | (1993–present) |
Football Sunday on ESPN Radio (Sunday doubleheader games only) | Bill Rosinski and Shaun O'Hara | (1993–present) |
NBA on ESPN Radio (Sunday afternoon games only) | Kevin Calabro and Jon Barry | (1996–present) |
NBA on ESPN Radio (Sunday afternoon doubleheader games only) | Marc Kestecher and PJ Carlesimo | (1996–present) |
Seasonal shows
ESPN Radio College GameDay (Sat, September–December)
NFL on ESPN Radio (Sun, September–February, regular season also simulcast on television on ESPN2 as Football Sunday)
Fantasy Focus (Sun, September–December, regular season)
Baseball Tonight (March–October)- The Mort Report with Chris Mortensen
- NBA Lockdown
NBA Lockdown: insiders (Sun, 7-10 p.m.)
Game broadcasts
NBA on ESPN Radio (1996–present)
MLB on ESPN Radio (1998–present)
Caribbean Series on ESPN Radio (2015–present)
World Baseball Classic on ESPN Radio (2013, 2017)
BCS on ESPN Radio (2000–2014)
College Football on ESPN Radio (2007–present)
Championship Week on ESPN Radio (2009–present)
NIT on ESPN Radio (2002–2011)
FIFA World Cup on ESPN Radio (2010, 2014)
FIFA Women's World Cup on ESPN Radio (2011 championship)
ESPN FC Presents: UEFA Euro on ESPN Radio (2012, 2016, 2020)
U.S. Open on ESPN Radio (2010–present)
The Open on ESPN Radio (2010–present)
Live @ Wimbledon on ESPN Radio (2012–2013)[13]
MLS Soccer Sunday on ESPN Radio (2015–present)
MLS Cup on ESPN Radio (2007-2014)
NFL on ESPN Radio (2013–present)
Army Football on ESPN Radio (2016–present)
College Football Playoff on ESPN Radio (2014–present)
ESPN FC Presents: La Liga on ESPN Radio (2016–present)
ESPN FC Presents: EFL Championship on ESPN Radio (2016–present)
ESPN FC Presents: UEFA Champions League on ESPN Radio (2015–present)
ESPN FC Presents: UEFA Europa League on ESPN Radio (2015–present)
ESPN FC Presents: UEFA Super Cup on ESPN Radio (2015–present)
In 2013, ESPN Radio also broadcast their first non-sporting event, a radio simulcast of the Miss America 2013 beauty pageant.
Daily segments
- ESPN Radio SportsCenter
- SportsBeat
- Extra Point
ESPN Radio Stations
Owned and operated
[14]
| Market | Station | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
New York | WEPN-FM* | 98.7 FM* |
Los Angeles | KSPN | 710 AM |
Chicago | WMVP | 1000 AM |
Dallas | KESN** | 103.3 FM** |
- Note *: WEPN 98.7 FM is currently owned by Emmis Communications, but is operated by ESPN under a local marketing agreement.
- Note **: KESN 103.3 FM is currently operated by Cumulus Media under local marketing agreement.
Affiliated
See also
- CBS Sports Radio
- Fox Sports Radio
- NBC Sports Radio
- Sports Byline USA
- TSN Radio
- SB Nation Radio
References
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External links
- ESPN Radio
- SiriusXM | ESPN Radio
