KESP

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KESP

Broadcast area	Modesto
Branding	"ESPN Radio 970"
First air date	1940s?
Frequency	970 (kHz)
Format	Sports Radio
Callsign meaning	K ESPN
Owner	Citadel Broadcasting
Website	http://www.espnradio970.com

KESP 970AM is an all-sports radio station in Modesto, California, USA. The station serves Modesto, Stockton, Lodi, and surrounding communities of the northern San Joaquin Valley.

KESP is the flagship station of the Modesto Nuts of the California League (baseball) and gets the bulk of its programming from ESPN Radio. It is also a member of the San Francisco 49ers and California Golden Bears radio networks.

KESP gained its current call sign, and format, in the early 2000s. Before that, it was news/talk station KHYV. The station was owned by the McClatchy family, as in McClatchy Newspapers, which publishes the Modesto Bee. The letters after the "K" (for all radio stations west of the Mississippi River) come from a phonetic spelling of "hive."

In a sports-related note, Kevin McClatchy, a member of the publishing family, now owns the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The current owner is Citadel Broadcasting; also see below.

Contents 1 ESPN Radio 2 Network schedule 2.1 Monday–Friday 2.2 Saturday 2.3 Sunday 2.4 Out-of-season shows 2.5 Game broadcasts 2.6 Daily segments 3 Former shows 4 External link

[edit] ESPN Radio

ESPN Radio is a national sports radio network based in the United States. 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 Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, Bowl Championship Series, and National Invitation Tournament games. As of 2006, like ESPN, ESPN Radio now has what is called ESPN Radio Insider. ESPN Radio is broadcast to subscribers of both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio.

ESPN Radio currently has five company-owned stations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and Pittsburgh. Most other markets have ESPN Radio affiliates, whether they be part-time or have their entire format dedicated to ESPN Radio. ESPN Radio is currently an official part of the ABC Radio network, though the Walt Disney Company is not including the ESPN Radio network or the Radio Disney network in the pending sale of ABC Radio to Citadel Broadcasting.

[edit] Network schedule

[edit] Monday–Friday

Eastern	Pacific	Program	Original Run
2 a.m.	11 p.m.	AllNight with Jason Smith	(2005–present)
6 a.m.	3 a.m.	Mike and Mike in the Morning	(1998–present)
10 a.m.	7 a.m.	The Herd with Colin Cowherd	(2004–present)
1 p.m.	10 a.m.	The Dan Patrick Show	(1999–present)
4 p.m.	1 p.m.	The SportsBash	(2005–present)
7 p.m.	4 p.m.	The Pulse	(2006–present)
10 p.m.	7 p.m.	GameNight	(1992–present)

[edit] Saturday

Eastern	Pacific	Program
1 a.m.	10 p.m.	The V Show with Bob Valvano
6 a.m.	3 a.m.	Inside Golf
7 a.m.	4 a.m.	Saturday RaceDay
9 a.m.	6 a.m.	College GameDay Tailgate
12 noon	9 a.m.	College GameDay
7 p.m.	3 p.m.	College GameDay Scoreboard
9 p.m.	6 p.m.	GameNight

[edit] Sunday

Eastern	Pacific	Program
1 a.m.	10 p.m.	The V Show with Bob Valvano
6 a.m.	3 a.m.	RaceDay
7 a.m.	4 a.m.	Fantasy Focus
9 a.m.	6 a.m.	The Huddle
11 a.m.	8 a.m.	Countdown to Kickoff
1 p.m.	10 a.m.	NFL on ESPN Radio
8 p.m.	5 p.m.	GameNight

[edit] Out-of-season shows

• GameDay
• The Baseball Show
• The Doug Karsch Show
• The Huddle
• The John Kincade Show

[edit] Game broadcasts

• BCS on ESPN Radio
• MLB on ESPN Radio
• NBA on ESPN Radio
• NIT on ESPN Radio

[edit] Daily segments

• ESPN Radio SportsCenter
• SportsBeat
• Extra Point

[edit] Former shows

• SportsRadio ESPN Sunday Magazine (Sundays 8 a.m-10 a.m., 1994-1998)
• ESPN The Magazine with Dan Le Batard (Sundays 7 a.m-11 a.m., 1998-2004)
• AllNight with Todd Wright (Mon.–Fri. 1 a.m.–6 a.m., 1996–2005)
• Bruno-Golic Morning Show (Mon.–Fri. 6 a.m.–10 a.m., 1995–1998)
• Pardon the Interruption (Mon.-Fri. 7 p.m.-7:30 p.m., 2001-2004)
• The Sports Brothers (Mon.–Fri. 4 p.m.–7 p.m., 2003–2005)
• The Tony Kornheiser Show (Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–1 p.m., 1998–2004)
• The Fabulous Sports Babe with Nanci Donnellan (Mon.–Fri. 10 a.m.–1 p.m., 1994–1997)

[edit] External link

• Official site
• Query the FCC's AM station database for KESP

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