Sporting News Radio
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| Broadcast area | United States Canada (SDARS) |
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| Branding | Sporting News Radio |
| First air date | 1991 |
| Format | Sports Talk |
| Owner | The Sporting News (Vulcan Sports Media, Inc. - pending sale to American City Business Journals Inc.) |
| Website | www.sportingnewsradio.com |
Sporting News Radio is an American sports radio network that broadcasts sports news, talk, scores, and highlights 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Sporting News Radio can be found on AM & FM radio stations across the country, and select programming on XM Satellite Radio's channel, XM Sports Nation. XM144 is also available on XM Canada.
Sporting News Radio's main studio is located in Santa Monica, California, after moving from Northbrook, Illinois, in February 2007.
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[edit] The Early Days
One on One Sports was founded in 1991 and delivered innovative closed-circuit broadcasts to spectators attending premier sporting events such as golf tournaments and auto races, utilizing custom radio receivers, coupled play-by-play commentary with special programming for the listeners on site.
In 1993, One on One bought the Sports Entertainment Network.
[edit] SEN
Originally, the network was called the Sports Entertainment Network and was headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded in 1991, it was the second all-sports radio network in the United States (Enterprise Sports Network existed briefly in the early 1980s.)
[edit] One on One Sports
In 1993, a group of Chicago-area investors bought Sports Entertainment Network, moved it to Northbrook, Illinois, and it became One on One Sports. One on One Sports had sports updates every 20 minutes, that it called "One On One Sports Flash". What made One On One different was the affiliates being allowed to use the same music package as the network, which often could confuse listeners as to who they were listening to, the network or the station.
One on One eventually bought "owned and operated" radio stations. By the time of the Sporting News purchase, it had owned WJWR (now WSNR) in New York City, WIDB (now WNTD) in Chicago, KCTD (now KMPC) in Los Angeles, and WNRB (now WWZN) in Boston.
[edit] Sporting News Radio
One On One Sports was bought by The Sporting News in 2000, and thus the network was renamed Sporting News Radio in early 2001. The network did not change music packages, it simply just changed the music up slightly to where it sounded as if it was One on One Sports, it made it seem to be Sporting News Radio. The updates also didn't receive any name change, remaining the "Flash".
The only real change SNR has undergone since being renamed was in August 2005, when it received a new program clock and a new music package. However, the music package and program clocks are almost identical to the old ones, and only a long time listener to the network could really notice a difference in the music and clocks.
[edit] Hosts & Update Anchors
Sporting News Radio uses its personalities for many uses. Many of them double up as update anchors and hosts, some at the same time.
Weekday Hosts include Matt Spiegel, Bill Lekas, Tony Bruno, Mark Willard, Dave Smith, Tim Brando, Arnie Spanier, Todd Wright, and David Stein.
Weekend Hosts include Chris Russell, Mark Wood, Bob Berger, Bob Stelton, Jeff Biggs , and Patrick Cortes.
Update anchors include Patrick Cortes, Turk Stevens, Jon Jeffries, Jeff Biggs, and Mark Willard.
Fill in hosts include Tim Montemayor.
Seasonal contributors include James Brown and Troy Aikman.
[edit] Programming
[edit] Weekday Lineup
| EASTERN | PACIFIC | PROGRAM |
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| 2 AM | 11 PM |  David Stein |
| 6 AM | 3 AM | Matt Spiegel & Bill Lekas |
| 9 AM | 6 AM | The Tony Bruno Show with Tony Bruno and Mark Willard |
| 1 PM | 10 AM | The Dave Smith Show |
| 4 PM | 1 PM | Tim Brando |
| 7 PM | 4 PM | Arnie Spanier |
| 10 PM | 7 PM | Todd Wright Tonight |
[edit] Saturday Lineup
| EASTERN | PACIFIC | PROGRAM |
|---|---|---|
| 2 AM | 11 PM | Chris Russell |
| 7 AM | 4 AM | Nationwide Golf Exchange with Mark Wood |
| 8 AM | 5 AM | The Traders Speak Collecting Hour |
| 9 AM | 6 AM | SNR'S Inside Track with Chris Russell |
| 10 AM | 7 AM | SNR Pregame |
| 1 PM | 10 AM | Sports Saturday with Bob Berger & Bob Stelton |
| 7 PM | 4 PM | Jeff Biggs & Patrick Cortes |
[edit] Sunday Lineup
| EASTERN | PACIFIC | PROGRAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 AM | 10 PM | Chris Russell |
| 5 AM | 2 AM | Matt Spiegel |
| 8 AM | 5 AM | Fantasy Source with Matt Spiegel |
| 9 AM | 6 AM | SNR Pregame |
| 1 PM | 10 AM | Sports Sunday with Bob Berger & Bob Stelton |
| 7 PM | 4 PM | Jeff Biggs & Patrick Cortes |
| 1 AM | 10 PM | David Stein |
- Indicates that this show, or portions of the show, is scheduled to carry on XM Sports Nation. However, said shows are subject to pre-emption.
