ESPN Radio
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| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Availability | National, through regional affiliates and satellite radio |
| Owner | ESPN Inc. |
Launch date | January 1, 1992 |
Official website | espnradio.com |
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, National Basketball Association, College Football Playoff, and Championship Week 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, with two others operated in New York and Boston under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with their owners. 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]
History
ESPN Radio launched on January 1, 1992. Keith Olbermann hosted the first program. The top story that night was that Danny Tartabull signed with the New York Yankees as a free agent.
At first, ESPN Radio broadcast only on weekends. By 1996, it expanded to weekdays 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 still airs today (and is also simulcast on ESPN2). In January, 2010, Mike & Mike celebrated their 10 year anniversary on ESPN Radio. Dan Patrick was a mainstay in 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.
Current programming
Weekday programming[4]
| Airtime (Eastern) | Program | Host(s) | Original Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 am – 6:00am | SportsCenter AllNight | Jay Reynolds | (2011–present) |
| 6:00 am – 10:00 am | Mike & Mike | Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic | (1998–present) |
| 10:00 am – 1:00 pm | The Herd with Colin Cowherd | Colin Cowherd | (2004–present) |
| 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm | SVP & Russillo | Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo | (2008–present) |
| 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Dan Le Batard Show | Dan Le Batard and Jon "Stugotz" Weiner | (2013–present) |
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | NBA on ESPN Radio (Thursday night games only) | Kevin Calabro & Jon Barry | (1996–present) |
| 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm | NBA on ESPN Radio (Doubleheader night games only) | Marc Kestecher & PJ Carlesimo | (1996–present) |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | The Sedano Show | Jorge Sedano | (2015–present) |
| 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm | The Right Time with Bomani Jones | Bomani Jones | (2015-present) |
| 11:00 pm - 2:00 am | The Freddie Coleman Show | Freddie Coleman | (2013-present) |
Saturday programming
| Airtime (Eastern) | Program | Host(s) | Original Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 am – 3:00 am | The Sporting Life | Jeremy Schaap | |
| 3:00 am – 6:00 am | SportsCenter AllNight | Jay Reynolds | (2011–present) |
| 6:00 am – 7:00 am | Inside the Huddle with John Clayton | John Clayton | |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | The Sporting Life | Jeremy Schapp | |
| 8:00 am – 12:00 pm | Dari and Mel | Dari Nowkhah and Mel Kiper Jr. | (2009–present) |
| 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | espnW Presents: Spain and Prim | Sarah Spain and Prim Siripipat | (2015–present) |
| 11:00 am – 3:00 pm | Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio (afternoon MLB on Fox games only) | Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton, Marc Kestecher | (1998–present) |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Marty and McGee | Marty Smith and Ryan McGee | (2015-present) |
| 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Rothenberg & Weatherford | Dave Rothenberg and Steve Weatherford | (2013–present) |
| 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio (late afternoon MLB on Fox games only) | Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton, Marc Kestecher | (1998–present) |
| 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio (evening MLB on Fox and select evening games only) | Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton, Marc Kestecher | (1998–present) |
| 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm | Dickerson and Hood | Jeff Dickerson and Jonathan Hood | (2015–present) |
| 9:00 pm – 1:00 am | Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio (late MLB on Fox games only) | Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton, Marc Kestecher | (1998–present) |
| 11:00 pm – 1:00 am | The Robin Lundberg Show | Robin Lundberg | (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 Four or Seven PM with the start time being one hour prior to first pitch.
Sunday programming
| Airtime (Eastern) | Program | Host(s) | Original Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 am – 5:00 am | SportsCenter AllNight | Jay Reynolds | (2011–present) |
| 5:00 am – 6:00 am | Inside the Huddle with John Clayton | John Clayton | |
| 6:00 am – 7:00 am | The Sporting Life | Jeremy Schapp | |
| 7:00 am – 9:00 am | The Ian O'Connor Show | Ian O'Connor | (2013–present) |
| 9:00 am – 11:00 am | The Mike Lupica Show | Mike Lupica | (2013–present) |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | NBA Lockdown | Israel Gutierrez, & Kara Lawson | (2015–present) |
| 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Coachman & Bretos | Jonathan Coachman & Max Bretos | (2015–present) |
| 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm | NBA on ESPN Radio (Sunday afternoon games only) | Kevin Calabro & Jon Barry | (1996–present) |
| 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm | NBA on ESPN Radio (Sunday afternoon doubleheader games only) | Marc Kestecher & PJ Carlesimo | (1996–present) |
| 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm | The Ian Fitzsimmons Show | Ian Fitzsimmons | (2015–present) |
| 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm | Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio | Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton, Marc Kestecher | (1998–present) |
| 10:00 pm – 2:00 am | Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio (late and Pacific Time games) | Jon Sciambi, Chris Singleton, Marc Kestecher | (1998–present) |
| 11:30 pm – 6:00am | SportsCenter AllNight | Jay Reynolds | (2011–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)
- Baseball Tonight (March–October)
- Mike Tirico's Weekend Blitz - Pro Football
- Mike Tirico's Weekend Blitz - College Football
- The Mort Report with Chris Mortensen
- NBA Lockdown
- NBA Lockdown: insiders (Sun, 7-10 PM)
Game broadcasts
- NBA on ESPN Radio (1996–present)
- MLB on ESPN Radio (1998–present)
- 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)
- U.S. Open on ESPN Radio (2010–present)
- Live @ Wimbledon on ESPN Radio (2012–2013)[5]
- NFL on ESPN Radio (2013–present)
- College Football Playoff on ESPN Radio (beginning 2014)
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 Stations
Owned and operated
| Market | Station | Frequency | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | WEPN-FM* | 98.7 FM* | ESPN New York |
| Los Angeles | KSPN | 710 AM | ESPN Los Angeles |
| Chicago | WMVP | 1000 AM | ESPN Chicago |
| Boston | WEEI* | 850 AM* | ESPN Boston ESPN on WEEI |
| Dallas | KESN** | 103.3 FM** | ESPN Dallas ESPN Radio Dallas |
- Note *: WEPN 98.7 FM and WEEI 850 AM are currently owned by Emmis Communications and Entercom Communications respectively, but both stations are operated by ESPN under local marketing agreements.
- Note **: KESN 103.3 FM is currently operated by Cumulus Media under local marketing agreement.
Affiliated
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/227778/espn-radio-programs-come-to-itunes-tunein.html?edition=
- ↑ http://tunein.com/press-releases/TuneIn-Launches-Exclusive-ESPN-Podcast-Channels/
- ↑ http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=179170
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/espnradio/schedule
- ↑ http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/sirius_xm_and_espn_share_wimbledon_rights/
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/story?id=6197767