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ESPN and SiriusXM Team Up on ESPNU Radio
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7 years agoon
SiriusXM and ESPN are extending their relationship by joining forces to offer an exclusive 24/7 college sports channel, programmed by SiriusXM, that will give fans in-depth college sports coverage. ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM (channel 84) will debut on Thursday, August 31st, and be available exclusively to SiriusXM subscribers via satellite radios, the SiriusXM app and on connected devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices and Sony PlayStation.
The weekday lineup on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM will consist of a simulcast of SiriusXM’s College Sports Nation shows, including The First Team (weekdays, 7-10 am ET), Full Ride (weekdays, 10am-1pm ET), Playbook(weekdays, 1-4pm ET) and Off Campus (weekdays, 4-7pm ET), as well as the weekend shows, College Sports Sunday and College Football Sunday.
ESPN’s college sports talent will appear on the channel providing analysis and opinion on the topics of the day. ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit and college basketball analyst Jay Bilas will appear weekly on ESPNU Radio. Other high profile ESPN commentators and analysts will be heard regularly on the channel as well.
ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM will also feature a simulcast of ESPN shows including the popular College Gameday live each Saturday morning during the college football season, the College Football Top 25 Show, College Football Live Daily, College Basketball Gameday and others. Additionally, the channel will carry some of the year’s biggest college sporting events live, including the College Football Playoff Semifinal and National Championship games, which will also air on ESPN Radio, Channel 80.
Several ESPN college sports podcasts will also be offered on the channel including programs hosted by Kirk Herbstreit and Ian Fitzsimmons, Jay Bilas, Dan Dakich and Seth Greenberg.
The two companies will also partner on joint live broadcasts from select College Gameday destinations, and special events including the College Football Playoff Semifinals and National Championship.
“SiriusXM has been a strong partner with us for 16 years now,” said Traug Keller, senior vice president, ESPN Audio and Talent. “With this new extension, we look forward to continuing to bring our unique and diverse content to SiriusXM. The addition of ESPNU Radio to SiriusXM’s lineup will bring ESPNU’s signature perspective and the sounds of the game to a broader swath of fans.”
“With fans in all corners of the country eagerly anticipating the start of college football season, we are very excited to collaborate with ESPN to deliver those fans the country’s most comprehensive college sports audio channel,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM showcases an extraordinary team of hosts and analysts from both SiriusXM and ESPN and fans can get it virtually anywhere – in the car, at home, or on the go. This is an exciting expansion of our longstanding broadcast agreement, which continues to give our subscribers access to ESPN’s top notch array of programming and platforms on ESPN Radio, ESPN Xtra and now ESPNU Radio.”
ESPN and SiriusXM have confirmed a five-year extension of their comprehensive content distribution agreement. SiriusXM subscribers will continue to hear the ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio channels, as well as the exclusive ESPN Xtra channel, which simulcasts several shows including First Take, the forthcoming show hosted by Mike Greenberg, The Paul Finebaum Show, the soon-to-debut program hosted by Bomani Jones and Pablo Torre, audio broadcasts of ESPN Films’ acclaimed 30 for 30 documentaries, 30 for 30 podcasts, SC Featured, and more. The agreement also extends SiriusXM’s rights to broadcast a host of live sports events including the College Football Playoff and other college football bowl games, the NBA regular season and NBA Finals, and more.
Jason Barrett is the owner and operator of Barrett Sports Media. Prior to launching BSM he served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He has also produced national shows for ESPN Radio including GameNight and the Dan Patrick Show. You can find him on Twitter @SportsRadioPD or reach him by email at [email protected].
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Ken LaVicka and Zach Krantz Teaming Up for YouTube Show
The show will be a podcast and also available on YouTube and is set to begin on Monday May 20.
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5 hours agoon
May 14, 2024By
BSM Staff
Two sports radio veterans are teaming up for a new YouTube Show. Zach Krantz, who has been with WQAM since 2007 as an Executive Producer and host and now is a Digital Content Producer and Ken LaVicka, who recently ended his 17-year run on the air at ESPN 106.3 in West Palm are starting a show called By All Accounts.
The show will be a podcast and also available on YouTube and is set to begin on Monday May 20.
The new show X account posted a video announcement which said, “Be careful what you wish for. You guessed it. Another damn YouTube show/podcast. We scroll so you don’t have to. Sports. Social Media. Stupidity. Debuts Monday.”
Just over a month ago LaVicka’s show, LaVicka, Theo & Stone, came to an end as Good Karma Brands decided to restructure the station’s programming and while the show was over, LaVicka said he was not let go, rather Good Karma was going to help him find his next opportunity.
On his final show, he said, “…I will be exiting the station, but instead of being given a pink slip or being booted out the door, which is what always happens in this radio industry GKB, the parent company of ESPN West Palm is going to help me to my next opportunity. This for me is bittersweet because this is all I’ve really known professionally…I’ve spent 17 years here at ESPN 106.3 and today’s it, I’m done.”
i'm not the begging type, but @ZachKrantz & I are starting a little project monday. follow along, won't you? https://t.co/gvmkeLXJtP
— Ken LaVicka (@KLVsays) May 14, 2024
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97.1 The Fan in Columbus Adds ‘The Fan 3’ Featuring the BetQL Network and Jim Rome
“Fan listeners can now choose from 3 sports stations on the same 97.1 dial in Columbus.”
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7 hours agoon
May 14, 2024By
BSM Staff
Sports radio listeners in Columbus, Ohio are going to have everything they need all in one place. 97.1 The Fan has added another HD channel which will air the BetQL Network as well as The Jim Rome Show.
97.1 The Fan is the dominant sports station in the market and is the flagship home of Ohio State Athletics, the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, and MLS’s The Columbus Crew. 97.1 HD2 carries ESPN programming and now more sports will air on 97.1 HD3.
Station Manager Cody Welling posted on his LinkedIn account to announce the new addition.
“We are thrilled to announce the launch of 97.1 The Fan 3!” Welling posted. “The BetQL Network, featuring Jim Rome. Fan listeners can now choose from 3 sports stations on the same 97.1 dial in Columbus. You can tune into local programming on 97.1 The Fan, National ESPN programming on 97.1 HD2 or 1460 AM, and sports talk with betting info at 97.1 HD3. Innovation for the modern vehicle dashboard by pressing 97.1, “2”, or “3”. This new feature gives our consumers access to all their favorite sports content in one place. No HD radio?—No problem. Stream live at one of our links or through our app.”
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FOX Sports Radio Host Doug Gottlieb to be the New Head Basketball Coach at UW-Green Bay
“I think I fit how college basketball is now more so than previously.”
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8 hours agoon
May 14, 2024By
BSM Staff
A report from Jeff Goodman, co-founder of The Field of 68, says FOX Sports Radio host and former Notre Dame and Oklahoma State point guard Doug Gottlieb will be named the next head men’s basketball coach at The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Gottlieb’s father, Bob, was a coach at UW-Milwaukee from 1975-1980.
*Updated* Gottlieb has confirmed he has been named the new head coach as he began his radio show today. “I can confirm this report,” he said. A”s of this very moment, actually as of this morning, I am the new head coach at Wisconsin-Green Bay. There is a side note, The Doug Gottlieb Show will continue on as we have come to an agreement that this is what we are going to do. But I am excited man. To the now 757 of you who have texted me and I haven’t yet gotten back to, I appreciate it. I told my kids this. This is the response to people who want to laugh at it. If no one is laughing at your dreams, you might not be dreaming big enough. So, I am honored, I am motivated, and I am ready, and I am the new head coach at Wisconsin-Green Bay and I ain’t going anywhere with this radio show.”
Gottlieb, 48, was considered a candidate for the Green Bay job last offseason when it went to Sundance Wicks who has now left after one season to take the same position with Wyoming. Gottlieb was also in the mix at Oklahoma State the last two times that job has come open.
“I think I fit how college basketball is now more so than previously,” Gottlieb said in March when his name came up as an option for the opening at Oklahoma State.
Gottlieb has openly talked about wanting to be a college head coach while also maintaining his national presence on radio. It looks like he will now get that opportunity despite having almost no coaching experience.
