The Cincinnati Bengals and iHeartMedia announced the two sides extended their radio broadcast agreement through the 2024 NFL season.
“iHeartMedia Cincinnati has been a great partner for many years, and we are excited to continue this relationship,” said Brian Sells, Bengals VP and Chief Marketing Officer in a press release. “The strong station lineup provides a great platform to reach a large number of fans on game days and throughout the week.”
That “strong station lineup” features, iHeart’s 50,000 watt ESPN 1530 and rock station 102.7 WEBN as the Bengals Radio Network flagship affiliates, with 700 WLW also carrying games that do not conflict with Cincinnati Reds broadcasts.
“We are incredibly excited to continue this long relationship with the Bengals. With this partnership we offer fans the ‘Best Bengals Coverage’ across our different platforms whenever and wherever they want it,” said DJ Hodge, Market President for iHeartMedia Cincinnati.
Play by play announcer, Dan Hoard and retired Bengals offensive lineman, Dave Lapham will return to the Bengals radio broadcast. Hoard will begin his ninth season calling the action, while Lapham, who retired from the NFL in 1983 enters his 34th consecutive year as a Bengals radio analyst. Wayne Box Miller returns for his second season as the broadcast’s pre and postgame host.
In addition to broadcasting the Bengals full schedule of games, iHeart will also carry the weekly radio shows Bengals Line, Bengals Game Plan and Bengals Pep Rally.
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