Sporting News Radio
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Yahoo! Sports Radio, formerly Sporting News Radio is a United States
sports radio
network that broadcasts sports news, talk, scores, and highlights 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On August 1, 2011, it was announced the network would change its name to Yahoo! Sports Radio, effective immediately.
Yahoo! Sports Radio can be found on AM
& FM
radio stations across the country. A limited selection of Yahoo! Sports Radio programming is offered on Sirius XM Radio on Channel 209. The network also streams live on its website.
Yahoo! Sports Radio's network operations center is located in Houston, Texas
. The operations are in the same facility as the network's Houston affiliate, Houston sports radio station KGOW
(1560 AM).
In 1993, One on One bought the Sports Entertainment Network.
. Founded in 1991, it was the third all-sports radio network in the United States. Enterprise Sports Network existed briefly in the late '70s and early 1980s, while a small, national network called RTV Sports operated out of Mashpee, Massachusetts
(on Cape Cod
) in 1987 and 1988 on 27 stations across the U.S. RTV's owner, Tom Star, abruptly shut it down and absconded with the assets and paychecks suddenly in the summer of 1988 without a word to the staff and talent.
In 1993, a group of Chicago, Illinois-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".
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, California
and WNRB (now WWZN
) in Boston, Massachusetts.
in 2000, and thus the network was renamed Sporting News Radio in early 2001. 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.
In 2006, Paul Allen
sold SNR and The Sporting News. The network and magazine went to American City Business Journals
of Charlotte, North Carolina
, while the three remaining stations (KMPC, WWZN, and WSNR) were then re-sold to other companies.
WWZN continued to carry some SNR programs, but now carries brokered time
progressive talk from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and religious programming in the overnight hours. Meanwhile, KMPC and WSNR no longer air sports shows at all. KMPC now broadcasts in Korean
, not English
, and WSNR devotes its whole day to brokered shows and airs Caribbean music
(such as reggae
on weekends). (WNTD had been sold some years earlier to Multicultural Broadcasting
and now airs multi-ethnic brokered time shows; it was also the original Chicago area affiliate of Air America Radio
.)
Weekday Hosts include Steve Czaban
, Sean Pendergast, Tim Brando
, Travis Rodgers, Todd Wright
, and John Harris
.
Weekend Hosts include Steve Czaban
, Jason Goch, Bob Berger, Craig Shemon, Doug Russell
, and Peter Brown
.
Special contributors include Peter Gammons
and Troy Aikman
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sports radio
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
network that broadcasts sports news, talk, scores, and highlights 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On August 1, 2011, it was announced the network would change its name to Yahoo! Sports Radio, effective immediately.
Yahoo! Sports Radio can be found on AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
& FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
radio stations across the country. A limited selection of Yahoo! Sports Radio programming is offered on Sirius XM Radio on Channel 209. The network also streams live on its website.
Yahoo! Sports Radio's network operations center is located in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. The operations are in the same facility as the network's Houston affiliate, Houston sports radio station KGOW
KGOW
KGOW , known as "1560 The Game," is a sports talk format radio station based in Houston, Texas, USA. It is currently owned by GOW Communications...
(1560 AM).
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.
SEN (1991–1993)
Originally, the network was called the Sports Entertainment Network and was headquartered in Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. Founded in 1991, it was the third all-sports radio network in the United States. Enterprise Sports Network existed briefly in the late '70s and early 1980s, while a small, national network called RTV Sports operated out of Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,006 as of 2010.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Mashpee, please see the articles on Mashpee Neck, Monomoscoy Island, New Seabury, Popponesset, Popponesset Island,...
(on Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
) in 1987 and 1988 on 27 stations across the U.S. RTV's owner, Tom Star, abruptly shut it down and absconded with the assets and paychecks suddenly in the summer of 1988 without a word to the staff and talent.
One on One Sports (1993–2001)
Northbrook, Illinois
Northbrook is a village located at the northern edge of Cook County, Illinois, which is also a North Shore suburb of Chicago. The population was 33,170 at the 2010 census....
, 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".
One on One eventually bought owned and operated radio stations. By the time of the Sporting News purchase, it had owned WJWR (now WSNR
WSNR
WSNR, AM 620, is a radio station in the New York metropolitan area with a brokered time format owned by Blackstrap Broadcasting. On Saturdays and Sundays WSNR, AM 620, is a radio station in the New York metropolitan area with a brokered time format owned by Blackstrap Broadcasting. On Saturdays and...
) in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, WIDB (now WNTD
WNTD
WNTD is an AM radio station in Chicago, Illinois. It is owned by Sovereign City Radio Services LLC. Its frequency is 950 AM and has separate day-time and night-time transmitter locations. It is currently one of three stations in the Chicago market that airs Relevant Radio, a Catholic talk...
) in Chicago, KCTD (now KMPC
KMPC
KMPC is a radio station based in Los Angeles, California and is owned by P&Y Broadcasting Licensee, LLC. Radio Korea is a division of the Radio Korea Media Group. The station airs Korean-language programming...
) in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and WNRB (now WWZN
WWZN
WWZN is an AM radio station licensed to serve the Boston media market. Its programming is a time-brokered mix between progressive talk radio during the daytime , sports talk and religious programming in the overnight hours...
) in Boston, Massachusetts.
Sporting News Radio (2001–2011)
One On One Sports was bought by The Sporting NewsThe Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
in 2000, and thus the network was renamed Sporting News Radio in early 2001. 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.
In 2006, Paul Allen
Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates...
sold SNR and The Sporting News. The network and magazine went to American City Business Journals
American City Business Journals
American City Business Journals is an American newspaper chain based in Charlotte, North Carolina owned by Advance Publications. It has a range of media including 41 primary metropolitan weekly publications, which reach 4 million readers with business community related news, and Bizjournals, the...
of Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
, while the three remaining stations (KMPC, WWZN, and WSNR) were then re-sold to other companies.
WWZN continued to carry some SNR programs, but now carries brokered time
Brokered programming
Brokered programming is a form of broadcast content in which the show's producer pays a radio or television station for air time, rather than exchanging programming for pay or the opportunity to play spot commercials...
progressive talk from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and religious programming in the overnight hours. Meanwhile, KMPC and WSNR no longer air sports shows at all. KMPC now broadcasts in Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, not English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, and WSNR devotes its whole day to brokered shows and airs Caribbean music
Caribbean music
The music of the Caribbean is a diverse grouping of musical genres. They are each syntheses of African, European, Indian and native influences, largely created by descendants of African slaves...
(such as reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
on weekends). (WNTD had been sold some years earlier to Multicultural Broadcasting
Multicultural Broadcasting
Multicultural Broadcasting is a media company based in New York City founded by Chinese-American businessman Arthur Liu. Multicultural caters mostly to the Asian American community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top markets in multiple languages.-History:This company was...
and now airs multi-ethnic brokered time shows; it was also the original Chicago area affiliate of Air America Radio
Air America Radio
Air America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
.)
Weekday Hosts include Steve Czaban
Steve Czaban
Steve Czaban is an American sports radio personality. Czaban hosts The Steve Czaban Show on Yahoo! Sports Radio weekday mornings from 6 to 10 a.m., and co-hosts The Sports Reporters with Andy Pollin on "ESPN 980" WTEM weekday afternoons from 4 to 7 p.m...
, Sean Pendergast, Tim Brando
Tim Brando
Tim Brando is a radio host and CBS Sports studio host and play-by-play announcer.-Biography:...
, Travis Rodgers, Todd Wright
Todd Wright
Todd Wright is an American sports radio personality. He is currently the host of Todd Wright Tonight on Yahoo Sports Radio, which debuted on Monday, June 12, 2006 and airs Monday to Friday from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. ....
, and John Harris
John Harris
-Politics and government:*John Harris , English MP for Grampound in 1555*John Harris English MP for Bere Alston in 1640*John Harris , English MP for Liskeard...
.
Weekend Hosts include Steve Czaban
Steve Czaban
Steve Czaban is an American sports radio personality. Czaban hosts The Steve Czaban Show on Yahoo! Sports Radio weekday mornings from 6 to 10 a.m., and co-hosts The Sports Reporters with Andy Pollin on "ESPN 980" WTEM weekday afternoons from 4 to 7 p.m...
, Jason Goch, Bob Berger, Craig Shemon, Doug Russell
Doug Russell
Doug Russell is a nationally syndicated American sports talk show host and reporter. Russell joined Yahoo! Sports Radio in July, 2011 after leaving WSSP in Milwaukee, where he had co-hosted the morning show since January, 2007. Prior to joining WSSP, Russell was a nationally syndicated host and...
, and Peter Brown
Peter Brown
-Historical figures:*Peter Browne , also spelled Brown, , Pilgrim and English colonist, signer of the Mayflower Compact*Peter Brown -Historical figures:*Peter Browne (Mayflower Pilgrim), also spelled Brown, (1594–1633), Pilgrim and English colonist, signer of the Mayflower Compact*Peter Brown...
.
Special contributors include Peter Gammons
Peter Gammons
Peter Gammons is an American sportswriter, media personality, and a recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the BBWAA.-Education:...
and Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman
Troy Kenneth Aikman is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. The number one overall draft pick in 1989, Aikman played twelve consecutive seasons as quarterback with the Cowboys...
.
Weekday lineup
- All times U.S. Eastern Time.
START END PROGRAM PRODUCER 2 AM 6 AM The John Harris Show John Harris-Politics and government:*John Harris , English MP for Grampound in 1555*John Harris English MP for Bere Alston in 1640*John Harris , English MP for Liskeard...Will Moriarty 6 AM 10 AM The Steve Czaban Show Steve CzabanSteve Czaban is an American sports radio personality. Czaban hosts The Steve Czaban Show on Yahoo! Sports Radio weekday mornings from 6 to 10 a.m., and co-hosts The Sports Reporters with Andy Pollin on "ESPN 980" WTEM weekday afternoons from 4 to 7 p.m...Steve Solomon & Dave Druda 10 AM 1 PM The Tim Brando Show Tim BrandoTim Brando is a radio host and CBS Sports studio host and play-by-play announcer.-Biography:...Kyle Manthey & Dave Druda 1 PM 4 PM Sean Pendergast's CabliNation Brandon Strange & Matt Millik 4 PM 7 PM Travis Rodgers Now Matt Millik & Brandon Strange 7 PM 10 PM Gamecast John Cassio 10 PM 2 AM Todd Wright Tonight Todd WrightTodd Wright is an American sports radio personality. He is currently the host of Todd Wright Tonight on Yahoo Sports Radio, which debuted on Monday, June 12, 2006 and airs Monday to Friday from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. ....Will Moriarty & Lorenzo Patrick
Saturday lineup
| START | END | PROGRAM | PRODUCER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 9 AM | Best of Steve Czaban Show | |
| 9 AM | 1 PM | Jason Goch | |
| 1 PM | 7 PM | Sports Saturday With Bob Berger & Craig Shemon | |
| 7 PM | 11 PM | YSR Postgame with Peter Brown | |
| 11 PM | 4 AM | Last Call with Scott Jackson |
Sunday lineup
| START | END | PROGRAM | PRODUCER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 AM | 7 AM | Best of John Harris | |
| 7 AM | 10 AM | Best of Travis Rodgers | |
| 10 AM | 1 PM | YSR Pregame with Jason Goch | |
| 1 PM | 7 PM | Sports Sunday with Bob Berger & Craig Shemon | |
| 7 PM | 11 PM | YSR Postgame with Peter Brown | |
| 11 PM | 2 AM | Last Call with Scott Jackson |
External links
- Yahoo! Sports Radio
- Sporting News Radio Company Profile including brief history of the network.
- Official Website of The David Stein Show A Celebration of Life Through Sports
- Official MySpace page of The David Stein Show A Celebration of Life Through Sports
- http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/tv/6980951.htmlannouncement of Sporting News Radio move to Houston, TexasHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
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