CBS to Create Sports Radio Network

http://sportsmediajournal.com/ CBS announced today that it is creating CBS Sports Radio, a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week lineup of national programming utilizing the resources of CBS Radio and CBS Sports. CBS Sports Radio is set to launch in January 2, 2013 and will reach listeners in nine of the nation’s Top 10 markets, with a cumulative audience reach at debut close to 10 million listeners. Much of the CBS owned sports radio stations will begin to carry CBS Sports Radio content, such as CBS Sports updates, as early as September 4th. The following CBS Radio stations will add various components of CBS Sports Radio programming to their lineup: WFAN-AM (New York) WSCR-AM (Chicago) KRLD-FM (Dallas) KILT-AM (Houston) WJFK-FM (Washington, D.C.) WIP-FM (Philadelphia) WBZ-FM (Boston) WXYT-FM (Detroit) WSJT-FM (Tampa) WJZ-FM (Baltimore) WFNZ-AM (Charlotte) KDKA-FM (Pittsburgh) KHTK-AM (Sacramento) WKRK-FM (Cleveland) The following CBS Radio stations will broadcast CBS Sports Radio programming as their 24/7 lineup when the network debuts on Jan. 2, 2013: KIKK-AM (Houston) WIP-AM (Philadelphia) WXYT-AM (Detroit) WQYK-AM (Tampa) WJZ-AM (Baltimore) WBCN-AM (Charlotte) KRAK-AM (Riverside) KYDZ-AM (Las Vegas) Cumulus Media will serve as the network’s exclusive syndicator, with 67 of its stations to be home of CBS Sports Radio programming. The following Cumulus radio stations in the Top 100 markets will broadcast CBS Sports Radio programming: KNBR-AM (San Francisco) KTCT-AM (San Francisco) KTCK-AM (Dallas) WCNN-AM (Atlanta) WGFX-FM (Nashville) WSJZ-FM (Orlando) WHGB-AM (Harrisburg/Lancaster) WJOX-A/F (Birmingham) WBBL-FM (Grand Rapids) WWLS-A/F (Oklahoma City) KNML-AM (Albuquerque) WMTI-FM (New Orleans) KARN-AM (Little Rock) WNML-A/F-WNRX-FM (Knoxville) KCUB-AM (Tucson) WWBU –FM (Roanoke) WTRX-AM (Flint) WLQR-FM (Toledo) WBGG-AM (Des Moines) WNKT-FM/WYMB-AM (Columbia, S.C.) WUMP-AM (Huntsville) WSKO-AM (Syracuse) KLTD-FM (Waco) WXSM-AM (Tri Cities) KCSF-AM (Colorado Springs) WZAT-FM/WJLG-AM (Savannah) “As one of the leading media companies in the world, and a dominant force in sports programming, we look forward to bringing to bear the full resources of CBS and capitalizing on an exciting new growth opportunity for the company,” said Leslie Moonves, President and CEO, CBS Corporation in a press release. “CBS Sports and CBS RADIO have been widely recognized for their outstanding contributions to sports broadcasting. This next step in their evolution will serve an ever-expanding audience of sports fans from coast to coast.”