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ESPN 980 Washington DC Announces New Lineup

Posted: 08 Apr 2016 10:57 AM PDT
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Red Zebra Broadcasting Sports ESPN 980 WTEM Washington DC/92.7 WWXT Prince
Frederick MD/94.3 WWXX Buckland VA will launch a new lineup heavy on local
hosts on Monday, May 2. While nearly all dayparts will see a change, the
centerpiece of the new lineup is the new morning show hosted by Chris
Cooley and Kevin Sheehan that will run from 7-11am daily. Cooley had been
co-hosting afternoons and Sheehan at 12-2pm. Cooley and Kevin will be
preceded by Al Galdi from 5-7am. Tony Kornheiser will move back an hour to
11am-1pm, while “Inside the Locker Room� with Doc Walker, Brian Mitchell
and Scott Jackson expands to three hours from 1-4pm. Andy Pollin will
reunite with longtime co-host Steve Czaben to resurrect The Sports
Reporters from 4-7pm, while “DMV Game Time� with Tim Murray and Nick Ashooh
will follow from 7-10pm. Current 12-2pm co-host Thom Loverro has exited
with the changes. WTEM has seen much strife in the past year as the station
prepared to launch a new morning show last March. “The Man Cave� hosted by
Chris Paul and Jason Reid was then cancelled before debuting, being
launched after all, and then quickly cancelled again. That ordeal led to
the exit of Program Director Chuck Sapienza. His successor Dan Zampillo
resigned in January. Chris Johnson, who programmed the station from
2005-2008 returned in February to take the PD reigns. It’s the biggest
change to DC Sports Radio in several decades – and it all happens May 2nd
on ESPN 980/Redskins Radio! Red Zebra Broadcasting has announced a new
programming schedule for ESPN 980, featuring 17 hours of live daily local
sports talk! Launching on Monday, May 2, the new all-day local schedule
will showcase the debut of “Cooley and Kevin� in the morning at 7 a.m. plus
the return of “The Sports Reporters� at 4 p.m. The new ESPN 980/Redskins
Radio lineup will feature the following Monday-Friday shows airing on WTEM
980 AM, WWXT 92.7 FM and WWXX 94.3 FM as well as globally to a worldwide
audience on the ESPN 980 and Redskins mobile apps: ESPN 980/Redskins Radio
Monday-Friday Lineup Starting May 2nd 5-7 a.m. “The Morning Blitz� with Al
Galdi 7-11 a.m. “Cooley and Kevin� with Chris Cooley and Kevin Sheehan 11
a.m.-1 p.m. The Tony Kornheiser Show 1-4 p.m. “Inside the Locker Room� with
Doc Walker, Brian Mitchell and Scott Jackson 4-7 p.m. “The Sports
Reporters� with Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin 7-10 p.m. “DMV Game Time� with
Tim Murray and Nick Ashooh “We are very excited about the new lineup at
ESPN 980, including the debut of ‘Cooley and Kevin’ in the morning,� said
Terry Bateman, Chairman of Red Zebra Broadcasting. “We have an extremely
talented group of hosts that will provide our listeners with the best
sports talk in the Washington, D.C. market.� “The Morning Blitz� with Al
Galdi Monday-Friday 5am-7am ESPN 980 listeners will wake up at 5am to the
debut of “The Morning Blitz�, hosted by Al Galdi (@AlGaldi). He’ll quickly
catch you up on the latest sports headlines and breaking news from
overnight. Galdi is a Rockville native who graduated from Georgetown Prep
in 1997 and the University of Maryland in 2001. In addition to “The Morning
Blitz,� he also hosts “The Official Redskins Postgame Show� on ESPN 980,
along with “Monday Morning Quarterback� and “Friday Morning Quarterback�
throughout the Redskins’ season. “Cooley and Kevin� With Chris Cooley and
Kevin Sheehan Monday-Friday 7am-11am Morning drive-time’s newest voice is
one of the region’s most beloved recent athletes. Former Redskins tight end
Chris Cooley (@TheCooleyZone) will bring his colorful personality and
hard-hitting opinions to “Cooley and Kevin� Monday-Friday at 7 a.m. This
look into the life and thoughts of Cooley will be co-hosted by Kevin
Sheehan (@KevinS980), a versatile radio professional whose own broadcasting
résumé at ESPN 980 includes hosting the Washington Redskins Pregame Show
and co-hosting “Monday Morning Quarterback� after every Redskins game. Tony
Kornheiser Monday-Friday 11am-1pm Washington, D.C. broadcasting favorite
Tony Kornheiser and his immensely popular “Tony Kornheiser Show� will now
shift to an 11 a.m. start. The show – which was recently named as the top
local sports midday show in America by Barrett Sports Media’s poll of 35
radio executives – has cultivated a national following since launching on
WTEM in 1992. Mr. Tony will be available 11am-1pm on-air, online at
ESPN980.com, and via the ESPN 980 App and the Redskins App. As always, the
daily Tony Kornheiser Podcast will be available immediately following the
show, at 1pm EST on ESPN980.com’s AudioVault, iTunes and the ESPN 980 App
for iPhone and Android. Inside the Locker Room Monday-Friday 1pm-4pm
“Inside the Locker Room� has been a fan-favorite on ESPN 980 for years, and
now listeners will be treated to an extra hour of breaking news,
interviews, and game analysis from 1-4 p.m. Former Washington Redskins
Super Bowl champions Brian Mitchell (@BMitchLiveCSN) and Rick “Doc� Walker
(@RickDocWalker) team up with co-host Scott Jackson (@JacksonSports) to
bring you expert analysis on the Washington Redskins, Nationals, Capitals
and more. The Sports Reporters Monday-Friday 4pm-7pm Afternoon drive-time
will feature the return of one of Washington, D.C.’s most storied
sports-talk programs, as Steve Czaban (@Czabe) and Andy Pollin
(@AndyPollin1) reunite for the rebirth of “The Sports Reporters�. The show,
which aired on WTEM from 2000-13, features two of the region’s most
accomplished sports radio personalities. DMV Game Time Monday-Friday
7pm-10pm At 7 p.m., area natives Tim Murray (@1TimMurray) and Nick Ashooh
(@NickAshooh) will stay connected to local listeners as the night’s action
gets underway on “DMV Game Time�. In addition to these daily shows, ESPN
980 remains the long-time flagship home of the Washington Redskins Radio
Network. Burgundy and gold fans will join Larry Michael, Pro Football Hall
of Famer Sonny Jurgensen, Cooley and Walker for all of the action during
live game broadcasts all season long. Recently debuted Redskins programming
on the station includes Redskins Saturday with Andy Pollin, airing each
Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon, and daily Redskins 365 reports. More
Redskins-related programming, including expanded offseason and training
camp coverage, will also be announced in the near future. In addition to
serving as the home of live Redskins programming, the station remains
committed to its diverse offering of live game broadcasts. The station is
Washington, D.C.’s radio home for the Maryland Terrapins as well as the NBA
Finals, World Series, College Football Playoff and NCAA Tournament.

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Station Sales Week Of 4/8: Radio Cantico Nuevo Buys New York City Translator

Posted: 08 Apr 2016 05:00 AM PDT
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Cantico Nuevo Ministry, the operators of the Spanish Christian Radio
Cantico Neuvo is paying big money to increase its FM coverage in New York
City. Cantico Nuevo will pay Ted Schoebers City Commons LLC NJ Series A,
$1.6 million for 97.5 W248CG Jersey City NJ where it will rebroadcast an HD
subchannel of Pillar of Fires 99.1 WAWZ Zarepath NJ with 110w/162m giving
it coverage of Lower and the West Side of Manhattan, parts of Brooklyn and
Newark NJ. W248CG will join Canticos network that includes 740 WNYH
Huntington NY, 1530 WJDM Elizabeth NJ, 103.9 WPDI Hazlet NJ and 106.3
W292DV New York. Station Sales Stephens Media Groups announced acquisition
of LKCM Radios four Ardmore OK stations has a price as the company will pay
$2,462,500 for Rock 92.7 The X KTRX, Country 95.7 KKAJ, Classic Hits GTO
107 107.1 KYNZ and Sports 1240 KVSO. Monte Spearmans High Plains Radio
Network is expanding into a third market with the purchase of Altus FMs
three stations in Hollis OK for $600,000. High Plains will add Oldies
Cruisin 92.5 KKRE Hollis, Classic Rock 102.7 The Big Dog KJOK Altus,
Country B108 KEYB Hollis to their eight stations in Mountain Home AR and
Plainview TX. Kevin Beams South Central Oklahoma Broadcasting Advertising
sells Country 105.1 KBLP Lindsay OK to Jason Wollenberg and Kevin Scruggs
KBLP Partners for $170,000. Colonial Radio Group adds a second station in
the Myrtle Beach SC market as it purchases Silent 900 WNMB North Myrtle
Beach from Beatty Broadcasting for $1000. Beatty paid $25,000 to acquire
the station in July 2015 but lost their tower site late last year as it is
being redeveloped. Colonial is in the process of purchasing Gospel Rejoice
1200 WMIR Atlantic Beach. Christmas Brick Foundation is acquiring 88.3 KMUR
Bullhead City AZ from Murphy Communications Institute for $500,000. Murphy
also operates a 7 station commercial cluster in the Kingman-Lake Havasu
City AZ/Laughlin NV market. MJ Radio Inc. is buying Classic Country 93.5
The Goose KORV Lakeview OR from Lake County Radio LLC for $84,000.
Translator Sales