Years ago, paid subscribers to satellite radio in the U.S. could tune to two of the nation’s most prominent Top 40 stations of its time: iHeartMedia’s KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and WHTZ “Z100” in New York. They could also tune to BBC Radio 1.
Those agreements ended long ago. Now, a new arrangement has been forged that will place some 42 spoken word properties owned by Audacy Inc. on the SiriusXM channel lineup.
The stations are found over the air in 29 markets across the U.S. and on the iHeartMedia app, the Audacy app (formerly Radio.com), TuneIn and via streaming audio on the stations’ websites.
This deal, the companies state, expands SiriusXM’s local content offering while concurrently extending the reach of many of Audacy’s non-music focused brands.
Specifically, 23 Audacy Sports Talk stations will launch on SiriusXM on September 1, in time for the start of football season. In addition to these sports channels, 19 Audacy news and talk stations will become available on SiriusXM later this year.
The agreement builds on SiriusXM’s sports audio lineup, giving listeners coast-to-coast access to hometown sports talk along with national voices, league channels, and podcasts.
“SiriusXM is the essential audio home for sports fans, offering access to every team and game alongside an unmatched lineup of national sports talk, expert analysis, and the biggest voices in sports,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s President and Chief Content Officer. “We also recognize the unique role local personalities play in connecting fans with their teams every day. By adding Audacy’s extensive lineup of sports stations, we’re making those trusted hometown voices available to fans wherever they are across North America. Together, we’re delivering an even more complete audio experience – bringing live games, premier national sports talk, and hometown conversations together in one place.”
Audacy’s asset portfolio includes sports stations in major markets across the U.S.
“Audacy’s sports brands are deeply connected to the cities, teams and fan communities they serve, and being able to extend our reach nationally through SiriusXM is a natural fit,” said Audacy President/CEO Kelli Turner. “We look forward to working together with SiriusXM to bring our outstanding talent and content to sports fans and news and talk listeners wherever they are, providing our audiences with more ways to stay connected to the conversations that matter most to them.”
Starting September 1, the following Audacy sports stations will be available to SiriusXM listeners in their vehicles and on the SiriusXM app:
WFAN (New York)
104.3 The Score (Chicago)
105.3 The Fan (Dallas)
95.7 The Game (San Francisco)
SportsRadio 94WIP (Philadelphia)
WEEI 93.7 (Boston)
97.1 The Ticket (Detroit)
93.7 The Fan (Pittsburgh)
92.3 The Fan (Cleveland)
Starting September 1, the following Audacy sports stations will be available on the SiriusXM app and in vehicles with the latest generation SiriusXM with 360L radios:
97.1 The Fan (Los Angeles)
SportsRadio 610 (Houston)
106.7 The Fan (Washington DC)
The Team 980 (Washington DC)
92.9 The Game (Atlanta)
104.3 WQAM (Miami)
97.3 The Fan (San Diego)
105.7 The Fan (Baltimore)
105.1 The Fan (Portland)
ESPN 1320 (Sacramento)
96.5 The Fan (Kansas City)
105.7 The Fan (Milwaukee)
92.9 ESPN (Memphis)
WGR 550 Sports Radio (Buffalo)
In addition to the sports talk stations above, 19 Audacy news and talk stations will arrive on SiriusXM at a future date. These will be available on the SiriusXM app and in vehicles with SiriusXM with 360L, and include:
1010 WINS/92.3 FM (New York)
KNX News (Los Angeles)
WBBM Newsradio (Chicago)
KCBS All News (San Francisco)
NewsRadio 1080 KRLD (Dallas)
KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia)
Talk Radio 1210 WPHT (Philadelphia)
WWJ Newsradio 950 (Detroit)
1380 WAOK (Atlanta)
News Talk 830 WCCO (Minneapolis)
104.1 KMOX (St. Louis)
NewsRadio KDKA (Pittsburgh)
98.1 KMBZ FM (Kansas City)
WWL (New Orleans)
WTIC News Talk 1080 (Hartford)
NewsRadio 930 WBEN (Buffalo)
NewsRadio WRVA (Richmond)
News/Talk 98.9 WORD (Greenville/ Spartanburg/Asheville, SC)
NewsRadio WILK (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
The Audacy sports stations will be available to the majority of SiriusXM subscribers through its various subscription plans.
The additional Audacy news and talk stations will become available through eligible SiriusXM plans when they join the lineup later this year.
