Yahoo! Sports Radio

Yahoo! Sports Radio
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Type	Sports
Country	United States
First air date	August 1, 2011
Parent	Gow Broadcasting; ; Yahoo! Sports;
Webcast	Listen Live
Official website	Yahoo! Sports Radio

Yahoo! Sports Radio is a sports radio network that is distributed by Gow Broadcasting.^[1] The network premiered on Monday, August 1, 2011, rebranded from Sporting News Radio.^[2] Programming is broadcast in the United States on local radio affiliates. It is also streamed and available for download at YahooSportsRadio.com, with the Yahoo! Sports Radio mobile application, and on the websites of affiliates.^[3]

Based in Houston, Yahoo! Sports Radio reaches an estimated five million people each week on a network of more than 500 terrestrial stations, Sirius Satellite Radio, and mobile platforms. The 24-hour network features top sports personalities, including Steve Czaban, Travis Rodgers, Marty Hurney, Sean Salisbury, Geoff Ketchum, Leigh Steinberg and more.

Yahoo! Sports Radio programming and hosts include:^[4]

Steve Czaban
Marty Hurney and Lanny Ford
Travis Rodgers
Geoff Ketchum
Prime Cut with Sean Salisbury & Steve Bunin
Lewis Woodward
Game Night with Matt Perrault
The Tony D Radio Show
Tim Murray
Joe Spano
The Big E with Elissa Walker Campbell

History

SEN (1991–1993)

Originally, the network was called the Sports Entertainment Network and was headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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.

One on One Sports (1993–2001)

One on One Sports, based in Chicago, Illinois, 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 Sports 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". SEN/One on One Sports was the first 24/7 sports radio network.

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 WMEX) in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sporting News Radio (2001–2011)

One On One Sports was bought by The Sporting News magazine in 2000, and thus the network was renamed Sporting News Radio in early 2001. The only real change SNR made since being renamed was in August 2005, when it received an updated program clock and music package.

In 2006, SNR owner Paul Allen (best known as the co-founder of Microsoft) 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.

In 2007, Sporting News Radio moved its network headquarters from Northbrook, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. In 2010, the network headquarters were relocated once again to Houston, Texas.