Colorado Media Newsroom
March 23rd, 2022, 08:47 AM
From Radio Insight:
https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/03/WYRDAM.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Audacy Sports “ESPN Upstate” 1330 WYRD/97.7 W249DL/WFBC-HD3 Greenville and 950 WORD/97.1 W246CV Spartanburg has dropped its affiliation with ESPN Radio and relaunched as “The Fan Upstate (https://www.audacy.com/thefanupstate)“.
The station will now air network programming from CBS Sports Radio and Audacy’s BetQL Network. “The DA Show” with Damon Amendolara will be heard in mornings from 6-9am. The local Rob Brown Show moves to 9am-12pm from its previous 12-3pm slot. Jim Rome will now be heard from 12-3pm. The local “Offsides with Marc Ryan” remains in its 3-7pm timeslot. BetQL’s “Bet MGM Tonight” will air in evenings. The Fan will also continue to carry Furman University football and basketball and Byrnes High School football.
Audacy today announced the launch of The Fan Upstate (WORD-AM/WYRD-AM) in Greenville-Spartanburg, effective immediately. The Fan will continue delivering live, local content including the award-winning “The Rob Brown Show” and award-winning “Offsides with Marc Ryan” and will now be home to CBS Sports Radio and BetQL programming. The Fan Upstate will also continue to serve as the play-by-play home for Furman University Paladins football and basketball as well as Byrnes High School football. The station, previously ESPN Upstate, is multicast on WORD-AM/WYRD-AM, WFBC-HD2, 97.7 FM and 97.1 FM.
“After years of constantly changing, syndicated ESPN content, we have made the exciting move to bring new and relevant sports talk content to our listeners in the Upstate,” said Steve Sinicropi, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Audacy Greenville-Spartanburg. “The Fan Upstate will aim to provide the best original sports talk and sports betting content that our fans crave.”
The Fan Upstate weekday lineup is as follows.
6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ET: “The DA Show” with Damon Amendolara
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET: “The Rob Brown Show”
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET: “The Jim Rome Show”
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET: “Offsides with Marc Ryan”
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET: “BetMGM Tonight”
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/221750/espn-upstate-relaunches-as-the-fan/)
https://i0.wp.com/radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2022/03/WYRDAM.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1Audacy Sports “ESPN Upstate” 1330 WYRD/97.7 W249DL/WFBC-HD3 Greenville and 950 WORD/97.1 W246CV Spartanburg has dropped its affiliation with ESPN Radio and relaunched as “The Fan Upstate (https://www.audacy.com/thefanupstate)“.
The station will now air network programming from CBS Sports Radio and Audacy’s BetQL Network. “The DA Show” with Damon Amendolara will be heard in mornings from 6-9am. The local Rob Brown Show moves to 9am-12pm from its previous 12-3pm slot. Jim Rome will now be heard from 12-3pm. The local “Offsides with Marc Ryan” remains in its 3-7pm timeslot. BetQL’s “Bet MGM Tonight” will air in evenings. The Fan will also continue to carry Furman University football and basketball and Byrnes High School football.
Audacy today announced the launch of The Fan Upstate (WORD-AM/WYRD-AM) in Greenville-Spartanburg, effective immediately. The Fan will continue delivering live, local content including the award-winning “The Rob Brown Show” and award-winning “Offsides with Marc Ryan” and will now be home to CBS Sports Radio and BetQL programming. The Fan Upstate will also continue to serve as the play-by-play home for Furman University Paladins football and basketball as well as Byrnes High School football. The station, previously ESPN Upstate, is multicast on WORD-AM/WYRD-AM, WFBC-HD2, 97.7 FM and 97.1 FM.
“After years of constantly changing, syndicated ESPN content, we have made the exciting move to bring new and relevant sports talk content to our listeners in the Upstate,” said Steve Sinicropi, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Audacy Greenville-Spartanburg. “The Fan Upstate will aim to provide the best original sports talk and sports betting content that our fans crave.”
The Fan Upstate weekday lineup is as follows.
6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ET: “The DA Show” with Damon Amendolara
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET: “The Rob Brown Show”
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET: “The Jim Rome Show”
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET: “Offsides with Marc Ryan”
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET: “BetMGM Tonight”
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/221750/espn-upstate-relaunches-as-the-fan/)