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Fox Sports Radio
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Broadcast areaUnited States
Canada
Africa
Europe
Middle East
FrequencyVarious AM/FM stations
XM142
Afristar 501
BrandingFox Sports Radio or simply FSR
Programming
FormatSports Talk
Ownership
OwnerPremiere Radio Networks
History
First air date
August 28, 2000
Technical information
ClassSatellite-delivered radio network
Links
WebsiteOfficial site at foxsportsradio.com

Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming all day, every day. The network is a service of Premiere Radio Networks (a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications). Fox Sports itself has minimal control over the network; it is simply branded as such per a two-way marketing agreement.

The network is operated from the Premiere Radio Networks studios on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, California. Fox Sports personalities broadcast from studios across the country. FSR broadcasts 24/7 sports programming and airs Fox Sports News (sports headlines and highlights) every thirty minutes. The network is available on more than 290 affiliates across the United States and Canada, and can also be heard on XM Satellite Radio channel 142. FSR is broadcast in New Zealand on Radio Sport.

History

Launched on August 28, 2000, Fox Sports Radio had about 50 affiliates nationwide. Fox Sports Radio had a very quiet launch, as most of its affiliates in major markets were in contracts with ESPN Radio or Sporting News Radio as well as FSR, which made getting programs heard rather hard, as its few full time affiliates were mostly daytime only stations or had very weak signals at night. The Sports Fan Radio Network ceased operations shortly after FSR's initial launch, allowing former SFRN affiliates to join the new FSR rather easily. One of the hosts on the Sports Fan Radio Network, J. T. the Brick, also joined Fox Sports Radio shortly thereafter.

Because FSR is actually owned and controlled by Premiere Radio Networks and only uses the Fox name per a two-way marketing agreement with Fox, there is very little synergy between the two outfits, aside from certain personalities (such as Chris Myers) appearing on both. FSR is also granted unrestricted rights to use audio from any sports programming aired on Fox TV or FSN for highlights purposes. As of 2006, the only long-form program shared by FSR and Fox TV is FOX NFL Sunday. The network previously aired The Best of The Best Damn Sports Show Period on weekend mornings.

Eventually, as Clear Channel-owned sports stations began to drop ESPN Radio in favor of the new network, its affiliate base grew rapidly, from 50 stations to more than 280 stations and XM Satellite Radio throughout North America.

In early 2005, Fox Sports Radio began calling itself FSR on air, the same year Premiere's contract to use the name Fox Sports was due to expire, provoking many to think that a name change was in the works. As of 2007, the network is still officially called Fox Sports Radio, though in on-air imaging, it is being called FSR more often. As of September 2007, the on air emphasis of the name has changed from "fox sports RADIO" to either "FOX sports radio", or more often, "FOX SPORTS radio". In addition, multiple promos mentioning foxsports.com and streaming audio on the Fox Sports site as well as mentioning TV indicates a possible shift in emphasis.

On January 20, 2009, in an effort to save money, FSR shook up its programming. Out of Bounds with Craig Shemon and James Washington was replaced with the Content Factory's syndicated The Dan Patrick Show in the 9 AM - 12 PM Eastern time slot. They also replaced the evening Gametime Live with Andrew Siciliano and Krystal Fernandez with KLAC's Petros and Money Show from 7 PM - 10 PM ET and The Third Shift on Fox with Ben Maller with Fox Sports Soup, a show that replays top segments from each of FSR's other shows that day from 2 AM - 6 AM Eastern time.

Partial station listings for Fox Sports Radio local affiliates

This listing of radio stations that are branded as Fox Sports Radio is an incomplete sampling of major/all markets in 2009.

Market Branding Special local programming notes
USA, Canada XM channel 142  
Birmingham, Alabama 690 the Sports Animal [1] Birmingham affiliate for the Atlanta Braves, Tennessee Titans and Alabama Crimson Tide football
Dothan, Alabama NewsTalk 1053 - The Voice [2] Partial affiliate. Weekends only. However, The Fox National Sports Report airs once an hour.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada The Team 1260 [3] Partial affiliate for overnights
Flagstaff, Arizona Fox Sports Radio 1650 [4]
Phoenix, Arizona XTRA Sports 910 - The Valley's Sports Leader [5] Flagship station of the Phoenix Coyotes
Tucson, Arizona 1290 The Source[6] Flagship station of University of Arizona Wildcats football and men's basketball
Fort Smith, Arkansas 103.1 The Sports Hog [7] Arkansas Razorbacks, Dallas Cowboys, and Kansas City Royals affiliate station.
Bakersfield, California KHTY 970 FOXSports Radio [8] Los Angeles Lakers affiliate station.
Fresno, California Fox Sports Radio 1340 [9]
Lancaster, California KAVL 610 FOXSports Radio [10] High Desert affiliate for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles, California AM 570 [11] Los Angeles Lakers flagship station, UCLA Bruins football and men's basketball flagship station
San Diego, California XTRA Sports 1360 [12]
San Francisco, California KNBR 1050 Flagship home of the San Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors (only if Giants or 49ers game conflict), and San Jose Sabercats
Denver, Colorado FM Sportsradio 104.3 the Fan Plays The Dan Patrick Show from 9 p.m.-12 a.m. and Fox Sports Radio from 12 a.m.-5 a.m.
Wilmington, Delaware The Ticket 1290 [13] Wilmington Blue Rocks Baseball, Penn State Football
Boca Raton, Florida WFTL 640 Fox Sports [14] Flagship for FAU, and local affiliate for Florida State and Yankees (weekends only). FSR affiliate for both Miami and West Palm Beach markets[1]. (Soon will be replaced by 940 WINZ.)
Fort Myers, Florida Fox Sports Radio 1200 [15] Affiliate for Florida State Seminoles football, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and USF Bulls.
Jacksonville, Florida AM 930 the Fox [16] Flagship station for the Florida Gators (football & basketball) and the Jacksonville Suns baseball team.
Panama City, Florida Fox Newsradio 94.5 WFLA [17] Airs FSR overnights.
Tallahassee, Florida 1270 The Team[18] Flagship station for Florida State and local affiliate for the Buccaneers.
Tampa, Florida 620 WDAE The Sports Animal [19] Flagship station for the Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Gators (football & basketball), and Gametime Saturday Warm-Up with Steve "Big Dog" Deumig.
Atlanta, Georgia 790 The Zone [20] Flagship station for the Radio One-syndicated 2 Live Stews in afternoon drive. Only carries FSR 10P-5A.
Jesup, Georgia 1370 The BUZZ [21] All Sports All the Time--Atlanta Braves Baseball, Jacksonville Jaguars NFL, Georgia Tech--Rambling Wreck, Georgia Southern Eagles-- FSR 24/7 with Jim Rome 12-3.
Marion, Illinois WDDD-AM Your Teams, Your Backyard [22]
Bedford, Indiana 1340 [23] Partial affiliate
Indianapolis, Indiana SportsRadio WNDE [24]
Des Moines, Iowa Iowa's Sports Station 1460 KXNO [25] Kansas City Chiefs Affiliate Station
Baton Rouge, Louisiana WSKR The Score 1210 [26]
Lafayette, Louisiana Fox Sports 1520 [27]
Augusta, Maine Fox Sports Maine [28] University of Maine sports
Bangor, Maine WAEI/WAEI-FM Overnights and weekends, mostly simulcast WEEI
Boston, Massachusetts WEEI 850 AM [29] Partial Affiliate (1-6 AM, Weekend Nights 6 PM-6 AM)
Fitchburg, Massachusetts 1280 WPKZ [30] Partial affiliate; nights and weekends.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts AM 1420 WBEC Partial affiliate; nights and weekends.
Detroit, Michigan Sports Radio 1130 WDFN [31]
Flint, Michigan Sports Extra 1330 WTRX [32]
Cape Girardeau, Missouri KAPE Radio 1550 [33] Partial affiliate for overnights and weekends
Omaha, Nebraska Big Sports 590 [34] Omaha affiliate for the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and Creighton Bluejays College Basketball
Reno, Nevada Fox Sports 1450 [35]
Las Vegas, Nevada Fox Sports 920 [36]
Nashua, New Hampshire/Manchester, New Hampshire The Game 900/1250 [37] Boston Red Sox affiliate
Albuquerque, New Mexico FM Sports Radio 101.7 The Team [38] Fox Sports Radio. Affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and The Dan Patrick Show. Home of the Locker Room with Bob Brown and Play-by-Play with the Legend Mike Roberts. We Want to talk about what YOU want to talk about!
Rio Rancho, New Mexico FM Sports Radio 101.7 The Team [39] Fox Sports Radio. Affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and The Dan Patrick Show. Home of the Locker Room with Bob Brown and Play-by-Play with the Legend Mike Roberts. We Want to talk about what YOU want to talk about!
Beacon, New York WBNR 1260 [40] Coverage of Army Football, Army baseball, hockey, basketball and Hudson Valley Renegades baseball.
Binghamton, New York 1430 The Team [41] Binghamton Senators flagship station
Buffalo, New York WECK AM 1230 [42]
Kingston, New York WGHQ 920 [43] Coverage of Army Football, Army baseball, hockey, basketball and Hudson Valley Renegades baseball.
Peekskill, New York WLNA 1420 [44] Coverage of Army Football, Army baseball, hockey, basketball and Hudson Valley Renegades baseball.
Rochester, New York Hot Talk 1280 WHTK [45]
Syracuse, New York SportsRadio 620 WHEN[46] Syracuse Crunch flagship station
Troy, New York Fox Sports Radio 980 [47] University of Albany football and basketball flagship station. New York Jets and New York Mets affiliate station.
High Point, North Carolina 790 The Ball [48] High Point University flagship station. Atlanta Braves affiliate station. NFL and NCAA Tournament games from Westwood One.
Raleigh, North Carolina 850 The Buzz [49] Duke University football and basketball flagship station. Carolina Panthers affiliate station.
Bismarck, North Dakota Fox Sports Radio 1410 [50]
Akron, Ohio Fox Sports 1350 Flagship station for the Akron Aeros and Akron Zips football and basketball; split NASCAR affiliation with sister station WHLO.
Canton, Ohio 1480 WHBC [51] Canton affiliate for the Indians, Browns, Cavaliers and Buckeyes.
Cincinnati, Ohio 1530 Homer [52] Cincinnati Bengals flagship station, affiliate for University of Kentucky football and basketball.
Cleveland, Ohio AM 1540 KNR2 [53] Co-flagship station of the Cleveland Gladiators and Lake Erie Monsters (with WKNR), Cleveland affiliate for Notre Dame Football.
Columbus, Ohio Fox Sports Radio AM 1230 [54] Columbus affiliate for the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Elyria, Ohio AM 930 WEOL [55] Lorain County affiliate for the Indians, Browns, Cavaliers, and Buckeyes.
Toledo, Ohio Fox Sports Radio 1230 WCWA [56] Flagship station of the Toledo Mud Hens, Toledo affiliate for the Cleveland Indians (shared with sister station WSPD).
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Fox Sports Radio 1340 [57]
Tulsa, Oklahoma Sports Radio 1430 the Buzz [58] Tulsa affiliate for the Oklahoma Sooners and Tulsa Drillers
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Fan 590 [59] Partial affiliate for overnights
Portland, Oregon 95.5 The Game [60] Flagship station of the Portland Trail Blazers, Oregon Ducks and Portland affiliate of the Seattle Seahawks
Allentown, Pennsylvania AM 1470 The Fox [61] Lehigh Valley affiliate for Philadelphia Phillies Baseball, plus local college football and basketball
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1460 the Ticket [62] Penn State Nittany Lions Men's and Women's Basketball, Cumberland Valley Eagles & Bishop McDevitt Crusaders High School Football, Flagship station for Harrisburg Senators Baseball, and Speaking of Sports w/ Jed Donahue from the Sports Jam Network
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Fox Sports 1490 [63] Lancaster Affiliate for Hershey Bears Hockey, Penn State Nittany Lions Football and a coaches show every Thursday during football season, and Penn State Men's and (some) Women's basketball games during the winter, and Flagship station for Lancaster Barnstormers Baseball.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Fox Sports Radio 970 [64] Pittsburgh Steelers co-flagship station (shared with WDVE).
New Castle, Pennsylvania Fox Sports Radio 1280 Part of the Pittsburgh market, unrelated to Fox Sports Radio 970
Knoxville, Tennessee WNML The Sports Animal [65] Tennessee Smokies Southern League Baseball affiliate station.
Alice, Texas FOX RADIO 1070[66] .
Dallas, Texas 105.3 The Fan

[67]

Houston, Texas 790 The Sports Animal [68]
San Antonio, Texas 760 The Ticket [69] .
Seattle, Washington 950 Sports Radio [70] Switched affiliation from ESPN Radio after 710 KIRO switched genres from news to sports and gained ESPN Radio affiliation. Also carries University of Washington Huskies Football and Basketball games.
Fairmont, West Virginia Fox Sports 920 AM [71] Also carries The Dan Patrick Show and The Jim Rome Show.
Green Bay, Wisconsin 1440 WNFL [72] Airs Milwaukee Bucks games, Milwaukee Brewers weekday games, and local high school football & basketball play-by-play. Also features NFL Sunday double-headers, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, and Saturday Night Football, games from Westwood One.
Madison, Wisconsin The Big 1070 [73]
Eau Claire, Wisconsin Sports Radio 1400 [74]
Richmond, Virginia Sports Radio 910 [75] Features every game of the Richmond Braves. Richmond affiliate of Virginia Tech sports, and the Washington Redskins.
Virginia Beach, Virginia 102.1 FM The Game [76] Area affiliate for play-by-play coverage of the Washington Redskins
Albuquerque, New Mexico FM Sports Radio 101.7 The Team [77] Fox Sports Radio. Affiliate of the Dallas Cowboys, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Home of the Locker Room with Bob Brown and Play-by-Play with the Legend Mike Roberts. We Want to talk about what YOU want to talk about! [[]].
Nashville, Tennessee 104.5 The Zone [78] Coverage of sports in Middle Tennessee as well as National broadcasts like Dan Patrick and Jim Rome.