NBC Sports Radio

American sports radio network

NBC Sports Radio

Type| Sports radio network
Country|

United States

Ownership
Owner| NBCUniversal
Parent|

* NBC Sports Group
* (producer)
* Westwood One
* (distributor)

Key people

* Jack Silver
* (program director)[1]
* Rob Simmelkjaer
* (SVP, NBC Sports Ventures
* and International)
* Chris Corcoran
* (EVP/GM, Dial Global)

History
Launch date| September 4, 2012;
12 years ago (2012-09-04)
Closed| March 31, 2020;
5 years ago (2020-03-31)
Links
Website| www.nbcsportsradio.com

NBC Sports Radio was a sports radio network that debuted on September 4, 2012. The network content was produced by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal and distributed by Westwood One, which is the corporate successor to the remains of the original NBC Radio Network that was dissolved in the 1980s. NBC Sports Radio was available through over 300 affiliates throughout the United States as of September 2013, as well as through live streaming on NBCSportsRadio.com, NBCSports.com, WestwoodOneSports.com, and the affiliates' websites. Its launch made NBC the last major broadcast network with a sports radio network to complement its sports division.

On January 1, 2019, NBC Sports Radio switched from a 24/7 full-time network feed to a service featuring sports newsfeeds and syndicated offerings; the network's remaining operations were shut down 15 months later. It was relaunched in December 2020 as a Sirius XM-exclusive broadcast.

## Programming

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NBC Sports Radio programming began airing 7:00pm–5:00am ET weekdays, but sports updates aired on the hour, every hour week-round. In January 2013, NBC Sports Radio launched weekend programming beginning Saturday at 7:00am and ending Monday at 1:00am. NBC Sports Radio had a full weekly schedule of programming beginning on Monday, April 8, 2013.[2]

### Live sports

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Beginning with the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals, NBC Sports Radio relaunched the NHL Radio national broadcasts, which had not been heard nationwide since 2008.[3] The 2016-17 season brought regular season games, the All-Star Game, a playoff game of the week, both conference finals, and the Stanley Cup Finals to the network.[4]

NBC Sports Radio also had the rights to the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.[5]

## Discontinuation

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On November 29, 2018, Westwood One announced that NBC Sports Radio would no longer operate as a full-time network and would switch to a stripped-down syndicated service providing 24/7 sportscast newsfeeds at the top and bottom of the hour. Following the change, on January 1, 2019, the network carried two daily programs, PFT Live with Mike Florio in mornings and a revival of the fan-based The Daily Line in the afternoons. While not mentioned in the announcement, the live sports programming NBC Sports Radio carried would also continue, and the 2019 NHL Winter Classic aired on NBC Sports Radio unaffected.[6] Hosts Newy Scruggs, Keith Irizarry, Mark Malone, and Dan Schwartzman were no longer part of the lineup, although their shows continue to be available online.

Westwood One cited the increasing competition among sports radio networks—it was effectively competing with itself since it also distributed CBS Sports Radio—as a factor, as well as the network's inability to draw prominent affiliates. Unlike CBS Sports Radio, which has a core affiliation with Entercom and Cumulus Media outlets, NBC had no major station group affiliations and largely relied on lower-end independent affiliates.[7] In March 2020, Westwood One informed affiliates that it would no longer distribute or represent NBC Sports Radio's remaining programming after March 31, 2020; the discontinuation did not affect Westwood One's distribution of NHL playoff broadcasts.[8] In 2021, ahead of the expiration of its television contracts, NBC spun its NHL radio rights off to Sports USA Radio Network.[9]

## Revival as SiriusXM channel

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Less than a year after the shutdown, NBC Sports Radio announced it would relaunch as a Sirius XM Radio exclusive service, with 12 hours a day of talk programming supplemented by simulcasts of NBC Sports events.[10]

NBC Sports Audio is channel 85 on SiriusXM. Most original programming is simulcast with Peacock: Pro Football Talk with Mike Florio continues on the channel on weekday mornings, followed by The Dan Patrick Show (whose radio presentation is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks) The Dan Le Batard Show and Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry. The other weekday programs also appear on NBC Sports' YouTube channel including Chris Simms Unbuttoned. Weekends feature Down the Stretch, a Saturday horse racing program, a rotating selection of NBC Sports-produced podcasts as well Peacock/YouTube simulcasts Chris Simms Unbuttoned and Off Track with Hinch & Rossi.

## References

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1. ^ "DIAL GLOBAL and NBC SPORTS GROUP NAME JACK SILVER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, NBC SPORTS RADIO NETWORK". Dial Global. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
2. ^ "NBC SPORTS RADIO ANNOUNCES AROUND-THE-CLOCK WEEKEND PROGRAMMING AND WEEKEND TALENT LINEUP". Dial Global. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
3. ^ "Westwood One Sports - Radio Home of the NFL NHL NCAA Football March Madness Olympics and MastersWestwood One Sports - Radio Home of the NFL NHL NCAA Football March Madness Olympics and Masters". westwoodonesports.com.
4. ^ "The NHL returns to Westwood One in 2017 - Westwood One SportsWestwood One Sports". westwoodonesports.com. December 5, 2016.
5. ^ "NBC SPORTS RADIO PRESENTS EXCLUSIVE TRIPLE CROWN COVERAGE - Westwood One". westwoodone.com. February 18, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
6. ^ "Westwood One Sports".
7. ^ Venta, Lance (November 29, 2018). "NBC Sports Radio To Cease 24/7 Programming". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
8. ^ Venta, Lance (March 5, 2020). "Westwood One To Cease Distribution Of NBC Sports Radio". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
9. ^ Shipley, Reice (October 8, 2021). "SportsUSA Grabs NHL's National Radio Rights". Barrett Media. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
10. ^ "SiriusXM Launches Asian Hits 88rising Radio & NBC Sports Radio".

## External links

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* NBC Sports Radio
* NBC Sports Group | NBC Sports Radio
* NBC Sports Audio page on SiriusXM

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NBC Sports Group

Current programs|

| Sports on NBC|

* Big Ten Saturday Night
* Boxing on NBC
* College Basketball on NBC
* Cycling on NBC
* Golf on NBC
* NASCAR on NBC
* NFL on NBC
* Football Night in America
* NBC Sunday Night Football
* Notre Dame Football on NBC
* Tennis on NBC
* Thoroughbred Racing on NBC
* Premier League on NBC
* history

|

Sports on other networks|

* Golf Central
* Premier Lacrosse League
* USA Sevens
* USA Rugby League
* Men in Blazers
* WWE SmackDown

National channels|

* Golf Channel
* Olympic Channel
* minority stake
* MLB Network
* NHL Network

NBC Sports Regional Networks|

* Bay Area (45%)
* Boston
* California
* Philadelphia
* SNY (8%)

Streaming affiliation|

* Peacock

USA Network|

* NASCAR
* NCAAM
* NCAAF
* Golf

Occasional programming|

* NBC Olympics
* NBC Sports
* NBC-Telemundo Deportes

Occasional broadcasters|

* NBC
* Bravo
* CNBC
* MSNBC
* (Spanish-language)
* Universo
* Telemundo

Other properties|

* All-American Bowl
* Alli Sports
* American Century Championship
* NBC Sports Digital
* GolfNow
* NBC Sports Gold
* NBC Sports Live Extra
* Rotoworld Fantasy Sports
* profootballtalk.com
* Xfinity Live! Philadelphia
* Sky Sports

Former programs|

* 36
* American Football League
* Arena Football League
* Baseball Night in America
* Bowling on NBC
* CFL on NBC
* The Dan Patrick Show
* FIFA World Cup on NBC
* Formula One on NBC
* Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
* Hambletonian
* IndyCar Series on NBC
* The 'Lights
* MLB Game of the Week
* Major League Baseball on NBC
* history
* Major League Baseball: An Inside Look
* MLB Sunday Leadoff
* Match of the Day
* MLS on NBC
* NBA on NBC
* WNBA
* NBA Showtime
* NBC College Football Game of the Week
* Bowl games
* NHL on NBC
* NHL Game of the Week
* Wednesday Night Rivalry
* WWE NXT
* WWE Raw
* Sportsworld
* Red Bull Global Rallycross
* NBC SportsTalk
* Premier Boxing Champions

Parent: NBCUniversal

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* t
* e

Sports broadcast radio networks in the United States

National|

* Infinity
* ESPN
* Fox
* Sports Byline USA
* Sports Radio America
* Sports USA Radio Network
* TUDN

Defunct|

* ESPN Deportes
* NBC
* Sports Fan Radio Network
* SportsMap

Major League Baseball radio networks

AL|

| East|

* Baltimore Orioles
* Boston Red Sox
* New York Yankees
* Tampa Bay Rays

|

Central|

* Chicago White Sox
* Cleveland Guardians
* Detroit Tigers
* Kansas City Royals
* Minnesota Twins

West|

* Houston Astros
* Los Angeles Angels
* Oakland Athletics
* Seattle Mariners
* Texas Rangers

NL|

| East|

* Atlanta Braves
* Miami Marlins
* New York Mets
* Philadelphia Phillies
* Washington Nationals

|

Central|

* Chicago Cubs
* Cincinnati Reds
* Milwaukee Brewers
* Pittsburgh Pirates
* St. Louis Cardinals

West|

* Arizona Diamondbacks
* Colorado Rockies
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* San Diego Padres
* San Francisco Giants

National Football League radio networks

AFC|

| East|

* Buffalo Bills
* Miami Dolphins
* New England Patriots
* New York Jets

|

North|

* Baltimore Ravens
* Cincinnati Bengals
* Cleveland Browns
* Pittsburgh Steelers

South|

* Houston Texans
* Indianapolis Colts
* Jacksonville Jaguars
* Tennessee Titans

West|

* Denver Broncos
* Kansas City Chiefs
* Los Angeles Chargers
* Las Vegas Raiders

NFC|

| East|

* Dallas Cowboys
* New York Giants
* Philadelphia Eagles
* Washington Commanders

|

North|

* Chicago Bears
* Detroit Lions
* Green Bay Packers
* Minnesota Vikings

South|

* Atlanta Falcons
* Carolina Panthers
* New Orleans Saints
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers

West|

* Arizona Cardinals
* Los Angeles Rams
* San Francisco 49ers
* Seattle Seahawks

National Basketball Association radio networks

Eastern
Conference|

| Atlantic|

* Boston Celtics
* Brooklyn Nets
* New York Knicks
* Philadelphia 76ers

|

Central|

* Chicago Bulls
* Cleveland Cavaliers
* Detroit Pistons
* Indiana Pacers
* Milwaukee Bucks

Southeast|

* Atlanta Hawks
* Charlotte Hornets
* Miami Heat
* Orlando Magic
* Washington Wizards

Western
Conference|

| Northwest|

* Denver Nuggets
* Minnesota Timberwolves
* Oklahoma City Thunder
* Portland Trail Blazers
* Utah Jazz

|

Pacific|

* Golden State Warriors
* Los Angeles Clippers
* Los Angeles Lakers
* Phoenix Suns
* Sacramento Kings

Southwest|

* Dallas Mavericks
* Houston Rockets
* Memphis Grizzlies
* New Orleans Pelicans
* San Antonio Spurs

National Hockey League radio networks

|Western Conference|

| Pacific Division|

* Anaheim Mighty Ducks
* Los Angeles Kings
* San Jose Sharks
* Seattle Kraken
* Vegas Golden Knights

|

Central Division|

* Chicago Blackhawks
* Colorado Avalanche
* Dallas Stars
* Minnesota Wild
* Nashville Predators
* St. Louis Blues
* Utah Hockey Club

Eastern Conference|

| Atlantic Division|

* Boston Bruins
* Buffalo Sabres
* Detroit Red Wings
* Florida Panthers
* Tampa Bay Lightning

|

Metropolitan Division|

* Carolina Hurricanes
* Columbus Blue Jackets
* New Jersey Devils
* New York Islanders
* New York Rangers
* Philadelphia Flyers
* Pittsburgh Penguins
* Washington Capitals

Major League Soccer radio networks

* Seattle Sounders Radio Network

Minor leagues' radio networks

Baseball|

| AAA|

* Buffalo Bisons
* Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
* Lehigh Valley IronPigs
* Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders

|

AA|

* Hartford Yard Goats
* Portland Sea Dogs

* Charleston River Dogs
* Daytona Tortugas
* Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Defunct|

* Pawtucket Red Sox

Hockey|

| AHL|

* Providence Bruins

|

Auto racing

* IndyCar
* NASCAR (Motor Racing Network)
* Speedway Motorsports (Performance Racing Network)

NCAA radio networks

America East|

Maine Black Bears
New Hampshire Wildcats

ACC|

Boston College Eagles
California Golden Bears
Clemson Tigers
Duke Blue Devils
Florida State Seminoles
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Louisville Cardinals
Miami (FL) Hurricanes
North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Pittsburgh Panthers
Syracuse Orange
Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Tech Hokies
Wake Forest Demon Deacons

A-10|

Rhode Island Rams
VCU Rams

Big South|

Liberty Flames

Big Ten|

Illinois Fighting Illini
Indiana Hoosiers
Iowa Hawkeyes
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan State Spartans
Minnesota Gophers
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Northwestern Wildcats
Ohio State Buckeyes
Oregon Ducks
Penn State Nittany Lions
Purdue Boilermakers
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
UCLA Bruins
USC Trojans
Washington Huskies
Wisconsin Badgers

Big 12|

Arizona Wildcats
Baylor Bears & Lady Bears
Colorado Buffaloes
Iowa State Cyclones
Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas State Wildcats
TCU Horned Frogs
Texas Tech Red Raiders
West Virginia Mountaineers

C-USA|

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters
North Texas Mean Green
UAB Blazers
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers & Lady Toppers

MVC|

Southern Illinois Salukis

Pac-12|

Oregon State Beavers

SEC|

Alabama Crimson Tide
Arkansas Razorbacks
Auburn Tigers
Florida Gators
Georgia Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs
Kentucky Wildcats
LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Missouri Tigers
Oklahoma Sooners
Ole Miss Rebels
South Carolina Gamecocks
Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Vols
Texas Longhorns
Texas A&M Aggies
Vanderbilt Commodores

Summit League|

North Dakota State Bison

Sun Belt|

Appalachian State Mountaineers
Arkansas State Red Wolves
Georgia State Panthers
Texas State Bobcats

See also
American broadcast radio

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* t
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Broadcast radio networks in the United States

National|

* ABC Audio
* Compass
* Premiere
* Salem
* United Stations
* Westwood One
* Uforia Audio Network
* Spanish

State|

* Georgia News Network
* Louisiana Radio Network
* Michigan Talk Network
* North Carolina News Network
* Ohio News Network
* The Point
* Supertalk Mississippi
* Texas State Network
* WV Metro News

Specialty|

* AURN
* Bloomberg Radio
* CRN Digital
* Evolution
* Metropolitan Opera
* Music of Your Life
* Pride Radio
* Radio America
* Radio One
* Republic Broadcasting Network
* USA Radio Network
* WestStar TalkRadio Network
* WFMT Radio Network
* World Classical Network

Religious|

* 3ABN
* Air1
* AFR
* BBN
* BRN
* Calvary
* Covenant
* CSN International
* Effect
* ESNE
* EWTN Radio
* Family Life Network
* Family Life Radio
* Family Radio
* Fundamental
* Go Mix!
* GNN
* Gospel Opportunities
* Guadalupe
* K-Love
* King of Kings Radio
* The Life FM
* LifeTalk
* Mars Hill
* Moody
* Northwestern
* Pilgrim
* Radio 74
* Radio Nueva Vida
* Real Presence Radio
* Rejoice Broadcast Network
* Relevant Radio
* RenewFM
* RevFM
* Salem Radio Network
* Smile FM
* Sounds of the Spirit
* Spirit FM
* VCY America
* WAY-FM Network
* Word FM
* Your Network of Praise

Sports|

* BetQL
* ESPN
* Fox
* Futbol de Primera
* Infinity
* Sports Byline USA
* Sports USA
* TUDN

News|

* ABC
* BIN
* CBS
* Fox
* NBC
* USA

Public radio|

| National|

* APM
* NPR
* Pacifica
* PRX

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State|

* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Iowa
* Kentucky
* Maine
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* North Dakota
* Oregon
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Utah
* Vermont
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

Regional|

* Alabama
* Boise State
* CMU
* High Plains
* Indiana
* Interlochen
* Jefferson
* Michigan Public
* Montana
* New England
* New Jersey
* North Carolina
* North Country
* Northeast
* Northern
* Northwest
* Radio IQ
* Radio Kansas
* Red River
* Yellowstone

Defunct or
moribund|

* ABC (original)
* Air America
* Amalgamated Broadcasting System
* America's Radio News
* American Network
* Arkansas Radio Network
* Biz Radio Network
* NBC Blue/Blue Network
* Children's radio networks
* Cumulus Media Networks
* Dial Global (Local/Waitt)
* Radio Disney
* Enterprise
* ESPN Deportes
* GCN
* God's Country
* I.E. America
* Jones
* K-Love Classics
* Liberty Broadcasting System
* Michigan Farm Radio Network
* Michigan Radio Network
* Michigan Regional
* Mutual
* Mutual Reports Network/Mutual Black Network
* Mutual Progressive Network/Mutual Lifestyle Radio
* Mutual Spanish Network (Mutual Cadena Hispánica)
* NBC Red/NBC
* NBC Sports Radio
* NBC Talknet
* NBG Radio Network
* National Black Network
* National Negro Network
* Nova M
* National Radio Network
* PRI
* Progressive Broadcasting System
* Radio AAHS
* RKO
* Satellite Music Network
* Sports Fan Radio Network
* SportsMap
* Talk Radio Network
* The Source
* Transtar
* UPI
* Univision America
* Washington News Desk
* Westinghouse
* Westwood One (original)
* Westwood One News
* WOR
* WSJ Radio
* Yankee Network

Radio portal

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Westwood One

Programming|

| News and talk|

* America in The Morning
* America's Most Wanted
* The Ben Shapiro Show
* The Chris Plante Show
* The Clark Howard Show
* First Light
* The Jonathon Brandmeier Show
* The Larry Kudlow Show
* The Mark Levin Show
* Real Estate Today
* Real Estate Today
* Red Eye Radio
* The Todd and Tyler Radio Empire

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Music and
entertainment|

* American Country Countdown
* Backtrax USA
* The Bob & Tom Show
* Country Gold
* Elwood Blues's BluesMobile
* Cafe Mocha1
* Flashback/Flashback Pop Quiz
* The John Tesh Radio Show
* The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show
* Loveline
* The Countdown/The Urban AC Countdown/Gospel Traxx
* Zach Sang Show

Radio networks|

* Adult Contemporary
* Adult Standards
* Classic Country
* Classic hip-hop
* Classic Hits - Rock
* Classic Rock
* CNBC Business Radio1
* CNN News Wire1
* Hot AC
* Hot Country
* Infinity Sports Network1
* Jack FM
* Lite AC
* Nash Icon
* Real Country
* The Touch

| Defunct|

* Good Time Oldies
* Mainstream Country
* NBC Sports Radio1
* Westwood One News

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See also|

* Cumulus Media Networks
* Satellite Music Network
* Westwood One (1976–2011)

1 = Distribution only; produced by another company.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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