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March 08, 2010
CBS RADIO LAUNCHES NATION’S FIRST HD “QUADCAST” RADIO STATION
Leading All-Sports Stations WFAN, WIP, and WJZ-FM To Be Multicast on WJFK-FM in the Nation’s Capital Beginning Today
In a first for the industry, CBS RADIO today announced the
launch of “The FAN Sports Network,” the first four channel HD Radio digital
multicast station in the country.
WJFK-FM, 106.7 The Fan is now offering sports followers in the Washington, D.C. area subscription
free access to CBS RADIO’s biggest sports radio stations in the Northeast
including Baltimore’s WJZ-FM (HD2), New York’s WFAN (HD3) and Philadelphia’s WIP (HD4).
HD Radio™ Technology,
developed by iBiquity Digital Corporation, allows broadcasters to provide
listeners with more programming choices via additional channels located within their
existing FM frequencies. Known as
HD2/HD3/HD4 channels, the stations can be accessed via an HD Radio receiver of
which there are more than 100 different models available at over 14,000 retail
outlets. Harris Broadcast Communications provided CBS RADIO with the
complete transmission system to support this inaugural HD4 station. Through the use of the innovative, cutting
edge and cost-effective technology of the HPX30 transmitter, WJFK is able to
broadcast its sports quadcast within the new FCC-authorized power level with
crystal-clear digital reception.
Said
Chris Oliviero, Vice President of Programming, CBS RADIO, “This industry
milestone is a great way to further promote and distribute the premier
programming on CBS RADIO’s exclusive portfolio of sports radio stations. Washington D.C.
is home to a diverse range of
sports fans, many originally from other
parts of the Northeast, making
WJFK an ideal home for this breakthrough quadcast. We’re thrilled to offer local audiences
various opinions and insights from the best sports stations up and down the East Coast.”
Commented Boomer
Esiason, co-host of morning drive on WFAN, and former NFL and University of
Maryland quarterback, “I’ve witnessed first hand the enthusiasm for sports in
the D.C. Metro area – not just for the local teams but the entire landscape of
professional and college sports. Being
able to interact and re-connect with the fans is a great way to expand the
dialogue and debate that makes sports radio so unique.”
WJFK’s
Lavar Arrington added, “Having spent many years of my football career in New
York and Pennsylvania I’m very familiar with WFAN and WIP and know they put out
great programming – even if I didn’t always agree with what they were saying. Hopefully they’ll be kind to me now that they
are broadcasting in my hometown.”
Sports Radio 66
WFAN pioneered the all-sports format in 1987, and 610 WIP debuted soon
thereafter. In November 2008, CBS RADIO launched
105.7 The Fan, Baltimore’s
first FM sports station. WJFK introduced
its 24/7 sports format to D.C. residents in July 2009.
Among the most
popular programs and talent on CBS RADIO’s Northeast sports radio stations
include WFAN’s Boomer and Carton (6:00-10:00AM) and Mike Francesa (1:00-6:30PM);
WIP’s Angelo Cataldi (5:30-10:00AM) and Howard Eskin (3:00-7:00PM); and WJZ’s
Ed Norris (5:00-9:00AM) and Scott Garceau (2:00-6:00PM) complementing WJFK’s
Sports Junkies (5:00-10:00AM) and LaVar Arrington (2:00-6:00PM).
About CBS RADIO:
CBS RADIO, a division of CBS
Corporation, and one of the country’s largest major-market operators with
stations covering news, sports, talk, rock, oldies, country, adult contemporary
and urban formats, among others, offers audiences an enhanced and customized
listening experience through the combination of on-air, online and new media
platforms. CBS RADIO operates 130 radio
stations throughout the nation’s top 50 markets and broadcasts play by play
coverage of more than two dozen of the country’s leading professional sports
franchises. For more information, please visit www.cbsradio.com.
About iBiquity Digital Corporation:
iBiquity Digital Corporation
is the developer of HD Radio™ Technology, which is fueling the digital radio
revolution in the United
States and around the world. The digital
technology enables broadcasters to offer new FM channels, called HD2/HD3s, with
crystal-clear sound and data services on both the AM and FM bands – all free,
with no subscription fee. For more information, please visit http://www.hdradio.com
and http://www.ibiquity.com.
About Harris Corporation:
Harris is an international communications and information technology company
serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered
in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $5
billion of annual revenue and more than 15,000 employees — including nearly
7,000 engineers and scientists. Additional information about Harris Corporation
is available at www.harris.com.
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