Infinity Sports Network
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| Type | Sports radio network |
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First air date | September 4, 2012 (CBS Sports Updates) |
| Owner | CBS Corporation (producer) |
| Parent | CBS Radio (producer) CBS Sports (producer) Westwood One (distributor) |
Key people | Eric Spitz Director of Programming Chris Oliviero Senior Vice President of Programming, CBS Radio[1] Pete Bellotti All Knowing Guru, CBS Radio |
Launch date | January 2, 2013 (Full programming) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
Official website | CBS Sports Radio |
CBS Sports Radio is a sports radio network that debuted with hourly sports news updates on September 4, 2012, and with 24/7 programming on January 2, 2013.[2][3][4]
CBS Sports Radio is operated by CBS Radio and CBS Sports, and distributed by Westwood One. Programming on the network features reporters and personalities from CBS Sports, CBS Sports Network, and CBSSports.com.[2] CBS Sports Radio is broadcast throughout the United States on radio affiliates and streamed online.[5][6]
CBS Sports Radio airs on more than 300 stations nationwide. The flagship station of CBS Sports Radio is WFAN in New York City (although WFAN airs only carries some brief reports from the network with WFAS in nearby White Plains, New York serving as the network's fulltime outlet). In Los Angeles, CBS Sports Radio had been carried by KCBS-FM's HD2 channel but moved to KFWB on August 25, 2014. This arrangement was discontinued on March 1, 2016 when the station was purchased, and the format was changed.
Weekday programming
| Airtime (Eastern) | Program | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. | After Hours with Amy Lawrence, from New York | Amy Lawrence |
| 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Gio and Jones, from New York | Gregg Giannotti and Brian Jones |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Tiki and Tierney, from New York | Tiki Barber and Brandon Tierney |
| 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | The Jim Rome Show, 'The Jungle', from Los Angeles | Jim Rome[7] |
| 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | The Doug Gottlieb Show, from New York | Doug Gottlieb[8] |
| 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | The D.A. Show, from New York | Damon Amendolara |
| 10:00 pm. - 2:00 a.m. | Ferrall on the Bench, from New York | Scott Ferrall[9] |
Weekend and Fill-In hosts
CBS Sports Radio weekend programming and fill in hosts include:[10][11] [12]
Saturday:
- Paul Nanos (from WTIC in Hartford), Saturday overnights, 'Nanos at Night' 2-6 AM
- Marc Malusis (from WFAN in New York), Maggie & 'Moose', Saturday Mornings 6-10 AM
- Maggie Gray (from WFAN in New York), Maggie & 'Moose', Saturday Mornings 6-10 AM
- Adam "The Bull" Gerstenhaber (from WKRK in Cleveland), Saturday Mornings to Afternoons 10 AM-2 PM
- Andy Gresh, (from WTIC in Hartford), Saturday Afternoons 2-6 PM
- Jody McDonald (from WIP in Philadelphia), Saturday evenings 6-10 PM
- Bill Simonson (from WBBL-FM in Grand Rapids), Saturday Nights, 'Saturday Night HUGE Show' 10 PM-2AM
Sunday:
- Paul Nanos (from WTIC in Hartford), Sunday overnight, 'Nanos at Night' 2-6 AM
- John Kincade (from WCNN in Atlanta), Sunday Mornings 6-10 AM
- Marc Malusis (from WFAN in New York), Sunday Mormings and Afternoons 10 AM-2 PM
- Jody McDonald (from WIP in Philadelphia), Sunday afternoons 2-6 PM
- Sean Pendergast (from Houston) Sunday Evenings 6-10 PM
- Ken Carman (from WKRK-FM in Cleveland), Sunday Nights 10 PM-2 AM
Fill-In:
- Andrew Fillipponi (from KDKA-FM in Pittsburgh), Fill-In Host (Mostly on Holidays and Weekends).
One unique thing about CBS Sports Radio is that during the sports seasons, the network shows "Eye on Baseball" from 10 AM-12 PM on Saturdays, "Eye on Basketball" from 6-8 PM, "Eye on College Football" from 12-8 PM , and "Eye on Fantasy Football " from 10 PM-12 AM on Saturdays.
CBS Sports Minute
The CBS Sports Minute airs weekdays between 6a and 7p. Contributors to the CBS Sports Minute include:[13]
Sports Updates
- Rich Ackerman (12-6 PM)
- Jay Berman (6 PM-12 AM)
- Marco Berletti (12-2 AM)
- Peter Schwartz (2-6 AM)
References
- ^ "CBS SPORTS RADIO SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM ANNOUNCED". CBS Radio. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ a b "CBS CREATES THE LARGEST MAJOR MARKET SPORTS RADIO NETWORK IN THE NATION". CBS Radio. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "CBS Sports Radio". CBS Radio. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "CBS Sports Radio". Cumulus Media Networks. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "CBSSR Affiliates". CBS Sports Radio. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "CBSSR Stream". CBS Sports Radio. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "JIM ROME JOINS CBS SPORTS RADIO". CBS Radio. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "CBS SIGNS DOUG GOTTLIEB TO MULTI-PLATFORM DEAL ACROSS THE COMPANY'S SPORTS PROPERTIES". CBS Radio. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "SCOTT FERRALL TO HOST WEEKDAY EVENING SHOW ON CBS SPORTS RADIO". CBS Radio. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Weekend Lineup". Cumulus. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "CBS SPORTS RADIO ANNOUNCES WEEKEND LINEUP". CBS Radio. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "CBS Sports Radio Weekend". CBS Sports Radio. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "CBS SPORTS RADIO SETS TALENT LINEUP FOR WEEKDAY HOURLY FEATURES". CBS Radio. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "CBS SPORTS ANALYST AND WFAN HOST BOOMER ESIASON NAMED AS EXPERT CONTRIBUTOR FOR CBS SPORTS RADIO". CBS Radio. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
