NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM
announced today that it will launch a special channel dedicated to
providing around-the-clock coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics to
listeners nationwide, including live play-by-play of Olympic events
as well as daily news, commentary and highlights from Rio
Report and other programs.
SiriusXM's Rio Olympics Radio channel will air 24 hours a
day on SiriusXM channel 106 starting on August 5th through the Closing
Ceremony on August
21st. It will be presented in association
with Westwood One which, in partnership with U.S. Olympic
rightsholder NBCUniversal, is providing live radio coverage of the
2016 Rio Olympics. Throughout Rio 2016, SiriusXM will highlight NBC
Olympics' unprecedented 6,755 hours of Summer Games coverage across the networks and
digital platforms of NBCUniversal.
SiriusXM subscribers will get access to broadcasts of Men's and
Women's Basketball games, including every game played by the Team
USA Men, as well as Women's and
Men's Soccer, including every match featuring the Team USA Women. Listeners will also hear coverage
of each day of the Men's Golf competition, which is returning as an
Olympic sport after a 112-year absence from the Games. All
play-by-play broadcasts will be produced by Westwood One.
At 10:00 pm ET each night,
SiriusXM listeners will hear Westwood One's Tonight in Rio,
a two-hour wrap up show that will provide a comprehensive recap of
that day at the Games. Listeners will also get update reports
from Rio every hour, courtesy of Westwood One. SiriusXM's
Chris Spatola and Jim Noble will host a daily morning show, Rio
Report, on channel 106 that will provide listeners with a brief
recap of the previous night's results and a look ahead to upcoming
events. Show times may shift occasionally to accommodate live
event broadcasts.
Throughout the Games, the Rio Olympics Radio channel will also
feature contributions from SiriusXM's experts from various sports
who will provide analysis and reaction to key events.
- Rio Olympics Radio will feature a USA Basketball preview show hosted by
U.S.A. Men's National Team head
coach Mike Krzyzewski leading
up to his team taking the floor in Rio.
- SiriusXM FC host and former Rutgers coach Glenn Crooks, former U.S. Women's National
Team member and Olympic gold medalist Aly Wagner and U.S. National Soccer Hall of
Famer Eric Wynalda will host
pre- and post-game shows airing before and after every U.S. Women's
Soccer game.
- SiriusXM NBA Radio hosts and former NBA players Jason Terry, Tim
Legler, Brendan
Haywood, Chris
Spatola and Mark
Morgan will host pre- and post-game shows before and
after every U.S. Men's Basketball game.
On the SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio channel, golf historian
Martin Davis will present a special
that looks back at the history of golf in the Olympics, and World
Golf Hall of Famer Ben Crenshaw and
Masters champion Craig Stadler will
host new editions of their shows that will preview the Olympic Golf
competition. On SiriusXM Rush, 1984 Olympic gold medal-winner
Mark Breland and former heavyweight
contender Gerry Cooney will offer
boxing analysis.
For more info visit www.SiriusXM.com/Rio2016.
A division of NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for
producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal's Olympic
coverage. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage,
award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest
audiences in U.S. television history. The 2012 London Olympics were
watched by 217 million Americans across the networks of
NBCUniversal, making it the most-watched event in U.S. television
history.
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