PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. and
NEW YORK, March 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The PGA TOUR
and SiriusXM announced today that they have reached a four-year
extension to their broadcasting agreement, which will continue
extensive tournament coverage on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio for
subscribers nationwide through 2021.
SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio listeners enjoy live coverage of every
round of most PGA TOUR events throughout the season – including THE
PLAYERS Championship, the four events of the FedExCup Playoffs and
the biennial Presidents Cup – with hole-by-hole commentary and
expert analysis, on the only audio channel dedicated to
professional golf.
SiriusXM subscribers can listen to the SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio
channel on SiriusXM radios (Sirius channel 208, XM channel 92), and
those with streaming access can listen online, on-the-go with the
SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected
devices, including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV,
PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. For more information,
visit www.SiriusXM.com/SiriusXMPGATOURRadio.
"We are very pleased to continue our relationship with SiriusXM,
whose growing subscriber base is an important and effective way for
the TOUR to reach fans across the country," said Rick Anderson, the PGA TOUR's Chief Media
Officer. "The PGA TOUR represents the pinnacle of competitive
golf and we are thrilled to work with SiriusXM to continue
delivering the best golf in the world to fans everywhere, whether
they are in their cars, at home or on the go."
"PGA TOUR coverage is a very important part of our sports
programming lineup, and we are very pleased to extend our long-term
relationship with the TOUR to continue to give our listeners an
extensive schedule of in-depth tournament broadcasts," said
Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM's
President and Chief Content Officer. "No other audio or
streaming broadcaster can match SiriusXM's level of golf
programming, and whether it is via our radios or our app, we
continue to deliver it to fans anywhere across the country."
Since 2005, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio has featured a variety of
broadcasters working on comprehensive play-by-play coverage,
including former TOUR winners Mark
Carnevale, Mark McCumber,
Dennis Paulson, John Rollins, Paul
Stankowski and Phil Tataurangi. Earl Forcey anchors the coverage most weeks,
with Fred Albers, Doug Bell, Jane
Crafter, Will Haskett,
Mark Immelman, Kevin Sylvester, Bill
Rosinski, Tom Werme and
Mark Zecchino among those returning
to provide exclusive play-by-play coverage and player interviews
from inside the ropes.
SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio airs live 365 days a year and continues
to offer the best daily golf talk, news, analysis and instruction
available on radio or streaming platforms. The channel's
roster of hosts features many prominent voices from the game, like
World Golf Hall of Fame members and major winners Fred Couples, Hale
Irwin, Ben Crenshaw,
Craig Stadler, Mark Calcavecchia and Dave Stockton; distinguished instructors
Bob Ford, Michael Breed, Debbie
Doniger, Eden Foster,
Hank Haney, David Leadbetter, Jim
McLean and Larry Rinker;
current and former PGA TOUR pros Pat
Perez, John Cook,
Chris DiMarco, John Maginnes, Carl
Paulson and Dennis Paulson;
college coaches Conrad Ray
(Stanford), Trey Jones (Florida
State), and Frank Darby
(Manhattan); PGA of America CEO
Pete Bevacqua; Grammy Award-winning
artist and golf devotee Darius
Rucker; Wentworth Club CEO Stephen
Gibson; Hally Leadbetter,
Angela Garcia and many more. (For
more info on programming and hosts on the channel go to
www.siriusxm.com/siriusxmpgatourradio.)
In addition to all of the PGA TOUR events mentioned above,
SiriusXM also offers, through separate agreements, live coverage of
the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, The Open Championship, PGA
Championship and Ryder Cup.
About PGA TOUR
By showcasing golf's greatest players, the PGA TOUR engages,
inspires and positively impacts our fans, partners and communities
worldwide.
The PGA TOUR co-sanctions more than 130 tournaments on the PGA
TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica,
Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Series-China. Members
on the PGA TOUR represent the world's best players, hailing from 25
countries (84 members are from outside the United States). Worldwide, PGA TOUR
tournaments are broadcast to more than 1 billion households in 226
countries and territories in 23 languages. Virtually all
tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations in order to
maximize charitable giving. In 2017, tournaments across all Tours
generated a record of more than $180
million for local and national charitable organizations,
bringing the all-time total to $2.65
billion.
The PGA TOUR's web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf,
and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio company measured by revenue and has approximately 32.7
million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers commercial-free
music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive
talk and entertainment, and a wide-range of Latin music, sports and
talk programming. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every
major car company and on smartphones and other connected devices as
well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios and accessories are
available from retailers nationwide and online at SiriusXM.
SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather, data and
information services for subscribers through SiriusXM Traffic™,
SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™. SiriusXM delivers
weather, data and information services to aircraft and boats
through SiriusXM Aviation™ and SiriusXM Marine™. In addition,
SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free music to a
variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority interest in
SiriusXM Canada which has approximately 2.8 million subscribers.
SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services,
giving customers access to a suite of safety, security, and
convenience services including automatic crash notification, stolen
vehicle recovery assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and
turn-by-turn navigation.
To download SiriusXM logos and artwork, visit
http://www.siriusxm.com/LogosAndPhotos.
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FitzPatrick
SiriusXM
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Chris Smith
PGA TOUR
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