Cumulus Media’s Westwood One Launches 38th Consecutive Season as the Exclusive Primetime Network Radio Partner of the NFL
September 04 2024 - 11:42AM
Cumulus Media’s (NASDAQ: CMLS) Westwood
One, the largest audio network in the U.S., will provide
exclusive play-by-play coverage of the National Football League’s
entire primetime regular season as well as every postseason game,
marking the 38th consecutive season that Westwood One is the
exclusive network radio partner of the NFL. This will be the 52nd
time that the network will broadcast the Super Bowl to a national
audience.
Westwood One Sports will provide play-by-play coverage of the
NFL’s 2024 national regular season primetime games including Monday
Night Football, Thursday Night Football, and Sunday Night Football
plus Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, Christmas Day, NFL
International Games, and the entire postseason including the Wild
Card and Divisional Playoffs, and the AFC and NFC Conference
Championship Games. Westwood One’s coverage will culminate on
Sunday, February 9 with Super Bowl LIX, live from New Orleans.
Westwood One’s coverage of the 2024 NFL regular season will
begin September 5 at NFL Kickoff presented by YouTube TV, when the
Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs host the Baltimore Ravens.
On Friday, September 6, Westwood One will cover the first ever NFL
Game to be played in São Paulo, Brazil. The weekly Sunday night
schedule begins September 8, when the Detroit Lions host the New
York Giants. Monday Night Football starts September 9, when the
Jets play the San Francisco 49ers. Thursday Night Football debuts
September 12 when the Buffalo Bills meet the Miami Dolphins.
Coverage kicks off at 7:30 p.m. each night.
Kevin Harlan, three-time NSMA Sportscaster of the Year, and Hall
of Fame Quarterback and NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner will once
again be the lead broadcast crew, calling the Kickoff Game, Monday
Night Football and Super Bowl LIX for the network. This will be
Harlan’s 15th full season behind the Westwood One microphone and
Warner’s 11th season as an analyst for the network.
Ryan Radtke and Mike Golic will be the primary announcers for
Sunday Night Football, while Ian Eagle returns as the main
play-by-play voice for Thursday Night Football. Kevin Kugler will
broadcast select Thursday night games as well. Analysts for
Thursday Night Football this season will include three-time Super
Bowl Champion Devin McCourty, two-time NFL Coach of the Year Ron
Rivera, and former NFL Offensive Lineman Ross Tucker. Tom McCarthy,
John Sadak, JP Shadrick, and Jason Benetti will also serve as
play-by-play announcers. Other game analysts this season will
include Hall of Famer James Lofton as well as former NFL players
Mike Mayock, Ryan Harris, Ryan Leaf, and Derek Rackley.
NFL Network’s Rich Eisen returns to anchor the pregame and
halftime shows for Monday Night Football. Scott Graham will once
again host the remaining games in the national radio package.
In addition to live game coverage, Westwood One Sports will also
offer the weekly features NFL Insider, NFL Preview, and NFL Fantasy
Forecast.
Where to ListenMillions of passionate listeners
and football fans will be able to hear Westwood One Sports’ NFL
broadcasts this season on approximately 500 terrestrial radio
stations nationwide, streamed on westwoodonesports.com and
affiliated stations’ primary digital platforms outside of the
Club’s immediate 100-mile proximity, and via the NFL App. Coverage
will also be available on SiriusXM and NFL+.
For more information on Westwood One Sports’ NFL programming,
contact Ryan Maguire at rmaguire@westwoodone.com or (212)
824-2994.
About Westwood One SportsWestwood One Sports is
home to some of the most exciting sports broadcasts in audio. In
addition to being the exclusive network radio partner to the NFL
since 1987 – featuring regular and post-season NFL football,
including the playoffs and the Super Bowl – its other extensive
properties include NCAA Basketball, including the NCAA® Men’s and
Women’s Tournaments and the Final Four®; The Masters; NCAA
Football; and other marquee sports events. Westwood One also
distributes and represents CBS Sports Radio. On social media, join
the Westwood One Sports community on Facebook and Instagram at
@westwoodonesports and on Twitter at @westwood1sports. For more
information, visit www.westwoodonesports.com.
About Cumulus Media Cumulus Media (NASDAQ:
CMLS) is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to
over a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever
they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality
local programming through 401 owned-and-operated radio stations
across 85 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news,
talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including
the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, AP News, Infinity Sports Network,
the Academy of Country Music Awards, and many other world-class
partners across more than 9,800 affiliated stations through
Westwood One, the largest audio network in America; and inspires
listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, its rapidly growing
network of original podcasts that are smart, entertaining and
thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal
connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and
on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms,
as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful
influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading
research and insights, and live event experiences. Cumulus Media is
the only audio media company to provide marketers with local and
national advertising performance guarantees. For more information
visit www.cumulusmedia.com.
Contact: Karen Glover | Westwood One |
kglover@westwoodone.com
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