CBS Sports Radio is a

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that debuted with hourly sports news updates on September 4, 2012, and with 24/7 programming on January 2, 2013. CBS Sports Radio is owned by

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and distributed by

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. Programming on the network features reporters and personalities from

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, and CBSSports.com. CBS Sports Radio is broadcast throughout the

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on radio

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and streamed online. From launch until November 17, 2017, it was operated by

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until its merger with Entercom. Entercom, which later became

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, continued to manage the network under a licensing agreement with CBS. The rights to the

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, but not the name, expired at the end of 2019.

Stations

CBS Sports Radio airs on more than 300 stations nationwide. The nominal

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station of CBS Sports Radio is

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(although WFAN-AM-FM only carry some brief reports and occasional weekend shows from the network). Since WFAS shifted to

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in 2021, New York City has had no full-time CBS Sports Radio affiliate station, although the network is heard around the clock on an

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of WFAN-FM. WFAS and

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- Buffalo were among numerous

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stations that had been part of the network's core affiliates but flipped to conservative talk. Audacy also distanced itself from the network when it shifted focus to its own in-house BetQL network, which features discussions of

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, in 2021. The BetQL stations continue to carry some CBS Sports Radio programs, including ''

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'' and its late night programming. Other affiliate stations include:

Programming

''Weekend broadcasters can and do vary regularly''

References

External links

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