Champions Soccer Radio Network (CSRN) was a
radio network based in
Santa Monica, California that produced sports talk programmes, covered the news, scores and match highlights dedicated to the discussion of the sport of
association football. CSRN was formed by English
expatriates Graham J. Bell (former
English FA
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the Sports governing body, governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the ...
-accredited referee) and Gary "Gazza" Richards (former-
Queen's Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus R ...
footballer and soccer pundit on
Fox Soccer Channel's ''Super Sunday Plus'').
History
The 2G's Show was launched via
Sirius Satellite Radio with a 2-hour pilot in December 2005 and this ultimately led to a regular hourly show in January 2006.
Shortly after, Bell and Richards moved to create and market their own
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
talk radio network and in February 2006
through the company "Champions Soccer Marketing, Inc.". CSRN began with two soccer talk radio programmes, ''
The 2 G's'', and The Treble—both shows immediately creating interest with both soccer fans worldwide and the advertising media.
Since the formation of the network, CSRN has incorporated more shows including ''Around the League in 90 Minutes'' (a two-hour weekly show dedicated to Major League Soccer), ''Divers and Cheats'', ''The Chivas USA Show'', ''The Arsenal Hour'', ''Kopshop USA'' (a show dedicated to
Liverpool F.C.), ''The European Football Show'', ''Fantasy Football Advisor'', ''Forza Football'', ''American Soccer Show'', and ''Glory Glory Leeds''.
Programming information
CSRN broadcasts their live sports talk programmes Monday through Friday beginning at 0900
PST through 1300
PST. Although most shows can then be downloaded via
podcast, the network continues the feed with rebroadcasts throughout the afternoon and during the weekends and can also be heard at any time on CSRN's "On Demand" player.
The flagship show, ''The 2 G's'' is first broadcast live, daily, for 120 minutes and is followed by ''The European Football Show'' on Mondays, ''Around the League in 90 minutes'' on Tuesdays, ''Forza Futbol'' on Wednesdays, ''Divers and Cheats'' on Thursdays followed by ''The Treble'' and then ''The Arsenal Hour'' on Fridays. During the MLS off-season, ''The American Soccer Show'' is broadcast in place of ''Around the League...'' and the programming is moved up an hour.
CSRN hosts and shows
*
Gary Gazza Richards - ''The 2gs '' - ''The Arsenal Hour''
* Graham Bell – ''An Englishman in LA''
* Lee Gadsby Basannavar – ''Gadsby's England''
* Scott Bornstein – ''Around the League'' and ''Winning Ugly''
* Ted Meyer – ''Around the League'' and ''Around the League Extra''
* Chris Ballard – ''Around the League Extra''
* Twiggster – ''Glory Glory Leeds''
* William "Murph" Murphy – ''YSA Report-Philadelphia Union''
References
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External links
CSRN Official Website*
web.kwickie.com/session/73531, web.kwickie.com/ Gooaaal Football Show
KCSN.org Alternative music radio
Radio stations established in 2006
Association football mass media
Sports radio networks in the United States
American sports radio programs
Sirius Satellite Radio
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