Thursday, May 1st 2008
The Game Launches in Portland on May 12
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BBPR Inc.
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THE FM DIAL GETS LOUDER IN PORTLAND
ROSE CITY RADIO LAUNCHES SPORTSRADIO 95.5 "THE GAME" ON MAY 12TH
-- New Station Will Be Home to the Trail Blazers, Ducks, Seahawks and The Jim Rome Show --
PORTLAND, ORE., May 1, 2008 - On Monday, May 12th at 9 a.m., Portland will become one of the rare major U.S. markets to boast an all-sports station on the FM dial when Rose City Radio launches 95.5 "The Game". "The Game" will be anchored by the Play-by-Play broadcasts from the top sports teams in the market - the Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks and University of Oregon Ducks.
95.5 "The Game's" weekday lineup will be highlighted by
The Jim Rome Show (9 a.m. - noon PT), recently cited by Talkers Magazine as "the most important sports talk show host in America" in their "Heavy Hundred" issue.
"The Game" will also give Portland a full selection of
LIVE and LOCAL sports programming.
The weekday lineup will include
The Morning Sports Page with Kenny and Katy featuring KATU Sports Director Katy Brown and sportswriter Ken Vance (6 a.m. - 9 a.m. PT) and
The Bald-Faced Truth™ with John Canzano (3 p.m. - 6 p.m. PT; John was recently honored by the Associated Press as one of the top two sports editorial writers in the country for his work in
The Oregonian) and
Overtime with Gavin Dawson (6 p.m. - 7 p.m. PT).
The Drive on FOX with Chris Myers & Sean Farnham (12 - 3 p.m. PT);
FOX GameTime ReAct with JT "The Brick" (7 - 11 p.m. PT);
The Third Shift on FOX with Ben Maller (11 p.m. - 3 a.m. PT); and
The First Team on FOX with Steve Czaban (3 - 6 a.m. PT) will round out 95.5 "The Game's" weekday programming.
The weekend schedule will be highlighted by
Costas on the Radio (Sunday's from 5 - 7 p.m.),
Sports Business Radio (Sunday's from 3 - 5 p.m.) and additional
FOX Sports programming.
"We are extremely excited to be launching 95.5 'The Game', the only all-sports FM radio station in the Western United States," said Program Director James Derby. "Our play-by-play and live sports talk programming will offer Portland sports fans an incredible array of options that will keep them closer to the action than ever before."
About 95.5FM The Game:
Launching on May 12th, 95.5FM The Game in Portland, Oregon is the only all-sports FM radio station in the Western United States. The Game is home of the Portland Trail Blazers, University of Oregon Ducks and Seattle Seahawks. For more information, go online to
www.955thegame.com
About FOX Sports Radio
The FOX Sports Radio Network, based in Sherman Oaks, Calif., is a division of Premiere Radio Networks in partnership with FOX Sports. All entities have combined their considerable resources to develop a turnkey personality driven and caller intensive programming opportunity for radio stations nationwide. With studios also in New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Tampa, Phoenix, Seattle, and San Antonio, the FOX Sports Radio Network can be heard on more than 330 stations, as well as
FOXSports.com on MSN and XM Channel 142.
About The Jim Rome Show
Jim Rome is host of one of the most-listened-to sports talk radio shows in America -
The Jim Rome Show. Known for his aggressive, informed, rapid-fire dialogue, Rome broadcasts live from 9 a.m. - noon PT, Monday through Friday. The program is heard on more than 200 radio stations and is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. In addition to his daily radio show, he hosts
Jim Rome is Burning, a daily, provocative sports talk television show on ESPN that airs at 4:30 p.m. ET. The program originates in Los Angeles and features opinion, Rome's "rants," debate, and guest appearances by some of the biggest names in sports.
