written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message img college type subsidiary industry sports marketing television and radio production and broadcasting founded 2007 services sports marketing event management parent img website http www.imgcollege.com img college is the nation s largest collegiate sports marketing company representing more than 200 of the nation s top collegiate properties including the ncaa and its 89 championships ncaa football leading conferences and many of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the country . headquartered in winston salem north carolina img college employs more than 700 people in nearly 100 offices throughout the united states . img college was formed from the acquisition of host communications and the collegiate licensing company in 2007 . additionally isp sports was acquired in 2010 . in 2012 a joint venture with learfield created img learfield ticket solutions now representing 30 universities as the leader in outsourced ticketing . additionally img college seating the largest premium cushion stadium seat provider in college athletics now represents more than 90 universities nationwide managing more than 500 000 college football stadium seats annually . the img college audio network consists of more than 2 100 radio stations airing primarily football and men s basketball games along with weekly call in coaches shows . the media network also includes over 100 television stations airing weekly half hour coaches shows for most of the universities represented by the company . img audio produces more than 35 000 hours of college sports programming annually for these affiliate stations . host communications was founded in 1974 and created one of the first college sports multimedia contracts with its creation of a radio network for the university of kentucky . 1 isp sports was founded in 1992 in winston salem north carolina providing sports marketing and broadcast services for collegiate athletics across the united states . in addition to the winston salem headquarters the company operates more than 90 regional offices . the organization also co owns the longhorn network . contents 1 leadership 2 role in transforming sports marketing 3 markets and schools 4 see also 5 references leadership edit ben sutton jr. chairman & president img college tim pernetti president multimedia jim connelly senior vice president special projects mark dyer senior vice president business ventures lou doherty senior vice president & general counsel joe potter senior vice president operations roger vandersnick chief sales and marketing officer andrew judelson senior vice president national sales rick barakat vice president sales strategy & operations andrew giangola vice president strategic communications role in transforming sports marketing edit img college has aggregated sponsorship and multi media rights for universities in 49 of the top 50 u.s. markets in effect creating the first national sponsorship platform for college sports . large companies which previously had to negotiate with each university to utilize its intellectual property now can attain a national footprint of schools coast to coast . ups lowe s hershey and millercoors were the first major brands to utilize this groundbreaking platform to reach 190 million college sports fans . 2 markets and schools edit at the conference level img represents the american a10 horizon league mac meac ovc sec and wcc 3 and also individually represents the ncaa the heisman trophy and 26 bowl games . 4 the company also maintains the img academy a premier school for preparing student athletes for their next step in life in bradenton florida . img represents more than 90 universities in multi media rights and more than 200 universities in trademark licensing including but not limited to 5 air force akron alabama appalachian state arizona arkansas auburn baylor boston college byu california central michigan charlotte cincinnati clemson connecticut delaware drake duke east carolina elon florida florida a & m florida state furman george washington georgia georgia state georgia southern georgia tech gonzaga houston kansas kent state marshall miami fl miami oh michigan nebraska northern illinois notre dame ohio ohio state oregon pittsburgh rice richmond st. john s south alabama south carolina southern miss syracuse tcu tennessee texas troy tulane uab ucf ucla unc greensboro unc wilmington unlv usf utep vanderbilt villanova virginia tech wake forest washington washington state west virginia western kentucky wofford youngstown state see also edit list of virginia tech img sports network stations syracuse isp sports network references edit img college inside the evolving world of college sports sponsorship . apr 8 2013 . our partners conferences . img college . retrieved february 8 2014 . the collegiate licensing company renews agreements with 16 bowls signs 4 additional now represents 26 bowl games . our properties colleges & universities . img college . retrieved march 17 2013 . v t e broadcast radio networks in the united states conglomerates abc radio compass premiere salem united stations westwood one univision spanish regional state ak public al public arn boise state cmu co public ct public etv radio ga public hi public high plains public in public interlochen public ia public jefferson public louisiana maine pbn mi farm michigan radio michigan radio network mi talk mn public ms public mt public net radio nv public new england public nh public nj public nc news nc public northeast public northwest public oh news or public the point prairie public red river ri public sd public supertalk ms tx state ut public radio vt public wv public wi public wy public yellowstone public specialty accent american 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