country us first air date 000000001992 01 01 0000january 1 1992 availability national founded 1991 headquarters bristol connecticut broadcast area national through regional affiliates and satellite radio owner espn inc. disney 80 % hearst 20 % callsigns espn webcast siriusxm official website espn radio espn radio is an american sports radio network . it was launched on january 1 1992 under the original banner of sportsradio espn . espn radio is located at espn headquarters in bristol connecticut . the network airs a regular schedule of daily and weekly programming as well as live coverage of sports events including major league baseball major league soccer national basketball association college football playoff championship week and uefa champions league games . espn radio is broadcast to hundreds of affiliate stations as well as to subscribers of sirius xm radio in the united states and canada . the network s content is also streamed online and via mobile applications and other media devices via tunein and several affiliates and owned stations are also available through the service . 1 in 2014 espn partnered with tunein to create 24 7 streams of its most popular programming including mike & mike and svp & russillo . 2 select iheartmedia owned espn radio affiliates are available through iheartradio . espn radio currently has four company owned stations in new york city los angeles chicago and dallas with two others operated in new york and boston under a local marketing agreement lma with their owners . each station including the second new york city station is partnered with an espn local website named for the city and featuring a completely separate staff of sportswriters and reporters for each market who give their local viewpoints of local sports for example espnnewyork.com for new york . most other markets have espn radio affiliates whether they be part time or have their entire format dedicated to espn radio . the walt disney company did not include the espn radio network or the radio disney network in the 2007 sale of abc radio to citadel broadcasting . 3 contents 1 history 2 current programming 2.1 seasonal shows 2.2 game broadcasts 2.3 daily segments 3 espn radio stations 3.1 owned and operated 3.2 affiliated 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit logo 1992 2008 espn radio network was formed in september 1991 by both espn inc. and capital cities abc inc. s abc radio networks . 25 stations had already signed on as affiliates as of its announcement on september 5 1991 with an expected total of 200 at the january launch . shelby whitfield executive producer of abc radio sports and john a. walsh executive editor of espn were placed in charge of the venture . 4 the network launched as sports radio espn on january 1 1992 . 5 at first espn radio broadcast only on weekends . 6 the network debut with 16 hours running on 147 affiliates in 43 states . its initial programming consisted of news shows update segments and occasional features . 7 by 1996 it expanded to weekdays 6 with a show hosted by the fabulous sports babe nancy donnellan . one hour of that show was simulcast on espn2 1 2 p.m. eastern time . two years later tony bruno and mike golic were brought together for a new morning show the bruno & golic morning show which aired until bruno left the network in 2000 . mike greenberg was named as bruno s replacement and the morning show became mike & mike which still airs today and is also simulcast on espn2 . in january 2010 mike & mike celebrated their 10 year anniversary on espn radio . dan patrick was a mainstay in afternoons until his departure from espn in 2007 . gradually espn added more dayparts and became a 24 hour service . in 1995 espn radio gained national radio rights to the nba . in 1997 it gained the national radio rights to mlb . citation needed disney purchased wevd from the forward association in september 2002 to become wepn espn radio flagship station . 8 disney spun off and merged on june 12 2007 its abc radio networks with citadel broadcasting into citadel communications while retaining its espn radio and radio disney networks and stations . 9 10 current programming edit for a fuller list of programs including out of season shows see list of programs on espn radio weekday programming 11 program host s original run sportscenter allnight jay reynolds 2011 present first and last with lundberg and golic jr. robin lundberg and mike golic jr. 2016 present mike & mike mike greenberg and mike golic 1998 present the dan le batard show with stugotz dan le batard and jon stugotz weiner 2013 present major league baseball on espn radio monday & wednesday afternoon games only jon sciambi chris singleton marc kestecher 1998 present russillo and kanell ryen russillo & danny kanell 2015 present the right time with bomani jones bomani jones 2015 present major league baseball on espn radio monday & wednesday night games only jon sciambi chris singleton marc kestecher 1998 present jalen and jacoby jalen rose & dave jacoby 2015 present izzy and spain israel gutierrez and sarah spain 2016 present freddie and fitz freddie coleman and ian fitzsimmons 2016 present nba on espn radio thursday night games only kevin calabro & jon barry 1996 present nba on espn radio doubleheader night games only marc kestecher & pj carlesimo 1996 present espn fc presents the uefa champions league on espn radio tuesday games only glenn davis & julie foudy 2015 present espn fc presents the uefa champions league on espn radio wednesday games only jp dellacamera & steve mcmanaman 2015 present saturday programming program host s original run the sporting life jeremy schaap sportscenter allnight jay reynolds 2011 present inside the huddle with john clayton john clayton the sporting life jeremy schaap dari and mel dari nowkhah and mel kiper jr. 2009 present college gameday rece davis lee corso kirk herbstreit desmond howard david pollack 1987 present espn radio college gameday ryen russillo brad edwards trevor matich 2006 present espnw presents the trifecta with spain jane and kate sarah spain jane mcmanus and kate fagan 2016 present major league baseball on espn radio afternoon mlb on fox games only and select afternoon games only jon sciambi chris singleton marc kestecher 1998 present marty and mcgee marty smith and ryan mcgee 2015 present college football on espn radio select afternoon games bill rosinski david norrie joe schad 2007 present rothenberg & elhassan dave rothenberg and amin elhassan 2013 present major league baseball on espn radio late afternoon mlb on fox games only and select late afternoon games only jon sciambi chris singleton marc kestecher 1998 present major league baseball on espn radio evening mlb on fox and select evening games only jon sciambi chris singleton marc kestecher 1998 present college football on espn radio select evening games bill rosinski david norrie joe schad 2007 present dickerson and hood jeff dickerson and jonathan hood 2015 present major league baseball on espn radio late mlb on fox and select late evening games only jon sciambi chris singleton marc kestecher 1998 present college football on espn radio bill rosinski david norrie joe schad 2007 present the robin lundberg show robin lundberg 2015 present mlb on espn radio often airs on saturday afternoon with varied times week to week those times are usually in tune with the fox saturday baseball telecast which airs its games at four or seven pm with the start time being one hour prior to first pitch . sunday programming program host s original run sportscenter allnight jay reynolds 2011 present dari and mel dari nowkhah and mel kiper jr. 2009 present izzy and amin 2016 present football sunday on espn radio sean mcdonough herm edwards 1993 present football sunday on espn radio sunday doubleheader games only bill rosinski shaun o hara 1993 present coachman & bretos jonathan coachman & max bretos 2015 present nba on espn radio sunday afternoon games only kevin calabro & jon barry 1996 present nba on espn radio sunday afternoon doubleheader games only marc kestecher & pj carlesimo 1996 present major league baseball on espn radio jon sciambi chris singleton marc kestecher 1998 present major league baseball on espn radio late and pacific time games jon sciambi chris singleton marc kestecher 1998 present sportscenter allnight jay reynolds 2011 present seasonal shows edit espn radio college gameday sat september december nfl on espn radio sun september february regular season also simulcast on television on espn2 as football sunday fantasy focus sun september december regular season baseball tonight march october mike tirico s weekend blitz pro football mike tirico s weekend blitz college football the mort report with chris mortensen nba lockdown nba lockdown insiders sun 7 10 pm game broadcasts edit nba on espn radio 1996 present mlb on espn radio 1998 present caribbean series on espn radio 2015 present world baseball classic on espn radio 2013 2017 bcs on espn radio 2000 2014 college football on espn radio 2007 present championship week on espn radio 2009 present nit on espn radio 2002 2011 fifa world cup on espn radio 2010 2014 fifa women s world cup on espn radio 2011 championship espn fc presents uefa euro on espn radio 2012 2016 u.s. open on espn radio 2010 present the open on espn radio 2010 present live wimbledon on espn radio 2012 2013 12 mls soccer sunday on espn radio 2015 present nfl on espn radio 2013 present college football playoff on espn radio 2014 present espn fc presents la liga on espn radio 2016 future espn fc presents premier league on espn radio 2016 future espn fc presents efl championship on espn radio 2016 present espn fc presents uefa champions league on espn radio 2015 present espn fc presents uefa europa league on espn radio 2015 present espn fc presents uefa super cup on espn radio 2015 present in 2013 espn radio also broadcast their first non sporting event a radio simulcast of the miss america 2013 beauty pageant . daily segments edit espn radio sportscenter sportsbeat extra point espn radio stations edit owned and operated edit 13 market station frequency new york wepn fm 98.7 fm los angeles kspn 710 am chicago wmvp 1000 am boston weei 850 am dallas kesn 103.3 fm note wepn 98.7 fm and weei 850 am are currently owned by emmis communications and entercom communications respectively but both stations are operated by espn under local marketing agreements . note kesn 103.3 fm is currently operated by cumulus media under local marketing agreement . affiliated edit main article list of espn radio affiliates see also edit cbs sports radio fox sports radio nbc sports radio sports byline usa tsn radio sb nation radio references edit espn radio programs come to itunes tunein 06 12 2014 . mediapost.com . retrieved 2015 12 07 . tunein radio . tunein.com . retrieved 2015 12 07 . radio industry news music industry updates nielsen ratings music news and more . fmqb . retrieved 2015 12 07 . espn abc planning to form sports radio network in 1992 . lso angeles times . associated press . september 5 1991 . retrieved june 7 2016 . zumoff marc ; negin max june 20 2014 . total sportscasting performance production and career development . crc press . isbn 1317906764 . retrieved june 7 2016 . a b coombs danielle sarver ; batchelor bob 2013 . american history through american sports from colonial lacrosse to extreme sports volume 1 . abc clio . p. 94 . isbn 0313379882 . retrieved june 9 2016 . battema douglas l. ; o dell cary 2010 . sports on radio . in sterling christopher h. ; o dell cary . the concise encyclopedia of american radio . routledge . isbn 1135176833 . retrieved june 9 2016 . hoffmann frank ; dempsey jack m. ; manning