July 25, 2013
UCF Athletics Social Media Directory
By Andy Seeley
UCFAthletics.com
ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - UCF fans will continue to hear Knights broadcasts on 740 The Game. IMG College, UCF Athletics and Clear Channel Media & Entertainment Orlando have agreed to a multi-year extension of the radio flagship agreement for the broadcast rights of Knights programming on the station.
We're pleased to extend our long-time relationship with 740 The Game and Clear Channel, UCF Vice President and Director of Athletics Todd Stansbury said. We're looking forward to fans from all over the Central Florida region continuing to listen to Knights games on our flagship radio station. 740 The Game's programming and commitment to local sports coverage make the station a great partner for UCF Athletics.
740 The Game (WYGM) - and its 50,000-watt signal - will continue to be the home for UCF Football, Men's Basketball, Baseball and coaches' shows.
As we draw closer to the start of the 2013 UCF Football season, IMG College is very excited to continue our flagship radio partnership with Clear Channel and UCF Athletics, UCF-IMG College General Manager Dave Bouteiller said. There is a palpable energy here in Central Florida among fans in anticipation of the upcoming athletic seasons and we are thrilled that 740 The Game will continue to deliver nearly year-round live UCF Athletics programming to our passionate fan base. Our corporate partners continue to find extraordinary value in connecting with our diverse group of fans, while supporting the university. We have some of the best broadcasters in the business and their abilityto weave thoughtful insight into the fabric of our fans' game-day experience helps us tell the UCF Athletics story.
740 The Game is a Fox Sports Radio affiliate and features local sports talk programming Monday through Friday, with Orlando Sentinel columnist Mike Bianchi (6-9 a.m.), UCF play-by-play voice Marc Daniels (9 a.m.-Noon), nationally-syndicated sports talk host Jay Mohr (Noon-3 p.m.) and Afternoons with the Shot Doctor (3-6 p.m.).
AM 740 The Game and Clear Channel Media & Entertainment Orlando are excited to extend our partnership with UCF, said Rick Everett, who serves as the station's program director and also as director of promotions and marketing for Clear Channel Media & Entertainment Orlando. We are going into our 19th season as the home of UCF Athletics. Black and Gold fans can count on us for all the action on the field and all the news off the field with the coaches' shows and our local sports programming.
IMG College is the nation's leading collegiate multimedia, marketing and licensing/brand management 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, N.C., IMG College connects brands with the largest and most demographically attractive fan base in sports through partnership opportunities in multimedia rights, sponsorship sales, licensing, marketing, ticketing, seating, fundraising, premium events and hospitality, stadium and arena development, and consulting. IMG College produces nearly 31,000 hours of radio programming on the largest independent sports radio network in the country, manages nearly 5,000 hours of local television programming, and is the leading publisher of college sports publications and largest manager of university athletic websites. IMG College is a division of IMG Worldwide, a global sports, fashion and media business. For more information, please visit www.imgcollege.com.