TuneIn, ESPN Radio, Entravision, SiriusXM Offer Super Bowl Coverage

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More radio companies have checked in with their plans for SUPER BOWL week and game coverage.

TuneIn: Lots Of Game Coverage, Plus Exclusive Talk Show

At TUNEIN, the streaming service will offer its original football talk show "NFL NO HUDDLE" with BRIAN WEBBER and former STEELERS quarterback KORDELL STEWART all week live from HOUSTON.  Audio simulcasts of NFL NETWORK shows and streaming of PATRIOTS flagship CBS RADIO Spoirts WBZ-F (98.5 THE SPORTS HUB)/BOSTON and FALCONS flagship CBS RADIO Sports WZGC (92.9 THE GAME)/ATLANTA will be available, and TUNEIN PREMIUM will offer 10 live audio feeds of the play-by-play in eight languages, including the national WESTWOOD ONE version and the PATRIOTS and FALCONS home broadcasts.
 
"In our second year as an NFL audio partner, TUNEIN has seen tremendous growth in listenership and awareness of our NFL audio content," said Chief Content Officer KEVIN STRALEY. "The week leading up to SUPER BOWL consistently produces some of the best audio and sound bytes of the season. With our original show 'NFL NO HUDDLE' and NFL NETWORK-produced programming live in Houston all week, plus live play-by-play of SUPER BOWL LI, TUNEIN gives NFL fans around the world the chance to have their ear on the ground and experience one of sports' greatest events."

ESPN Radio: Network, Local, And Podcast Representation
 
ESPN RADIO will be in HOUSTON all week with almost 55 hours of live programming between WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, including network shows as well as local shows on the network's owned-and-operated stations.  ESPN RADIO's MIKE AND MIKE and RUSSILLO AND KANELL will broadcast live WEDNESDAY through FRIDAY from HOUSTON, as will ESPN Sports WEPN-F (ESPN NEW YORK 98.7FM)/NEW YORK and Sports KSPN-A (ESPN LA 710AM)/LOS ANGELES midday host STEPHEN A. SMITH and WEPN afternoon hosts MICHAEL KAY, DON LAGRECA, and PETER ROSENBERG.  WEPN middayers ALAN HAHN, RICK DIPIETRO, and CHRIS CANTY will be in HOUSTON THURSDAY and FRIDAY, and ANITA MARKS will guest-host FRIDAY night's DAVE ROTHENBERG show and her own SATURDAY show from Radio Row.  The network's weekend "THE TRIFECTA" with SARAH SPAIN, JANE MCMANUS, and KATE FAGAN will be in HOUSTON for SATURDAY's show.  Finally, two ESPN AUDIO podcasts, "THE BILL BARNWELL SHOW" and "FANTASY FOCUS FOOTBALL" with MATTHEW BERRY, FIELD YATES, and STEPHANIA BELL will tape episodes before live audiences at the DOSEY DOE BIG BARN in HOUSTON.

Entravision: Spanish-Language Play-By-Play
 
ENTRAVISION will, as part of its three-year deal with the NFL that started last season, air Spanish-language play-by-play of the game, with RICARDO CELIS, TONY NUNEZ, and CARLOS ALVAREZ calling the action.  COO JEFFERY LIBERMAN said, “As part of our commitment to sports coverage, we are thrilled to provide the premiere Spanish-language radio broadcast of SUPER BOWL LI.  U.S. Latinos are a rapidly expanding part of the NFL fan base and ENTRAVISION is proud to help make one of the biggest sporting events of the year accessible to all fans. Over the years, we have made a significant investment to bring our audiences some of the most exciting professional sports programming in the world including soccer, football and baseball games. We look forward to our first SUPER BOWL radio broadcast and the continuation of our NFL partnership in the 2017 season.”

SiriusXM: Play-By-Play, Pop-Up Channel

And SIRIUSXM will, as is customary, carry coverage of the game, with 10 broadcasts in eight languages; like TUNEIN, SIRIUSXM will air WESTWOOD ONE's national broadcast, the PATS and FALCONS home broadcasts, and coverage in Spanish, Chinese, German, French, Japanese, Hungarian, and Flemish.  The service will also air LADY GAGA's halftime performance on its Top 40 SIRIUSXM HITS 1 channel; several of its shows on several channels will be in HOUSTON for special live broadcasts, and a pop-up SUPER BOWL channel is on the air this week.

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