Urban One Buys WTEM (The Team 980)/Washington

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WASHINGTON REDSKINS owner DAN SNYDER's RED ZEBRA BROADCASTING is selling Sports WTEM-A (THE TEAM 980)/WASHINGTON to URBAN ONE. The price for the station is as yet undisclosed. The deal includes agreement that WTEM will continue to air WASHINGTON REDSKINS football, including pre-game and post-game shows. The team also airs its games on crosstown CUMULUS News-Talk WMAL-A-F.

“We believe the future of THE TEAM 980 is in great hands with URBAN ONE,” said RED ZEBRA Chairman TERRY BATEMAN. “We view this as an opportunity for URBAN ONE and the Redskins to build a close partnership to continue to provide the REDSKINS’ fans with unparalleled access and content, keeping THE TEAM 980 as the fans’ destination for the best Redskins coverage.”

“This is a tremendous opportunity for URBAN ONE and we are especially pleased that through our acquisition, THE TEAM 980 will continue to be locally owned. The acquisition of THE TEAM 980 is very much in line with our strategy of super-serving our community of listeners. We have deep roots in the greater WASHINGTON, DC area and are well aware that THE TEAM 980 has always been a fan favorite,” said URBAN ONE Pres./CEO ALFRED C. LIGGINS. “RED ZEBRA has a track record of producing great programming that engages our hometown sports fans. We look forward to working with the WASHINGTON REDSKINS organization to continue this tradition.”

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