iHeart Brings ‘Sports Talk + More’ To Bay Area
• iHeartMedia San Francisco announced it will flip KNEW-AM 960/Oakland from Bloomberg Business to “KNEW 960 AM — iHeart Sports Talk + More” — effective October 1. This new hybrid format will feature a combo of FOX Sports Radio programming every weekday, along with Talk shows from Premiere Networks on nights and weekends.
The station’s weekday lineup will include The Dan Patrick Show, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, The Doug Gottlieb Show, Covino & Rich, The Odd Couple with Rob Parker and Kelvin Washington, The Jesse Kelly Show, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, and Your Morning Show with Michael DelGiorno.
Don Parker, SVP of Programming, iHeart San Francisco commented, “We’re excited to bring some of the biggest names in Sports Talk to the Bay Area. Hosts such as Dan Patrick and Colin Cowherd have a tremendous following and deserve to be heard daily on Bay Area radio. Sports and Talk programming have some of the strongest listening and loyalty among consumers and we look forward to providing outstanding content to one of the best Sports regions in the nation.”
In a joint statement, Don Martin, EVP of Programming for iHeartMedia Sports and Scott Shapiro, SVP of Sports Programming for FOX Sports Radio, said, “We’re excited to bring some of FOX Sports Radio’s biggest weekday personalities and major spoken-word talent from Premiere Networks to San Francisco and the Bay Area. We look forward to working with Don Parker and the team at KNEW 960 AM to deliver the best in Sports Entertainment and Talk to their daily lineup.”
