{"id":275508,"date":"2025-11-06T16:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/275508\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T16:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:50:08","slug":"audacy-to-launch-97-1-detroit-sports-radio-network-across-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/275508\/","title":{"rendered":"Audacy To Launch 97.1 Detroit Sports Radio Network Across Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-od-removed-loading=\"lazy\" data-od-replaced- data-od-xpath=\"\/HTML\/BODY\/DIV[@class='jeg_viewport']\/*[5][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[5][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::DIV]\/*[2][self::DIV]\/*[1][self::P]\/*[1][self::IMG]\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/971detroit-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"97.1 The Ticket Detroit Sports Radio Network Audacy Townsquare\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-317736\"  \/>Audacy has announced it will launch a statewide Sports network in Michigan on Monday, December 1.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c97.1 Detroit Sports Radio Network\u201d will carry local programming originating from \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/971theticket\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">97.1 The Ticket<\/a>\u201d WXYT-FM Detroit from 6am to 12am.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the network at launch will be Townsquare Media\u2019s News\/Talk <a href=\"https:\/\/wbckfm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">95.3 WBCK<\/a> Battle Creek, News\/Talk <a href=\"https:\/\/wkmi.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1360 WKMI<\/a> Kalamazoo, News\/Talk <a href=\"https:\/\/wjimam.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1240 WJIM<\/a>\/106.9 W295BP Lansing, and Classic Hits \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/987thegrand.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">98.7 The Grand<\/a>\u201d WFGR Grand Rapids along with Blarney Stone Broadcasting\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/upnorthsportsradio.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Up North Sports Radio<\/a>\u201d 101.1 WGRY Roscommon. Additional affiliates will be announced in the upcoming months. We noted changes were coming to the Townsquare stations in our <a href=\"https:\/\/radioinsight.com\/headlines\/316759\/domain-insight-11-2-townsquare-making-michigan-moves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">11\/2 Domain Insight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Audacy Detroit SVP\/Market Manager Debbie Kenyon said, \u201cThe launch of 97.1 Detroit Sports Radio Network represents a massive commitment to our listeners and an exciting chapter in our growth. We are excited to partner with Townsquare Media and other media companies to expand our footprint across all of Michigan and to deliver great content to the dedicated fan base we serve. We are proud to deliver best-in-class sports coverage to the entire state, solidifying our position as the essential source for Michigan sports audio content now and for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Townsquare Media COO Erik Hellum commented, \u201c97.1 The Ticket is one of America\u2019s truly great sports stations, and we are very excited to partner with our friends at Audacy to bring best-in-class coverage of Detroit sports to our markets in Grand Rapids, Lansing, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek. This is a big win for both our listeners and our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan network joins similar regionally syndicated networks operated by Audacy for WEEI Boston and <a href=\"https:\/\/radioinsight.com\/headlines\/313544\/more-sports-radio-changes-across-wisconsin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently launched<\/a> for WSSP Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c97.1 Detroit Sports Radio Network\u201d lineup includes:<\/p>\n<p>6:00 a.m. \u2013 10:00 a.m. ET: \u201cCosta &amp; Jansen with Heather\u201d<br \/>10:00 a.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m. ET: \u201cThe Karsch &amp; Anderson Show\u201d<br \/>2:00 p.m. \u2013 6:00 p.m. ET: \u201cThe Mike Valenti Show with Rico\u201d<br \/>6:00 p.m. \u2013 8:00 p.m. ET: \u201cWojo &amp; Riger\u201d<br \/>8:00 p.m. \u2013 12:00 a.m. ET: \u201cEvening Sports\u201d with Riger, Ryan, Caputo and Chapman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Audacy has announced it will launch a statewide Sports network in Michigan on Monday, December 1. 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