ARLINGTON, Texas — The University of Texas at Arlington and its athletics multimedia rights holder, Learfield’s Maverick Sports Properties, have agreed to a new three-year partnership with KEXB(AM) 620 to serve as the flagship station for live broadcasts of Maverick men’s basketball games beginning with the 2016-17 season.

KEXB(AM) logoKEXB will play host to Maverick men’s basketball broadcasts through the 2018-19 season.

“KEXB(AM) is excited to be teaming up with UT Arlington Athletics to become the flagship station for Maverick Athletics,” said John Peroyea, Vice President at Salem Media Group. “We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial partnership with the good folks at Learfield’s Maverick Sports Properties. Go Mavs!”

“We are looking forward to partnering with KEXB to provide the highest quality broadcasts of our men’s basketball games,” said UT Arlington Director of Athletics Jim Baker. “KEXB is a trusted named in the industry and working with them will provide the best product for our fans who are not able to attend every game.”

“We work diligently to deliver the best access to Maverick fans throughout the state and the partnership with KEXB allows us a great platform for Maverick men’s basketball broadcasts,” said Maverick Sports Properties General Manager Josh White.

For more information regarding the men’s basketball schedule and updated game times, visit www.utamavs.com.

An industry leader for more than four decades, Learfield has a deep presence in the college athletics landscape nationwide. It manages the multimedia and sponsorship rights for more than 120 collegiate institutions, conferences and arenas, and supports athletic departments at all competitive levels as title sponsor of the prestigious Learfield Directors’ Cup. Learfield also provides its collegiate partners access to professional concessions and ticket sales; licensing and trademark consulting; digital platform expertise; and venue and technology systems through its affiliated companies. For more about Learfield’s history, businesses and career opportunities, visit www.learfieldsports.com.

Salem Media Group owns and operates KEXB(AM) 620. Salem Media Group is America’s leading multimedia company specializing in Christian and conservative content, with media properties comprising radio, digital media and book, magazine and newsletter publishing. Each day Salem serves a loyal and dedicated audience of listeners and readers numbering in the millions nationally. With its unique programming focus, Salem provides compelling content, fresh commentary and relevant information from some of the most respected figures across the media landscape.

The company, through its Salem Radio Group, is the largest commercial U.S. radio broadcasting company providing Christian and conservative programming. Salem owns and operates 116 local radio stations, with 71 stations in the top 25 media markets. Salem Radio Network (“SRN”) is a full-service national radio network, with nationally syndicated programs comprising Christian teaching and talk, conservative talk, news, and music. SRN is home to many industry-leading hosts including: Bill Bennett, Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Dennis Prager and Eric Metaxas.

Salem New Media is a powerful source of Christian and conservative themed news, analysis, and commentary. Salem’s Christian sites include: Christianity.com®, BibleStudyTools.com, GodTube.com, GodVine.com, WorshipHouseMedia.com and OnePlace.com. Considered by many to be a consolidation of the conservative news and opinion sector’s most influential brands, Salem’s conservative sites include RedState.com, Townhall.com®, HotAir.com, Twitchy.com, BearingArms.com and HumanEvents.com.

Salem’s Regnery Publishing unit, with a 65-year history, remains the nation’s leading publisher of conservative books. Having published many of the seminal works of the early conservative movement, Regnery today continues as the dominant publisher in the conservative space, with leading authors including: Ann Coulter, Dinesh D’Souza, Newt Gingrich, David Limbaugh, Ed Klein and Mark Steyn. Salem’s book publishing business also includes Xulon Press™, a leading provider of self-publishing services for Christian and conservative authors.

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