SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA Athletics Department and its multimedia rights holder, Learfield’s Roadrunners Sports Properties, announced Friday an extended agreement with iHeartMedia San Antonio that allows for the radio broadcast of all football and men’s basketball games and weekly football and men’s basketball coaches’ shows as part of the Roadrunners Sports Network.
“We are extremely excited to extend this partnership with iHeartMedia,” UTSA Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Lynn Hickey said. “iHeartMedia has been an outstanding partner of ours for many years, and we are looking forward to continuing that relationship. This agreement will only help grow our visibility within the San Antonio community and beyond.”
“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with UTSA Athletics,” Brian Gann, Senior Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia San Antonio, said. “UTSA continues to be an important partner for us and an asset to the city of San Antonio. We look forward to sharing the upcoming seasons with our listeners throughout the community.”
“We’re intent on identifying great partnerships for UTSA and its fans,” Bobby Jordan, general manager for Learfield’s Roadrunners Sports Properties, said. “We are confident having this iHeartMedia relationship secured for the next several years will provide fans the best opportunity to catch football and men’s basketball through the radio, online or the app.”
All football game broadcasts will be carried live in the San Antonio area on Ticket 760 AM and feature two-hour pregame and 45-minute postgame shows. All broadcasts also can be heard online at goUTSA.com and Ticket760.com and everywhere fans want to listen via the free all-in-one iHeartRadio app.
All men’s basketball game broadcasts can be heard on either the flagship station Ticket 760 AM or “The Bull” 92.5 FM and 93.3 FM, online at goUTSA.com, Ticket760.com or thebullcountry.iheart.com and everywhere fans want to listen via the free all-in-one iHeartRadio app.
Andy Everett will return as the voice of UTSA football and men’s basketball. He will be joined for football broadcasts for the second straight season by analyst Jay Riley.
Everett will host the weekly “Frank Wilson Show” live on Ticket 760 AM from 7-8 p.m. each Wednesday during the football season. Everett also will host the weekly “Steve Henson Show” from 7-8 p.m. each Monday during basketball season beginning in January.
In addition to UTSA, Learfield manages the multimedia rights and sponsorship initiatives for nearly 130 collegiate institutions, conferences and arenas. The company has been an industry leader for more than four decades and has a deep presence in the college athletics landscape nationwide. It also supports athletic departments at all competitive levels as title sponsor of the prestigious Learfield Directors’ Cup.
About iHeartMedia San Antonio
iHeartMedia San Antonio owns and operates KAJA FM, KXXM FM, KRPT FM, KQXT FM, KZEP FM, KTKR AM, WOAI AM, and KQXT HD3, and is part of iHeartMedia. With over a quarter of a billion monthly listeners in the U.S. and over 85 million social followers, iHeartMedia has the largest national reach of any radio or television outlet in America. As the leader in multiplatform connections, it also serves over 150 local markets through 858 owned radio stations, and the company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company’s radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on tablets, wearables and smartphones, and on gaming consoles.
iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s digital radio platform, is the fastest growing digital audio service in the U.S. and offers users thousands of live radio stations, personalized custom artist stations created by just one song or seed artist and the top podcasts and personalities. With over a billion downloads, iHeartRadio reached 100 million registered users faster than any other radio or digital music service.
iHeartMedia’s platforms include radio broadcasting, online, mobile, digital and social media, podcasts, personalities and influencers, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. iHeartMedia is a division of iHeartMedia, Inc. (PINK: IHRT). Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.