TORONTO – The sports radio landscape is about to get a lot more competitive in Hogtown.
CTV and its divisions TSN and CHUM Radio announced Thursday it will launch TSN RADIO 1050 on Wednesday, April 13 and will be available to sports fans in the Toronto area on AM 1050 and nationally online at TSN.ca and on TSN Mobile.
The station (formerly legendary 1050 CHUM and now CP24 Radio) will feature “best-in-class analysis from TSN’s sports experts and insiders and coverage of live sporting events such as Toronto Argonauts games during the 2011 CFL season,” says the press release.
Headlining TSN Radio 1050’s weekday programming lineup is the Mike Richards Show, with host Mike Richards. TSN Radio 1050 will broadcast from CTV’s historic Queen Street West headquarters and TSN’s studios in Toronto.
“The powerful combination of TSN’s all-star broadcast team and CHUM Radio – one of the most successful radio organizations in Canada – enables TSN RADIO 1050 to make an immediate impact on the sports radio landscape,” said Phil King, president of sports and executive vice-president of programming, CTV.
TSN RADIO 1050 is a joint effort between TSN and CHUM Radio. TSN Radio 1050 will work closely with CHUM Radio’s portfolio of market-leading all-sports, TEAM-branded radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa.
Headlining TSN RADIO 1050’s live events lineup are the Toronto Argonauts, as the station has secured the exclusive radio broadcast rights for the team’s pre-season, regular season and playoff games through the Eastern Final during the 2011 CFL season. TSN RADIO 1050 will also have a pre- and post-game show for every Argos game, plus a weekly show on Toronto’s CFL team.
Along with live Argos broadcasts, TSN Radio 1050 is also the official radio broadcaster for two of golf’s major championships – The British Open and the U.S. Open – and Euro 2012 and 2016.
TSN Radio 1050 will feature broadcasters such as Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Pierre McGuire, Dave Hodge, Ray Ferraro, Dave Naylor, Glen Suitor, Chris Schultz, Matt Dunigan, Jack Armstrong, James Duthie, Michael Landsberg and Dave Randorf.
This new station will bring some serious competition to Sportsnet Radio Fan 590, which has dominated the sports radio market in Toronto for some time and will put major pressure on AM 640 Toronto, which is a sometime sports station, with a mix of talk, that holds a major sports property – Toronto Maple Leafs games.
