ESPN Deportes Radio
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ESPN Deportes Radio is a Spanish language
sports radio network created and produced by Disney
-owned ESPN. Programming includes call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, American football
, baseball
and boxing
.
The network has stations in 13 states in The USA (Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin), however they're expanding to Illinois soon. It is also available in Puerto Rico and México's North and is available nationally on Sirius Satellite Radio on channel 91 and XM Satellite Radio
on Channel 154.
It features sports news and talk in Spanish, with a special emphasis on soccer. Popular personalities on the network include Jorge Ramos
, Hernan Pereyra, José del Valle, Kenneth Garay
, Rafael Ramos Villagrana, Elmer Polanco, Armando Talavera, Giovanni Scavia, Jairo Moncada, Noé Vazquez, Diego Cora, Humberto Carrera, José Francisco Rivera, Oscar Restrepo, Alberto "Mono" Gambetta, David Lopez, Miguel Angel Cebreros, Dionisio Estrada, Bernardo Pilatti, Guillermo Celis, Renato Bermudez, Alvaro Riet, Omar Orlando Salazar, David Faitelson, Carlos Arratia and Luis Escobar
ESPN Deportes as well as its English counterpart ESPN Radio
were retained by Disney in the sale of ABC Radio to Citadel Broadcasting
. Despite the separation of ownership, ESPN Radio & ESPN Deportes are still listed as part of the Cumulus Media Networks (formerly ABC Radio and Citadel Media) family because Cumulus Media
(new owners since September 16, 2011) sells the advertising time on both services.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
sports radio network created and produced by Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
-owned ESPN. Programming includes call-in talk shows and commentary from hosts about a full range of sporting events, including soccer, American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
.
The network has stations in 13 states in The USA (Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin), however they're expanding to Illinois soon. It is also available in Puerto Rico and México's North and is available nationally on Sirius Satellite Radio on channel 91 and XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
on Channel 154.
It features sports news and talk in Spanish, with a special emphasis on soccer. Popular personalities on the network include Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos Ávalos is a Mexican-born naturalized American Journalist, anchor for Noticiero Univision and host of the Sunday morning news talk show Al Punto.-Career:...
, Hernan Pereyra, José del Valle, Kenneth Garay
Kenneth Garay
Kenneth Garay is currently an ESPN Sportscaster and lead host of the ESPN Deportes Radio show named ESPN al Despertar ....
, Rafael Ramos Villagrana, Elmer Polanco, Armando Talavera, Giovanni Scavia, Jairo Moncada, Noé Vazquez, Diego Cora, Humberto Carrera, José Francisco Rivera, Oscar Restrepo, Alberto "Mono" Gambetta, David Lopez, Miguel Angel Cebreros, Dionisio Estrada, Bernardo Pilatti, Guillermo Celis, Renato Bermudez, Alvaro Riet, Omar Orlando Salazar, David Faitelson, Carlos Arratia and Luis Escobar
ESPN Deportes as well as its English counterpart ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
were retained by Disney in the sale of ABC Radio to Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
. Despite the separation of ownership, ESPN Radio & ESPN Deportes are still listed as part of the Cumulus Media Networks (formerly ABC Radio and Citadel Media) family because Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
(new owners since September 16, 2011) sells the advertising time on both services.
Affiliate Stations
- KZRKKZRK (AM)KZRK is a radio station serving the Amarillo, Texas, area with a Spanish sports radio format. This station broadcasts on AM frequency 1550 kHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media...
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- KWAC 1490 AM - Bakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
- KWEIKWEI (AM)KWEI is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Notus, Idaho, USA. The station is owned by Treasure Valley Broadcasting Co. KWEI broadcasts a Spanish language sports radio format to the greater Boise, Idaho, area as an ESPN Deportes Radio affiliate...
1450 AM - Boise, IdahoBoise, IdahoBoise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,... - WCECWCECWCEC is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish News/Talk format. Licensed to Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA, the station is currently owned by Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures Limited Partnership.-History:...
1490 AM - Boston, Massachusetts - WNOW 1030 AM - Charlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte, North CarolinaCharlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
- WDALWDALWDAL is a sports talk radio station licensed to Dalton, Georgia, USA. The station is currently owned by North Georgia Radio Group, L.P. and features programing from ESPN Deportes Radio.-History:...
1430 AM - Chattanooga, TennesseeChattanooga, TennesseeChattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County... - KZMPKZMP (AM)KZMP is a radio station that serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by Liberman Broadcasting however it is managed and operated by The Walt Disney Company's ESPN under a local marketing agreement.-History:...
1540 AM - Dallas, TexasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... - KXDP-LPKXDP-LPKXDP-LP, , is a low power television station in Denver, Colorado, owned by the Syncom Media Group and carrying a Sports format. Because the station broadcasts an analog signal on channel 6, its audio can be received at 87.75 MHz FM.-History:...
87.7 FM - Denver, ColoradoDenver, ColoradoThe City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... - KGSTKGSTKGST is a radio station serving Fresno, California and Vicinity as an ESPN Deportes Radio affiliate. This station operates on AM frequency 1600 kHz and is under ownership of Lotus Communications Corporation....
1600 AM - Fresno, CaliforniaFresno, CaliforniaFresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation... - KSLK 96.1 FM - FresnoFresno, CaliforniaFresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
/Visalia, CaliforniaVisalia, CaliforniaVisalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles... - KGOLKGOLKGOL is a Houston, Texas AM radio station that serves mostly Asian listeners with a mix of Indian and Pakistani language programs. The station broadcasts on AM frequency 1180 kHz and is under ownership of Entravision Communications....
1180 AM - Houston, TexasHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... - WKIZWKIZWKIZ is a radio station broadcasting a local community talk format format. Licensed to Key West, Florida, USA, the station is currently owned by Seattle Streaming Radio, LLC, and brokered to Overseas Radio, LLC, the owners of KONK radio....
1500 AM - Key West, FloridaKey West, FloridaKey West is a city in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city encompasses the island of Key West, the part of Stock Island north of U.S. 1 , Sigsbee Park , Fleming Key , and Sunset Key... - KENOKENOKENO is a sports/talk AM radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada owned by the Lotus Broadcasting and featuring programming from the ESPN Deportes Radio network. On March 3, 2008, the station changed its format to ESPN Deportes Radio, and the previous programming was moved to KBAD 920 kHz. KBAD's...
1460 AM - Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... - WVOSWVOS (AM)WVOS is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish sports radio format. Licensed to Liberty, New York, USA, the station is currently owned by Watermark Communications LLC....
1240 AM - LibertyLiberty, New YorkLiberty, New York relates to two locations in Sullivan County, New York, United States:*Liberty , New York*Liberty , New York...
/Middletown, New YorkMiddletown, New YorkMiddletown is the name of two separate places located in the U.S. state of New York:*Middletown, Delaware County, New York, a town*Middletown, Orange County, New York, a city... - KWKWKWKWKWKW is an American radio station licensed to serve Los Angeles, California. The station is owned by Lotus Communications Corporation.KWKW is one of the oldest Spanish-language radio stations in the Greater Los Angeles area...
1330 AM - Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... - KWKU 1220 AM - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
/Pomona, CaliforniaPomona, California-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile... - WTTNWTTNWTTN is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Sports format licensed to Columbus, Wisconsin and serving Madison's Hispanic Market. The station is owned by Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC and features programing from ESPN Desportes. WTTN began broadcasting with 250 watts as a daytime only station...
1580 AM - Madison, WisconsinMadison, WisconsinMadison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.... - WNMAWNMAWNMA is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Variety format. Licensed to Miami Springs, Florida, USA, the station serves the Miami area. The station is currently owned by Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Licensee, LLC.-References:...
1210 AM - Miami, FloridaMiami, FloridaMiami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625... - WRRD 1510 AM - Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
- WPFDWPFDWPFD is a daytime-only radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican music format. Licensed to Fairview, Tennessee, USA, the station is currently owned by S V Communications Inc.-External links:...
850 AM - Nashville, TennesseeNashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home... - WAMTWAMTWAMT is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language sports radio format. Licensed to Pine Castle, Florida, USA, it serves the Orlando area. The station is currently owned by Genesis Communications....
1190 AM - Orlando, FloridaOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... - WWDBWWDBWWDB, 860 AM, is a daytime-only radio station based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania that broadcasts brokered programming and the satellite feed of ESPN Deportes Radio....
860 AM - Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... - KBMBKBMBKHHM, also known as HOT 103.5, is a Top 40 outlet serving Sacramento, California. The station is owned by Entravision Communications...
710 AM - Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... - WCLYWCLYWCLY is a Spanish language sports radio station located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company.-History:WCLY began broadcasting from Raleigh, North Carolina in 1962 as WNOH. WNOH was a country station founded by N.O. Harris, owner of Harris Distributors...
1550 AM - Raleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh, North CarolinaRaleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... - KLDYKLDYKLDY is a radio station broadcasting a sports radio format. Licensed to Lacey, Washington, USA, the station is currently owned by Seattle Streaming Radio, LLC and features programing from ESPN Radio....
1280 AM - Salem, OregonSalem, OregonSalem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood... - KNTB 1480 AM - Salem, OregonSalem, OregonSalem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...
- KTUBKTUBKTUB is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Oldies format. Licensed to Centerville, Utah, United States, it serves the Salt Lake City area. The station is currently owned by Bustos Media of Utah License, LLC. KTUB provides Spanish language broadcasts for Real Salt Lake of Major League...
1600 AM - Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197... - KHHLKHHLKXBT is an American oldies radio station licensed to serve the community of Leander, Texas. It broadcasts an oldies format to the greater Austin, Texas area. The station is currently owned by Border Media Partners and the station's broadcast license is held by BMP Austin License Company, L.P...
103.1 FM - San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,... - XESS-AM 620 AM - San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
- KTRBKTRBKTRB ESPN Deportes 860 is a commercial radio station in San Francisco, California. The station has a Spanish sports-talk format since June 27, 2011.-History:...
860 AM - San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... - WQIIWQIIWQII is a radio station broadcasting a Talk/Personality format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, it serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Communications Counsel Group, Inc....
1140 AM - San Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of... - KBROKBROKBRO in Bremerton and KNTB in Lakewood, both Washington, are a pair of simulcasting Spanish-language radio stations serving the Puget Sound region. KBRO broadcasts at 1490 kHz with an ERP of 1 kW-U, while KNTB broadcasts at 1480 kHz with an ERP of 1 kW-D/0.111 kW-N. Both...
1490 AM - Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonSeattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... - WSCPWSCPWSCP is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language sports talk format.The station is currently owned by Galaxy Communications, and is an affiliate of ESPN Deportes Radio....
1070 AM - Syracuse, New YorkSyracuse, New YorkSyracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603... - WAMAWAMA (AM)WAMA is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish sports talk format. Licensed to Tampa, Florida, USA, it serves the Tampa Bay area. The station is currently owned by ZGS Communications....
1550 AM - Tampa, FloridaTampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709.... - KTKTKTKTKTKT is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish sports radio format. Licensed to Tucson, Arizona, USA, the station serves the Tucson area. The station is currently owned by Arizona Lotus Corp...
990 AM - Tucson, ArizonaTucson, ArizonaTucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200... - WJNXWJNXWJNX is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish News/Talk format. Licensed to Fort Pierce, Florida, USA, the station is currently owned by Port St. Lucie Broadcasters, Inc....
1330 AM - West Palm Beach, FloridaWest Palm Beach, FloridaWest Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida... - KZXRKZXRKZXR is a radio station broadcasting a Regional Mexican format. Licensed to Prosser, Washington, USA, the station is currently owned by Mbprosser Licensee LLC and features programing from ABC Radio, ESPN Radio, and Westwood One....
1310 AM - Yakima, WashingtonYakima, WashingtonYakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of...