Mike'd Up: Francesa on the Fan (began 2 September 2008) is the continuation of the show Mike and The Mad Dog based out of WFAN

WFAN

WFAN , also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio...

 in New York City

New York City

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 that features Mike Francesa

Mike Francesa

Michael Patrick "Mike" Francesa, Jr. is an American radio talk show host and television commentator. He is primarily known in his former role co-hosting the popular Mike and the Mad Dog show on WFAN in New York City...

. The show is simulcast

Simulcast

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 on the YES Network

YES Network

The Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network is a New York City-based, regional cable television channel; it broadcasts a variety of sports events, with an emphasis on New York Yankees baseball games, and New Jersey Nets basketball games. YES made its debut on March 19, 2002...

, under a different title, The Mike Francesa Show. The show is the successor of the first nationally known radio sports team in the history of sports talk radio, The Mike and the Mad Dog program

Mike and the Mad Dog

Mike and the Mad Dog was an afternoon drive sports radio program based out of WFAN in New York City that featured Mike Francesa and Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo talking sports and taking phone calls from listeners. From 2002 onwards the show was simulcasted on the YES Network...

that ran from 5 September 1989 until 15 August 2008 when Francesa's partner, Christopher Russo left to start his own solo show.

Show format

The show's name is "Mike'd Up: Francesa on the FAN." Francesa has a TV show on WNBC

WNBC

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 entitled Mike'd Up: The Francesa Sports Final

Mike'd Up: The Francesa Sports Final

Mike'd Up: The Francesa Sports Final was Mike Francesa's Sunday evening sports talk show on WNBC. On July 19, 2011, Francesa announced on WFAN that he will end the show so he can spend more time with his family.- Program format :...

, and WFAN

WFAN

WFAN , also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio...

 had to secure permission from WNBC to use the name "Mike'd Up".

The format of the show is similar to Mike and the Mad Dog

Mike and the Mad Dog

Mike and the Mad Dog was an afternoon drive sports radio program based out of WFAN in New York City that featured Mike Francesa and Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo talking sports and taking phone calls from listeners. From 2002 onwards the show was simulcasted on the YES Network...

 with Francesa giving his opinions on the major sports stories of the day as well as answering calls from sports fan. Also, Francesa brings on guests from various sports ranging from head coaches/managers and players in the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB and NCAA to broadcasters and sports writers from major newspapers across the country.

Broadcast times

The program airs from 1:00 to 6:30 p.m. on WFAN

WFAN

WFAN , also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio...

, WLLD

WLLD

WLLD is a Rhythmic Contemporary Hits-formatted radio station licensed to Lakeland, Florida that serves the Tampa Bay area in Florida, and is owned by CBS Radio. Although the target audience of WiLD 94.1 is mainly people of ages 18–34, its main competitor is currently Clear Channel-owned Mainstream...

-HD3 in Tampa Bay, WOCL

WOCL

WOCL is a radio station broadcasting in Orlando, Florida. The station airs a Classic hits format, focusing on music from 1964-1989 with the core being the 1970s. It is similar to the format used by sister station WCBS-FM in New York...

-HD3 in Orlando, WEAT

WEAT

WEAT-FM, on-air known as Sunny 104.3, is a radio station licensed to the West Palm Beach, Florida market. It is owned by CBS Radio, and broadcasts at 104.3 FM....

-HD3 in West Palm Beach, WJFK-FM

WJFK-FM

WJFK-FM, known on-air as 106.7 The Fan, is a sports radio-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Manassas, Virginia, serving the metro Washington DC area...

-HD3 in Washington, D.C. and the YES Network

YES Network

The Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network is a New York City-based, regional cable television channel; it broadcasts a variety of sports events, with an emphasis on New York Yankees baseball games, and New Jersey Nets basketball games. YES made its debut on March 19, 2002...

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