Sky Sports News Radio
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Sky Sports News Radio is a British online radio station broadcasting sports news, results and information 24 hours a day. It is a sister service to the television channel Sky Sports News
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studios in Leeds. It originally broadcast from 0800 to 1800 only, expanding to a full 24-hour schedule in August 2010 to coincide with the start of the 2010-11 football season. The station was initially only available to Sky Sports subscribers, but became free to all listeners when its sister TV channel was removed from Freeview. The station can also be listened to via an iPhone
or iPad
app.
News reports are sourced from the Sky Sports News newsroom, Sky News Radio
and Teamtalk's Sportslive Radio online horse racing service. The station's managing editor is Mark Chesworth.
. During the American football season, the station broadcasts an NFL preview on Friday evenings.
presenter and commentator Chris Cooper
, former TEAMtalk 252
football commentator Tim Thornton, who is also the station's deputy editor, Rangers TV
presenter Emma Dodds and former Real Radio
Sports Editor Ben Ransom.
The station's imaging is produced by Dave Armstrong who used to work at Galaxy.
Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Sky Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4....
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History
The station was launched in June 2010 and broadcasts online from the TeamtalkTeamtalk media
TEAMtalk media is an independently owned online media company. The business is made up of four main units: Editorial, Mobile, Customer Service Call Centre and Ad Campaign Management.-Background:...
studios in Leeds. It originally broadcast from 0800 to 1800 only, expanding to a full 24-hour schedule in August 2010 to coincide with the start of the 2010-11 football season. The station was initially only available to Sky Sports subscribers, but became free to all listeners when its sister TV channel was removed from Freeview. The station can also be listened to via an iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
or iPad
IPad
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app.
News reports are sourced from the Sky Sports News newsroom, Sky News Radio
Sky News Radio
Sky News Radio is the radio arm of the Sky News division of British Sky Broadcasting. It has been operating since June 1999, providing a news bulletin service for UK commercial radio stations operators across the UK and for a number of English-speaking radio stations across the world.The Sky News...
and Teamtalk's Sportslive Radio online horse racing service. The station's managing editor is Mark Chesworth.
Programming
The schedule includes simulcast of several Sky Sports programmes, including Gillette Soccer Saturday on Saturdays from 1500 to 1800, midweek editions of Gillette Soccer Special and the football phone-in programme You're On Sky SportsYou're On Sky Sports
You're On Sky Sports is a topical football phone-in discussion television programme on Sky Sports 1. Originally hosted by Rob Hawthorne then Rob McCaffrey and Gary Newbon, the show is now chaired by Jason Cundy. There will always be one or two panel members, whether former football professionals or...
. During the American football season, the station broadcasts an NFL preview on Friday evenings.
Presenters
The station's roster of broadcasters include former TalksportTalkSPORT
Talksport , owned by UTV radio, is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a sports and talk radio service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom....
presenter and commentator Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper (broadcaster)
Chris Cooper is an Association football commentator in the United Kingdom.-Career:Previously he worked for talkSPORT, commentating on Chelsea and Arsenal matches in the Premier League, plus Liverpool and Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League. He has twice been Head of Sport at Century...
, former TEAMtalk 252
TeamTalk 252
TEAMtalk 252 was a short-lived UK national commercial sports radio station, based in Leeds in West Yorkshire with long wave transmission coming from the Clarkstown radio transmitter in Trim, County Meath in Ireland, formerly used by Atlantic 252....
football commentator Tim Thornton, who is also the station's deputy editor, Rangers TV
Rangers TV
Rangers TV is the official television channel of Rangers Football Club.Launched in 2004, it was operated by Setanta Sports, and was available on satellite and cable platforms in the UK and Ireland....
presenter Emma Dodds and former Real Radio
Real Radio
Real Radio is a network of adult contemporary independent local radio stations in England, Scotland and Wales and is operated by . Each station broadcasts local breakfast through to drive time shows and network programming in the evening and through the night...
Sports Editor Ben Ransom.
The station's imaging is produced by Dave Armstrong who used to work at Galaxy.