Infinity Sports Network Explained

Infinity Sports Network
Type:Sports radio network
Airdate:September 4, 2012
(CBS Sports Updates)
Country:United States
Launch Date:January 2, 2013
(Full programming)

Infinity Sports Network is an American sports radio network. It debuted as CBS Sports Radio with hourly sports news updates on September 4, 2012, and with 24/7 programming on January 2, 2013.[1] [2] [3]

Infinity Sports Network is programmed by Audacy, Inc. and distributed by Westwood One. Programming on the network featured reporters and personalities from CBS Sports, CBS Sports Network, and CBSSports.com. Infinity Sports Network is broadcast throughout the United States on radio affiliates and streamed online.[4] [5]

From launch until November 17, 2017, it was operated by CBS Radio until its merger with Entercom. Entercom, which later became Audacy, Inc., continued to manage the network under a licensing agreement with CBS.[6] The rights to the CBS logo, but not the name, expired at the end of 2019;[7] the rights to the CBS cross-branding—which had originally been scheduled to expire at the end of 2020, ended on April 15, 2024. At this time, the network rebranded as Infinity Sports Network; the name is a nod to Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, a corporate predecessor to CBS Radio.[8] [9]

Stations

Infinity Sports Network airs on more than 300 stations nationwide. The nominal flagship station of Infinity Sports Network is WFAN / WFAN-FM in New York City (although WFAN-AM-FM only carry some brief reports and occasional weekend shows from the network). Since WFAS shifted to conservative talk in 2021,[10] [11] New York City has had no full-time Infinity Sports Network affiliate station, although the network is heard around the clock on an HD Radio digital subchannel of WFAN-FM. WFAS, along with WHLD in Niagara Falls–Buffalo, were among numerous Cumulus Media stations that had been part of the network's core affiliates but flipped to conservative talk.[12]

Audacy also distanced itself from the network when it shifted focus to its own in-house BetQL Network, which features discussions of gambling, in 2021. The BetQL stations continue to carry some Infinity Sports Network programs, including The Jim Rome Show and its late night programming.[13]

Other affiliate stations include:

Programming

Program Time (Eastern)
After Hours with Amy Lawrence Mon-Fri 2 a.m.
Maggie and Perloff (Maggie Gray, Andrew Perloff) Mon-Fri 6 a.m.
Reiter Than You (Bill Reiter) Mon-Fri 10 a.m.
The Jim Rome Show Mon-Fri 12 noon
"Zach Gelb" Mon-Fri 3 p.m.
JRSportsBrief" (J.R. Jackson) Mon-Fri 6 p.m.
The Bart Winkler Show Mon-Fri 10 p.m.
Ryan Hickey Saturdays 2 a.m.
Carrington Harrison Saturdays 6 a.m.
BetQL Countdown To... Saturdays 10 a.m.
Nick Ashooh Saturdays noon
Chris Mueller Saturdays 2 p.m.
Dave Smith Saturdays 6 p.m.
The Jody Mac Show (Jody McDonald) Saturdays 10 p.m.
The Good Shepard Sundays 2 a.m.
Carl Dukes Sundays 6 a.m.
Sunday Morning Football Sundays 10 a.m.
Eye On Football with Zach Gelb (NFL regular season only)Sundays 12 noon
The Jody Mac Show (Jody McDonald) Sundays 8 p.m.
Andy Gresh Sundays 10 p.m.

Weekend broadcasters can and do vary regularly

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBS CREATES THE LARGEST MAJOR MARKET SPORTS RADIO NETWORK IN THE NATION. CBS Radio. November 20, 2012. March 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130308045059/http://www.cbsradio.com/single-press/1811?filter=2012. dead.
  2. Web site: CBS Sports Radio. CBS Radio. February 13, 2013. March 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130306114730/http://www.cbsradio.com/cbs-sports-radio. dead.
  3. Web site: CBS Sports Radio. Cumulus Media Networks. February 13, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130310033949/http://www.cbsmktg.com/cms/. March 10, 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: CBSSR Affiliates. CBS Sports Radio. January 2, 2013.
  5. Web site: CBSSR Stream. CBS Sports Radio. January 1, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116161353/http://betaplayer.radio.com/player/cbs-sports-radio/. January 16, 2013.
  6. Web site: EX-2.2. sec.gov. November 27, 2017.
  7. 1206615036283817984. radioinsight. CBS Sports Radio has informed.... December 16, 2019.
  8. Web site: April 4, 2024 . CBS Sports Radio to Become the Infinity Sports Network . April 6, 2024 . barrettsportsmedia.com.
  9. Web site: April 5, 2024 . CBS Sports Radio To Rebrand On April 15 . April 16, 2024 . Radio Insight . en-US.
  10. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/207306/suburban-new-york-am-to-go-all-digital-next-month/ "Suburban New York AM To Go All Digital Next Month"
  11. News: WFAS Sets Lineup For Its All-Digital Talk Flip. Venta. Lance. May 20, 2021. RadioInsight. May 24, 2021.
  12. Web site: WHLD switches format to conservative talk hosts, led by Dan Bongino Entertainment buffalonews.com. May 25, 2021.
  13. Web site: Audacy Flips Seven Stations to BetQL Network . June 21, 2021 .