MWC Announces Partnership with ESPN Radio 560 AM

MWC Announces Partnership with ESPN Radio 560 AM

ESPN Radio 560 AM to serve as the flagship radio station for the conference.

July 28, 2003

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Mountain West Conference and ESPN Radio 560 AM in Denver announced today a two-year partnership whereby ESPN Radio 560 AM will serve as the flagship radio station for the conference.

As a part of the partnership, ESPN Radio 560 AM will produce a number of Mountain West Conference events during the 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 academic years, including:

"This Week in the Mountain West," a weekly, 30-minute radio show during football season.

Live remotes from the MWC football and basketball media days, and The Front Range Kickoff and Tipoff luncheons.

Production of all fourteen (14) games of the 2004 and 2005 Mountain West Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships.

Production and syndication of weekly Mountain West Conference call-in show each Wednesday from 6:05 to 7 p.m. MST, hosted by Tim Lewis.

Broadcast of a MWC Game of the Week in football and men's basketball during each year of the agreement.

"It is an honor to have been chosen by the Mountain West Conference to be its flagship station," said ESPN Radio 560 AM General Manager Don Crawford, Jr. "We are going to do everything in our power to make them one of the most influential and popular conferences in the nation."

"This is a fabulous partnership for the Mountain West Conference," commented commissioner Craig Thompson. "This agreement goes a long way toward giving the MWC a presence in the Denver market. With our basketball tournament coming to Pepsi Center for the next three years, ESPN Radio 560 AM will give us tremendous exposure in promoting the MWC."


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