NEW YORK–(HISPANIC PR WIRE – BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 2, 2003–Building on its
effort to serve the Hispanic sports fan, ESPN is again teaming up with ABC Radio
Networks to produce ESPN Deportes Radio, which will offer exclusive Spanish-language
broadcasts of Major League Baseball’s League Championship Series and World Series,
beginning October 7.
ESPN Deportes Radio will offer a unique broadcast for each game, with its own
on-site production team featuring Spanish-language play-by-play, analysis, interviews,
and commercials. Commentators for the World Series and National League Championship
Series will include Hall of Fame broadcaster and longtime radio voice of the
Dodgers’ Spanish-language broadcasts Jaime Jarrin, joined by Billy Berroa, radio
voice of the Mets’ Spanish-language broadcasts. Eduardo Ortega, radio voice
of the Padres’ Spanish-language broadcasts, will call the American League Championship
Series.
Major League Baseball on ESPN Deportes Radio began earlier this year with the
broadcast of the 74th All-Star Game. The League Championship Series and World
Series on ESPN Deportes Radio will be carried by affiliates in many of the top
Hispanic markets including Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix,
and San Diego.
The ESPN Deportes initiative began in 2000 when ESPN and MLB offered Spanish-language
telecasts of a small number of Sunday NightBaseball games. The network was officially
launched on April 1, 2001 as a 52-week block of exclusive Spanish-language Sunday
night sports, featuring Sunday Night Baseball, Sunday Night NFL, and exclusive
boxing matches.
In January, ESPN is planning to launch ESPN Deportes as a 24-hour, 7 day-a-week
network offering a mix of live sports leagues and events, as well as a selection
of Spanish-language sports news and information shows, including a new version
of SportsCenter.
Affiliates Broadcasting ESPN Deportes Radio
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Stations Frequency
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Atlanta
WAOS 1600 AM
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WXEM 1460 AM
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WLBA 1130 AM
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WMGA 1230 AM
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Boston
WORC 1310 AM
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Dallas
KESS 1270 AM
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Fresno
KGST 1600 AM
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Greensville SC WGVL
1440 AM
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Hartford WRYM
840 AM
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Houston
KYST 920 AM
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Laredo
XHNOE 91.3 FM
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Los Angeles KWKW
1330 AM
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McAllen KBOR
1600 AM
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Miami
WQBA 1140 AM
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New Orleans GLA
1540 AM
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New York WADO
1280 AM
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Orlando
WPRD 1440 AM
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WOTS 1220 AM
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WSDO
1400 AM
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Philadelphia WEMG
1310 AM
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Phoenix
KPHX 1480 AM
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Pomona, Ca. KWKU
1220 AM
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Riverside/San Ber. KDIF
1440 AM
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Ruppert, Idaho KFTA
970 AM
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San Antonio KCOR
720 AM
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San Diego KURS
1040 AM
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Tampa
WMGG 820 AM
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W Palm Beach WPSP
1190 AM
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