Fox Sports Radio
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Fox Sports Radio is a service of Premiere Radio Networks (a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications). Fox Sports itself has minimal control over the network, it is simply branded as such per a two-way marketing agreement.
The network broadcasts from studios on Ventura Blvd. in Los Angeles. FSR broadcasts 24/7 sports programming and airs The Fox National Sports Report (sports headlines and highlights) every twenty minutes. The network is available on over 200 affiliates across the United States and Canada, and can also be heard on XM Satellite Radio channel 142.
History
Launched on August 28, 2000, Fox Sports Radio had about 50 affiliates nationwide. FOX Sports Radio had a very quiet launch, as most of its affiliates in major markets were in contracts with ESPN Radio or Sporting News Radio as well as FSR, which made getting programs heard rather hard, as its few full time affiliates were mostly daytime only stations or had very weak signals at night. The Sports Fan Radio Network ceased operations shortly after FSR's initial launch, allowing former SFRN affiliates to join the new FSR rather easily.Because FSR is actually owned and controlled by Premiere Radio Networks and only uses the FOX name per a two-way marketing agreement with the Fox Television Network, there is very little synergy between the two outfits, aside from certain personalities (such as Chris Myers and Andrew Siciliano) appearing on both. FSR is also granted unrestricted rights to use audio from any sports programming aired on Fox TV or FSN for highlights purposes. As of 2006, the only long-form program shared by FSR and FOX TV is FOX NFL Sunday.
Eventually, as Clear Channel-owned sports stations began to drop ESPN Radio in favor of the new network, its affiliate base grew rapidly, from 50 stations to more than 280 stations and XM Satellite Radio throughout North America.
In early 2005, Fox Sports Radio began calling itself FSR on air, the same year Premiere's contract to use the name Fox Sports was due to expire, provoking many to think that a name change was in the works. As of 2006, the network is still officially called Fox Sports Radio, though in on-air imaging, it is being called FSR more often.
Programming
Monday-Friday
| ET | PT | Show | Hosts | Anchors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A-6A | 11P-3A | The Third Shift | Jorge Sedano | Karen Kay |
| 6A-9A | 3A-6A | The First Team | Steve Czaban | Al Galdi |
| 9A-12P | 6A-9A | Out of Bounds | Craig Shemon and James Washington | Eddie Garcia |
| 12P-3P | 9A-12P | The First Team Reloaded¹ | Steve Czaban¹ | Eddie Garcia¹ |
| 3P-7P | 12P-4P | The Drive on Fox | Chris Myers | Vince De Lisi |
| 7P-10P | 4P-7P | Gametime Live | Andrew Siciliano | Krystal Fernandez |
| 10P-2A | 7P-11P | Gametime React | J.T. the Brick | Tomm Looney |
Saturday
| ET | PT | Show | Hosts | Anchors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A-6A | 11P-3A | The Third Shift on Fox | Ben Maller | Larry Brown |
| 6A-9A | 3A-6A | Fox Overtime | Chris Moore | Larry Brown |
| 9A-12P | 6A-9A | Gametime Saturday Warm-Up | Dave "Softy" Mahler | |
| 12P-4P | 9A-1P | Gametime Saturday | Sean Farnham and Rob Dibble | |
| 4P-8P | 1P-5P | Gametime Saturday | Dan Moriarty and Jim Mora | |
| 8P-11P | 5P-8P | Gametime Saturday React | Bruce Jacobs and Geoffrey Arnold | Eddie Garcia |
| 11P-2A | 8P-11P | Gametime Saturday Rewind | Chuck Booms | Eddie Garcia |
Sunday
| ET | PT | Show | Hosts | Anchors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A-6A | 11P-3A | The Third Shift on Fox | Ben Maller | Alan Horton |
| 6A-9A | 3A-6A | Race Day on Fox | Rob D'Amico, Michele Rahal, Ardy Arani | Alan Horton |
| 9A-10P | 6A-7A | Moneyball: The Cost of Winning | Chris Moore and Rick Horrow | |
| 10A-12P | 7A-9A | Gametime Sunday Warm-Up | Chris Moore | |
| 12P-4P | 9A-1P | Gametime Sunday | Sean Farnham and Kevin Kennedy | |
| 4P-8P | 1P-5P | Gametime Sunday | Dan Moriarty and Jim Mora | Dan Beyer |
| 8P-11P | 5P-8P | Gametime Sunday React | The Thompson Brothers | Gianna Suter |
| 11P-2A | 8P-11P | Gametime Sunday Rewind | Chuck Booms | Gianna Suter |
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