Fox Sports Radio
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| Broadcast area | United States Canada Africa Europe Middle East |
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| Branding | Fox Sports Radio or simply FSR |
| Frequency | Various AM/FM stations XM142 Afristar 501 |
| First air date | August 28, 2000 |
| Format | Sports Talk |
| Class | Satellite-delivered radio network |
| Owner | Premiere Radio Networks |
| Website | Official site at foxsports.com |
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming all day, every day. The network 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 is operated from the Premiere Radio Networks studios on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, California. Fox Sports personalities broadcast from studios across the country. 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 more than 290 affiliates across the United States and Canada, and can also be heard on XM Satellite Radio channel 142 and on WorldSpace Satellite Radio channel 501 (Afristar satellite).
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[edit] 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. One of the hosts on the Sports Fan Radio Network, J. T. the Brick, also joined Fox Sports Radio shortly thereafter.
Because FSR is actually owned and controlled by Premiere Radio Networks and only uses the Fox name per a two-way marketing agreement with Fox, 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. The network previously aired "The Best of The Best Damn Sports Show Period" on weekend mornings.
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 2007, the network is still officially called Fox Sports Radio, though in on-air imaging, it is being called FSR more often. As of September 2007, the on air emphasis of the name has changed from "fox sports RADIO" to either "FOX sports radio", or more often, "FOX SPORTS radio". In addition, multiple promos mentioning foxsports.com and streaming audio on the foxsports site as well as mentioning TV indicates a possible shift in emphasis.
[edit] Programming
[edit] Monday-Friday
| ET | PT | Show | Hosts | Anchors |
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| 2AM | 11PM | The Third Shift | Ben Maller | Karen Kay |
| 6AM | 3AM | The First Team | Steve Czaban with Scott Linn | Al Galdi |
| 9AM | 6AM | Out of Bounds | Craig Shemon and James Washington | Eddie Garcia |
| 12PM | 9AM | The First Team Reloaded¹ | Steve Czaban with Scott Linn¹ | Eddie Garcia¹ |
| 3PM | 12PM | The Drive on Fox | Chris Myers and Sean Farnham | Dan Beyer |
| 7PM | 4PM | Gametime Live | Andrew Siciliano | Krystal Fernandez |
| 10PM | 7PM | Gametime React | J. T. the Brick | Tomm Looney |
¹The network is officially dark between the hours of 12PM and 3PM ET (9AM and 12PM PT), as many affiliates air Premiere Radio Networks' The Jim Rome Show, which is syndicated separately. Stations unable to carry Rome's program may substitute another program or run a replayed version of The First Team on Fox (the path chosen by XM 142).
[edit] Saturday
| ET | PT | Show | Hosts | Anchors |
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| 2AM | 11PM | The Third Shift Weekend Edition | Chris Plank | Larry Brown |
| 6AM | 3AM | GameTime Saturday Preview | Chris Moore | Larry Brown |
| 9AM | 6AM | Gametime Saturday Warm-Up | Steve "Big Dog" Duemig | Chuck Madden |
| 12PM | 9AM | Gametime Saturday | Brian Webber and Todd Lyght | Chuck Madden ('til 2PM) |
| 4PM | 1PM | Gametime Saturday | Dan Moriarty and Lincoln Kennedy | Vince DiLisi |
| 8PM | 5PM | Gametime Saturday React | Denny Hocking and Derrick Deese | Deb Carson |
| 11PM | 8PM | Gametime Saturday Rewind | John Fricke and Chris Landry | Deb Carson |
[edit] Sunday
| ET | PT | Show | Hosts | Anchors |
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| 2AM | 11PM | The Third Shift Weekend Edition | Chris Plank | Deb Carson |
| 6AM | 3AM | Race Day on Fox | Rob D'Amico and Michele Rahal | |
| 9AM | 6AM | Fox MoneyBall | Chris Moore and Rick Horrow | Chuck Madden |
| 10AM | 7AM | Game Time Warm Up | Chris Moore | Chuck Madden |
| 12PM | 9AM | Fox NFL Sunday | Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson | None |
| 1PM | 10AM | Fox NFL Gametime | Brian Webber, Derrick Deese, Dan Moriarty, and Lincoln Kennedy | Geoff Nathanson |
| 8PM | 5PM | Fox NFL Gametime React | Jorge Sedano and Ray Buchanan | Deb Carson |
| 11PM | 8PM | Fox NFL Gametime Rewind | Evan Cohen and Chris Landry | Deb Carson |
[edit] Partial station listings for Fox Sports Radio local affiliates
This listing of radio stations that are branded as Fox Sports Radio is an incomplete sampling of major/all markets in 2008.
