The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cumulus Media have signed a
multi-year agreement that allows WWLS 98.1 FM The Sports Animal to continue as
the flagship radio station of the Oklahoma City Thunder Radio Network.
As they have been since 2008, all Thunder preseason,
regular-season and postseason games will be carried live on The Sports Animal. All
Thunder games will also be broadcast on The Sports Animal's sister station
KWPN-ESPN Radio 640 AM, in addition to a dozen other stations across the state
and region that make up the Thunder Radio Network. Veteran NBA broadcaster Matt
Pinto will return for his sixth season as the radio play-by-play voice of the
Thunder.
"We are proud and excited to continue our strong
relationship with Cumulus and The Sports Animal," said Thunder Vice
President of Corporate Communications and Community Relations Dan Mahoney.
"They are the leaders in sports radio in Oklahoma , with passion and excitement for
Thunder Basketball."
"When Cumulus Media acquired these stations back in
2011, our then-pre-existing Thunder alliance was one of the first things the
company identified as most exciting. Consequently, the extension of our Thunder
relationship was enthusiastically supported, especially when considering the
partnership’s significant impacts on both listenership and advertising revenues,
not to mention the thrill provided to our employees from being associated with
a brand recognized worldwide!” said Cumulus Media Market Manager Larry Bastida.
Live Spanish-language broadcasts of Thunder home games will
continue on Cumulus station WKY 930 AM (La Indomable) in Oklahoma City
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