Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Cleveland Radio: NFL Browns To Get New Home(s)

The Browns are changing radio homes in Cleveland and it will include unprecedented triple coverage on game days.

Multiple sources have told Tom Reed at The Plain Dealer the Browns are entering into a long-term deal to have their games broadcast on WKNR 850/AM, WKRK 92.3/FM and WNCX 98.5/FM. The franchise’s games had been aired on Clear Channel Communication stations since they returned in 1999.

The Browns, who declined comment, are expected to make an announcement on Thursday, a source said.

Browns play-by-play voice Jim Donovan, along with analyst Doug Dieken, will continue in their roles on the team's new radio homes WKNR, WKRK and WNCX.

The most unusual aspect of the agreement is that WKNR (ESPN) and WKRK (CBS) are rival sports talk stations. They entered into negotiations with the Browns bidding against each other, a source said, but at some point decided to join forces against Clear Channel, which had broadcast Browns games on flagship WMMS 100.7/FM and simulcast on WTAM 1100/AM.

The agreement allows the Browns to be aired on AM and FM stations without worries of a conflict with Indians games. That occasionally was a problem on WTAM.

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