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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Pittsburgh Radio: iHM, NFL Steelers Extend Broadcast Deal

iHeartMedia Pittsburgh announced Friday an extension of its broadcast agreement with the Pittsburgh Steelers, effective through the 2018 NFL season.

The new agreement includes The Steelers Radio Network originating from WDVE 102.5 FM and WBGG 970 AM & W292DH 106.3 FM, with additional promotional support on across all six iHeartMedia Pittsburgh stations and websites.

The new agreement also expands the Steelers HD radio station (SNR) to 8 hours of original Steelers programming per day throughout the season. In addition, Steelers play-by-play coverage will air on WDVE, where games have been broadcast since the 1999 season.

"iHeartMedia Pittsburgh and the Steelers have a longstanding partnership," said Tim McAleer, Market President, iHeartMedia Pittsburgh. "We are thrilled to continue to bring sports fans throughout Pittsburgh Steelers broadcasts and programming for years to come."

“We are excited to continue our partnership with iHeartMedia Pittsburgh for the coming years,” said Steelers Director of Partnership and Sales Ryan Huzjak. “iHeartMedia has delivered tremendous programming to Pittsburgh Steelers fans for many years, and this partnership will continue to provide our fans everywhere with Steelers content on iHeartMedia Pittsburgh platforms.”

WDVE 102.5 FM (55 Kw) Red=Local Coverage Area
iHeartMedia is a leading media outlet in the Pittsburgh market and its programming and content are available across multiple platforms, including its broadcast stations; online via its branded digital sites; mobile; and social, with nationwide listening through iHeartRadio — with its more than 700 million downloads, more than 75 million social media followers and 87 million digital uniques across the Network.

WBGG 970 AM (5 Kw) Red=Local
iHeartMedia Pittsburgh owns and operates WBGG-AM, WDVE-FM, WKST-FM, WPGB-FM, WWSW-FM, WXDX-FM and is part of iHeartMedia

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