NYC Radio: NHL Islanders To Air On WFAN, WNYM

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment and the New York Islanders have named WFAN 660 AM / 101.9 FM, the most-listened-to sports radio station in the nation, as a broadcast partner of the Islanders Radio Network.  WFAN-AM/FM will broadcast 30 games during the regular season starting with the team’s home opener on Oct. 16.

WNYM 970 AM The Answer will also join the Islanders Radio Network and will broadcast 52 regular season games, starting with the team’s 2016-17 season opener against the New York Rangers on Oct. 13.

The two stations will alternate broadcasting Stanley Cup Playoff games.

In addition, the Islanders will be extensively promoted on each station through commercial spots, email marketing and social media.

WRHU 88.7 FM will also continue to simulcast each game throughout the regular season and playoffs as part of the Islanders Radio Network.

Veteran broadcaster Chris King will return for his 24th season on Islanders radio broadcasts, serving as play-by-play announcer. In addition, Greg Picker will return for his 2nd season as the team’s color analyst.

“We are thrilled to welcome WFAN-AM/FM and AM 970 The Answer to the New York Islanders Radio Network and to greatly expand the reach of Islanders games throughout the tri-state area,” said Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment.

“The Islanders are delighted for our fans that we will have such excellent radio coverage this season,” said Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky.

“We are pleased to partner with Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment to add New York Islanders games to our already expansive roster of NY team coverage,” said Mark Chernoff, VP of Programming, WFAN.  “As the #1 sports station in the country, WFAN is uniquely poised to capture and share the excitement around hockey season with its legions of fans.”

“Everyone here at Salem Media of New York/WNYM AM 970 The Answer is excited about being a home of one of New York’s iconic sports franchises,” said Jerry Crowley, Vice President and General Manager of Salem Media of New York. “To add the Islanders with their great tradition of excellence is a tremendous complement to our outstanding talk, news, information, sports programming format.”