Seattle Radio: U-W Sports Moving To iHeartMedia

The University of Washington Athletics Department and its exclusive multimedia rightsholder, Huskies Sports Properties, announced Tuesday a new five-year broadcast agreement with iHeartMedia Seattle’s Sports Radio KJR 950 AM effective through the 2024-2025 athletic season.

Seattle Sports Radio 950 KJR will serve as the Huskies flagship radio station with comprehensive coverage for all Huskies sports including men’s basketball, women’s basketball and football game broadcasts. Full promotional support will also be provided on Sports Radio 950 KJR’s sister stations including KFNQ 1090 KJR, KJR 95.7 HD2 FM and KJAQ 96.5 Jack FM.

Tony Castricone

Tony Castricone will return this fall for his 3rd season of calling play-by-play for Husky football and his 4th calling men’s basketball. Fans can also hear his original Huskies content on demand on the “GoHuskies Podcast,” which can be found on www.gohuskies.com.

In addition, Seattle Sports Radio 950 KJR and KJR FM-HD2 95.7-2 will broadcast a variety of Huskies sports programming including expanded football pre- and postgame programming, weekly program features with UW coaches and the voice of the Huskies, Tony Castricone and a monthly program highlighting all UW Husky athletic programs.

“We are extremely excited to partner with iHeartMedia and return to Sports Radio on 950 KJR,” said Brandon Forbis, General Manager of Huskies Sports Properties.

“With iHeart’s on-air, digital, and social media platforms in Seattle, we believe there are ample opportunities to reach all segments of our fan base in this market. This partnership will provide our fans, sponsors and supporters even more ways to get the latest on what is happening in UW Athletics. We also sincerely thank Sinclair Broadcast Group and KOMO AM/FM radio for their partnership over the past 6 years.”

“We are thrilled to bring the University of Washington Huskies back home to Sports Radio 950 KJR AM,” said Robert Dove, President for iHeartMedia Markets Group Seattle. “In addition, we’re excited to use our entire platform including our five FM stations and digital assets to expand the Husky brand to a new level throughout the greater Seattle area.”

Huskies Sports Properties is the locally based Learfield IMG College team which manages all broadcast operations and corporate partnerships for UW athletics administration.