North Texas Announces Expansion of Football Radio Broadcast

[cousin oliver]

DENTON, Texas – UNT Athletics and its exclusive multimedia rightsholder, LEARFIELD’s Mean Green Sports Properties, announced today a new relationship between the Mean Green and Falls Media, LLC in Wichita Falls, TX. This agreement along with current affiliate, KHYI 95.3 “The Range,” will expand the radio footprint for football fans to hear radio broadcasts in the communities surrounding Wichita Falls and Lawton, OK, complementing the current coverage east to Durant and Greenville, and south through the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area.  

“We are pleased to announce this new partnership that expands our football radio network and broadcasts to an even larger area in DFW, North Texas and Oklahoma,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. “With multiple options both over the air and online, it has never been easier to listen to a Mean Green victory than it is in 2022.”

Mean Green fans also have free streaming access to complete audio coverage of North Texas football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball games as well as coach’s shows and podcasts on The Varsity Network, LEARFIELD’s audio home for live and on-demand Mean Green Sports content. The Varsity Network content can be accessed via desktop or via The Varsity Network app, available for download on all major digital distribution platforms.

The Mean Green Sports Network broadcasts are led by North Texas alumnus Dave Barnett (8th year, both) on play-by-play and Hank Dickenson (25th year, football; 27th year, men’s basketball) on color commentary of football and men’s basketball, and Zac Babb (6th year, football; 4th year, women’s basketball) handles play-by-play of Mean Green women’s basketball and serves as the studio host for football.

Hosted by Barnett, the Seth Littrell Radio show begins on August 23 at Rudy’s Country Story and Bar-B-Q in Denton and will air each week during football season with the exception of October 4 and November 15. The weekly program will air on KYHI 95.3 FM and The Varsity Network app.

Businesses interested in partnering with UNT for radio advertising in 2022-23 should contact Mean Green Sports Properties General Manger Joe Domingos at (jdomingos@meangreensportsproperties.com; 603-391-9894).

[greenminer]

I don’t know if we are reaching more audiences to try and market ourselves, or if this is a response to demand that is already in place. Either way, this is good.

[golfingomez]

unpopular opinion... i'd like to shake up the broadcast booth... can't we get a former player in there?

[Tom McKrackin]

47 minutes ago, golfingomez said:

unpopular opinion... i'd like to shake up the broadcast booth... can't we get a former player in there?

I agree with you.  I say we keep Dave and dump Hank (he’s a fossil) and maybe bring in a former player like Craig Robertson now that he retired.

[golfingomez]

2 minutes ago, Tom McKrackin said:

I agree with you.  I say we keep Dave and dump Hank (he’s a fossil) and maybe bring in a former player like Craig Robertson now that he retired.

Craig would be great

[SteaminWillieBeamin]

I don't think we can hear the game in Denton though. The cell coverage is for the birds in the suites, no public wifi in the hub club and KNTU doesn't carry it live anymore (right?). I stopped bringing my radio device to games a few years back because I just couldn't pick up anything. Maybe it has changed and I can bring a pocket radio again. The last guy in America with a radioshack radio headphones... 

 

[Cooke County Kid]

What about KGAF Gainesville, they have carried the games for years, are they still broadcasting the football games?

GO MEAN GREEN!!!
WIN GAMES!!!!!!!!!

[9299]

Yes Craig would be great, however, Hank and Dave work really good together and Hank has so much knowledge about the history of NT sports I think it would be a mistake for him not to be in the booth. Lets keep a good thing going!!!!!!

[Rudy]

Can we expand the signal south of 820?  

[UNTLifer]

3 hours ago, golfingomez said:

unpopular opinion... i'd like to shake up the broadcast booth... can't we get a former player in there?

We have the best broadcast team in G5, maybe college football.

[PlummMeanGreen]

2 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

We have the best broadcast team in G5, maybe college football.

I like our MGRN broadcast team & have for a long time.  
Do wish Fort Worth & the West O’ Plex had better reception, though. 

[DentonLurker]

I would hate to see Hank no longer on the broadcast. Now, if you want to add a former player voice via a sideline reporter that would be really cool to me!

[greenminer]

4 hours ago, Tom McKrackin said:

I agree with you.  I say we keep Dave and dump Hank (he’s a fossil) and maybe bring in a former player like Craig Robertson now that he retired.

I don't get this old-man vibe at all.  Hank has wonderful energy for his age.

I have felt for all my Mean Green fandom that our broadcast is one of the best in sports.  Are you a fan of Monster Truck shows? or maybe Rough n' Rowdy?  That would tell me all I need to know.

[greenminer]

I'm not sure Hank has even hit 60 yet.  His profile says he is a 1987 KU grad.

[wardly]

5 hours ago, Tom McKrackin said:

I agree with you.  I say we keep Dave and dump Hank (he’s a fossil) and maybe bring in a former player like Craig Robertson now that he retired.

Define fossil. Someone who has been supportive of our program for decades or a johnny-come -lately like you ? I say we keep Hank and dump you.

[greenjoe]

I like Hank’s style and his knowledge of all things Green.  Not to slight Dave.    They are very good together.  

[Green Crazy]

7 hours ago, golfingomez said:

Craig would be great

Just out of curiosity, why do you think he would be great? I'm not against a former player being in the booth or anything like that, but it's wrong to assume he would be good at broadcasting just because he played. 

[untjim1995]

6 hours ago, PlummMeanGreen said:

I like our MGRN broadcast team & have for a long time.  
Do wish Fort Worth & the West O’ Plex had better reception, though. 

I remember when SL took the job, there was a HS WR from Aledo that said that he didn’t even know there was a North Texas…that’s an area that needs attention yesterday

[greenminer]

2 hours ago, Green Crazy said:

Just out of curiosity, why do you think he would be great? I'm not against a former player being in the booth or anything like that, but it's wrong to assume he would be good at broadcasting just because he played. 

 

[golfingomez]

14 hours ago, Green Crazy said:

Just out of curiosity, why do you think he would be great? I'm not against a former player being in the booth or anything like that, but it's wrong to assume he would be good at broadcasting just because he played. 

I've spoken with Craig a few times over the years, he's a very smart guy and he speaks well. On top of that, he has a real energy for the game and i think he loves NT. 

Check out his retirement speech to see how he speaks, and note that he isn't reading a script, so he has the ability to improvise, like you would in the booth.

The real question is, would he commit time to the job. I know he has an oil and gas venture.

[UNTcrazy727]

20 hours ago, 9299 said:

Yes Craig would be great, however, Hank and Dave work really good together and Hank has so much knowledge about the history of NT sports I think it would be a mistake for him not to be in the booth. Lets keep a good thing going!!!!!!

Haven't been a fan of Hank since he blocked me on Twitter. I've never even @ the guy. I'm guessing its because I tweeted he'd be a bad/lazy hire for AD when George Dunham was trying to use his influence to get his buddy the job. Thank god Smatresk didn't listen.

As far as his color work goes, he's well spoken and has great knowledge of UNT history, but his in game analysis is very surface level and doesn't put you in the mind of the player or coach. Understandable since he never played.

[MeanGreenHoops]

19 hours ago, greenminer said:

I don't get this old-man vibe at all.  Hank has wonderful energy for his age.

I have felt for all my Mean Green fandom that our broadcast is one of the best in sports.  Are you a fan of Monster Truck shows? or maybe Rough n' Rowdy?  That would tell me all I need to know.

[ttunt1970]

If the MEAN GREEN NETWORK is expanding what other stations if any are being added?

[Cooke County Kid]

You guys ever heard of Bill Mercer?

GO MEAN GREEN!!!
WIN GAMES!!!!!!!!!

[wardly]

You don't have to be dead to sell caskets.