C-USA Radio Network

[Harry]

Aug 19, 2013

Following a summer hiatus, Conference USA resumes its innovative syndicated radio programming this week. The Conference USA Station's Group consists of more than 20 initial stations for the 2013-14 athletic year, while other stations remain a possibility to join during the season. All programs will also be available for direct listener download through the Conference USA Podcast Channel.

C-USA is offering both short and longer-form programming for its member stations again this year. The flagship program of the network is its daily two-minute sportscast, Today in Conference USA. This report is prepared during the overnight hours for airing weekdays Monday- Friday. It includes the latest scores, highlights and news updates from throughout the conference.

During the football season, the conference also produces Talking Conference USA Football, a weekly 15-minute program highlighting football headlines and notes from around the conference and previewing upcoming games. The program also contains a feature interview guest involving a key figure relating to C-USA Football. TCUSAFB debuts each Friday, beginning August 30.

In December, Talking Conference USA Basketball will return for its third season, providing similar coverage throughout the men's and women's basketball seasons.

Three years ago, C-USA became the first major conference in the country to undertake daily and weekly radio sports coverage of its member institutions on a conference-wide basis. Sixteen radio stations carried this coverage to listeners in 11 states. Conference USA also became the first conference in the country to implement a digital audio interview network league wide, allowing for exceptional audio quality over distance. This capability will continue to be fully showcased in C-USA syndicated radio programming this year.

Conference USA syndicated radio programming is a co-production of the conference and sports broadcaster Bill Hazen, who hosts, produces and distributes all programs through his production company. Hazen has an ongoing relationship with the conference, having served as a play-by-play broadcaster for several C-USA events. In recent years, Bill Hazen Productions has become a leader in helping clients to leverage radio resources through the creation and production of compelling syndicated radio programming.

Below is a list of stations confirmed to be clearing Conference USA syndicated radio programming for the coming year. This is a partial list, with additional affiliates anticipated:

CONFERENCE USA STATION'S GROUP (as of August 19, 2013)

STATION	FREQUENCY	MARKET

WZGV-Radio	730 AM		Charlotte

KHYI-Radio	95.3 FM		Dallas-Ft. Worth

KHEY Radio	1380 AM	        El Paso

KROD Radio	600 AM	        El Paso

WNCT Radio	1070 AM	        Greenville, NC

WFOR Radio	1400 AM	        Hattiesburg, MS

WFFX Radio	103.7 FM	Hattiesburg, MS

WHER-Radio	99.3 FM		Hattiesburg, MS

WRVC Radio	930 AM		Huntington, WV

             	94.1 FM

WJDX Radio	620 AM		Jackson, MS

WAVQ Radio	1400 AM	        Jacksonville, NC

		95.5 FM

WJTK Radio	95.9 FM		Lake City, FL

WAKH Radio	105.7 FM	McComb, MS

WGNS Radio	1450 AM	        Murfreesboro, TN

		100.5 FM	Murfreesboro, TN

		101.9 FM	Murfreesboro, TN

WWNB Radio	1490 AM	        New Bern, NC

		103.9 FM

KNBB-Radio	97.7 FM		Ruston/Monroe, LA

KTBZ Radio	1430 AM	        Tulsa
WVSP Radio	94.1 FM	        Virginia Beach, VA

[PlummMeanGreen]

Would be nice if North Texas could add another DFW radio station that will cover Fort Worth, the West O' Plex and into southern Oklahoma.

And below a little nostalgia for some.

Edited August 23, 2013 by PlummMeanGreen

[Charlie NT 73]

Heck, I cannot pick up a good clear clean signal from 95.3 FM on a good clear day here in Grand Prairie.

The NT Radio Network is all we have so we will continue to listen.

The phrase "North Texas Radio Network" sounds so funny with only two

stations, with one being KNTU on the campus of North Texas.

I just hope that one day, North Texas has game day radio coverage all across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

How about one single station that can broadcast all over the USA?

Maybe the C-USA Radio Network will offer more radio stations for NT fans across America.

[drex]

If we can ever get this dang thing turned around, we can get better stations. I never will forget how pissed TCU was when they found out that North Texas was going to be on WBAP for the '88 or '89 football season. Mercer worked his magic and we were competitive.

[Mean Green 93-98]

If we can ever get this dang thing turned around, we can get better stations. I never will forget how pissed TCU was when they found out that North Texas was going to be on WBAP for the '88 or '89 football season. Mercer worked his magic and we were competitive.

I would love to be back on WBAP . . . at nights, I can get it here in Mammoth Spring, AR, 500 miles away from the Metroplex.

[Graddean]

Plumm. Thanks for the memory.

[Stix]

Is Rice still in CUSA? There's no Houston station on that list.

[ragpicker]

Would be nice if North Texas could add another DFW radio station that will cover Fort Worth, the West O' Plex and into southern Oklahoma.

And below a little nostalgia for some.

Come back Kern Tips, wherever you are.

[ragpicker]

Where is Kern Tips when we need him?