Capitol Broadcasting continues to expand its sports radio arsenal for listeners in the Triangle with a new FM signal at 95.7 for WCLY-AM 1550 AM. In addition to the 95.7 FM frequency, The Ticket will remain on 1550 AM, 99.9 HD3 as well as made available for live streaming at WRALSportsFan.com.
WCLY programming will continue serving Raleigh sports radio listeners the same weekday programming which includes Gio & Jones, The Dan Patrick Show, The Jim Rome Show, and Russillo & Kanell. Nights and weekends on the Ticket will feature a variety of live play-by-play events, including Appalachian State Mountaineers Football. “The Ticket” is also the exclusive Raleigh home for NASCAR which begins its new season on February 26th with the Daytona 500.
Dennis Glasgow, Capitol Broadcasting sports radio Operations Manager/Program Director says, “We couldn’t be more thrilled that with our great weekday lineup and partners, our listeners will have an additional FM signal in Raleigh to enjoy great sports programming”.
Capitol Broadcasting’s General Manager of Sports Radio Brian Maloney went on to add: “We are in the business of providing sports content to our listeners and we deliver the content on numerous platforms. The addition of The Ticket on 95.7 FM fits perfectly with our other FM sports talk properties as well as digital initiatives”.
With the addition of the FM signal, The Ticket joins a very extensive and impressive list of platforms for Capitol Broadcasting in the Raleigh-Durham market. This includes 99.9FM The Fan (WCMC), Buzz Sports Radio (WDNC) 620AM/99.3FM/96.5FM, along with live video streaming of local programs at WRALSportsFan.com, the WRALsportsfan App, on Roku, Amazon Firestick and AppleTV on the WRAL-TV 5 #OTT App.
Jason Barrett is the President and Founder of Barrett Media since the company was created in September 2015. Prior to its arrival, JB served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He also spent time programming SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Jason also worked on-air and behind the scenes in local radio at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years on the national stage, producing radio shows for ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT. Among them included the Dan Patrick Show, and GameNight.
You can find JB on Twitter @SportsRadioPD. He’s also reachable by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
