Omaha’s top-ranked sports station 1620 The Zone will remain the flagship station for Creighton Men’s Basketball games following an announcement from NRG Media and Creighton Athletics that the two sides have agreed to a new three-year contract extension.
The agreement which covers the 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons gives The Zone exclusive rights to broadcast play-by-play for all home and away games as well as pre-game and post-game coverage. Creighton’s home games will continue to be broadcast on 101.9 The Keg as part of the contract extension.
1620 The Zone’s afternoon host John Bishop will continue handling play-by-play duties while a host of former Bluejays, including Fox Sports Radio talk show host and national college basketball television analyst Nick Bahe, will supply color commentary.
“We’ve had an outstanding relationship with Creighton University for many years, and we are extremely excited that our relationship will continue for many years to come. Creighton is a fantastic university with a great athletic program, and we are thrilled to be associated with the University,” said Mark Shecterle, General Manager of NRG Radio Omaha.
“We are very happy to continue our relationship with NRG,” Creighton Associate Director of Athletics Kevin Sarver said. “1620 The Zone has long been Omaha’s premier sports talk radio station and having our men’s basketball game broadcasts as part of its programming lineup, along with the home games also available on 101.9 The Keg, is a great fit for our program and our fans.”
The three-year extension includes The Creighton Athletics Hour – a live call-in show which will air once a week from 6p-7p on The Zone from October through March. A number of Creighton women’s basketball games will also be carried on either 1180 Zone 2 or NewsTalk 1290 KOIL, plus five Creighton Men’s Soccer home match broadcasts will be offered on La Nueva 1020AM/99.5FM.
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