Audacy is staying in the New York Yankees business. The group announced on Wednesday that it has extended the deal making WFAN the flagship broadcast and digital home of the team’s radio call.
English language calls of all Yankee games will continue to be heard on WFAN and the Audacy app. The station will produce the Spanish language call of the games too, which air locally on WADO.
“The Yankees are excited to extend our longstanding relationship with WFAN and Audacy,” said Lonn Trost, the Chief Operating Officer of the New York Yankees, said in a press release. “WFAN has been our flagship station for over two decades, and we look forward to fans continuing to enjoy Yankees baseball over its airways and on the Audacy app.”
The partnership isn’t just about games. Plenty of Yankees content will be produced for Keith McPherson’s night time show on WFAN. The station and team will also collaborate on a series of listener promotions.
“The New York Yankees are the city’s premier sports franchise and WFAN is the city’s premier sports platform, so together we form a potent combination for fans and client partners,” said Chris Oliviero, Audacy’s New York Market President, added. “2022 is our 21st consecutive season of broadcasting the Bronx Bombers, and we look forward to continuing to have the honor of being the soundtrack to more memorable and historic pinstripe moments.”
The relationship between the New York Yankees and the cluster predates Audacy’s ownership of the stations. The team has called WFAN its flagship since 2014. Before that, the team spent the previous thirteen seasons on sister station WCBS.
