Houston, Texas – Oct 2, 2018 – iHeartMedia Houston and the Houston Rockets today announced a continuation of their long-term partnership to keep Sportstalk 790 AM, Houston's Live & Local Sports Talk radio station, the home of the Houston Rockets.
Rockets fans will continue to hear all regular season games, in addition to pre-game, post-game as well as all other Rockets’ related programming on Sportstalk 790 AM. In addition, all the games will also broadcast on 94.5 HD channel 2 and many of the games will be simulcast on KTRH AM 740 and 99.1 HD channel 2.
“I am excited to continue our incredible partnership with the Houston Rockets. The future for both iHeartMedia and the Houston Rockets looks very bright,” said Eddie Martiny, iHeartMedia Region President. “I’d like to thank Tad Brown, Daryl Morey, Tilman Fertitta and the entire Rockets organization for providing Rockets fans a team that annually competes for championships.”
“We couldn’t be more excited for the upcoming season of Rockets basketball and are glad to continue our partnership with Sportstalk 790,” said Rockets Chief Executive Officer Tad Brown. “Craig Ackerman and Matt Thomas are an incredible one-two punch for Rockets fans to enjoy throughout the season.”
The Rockets open the regular season at home against New Orleans on Wednesday, October 17.
“We’re thrilled to be able to continue our partnership with the Rockets. The team is poised to make a championship run and the next several seasons promise to be very exciting,” said Bryan Erickson, Director of AM Programming, iHeartMedia Houston.
Sportstalk 790 AM is also the radio home for the Houston Astros as well as The University of Texas football and basketball.
Full Programming Lineup:
“The Josh Innes Show” 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
“In the Trenches with Koch & Kalu” 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
“The Matt Thomas Show” 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
“The Sean Salisbury Show” 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
iHeartMedia Houston has a strong cross-platform presence and includes a number of iconic brands and franchises – both broadcast and digital – including SUNNY 99.1, 94.5 The Buzz, 93.7 The Beat, KISS FM, Newsradio 740 KTRH, AM 950 KPRC and SportsTalk 790 – and produces legendary marquee events including Buzzfest and The Houston Beat Bash.
iHeartMedia is a leading media outlet in the Houston market and its content is available across multiple platforms, including its broadcast station; online via its branded digital site; mobile; and social, with nationwide listening through iHeartRadio, the all-in-one streaming music and live radio service – with its more than 1.7 billion downloads and 120 million registered users.
(This post was taken from a release sent to me by iHeartMedia Houston)
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