Purple Aces Athletics Establishes Radio Network
| RADIO ONLINE | Friday, April 20, 2018 |
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 Purple Aces Athletics |
The University of Evansville unveils for the first time a multi-station radio network. Concurrent with the 2018-19 collegiate athletic season, Purple Aces fans will have the opportunity to hear live game action and the coaches' show for men's basketball, as well as select women's basketball, baseball and soccer games. The multi-year agreement is in partnership with The Original Company, which owns the five stations encompassing the Purple Aces Radio Network. Participating stations include:
- WJPS (107.1)/Evansville-Boonville (Flagship station)
- WAOV (1450, 97.7, 97.3)/Vincennes
- WRCY (1590, 106.7)/Mount Vernon
- WROY (1460, 92.1)/Carmi, IL
- WYFX (106.7)/Evansville
"The team at The Original Company and WJPS, Purple Aces' flagship, are excited about the partnership between the University of Evansville and our current and future listeners not only in Evansville, but around the Tri-State Area," said The Original Company President Mark Lange.
Working alongside Director of Athletics Mark Spencer and the athletics administration on creating a radio network is Learfield's newly established Purple Aces Sports Properties. The on-campus team is solely dedicated to representing the University of Evansville. All aspects of the multimedia rights relationship between Learfield and the Purple Aces is led by the property's General Manager Brandon McClish.
"The support we've had from Learfield and its Purple Aces Sports Properties team in a short amount of time already has been tremendous, and we couldn't be more pleased to debut a multi-station radio network for our fans for the first time in the history of our athletics programming," said Spencer. "We're incredibly excited to extend our brand through a new platform like this and appreciate The Original Company supporting the Purple Aces."
