KOZN/Omaha to Remain Flagship Creighton Men's Basketball

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, August 1, 2019

Creighton Blue Jays

NRG Media's Sports KOZN-AM (1620 The Zone)/Omaha remain the flagship station for Creighton Men's Basketball games, inking a three-year contract extension with Creighton Athletics. The agreement covers the 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons and gives The Zone 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 also continue to be broadcast live on Classic Rock KOOO-FM (101.9 The Keg) as part of the extension.

1620 The Zone's afternoon talk host John Bishop will continue to handle 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 continue to provide 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 NRG Radio Omaha General Manager Mark Shecterle.

"We are very happy to continue our relationship with NRG," added Creighton Associate Director of Athletics Kevin Sarver. "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 also includes The Creighton Athletics Hour -- a live call-in show that airs once a week from 6-7pm on 1620 The Zone from October through March -- as well as a number of Creighton women's basketball game broadcasts on either 1180 Zone 2 or NewsTalk 1290 KOIL and five Creighton Men's Soccer home match broadcasts on La Nueva 1020AM/99.5FM.