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Entercom and Kansas City Royals Ink Broadcast Extension


Kansas City Royals
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Entercom and the Kansas City Royals have announced a new five-year extension to continue airing the MLB team on KCSP-AM (610 Sports Radio) through the 2024 season. The Sports outlet been the broadcast home of the team in the Kansas City market since 2008.

Under the agreement, 610 Sports Radio will continue providing play-by-play coverage of the Royals, airing all 162 regular season games, plus all post-season games. In addition, the station will also broadcast all weeknight and weekend Cactus League Spring Training games from Arizona. A new extension of the partnership will include select weekday afternoon games on sister station KWOD-AM (1660 The Score).

"We are very pleased to extend this valued partnership for five more years," said Entercom Kansas City Regional President/Market Manager Dave Alpert. "The Royals are part of the thread of Kansas City and it's a privilege for 610 Sports Radio to be the flagship station of the team."

"We have been honored to call Entercom our flagship station since our partnership began in 2008. 610 Sports Radio is the home of the Royals in Kansas City. It's a perfect fit for us and our fans, and we are excited to continue that relationship," added Kansas City Royals Senior VP/Business Operations Kevin Uhlich. "Not only is the signal of 610 Sports Radio recognizable to all sports fans in the area, the Entercom Kansas City cluster of stations makes them an attractive partner to spread the word about Royals baseball - to sports fans and radio listeners of all genres."

The weekly "Royals Hot Stove" show returns to 610 Sports Radio from January through March. Dates and times of the spring broadcasts and "Royals Hot Stove" show will be announced at a later date.

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