iHeartMedia Minneapolis Inks Partnership with Timberwolves

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Minnesota Timberwolves

iHeartMedia/Minneapolis signs a multi-year streaming and radio partnership with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx to bring fans throughout the upper Midwest basketball coverage beginning with the upcoming 2023-24 season. As part of the deal, every Timberwolves game will be available on the newly created Minnesota Timberwolves channel on the iHeartRadio app. The Timberwolves become the first NBA team with a streaming channel on the iHeartRadio platform.

In addition, KFAN (100.3) will become the basketball organization's new flagship radio station for select Timberwolves games and the majority of Lynx games. Regular appearances from coaches, players and executives on all the KFAN shows will round out the coverage.

"We are excited about this partnership and honored to be the broadcast and streaming home of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx," said iHeartSports President Kevin LeGrett. "We are thrilled to deliver innovative Timberwolves and Lynx coverage, programming and integrations to millions of their fans across the state and beyond."

"The new broadcast partnership is the first-of-its-kind in Minnesota sports," added iHeartMedia Market President Greg Alexander. "With massive reach across the iHeartRadio platform and KFAN 100.3, we are thrilled to bring exclusive Timberwolves and Lynx basketball coverage to their loyal fan base."

"This is an exciting time for our organization as we launch a multi-faceted distribution partnership with one of the largest media platforms in the country," said Timberwolves and Lynx CEO Ethan Casson. "Welcoming KFAN 100.3 as our new flagship radio station, creating a 24/7/365 Timberwolves streaming channel on iHeartRadio, and producing cross-promotional opportunities with the entire portfolio of local iHeartMedia stations will strategically grow our Timberwolves and Lynx fan base."