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Westwood One to Air Every Game of NCAA Tournament


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Westwood One will once again provide full audio coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, broadcasting every game of the tournament from the First Four through the national title game.

Coverage begins March 17 at 6:30pm ET ahead of the First Four and continues through the National Championship on April 6. As the NCAA's official network audio broadcast partner, Westwood One will deliver play-by-play coverage of all 67 tournament games.

The broadcasts will be heard on terrestrial radio stations nationwide and via SiriusXM, while free streaming will be available at NCAA.com/MarchMadness, westwoodonesports.com and the Westwood One Sports app. Fans can also listen through the NCAA March Madness Live app, The Varsity Network app and Alexa-enabled devices. TuneIn Premium subscribers will also have access to the coverage.

Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel and P.J. Carlesimo will call the Final Four and National Championship in English, with Andy Katz reporting courtside. Jason Horowitz and Nick Bahe will host the pregame, halftime and postgame shows from Indianapolis.

Westwood One's tournament coverage will feature a roster of analysts including Tom Crean, Fran Fraschilla, Casey Jacobsen, LaPhonso Ellis, Austin Croshere, Jordan Cornette, Jon Crispin, King McClure and Sarah Kustok. Play-by-play duties throughout the tournament will be shared by Kugler, Ryan Radtke, Scott Graham, John Sadak, Jason Benetti, Noah Eagle, Nate Gatter, Ted Emrich, Spero Dedes and Danny Reed.

The network will also produce a lineup of hour-long shows airing before each day's coverage, including The NCAA Tournament Today, The Final Four Show and Championship Monday.

In addition, Westwood One will present Spanish-language coverage of the Final Four on April 4 and the National Championship on April 6. Rafael Hernandez Brito will call the games with analyst Greivis VÂĦsquez, while Carlos Morales will host the broadcasts.

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