Audacy Launches The Fan Upstate in Greenville
PHILADELPHIA, PA – March 23, 2022 – Audacy today announced the launch of The Fan Upstate (WORD-AM/WYRD-AM) in Greenville-Spartanburg, effective immediately. The Fan will continue delivering live, local content including the award-winning “Rob Brown Show” and award-winning “Offsides with Marc Ryan” and will now be home to CBS Sports Radio and BetQL programming. The Fan Upstate will also continue to serve as the play-by-play home for Furman University Paladins football and basketball as well as Byrnes High School football. The station, previously ESPN Upstate, is multicast on WORD-AM/WYRD-AM, WFBC-HD2, 97.7 FM and 97.1 FM.
“After years of constantly changing, syndicated ESPN content, we have made the exciting move to bring new and relevant sports talk content to our listeners in the Upstate,” said Steve Sinicropi, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Audacy Greenville-Spartanburg. “The Fan Upstate will aim to provide the best original sports talk and sports betting content that our fans crave.”
The Fan Upstate weekday lineup is as follows.
6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ET: | “The DA Show” with Damon Amendolara |
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET: | “The Rob Brown Show” |
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET: | “The Jim Rome Show” |
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ET: | “Offsides with Marc Ryan” |
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET: | “BetMGM Tonight” |
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