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Sports Radio 1270 The Fan is the New Home of UB Athletics
4/12/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo has announced today it has a new radio home for Buffalo Bulls Athletics. UB has partnered with Sport Radio 1270 The Fan to broadcast football and men's basketball games as well as other programming surrounding UB Athletics.
Sports Radio 1270 The Fan, a Cumulus Media Station and member of the CBS Sports Radio Network, airs popular national shows such as The John Feinstein Show, The Doug Gottlieb Show and Moore and Jones. The Rich Gaenzler Show airs weekdays from noon to 3:00 pm and features the best in local sports talk. When the 2013-14 athletics season begins, football head coach Jeff Quinn and men's basketball head coach Bobby Hurley will have a weekly show hosted by Gaenzler. In addition, UB student-athletes and coaches will be frequent guests on Gaenzler's show.
"This partnership enables us to showcase UB Athletics on one of the top media platforms in the Western New York region," UB Director of Athletics Danny White said. "Sports Radio 1270 The Fan is an exciting new sports radio station and the CBS Sports Radio format will help us broaden our messaging to a wide audience and enhance our brand."
Cumulus Media, which owns Sports Radio 1270 The Fan, also owns popular local stations such as 97 Rock, 103.3 the Edge and Classic Hits 104.1.
Sports Radio 1270 The Fan is carried by iHeartRadio, so fans can also catch all of the action both online and on smart phones.
"After launching Sports Radio 1270 The Fan in January, our first priority became securing a partnership with University at Buffalo Athletics," Cumulus Media Vice President Steve Bearance said. "Our local group of Cumulus radio stations, which includes 97 Rock, 103.3 The Edge, and Classic Hits 104.1, couldn't be more excited about being a part of the future success that the UB sports programs and alumni will bring to Western New York. Go Bulls!"
Calling the play-by-play action of Bulls football for his 14th year, and sixth consecutive, will be Paul Peck. Serving as the analyst for the fourth straight season will be Navy's all-time leading passer and former Western New York Player of the Year Jim Kubiak. The football season kicks off on August 31 at Ohio State.
Josh Whetzel will return to call the action for men's basketball for the eighth season when the season tips off in November.
