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Infinity Sports Network

{{short description|Sports radio network}}

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{{Infobox radio network

| name = Infinity Sports Network

| caption =

| logo = Infinity Sports.png

| type = Sports radio network

| airdate = September 4, 2012
(CBS Sports Updates)

| country = United States

| owner = {{ubl|Audacy, Inc. (producer)|Westwood One (distributor)}}

| key_people = {{ubl|Mark Chernoff|(director of programming)|Chris Oliviero|(EVP of programming){{cite web|title=CBS SPORTS RADIO SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM ANNOUNCED|url=http://www.cbsradio.com/single-press/1879?filter=2012|publisher=CBS Radio|access-date=November 20, 2012|archive-date=March 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308044211/http://www.cbsradio.com/single-press/1879?filter=2012|url-status=dead}}}}

| launch_date = January 2, 2013
(Full programming)

| webcast = {{Audacy.com|infinitysportsnetwork}}

| website = {{url|https://www.audacy.com/infinitysportsnetwork}}

}}

Infinity Sports Network is an American sports radio network. It debuted as CBS Sports Radio with hourly sports news updates on September 4, 2012, and with 24/7 programming on January 2, 2013.{{cite web|title=CBS CREATES THE LARGEST MAJOR MARKET SPORTS RADIO NETWORK IN THE NATION|url=http://www.cbsradio.com/single-press/1811?filter=2012|publisher=CBS Radio|access-date=November 20, 2012|archive-date=March 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308045059/http://www.cbsradio.com/single-press/1811?filter=2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=CBS Sports Radio|url=http://www.cbsradio.com/cbs-sports-radio|publisher=CBS Radio|access-date=February 13, 2013|archive-date=March 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306114730/http://www.cbsradio.com/cbs-sports-radio|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=CBS Sports Radio|url=http://www.cbsmktg.com/cms/|publisher=Cumulus Media Networks|access-date=February 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310033949/http://www.cbsmktg.com/cms/|archive-date=March 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}

Infinity Sports Network is programmed by Audacy, Inc. and distributed by Westwood One. Programming on the network featured reporters and personalities from CBS Sports, CBS Sports Network, and CBSSports.com. Infinity Sports Network is broadcast throughout the United States on radio affiliates and streamed online.{{cite web|title=CBSSR Affiliates|url=http://cbssports.radio.com/affiliates.html|publisher=CBS Sports Radio|access-date=January 2, 2013}}{{cite web|title=CBSSR Stream|url=http://betaplayer.radio.com/player/cbs-sports-radio|publisher=CBS Sports Radio|access-date=January 1, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116161353/http://betaplayer.radio.com/player/cbs-sports-radio/|archive-date=January 16, 2013}}

From launch until November 17, 2017, it was operated by CBS Radio until its merger with Entercom. Entercom, which later became Audacy, Inc., continued to manage the network under a licensing agreement with CBS.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813828/000119312517029329/d337391dex22.htm|title=EX-2.2|website=sec.gov|access-date=November 27, 2017}} The rights to the CBS logo, but not the name, expired at the end of 2019;{{cite tweet|number=1206615036283817984|user=radioinsight|title=CBS Sports Radio has informed...|date=December 16, 2019}} the rights to the CBS cross-branding—which had originally been scheduled to expire at the end of 2020, ended on April 15, 2024. At this time, the network rebranded as Infinity Sports Network; the name is a nod to Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, a corporate predecessor to CBS Radio.{{cite web |date=April 4, 2024 |title=CBS Sports Radio to Become the Infinity Sports Network |url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2024/04/04/cbs-sports-radio-to-become-the-infinity-sports-network/ |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=barrettsportsmedia.com}}{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2024 |title=CBS Sports Radio To Rebrand On April 15 |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/267140/cbs-sports-radio-to-rebrand-on-april-15/ |access-date=April 16, 2024 |website=Radio Insight |language=en-US}} There is no relation to the sports blog Infinity Sports Network, which was founded in April of 2017. They were not consulted before the name change and own the ISN domain name.

Stations

Infinity Sports Network airs on more than 300 stations nationwide. The nominal flagship station of Infinity Sports Network is WFAN / WFAN-FM in New York City (although WFAN-AM-FM only carry some brief reports and occasional weekend shows from the network). Since WFAS shifted to conservative talk in 2021 (and went silent in 2024),[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/207306/suburban-new-york-am-to-go-all-digital-next-month/ "Suburban New York AM To Go All Digital Next Month"] by Lance Venta, April 20, 2021 (radioinsight.com){{cite news|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/208468/wfas-sets-lineup-for-its-all-digital-talk-flip/|title=WFAS Sets Lineup For Its All-Digital Talk Flip|last=Venta|first=Lance|date=May 20, 2021|work=RadioInsight|access-date=May 24, 2021}} New York City has had no full-time Infinity Sports Network affiliate station, although the network is heard around the clock on an HD Radio digital subchannel of WFAN-FM. WFAS, along with WHLD in Niagara Falls–Buffalo, were among numerous Cumulus Media stations that had been part of the network's core affiliates but flipped to conservative talk.{{cite web| url = https://buffalonews.com/entertainment/whld-switches-format-to-conservative-talk-hosts-led-by-dan-bongino/article_fcf81102-bd60-11eb-bb57-3f2395870f0c.html| title = WHLD switches format to conservative talk hosts, led by Dan Bongino {{!}} Entertainment {{!}} buffalonews.com| date = May 25, 2021}}

Audacy also distanced itself from the network when it shifted focus to its own in-house BetQL Network, which features discussions of gambling, in 2021. The BetQL stations continue to carry some Infinity Sports Network programs, including The Jim Rome Show and its late night programming.{{cite web | url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/209858/audacy-flips-seven-stations-to-betql-network/ | title=Audacy Flips Seven Stations to BetQL Network | date=June 21, 2021 }}

Other affiliate stations include:

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Programming

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! Program !! Time (Eastern)

Maggie and Perloff (Maggie Gray, Andrew Perloff)Mon-Fri 6 a.m.
Reiter Than You (Bill Reiter)Mon-Fri 10 a.m.
The Rich Eisen ShowMon-Fri 12 noon
Zach GelbMon-Fri 3 p.m.
JRSportBrief (J.R. Jackson)Mon-Fri 6 p.m.
The Bart Winkler ShowMon-Fri 10 p.m.
Pat BoyleMon-Fri 2 a.m.
The Good Shepard (David Shepard)Saturdays, Sundays 2 a.m.
The Harrison Experience (Carrington Harrison)Saturdays 6 a.m.
BetQL Countdown To...Saturdays 10 a.m.
Nick AshoohSaturdays noon
Chris MuellerSaturdays 2 p.m.
Dave SmithSaturdays 6 p.m.
The Jody Mac Show (Jody McDonald)Saturdays 10 p.m.
Hick at Nite (Ryan Hickey)Sundays, 10 p.m.
Carl DukesSundays 6 a.m.
Sunday Morning FootballSundays 10 a.m.
Eye On Football with Zach Gelb (NFL regular season only)Sundays 12 noon
Andy GreshSundays 10 p.m.

Weekend broadcasters can and do vary regularly

References

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External links

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  • [https://www.audacy.com/infinitysportsnetwork Infinity Sports Network official site]

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