Fox Sports Radio
Broadcast area	United States Canada Africa Europe Middle East
Branding	Fox Sports Radio or simply FSR
Frequency	Various AM/FM stations XM142 Afristar 501
First air date	August 28, 2000
Format	Sports Talk
Class	Satellite-delivered radio network
Owner	Premiere Radio Networks
Website	Official site at foxsportsradio.com

Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming all day, every day. The network is a service of Premiere Radio Networks (a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications). Fox Sports itself has minimal control over the network; it is simply branded as such per a two-way marketing agreement. Premiere continues to keep the "Fox Sports" branding license from Fox Sports's parent company News Corporation.

The network is operated from the Premiere Radio Networks studios on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, California. Fox Sports personalities broadcast from studios across the country. FSR broadcasts 24/7 sports programming and airs Fox Sports News (sports headlines and highlights) every thirty minutes. The network is available on more than 290 affiliates across the United States and Canada, and can also be heard on XM Satellite Radio channel 142. FSR is broadcast in New Zealand on Radio Sport.

[edit] History

Launched on August 28, 2000, Fox Sports Radio had about 50 affiliates nationwide. Fox Sports Radio had a very quiet launch, as most of its affiliates in major markets were in contracts with ESPN Radio or Sporting News Radio as well as FSR, which made getting programs heard rather hard, as its few full time affiliates were mostly daytime only stations or had very weak signals at night. The Sports Fan Radio Network ceased operations shortly after FSR's initial launch, allowing former SFRN affiliates to join the new FSR rather easily. One of the hosts on the Sports Fan Radio Network, J. T. the Brick, also joined Fox Sports Radio shortly thereafter.

Because FSR is actually owned and controlled by Premiere Radio Networks and only uses the Fox name per a two-way marketing agreement with Fox, there is very little synergy between the two outfits, aside from certain personalities (such as Chris Myers) appearing on both. FSR is also granted unrestricted rights to use audio from any sports programming aired on Fox TV or FSN for highlights purposes. As of 2006, the only long-form program shared by FSR and Fox TV is Fox NFL Sunday. The network previously aired The Best of The Best Damn Sports Show Period on weekend mornings.

Eventually, as Clear Channel-owned sports stations began to drop ESPN Radio in favor of the new network, its affiliate base grew rapidly, from 50 stations to more than 280 stations and XM Satellite Radio throughout North America.

In early 2005, Fox Sports Radio began calling itself FSR on air, the same year Premiere's contract to use the name Fox Sports was due to expire, provoking many to think that a name change was in the works. As of 2007, the network is still officially called Fox Sports Radio, though in on-air imaging, it is being called FSR more often.

On January 20, 2009, in an effort to save money, FSR shook up its programming. Out of Bounds with Craig Shemon and James Washington was replaced with the Content Factory's The Dan Patrick Show in the 9 AM - 12 PM Eastern time slot. They also replaced the evening Gametime Live with Andrew Siciliano and Krystal Fernandez with KLAC's Petros and Money Show from 7 PM - 10 PM ET and The Third Shift on Fox with Ben Maller with Fox Sports Soup with Sam Betesh, a show that replays top segments from each of FSR's other shows that day from 2 AM - 6 AM Eastern time. The network does not broadcast first-run programming from Noon - 3 PM (Eastern) in recognition that most of its affiliates carry Premiere's The Jim Rome Show at that time.

On August 10, 2009, after Sam Betesh left FSR, Fox Sports Soup was cancelled and the programming was changed again. The J. T. the Brick Show changed its airtime to 1 AM - 6 AM Eastern. (previously 10 PM - 2 AM). Ben Maller returned to FSR and now hosts a weekend show from 1 AM - 6 AM Eastern. FSR picked up the Content Factory's Into the Night with Tony Bruno for the 10 PM - 1 AM weeknight timeslot.

FSR also airs "Sports flashes"(currently dubbed "Fox Sports News") every 30 minutes at the top and bottom of the hour.

[edit] Partial station listings for Fox Sports Radio local affiliates

This listing of radio stations that are branded as Fox Sports Radio is an incomplete sampling of major/all markets in 2009.

[edit] External links

• Fox Sports Radio @ FoxSports.com
• Fox Sports Radio on XM
• Sports Radio Fallout