MORGANTOWN, W.Va. \u2014 A homecoming on the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WVRC Media, along with the WVU Athletic Department and Learfield Mountaineer Sports Properties announced an agreement Wednesday that will bring Mountaineer games, coaches shows and other featured programming to several WVRC Media stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur stations in Morgantown, Clarksburg, Martinsburg, Elkins, Cumberland, Keyser, and Berkeley Springs will all join the Mountaineer Sports Network and be the home for Mountaineer sports,\u201d WVRC Media and CEO George Pelletier said in an announcement made Wednesday morning on the radio stations and MetroNews Television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mountaineer Sports Network General Manager Evan Hawkins said this is a very important opportunity to expand one of the most popular sports networks in the state. He commented that the addition of those stations will improve the experience for Mountaineer fans in the state and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor us, we\u2019re excited about the opportunity to expand our network, the opportunity to be able to offer this to our corporate partners,\u201d Hawkins said. \u201cThe majority of our corporate partnerships include radio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement brings the Mountaineers back to WAJR Radio in Morgantown, the original flagship station of Mountaineer sports. It\u2019s sister station, WVAQ-FM, will also be the flagship affiliate. The stations were last part of the network 13 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WVU Athletics Director Wren Baker said WVU is excited to welcome the new stations that will improve the gameday experience for fans no matter what the WVU sport. This move will be a multiplier for the existing network across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt just makes a ton of sense, and we definitely are the biggest preeminent entertainment brand in the state, and WVRC Media is the premier entertainment network in the state, so it\u2019s something we\u2019re excited about,\u201d Baker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WVU play-by-play announcer Tony Caridi said radio plays a key role in West Virginia and access to WVU sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis has been a product, West Virginia sports, that people listen to whether they\u2019re transplanted West Virginians or still in the state,\u201d Caridi said. \u201cI think fans would find it really interesting that the MSN is consistently in the top three of all schools when it comes listenership.\u201dPelltier added fans driving to Morgantown will have uninterrupted opportunities for pregame coverage. Fans across the state will have added opportunities to get quality coverage of all WVU athletic events and coaches shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Information released Wednesday said the agreement includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013In Morgantown, WVAQ-FM (101.9) will be the new home for football and men\u2019s basketball broadcasts. WAJR-AM\/FM (1440\/104.5) will broadcast WVU football, men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball, baseball and the weekly coaches\u2019 shows of Rich Rodriguez, Ross Hodge and Mark Kellogg. WVAQ and WAJR return as the flagship stations of the Mountaineers for the first time in 13 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013WBRB-FM (101.3) in Clarksburg will feature Mountaineer football, men\u2019s basketball and weekly coaches\u2019 show broadcasts, while WFBY-FM (93.5) will air women\u2019s basketball and baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013In Elkins, WDNE-FM (98.9) will broadcast football, men\u2019s basketball and the coaches\u2019 shows. Women\u2019s basketball and baseball will switch to WFBY-FM (93.5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013WVRC Media stations in the Martinsburg\/Berkeley Springs area include WEPM-AM\/FM (1340\/93.7), WXDC-FM (92.9), WCST-AM (1010) and W228DU-FM (93.5). Those five stations will air MSN\u2019s full schedule of programming to include WVU football, men\u2019s basketball, women\u2019s basketball, baseball and weekly coaches\u2019 shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013Current WVRC Media stations on the network in WKLP-AM (1390) \u2013 Keyser, WVMD-FM (101.1) in Romney, WVMD-FM (99.9) in Cumberland, Maryland as well as WCMD-AM (1230) in Cumberland will also return in the new agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Mountaineer sports returning to several WVRC Media radio stations<\/a><\/blockquote>