Beasley's 560 WQAM and UM Renew Contract
Sept. 2, 2008
Coral Gables, Fla. – 560 WQAM Sports Radio and University of Miami are pleased to announce an extension of their radio agreement. The agreement gives WQAM-AM exclusive English language radio rights in the South Florida market for the next five years – through the 2012-2013 athletic year.
WQAM’s Hurricanes programming includes football, men’s basketball and baseball games as well as the weekly “Hurricane Hotline” which airs throughout the length of the sports season. In addition, the station has a heavy presence of UM content on it’s website at www.wqam.com.
Commenting on the agreement, Kirby Hocutt, UM Athletic Director, said, “We are pleased to continue our relationship with WQAM. Throughout the years, WQAM has always presented University of Miami athletics programming in a professional manner and been an excellent partner.”
“WQAM has been the flagship of UM since 1999, and we’re proud to be their partner as they move to their new football home this year, Dolphin Stadium” said WQAM General Manager, Joe Bell.
About Beasley Broadcast Miami
In the Miami market, Beasley’s three radio stations include Power 96 WPOW-FM, 99.9 KISS Country WKIS-FM, and Sports Radio 560 WQAM-AM, all of which broadcast with HD RadioTM technology available to those with access to an HD Radio receiver. Power 96 WPOW-FM and 99.9 KISS Country WKIS-FM multicast sister stations, 96 Dash 2 Pirate Radio and Outlaw Country formatted Gretchen 99.9 respectively, that can be accessed by tuning an HD Radio receiver to HD2 at their respective dial positions. For more information, please visit www.bbgi.com
