Mobile Radio Partners has launched Sports Betting “1480 The Line” WTOX Glen Allen/Richmond VA.
WTOX will air programming from VSiN 24/7.
The Spanish CHR “Ultra 94.1” programming that had been on WTOX continues on 1540 WULT Sandston/94.1 W231DP Richmond and is now also on 1450 WVNZ (formerly WBTL)/92.9 W225CU Highland Springs. 1450/92.9 had been simulcasting sister Oldies “Boomtown Richmond” 1320 WBTL (formerly WVNZ)/101.7 W269DC Richmond.
Mobile Radio Partners is teaming up with VSiN, The Sports Betting Network (“VSiN”) to bring sports betting content to Richmond, Virginia. The parent company of Ultra (1480AM and 94.1FM) and Boomtown (92.9FM and 101.7FM) radio stations is launching “Richmond’s Best Bet, 1480-The Line” to bring VSiN’s premier sports betting programming 24/7/365 to this top 55 radio market.
“The new format will bring 24-hour sports betting programming to Richmond for the first time,” said Mark Smith, General Manager of 1480-The Line. “The new station leverages the growing interest in sports betting by covering all sports through the wagering lens. So many markets have embraced sports betting stations and it’s high time that Richmond started delivering the news and analysis folks need with best-in-class content from VSiN.”
AM1480, previously a part of the company’s Hispanic network, flips to a sports betting format with today’s launch of Richmond’s Best Bet, 1480-The Line. VSiN content will deliver real-time news and analysis from some of the industry’s most knowledgeable sports betting experts and legendary book makers to inform and entertain the growing number of people betting on sports in Virginia.
“It’s great to work with Mobile Radio Partners to bring the first and only all sports betting radio station to Richmond,” said Brian Musburger, founder and CEO at VSiN. “We’re excited to continue to expand our audio distribution footprint and deliver the real-time sports betting news and insights Richmond sports fans need to inform their wagering decisions.”
Including both long form and Action Updates, VSiN programming is now available on more than 300 stations in 46 states around the country, reaching nearly 90% of the U.S. radio market. Its recent expansion has cemented VSiN’s position as the largest sports betting radio network in the country, as well as one of the most widely distributed sports media networks of any kind.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com