With Bloomberg ending their ten year lease of iHeartMedia’s 960 KNEW San Francisco on October 1, iHeartMedia has announced it will flip the station to a mix of Sports and Conservative Talk programming.
Branded as “iHeart Sports Talk and More“, KNEW will feature Fox Sports Radio’s national lineup from 6am to 7pm and a few Premiere Networks Conservative Talk shows at night. This mix is due to Audacy’s “95.7 The Game” KGMZ carrying Fox Sports Radio programming in evenings and overnights.
iHeartMedia San Francisco SVP/Programming Don Parker commented, “We’re excited to bring some of the biggest names in Sports Talk to the Bay Area. Hosts such as Dan Patrick and Colin Cowherd have a tremendous following and deserve to be heard daily on Bay Area radio. Sports and Talk programming have some of the strongest listening and loyalty among consumers and we look forward to providing outstanding content to one of the best Sports regions in the nation.”
In a joint statement by iHeartMedia Sports EVP/Programming Don Martin and Fox Sports Radio SVP/Programming Scott Shapiro, the duo said, “We’re excited to bring some of FOX Sports Radio’s biggest weekday personalities and major spoken-word talent from Premiere Networks to San Francisco and the Bay Area. We look forward to working with Don Parker and the team at KNEW 960 AM to deliver the best in Sports Entertainment and Talk to their daily lineup.”
The new weekday lineup for KNEW will feature:
6 a.m. – 9 a.m. The Dan Patrick Show
9 a.m. – 12 p.m. The Herd with Colin Cowherd
12 p.m. – 2 p.m. The Doug Gottleib Show
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Covino & Rich
4 p.m. – 7 p.m. The Odd Couple with Rob Parker and Kelvin Washington
7 p.m. – 10 p.m. The Jesse Kelly Show
10 p.m. – 3 a.m. Coast to Coast with George Norry
3 a.m. – 6 a.m. Your Morning Show with Michael DelGiorno