KABQ To Flip To Fox Sports

iHeartMedia has announced that the currently stunting “Santa 1350” KABQ Albuquerque will flip to Sports “Fox Sports 1350” on Monday, January 3.

KABQ will air the national Fox Sports Radio lineup 24/7 with the exception of a replay of the Dan Patrick Show from 11am to 2pm in place of “The Herd with Colin Cowherd”. Cowherd currently airs on Cumulus Media’s “610 The Sports Animal” KNML on a two hour delay from 1-4pm.

KABQ had been running iHeart’s 24/7 podcast feed until switching to Christmas music last month.

iHeartMedia Albuquerque announced today the debut of the new FOX Sports 1350 AM (KABQ-AM), effective Monday, January 3. The station will broadcast FOX Sports Radio’s industry-leading programming around the clock on weekdays and weekends. 

FOX Sports 1350 AM will feature a complete lineup of live sports entertainment shows, including FOX Sports Radio’s “Two Pros and a Cup of Joe with LaVar Arrington, Brady Quinn & Jonas Knox,” “The Dan Patrick Show,” “The Doug Gottlieb Show” “Straight Outta Vegas with R.J. Bell,” “The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard & Rob Parker,” “The Jason Smith Show with Mike Harmon” and “The Ben Maller Show.” 

“We’re thrilled to be able to bring the sports talk leader back to Albuquerque,” said Hope Romero, Market President for iHeartMedia Albuquerque, Farmington and Gallup. “FOX Sports Radio leads the industry with the biggest names and best shows.”

Full Weekday Lineup:

5 a.m.  –8 a.m. Two Pros and a Cup of Joe
8 a.m. – 11 a.m.       The Dan Patrick Show
11 a.m.  – 2 p.m. The Dan Patrick Show (replay)
2 p.m.  – 5 p.m.       The Doug Gottlieb Show
5 p.m.  – 6 p.m.   Straight Outta Vegas with R.J. Bell
6 p.m.  – 9 p.m.   The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard & Rob Parker
9 p.m. – 1 a.m.   The Jason Smith Show with Mike Harmon
1 a.m. – 5 a.m. The Ben Maller Show

This story first appeared on radioinsight.com