KIRO Radio to split into news, sport stations
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE -- The parent company of KIRO radio has announced that it will split the station into two different FM and AM stations next year, one dedicated to sports and the other for news.
Bonneville International, the media conglomerate that owns KIRO, says that starting next year 710 ESPN Seattle will broadcast sports only. Their news operation will broadcast on 97.3 FM, which has already been broadcasting KIRO radio.
Bonneville has secured the rights to air Seattle Mariner and Seahawks games, the two biggest professional sports franchises in the state. The Mariners and Bonneville signed a three-season agreement earlier this year.
The sports station's schedule will be supplemented by programs from the ESPN Radio Network.