Grizzly Athletics and Townsquare Media Missoula Announce New Long-Term Broadcast and Digital Media Agreement
8/12/2024 12:33:00 PM | Football, General, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
Missoula, Mont. – August 12, 2024 – As Missoula and all of Montana gear up for an exciting new season of University of Montana sports, Grizzly Athletics, Grizzly Sports Properties and Townsquare Media Missoula (NewsTalk KGVO AM1290 / 98.3FM / station apps and website) are proud to announce a new broadcast and media agreement. The seven-year deal is an upgrade and extension of their long-term relationship serving as the University of Montana flagship radio station for all live football and men's basketball broadcasts, including post season games and the weekly football coaches show.
As part of the agreement, Townsquare will relaunch and rebrand KGRZ (KGRZ AM1450 / 92.7FM / station apps and website) as KGRIZ, the new home for exclusive daily programming on everything Montana Grizzlies, Lady Griz basketball games, and the men's and women's basketball coaches show.
KGRIZ will also be the home of a new daily show set launch on August 19 called The Daily Drive with Ace Sauerwein from 5-6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The show will feature the biggest names in Montana sports - coaches, players, athletic department staff and Grizzly legends. The Daily Drive will be everything Montana Grizzlies. Plus, "Voice of the Griz" Riley Corcoran will join the show on Mondays and Thursdays throughout the season.
Sauerwein will also provide a daily on-air/online update which will broadcast hourly across all 9 Townsquare Media Missoula stations including KYSS Country 94.9, The Eagle Country 93.3, 96.3 The Blaze, NewsTalk KGVO, Z-100 Classic Rock, Zoo-FM 96.9, Alt 95.7 and KMPT The Patriot AM930 / 99.7 FM.
On Wednesday nights during the Fall, KGRIZ will also run an extended Daily Drive with Ace leading up the football Coaches Show, which will originate on KGVO and be simulcast on KGRIZ.
"We are excited to extend our relationship with Townsquare Media to bring Griz fans even more coverage of our student-athletes, coaches, and programs," said director of athletics Kent Haslam. "Townsquare and KGVO have been great partners for many years, and expanding our presence with daily coverage on KGRIZ will truly give us some of the best and most in-depth content in the FCS."
"Townsquare Media is thrilled to continue our radio and local media partnership with the University of Montana, Grizzly Athletics, and Grizzly Sports Properties for another seven years," said Scott Richman, Market President, Townsquare Media Missoula. "As we embark on this exciting new chapter, we're also proud to introduce our newly rebranded KGRIZ. Together, we look forward to amplifying the spirit of Grizzly Athletics and delivering exceptional coverage to our dedicated fans and community."
When not broadcasting local Griz programming and content, KGRIZ will broadcast the best lineup of daily programming provided by Fox Sports Radio including national personalities Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd and Doug Gottlieb, among others.
The KGRIZ website, Android and iPhone apps will be getting full updates and rebranding with new content from local Townsquare Media sports writers/contributors, as well as Fox Sports Radio content, and University of Montana Sports content via GoGriz.com feeds.
Townsquare Media Missoula is the leading radio broadcast and digital media local media company in Missoula and Western Montana. With 9 stations, and digital sites and apps reaching over 250,000 local Montanans, Townsquare Media Missoula is one of 6 local Montana community media groups including Missoula, Butte, Great Falls, Shelby, Bozeman and Billings, MT. Townsquare is a community-focused digital media and digital marketing solutions company with market leading local radio stations, principally focused outside the top 50 markets in the U.S. Our assets include a subscription digital marketing services business, Townsquare Interactive, providing website design, creation and hosting, search engine optimization, social media and online reputation management as well as other digital monthly services for approximately 24,000 SMBs; a robust digital advertising division, Townsquare IGNITE, a powerful combination of a) an owned and operated portfolio of more than 400 local news and entertainment websites and mobile apps along with a network of leading national music and entertainment brands, collecting valuable first party data and b) a proprietary digital programmatic advertising technology stack with an in-house demand and data management platform; and a portfolio of 349 local terrestrial radio stations in 74 U.S. markets strategically situated outside the Top 50 markets in the United States. Our portfolio includes local media brands such as WYRK.com, WJON.com and NJ101.5.com, and premier national music brands such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, UltimateClassicRock.com, and Loudwire.com. For more information, please visit www.townsquaremedia.com, www.townsquareinteractive.com, and www.townsquareignite.com.
As part of the agreement, Townsquare will relaunch and rebrand KGRZ (KGRZ AM1450 / 92.7FM / station apps and website) as KGRIZ, the new home for exclusive daily programming on everything Montana Grizzlies, Lady Griz basketball games, and the men's and women's basketball coaches show.
KGRIZ will also be the home of a new daily show set launch on August 19 called The Daily Drive with Ace Sauerwein from 5-6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The show will feature the biggest names in Montana sports - coaches, players, athletic department staff and Grizzly legends. The Daily Drive will be everything Montana Grizzlies. Plus, "Voice of the Griz" Riley Corcoran will join the show on Mondays and Thursdays throughout the season.
Sauerwein will also provide a daily on-air/online update which will broadcast hourly across all 9 Townsquare Media Missoula stations including KYSS Country 94.9, The Eagle Country 93.3, 96.3 The Blaze, NewsTalk KGVO, Z-100 Classic Rock, Zoo-FM 96.9, Alt 95.7 and KMPT The Patriot AM930 / 99.7 FM.
On Wednesday nights during the Fall, KGRIZ will also run an extended Daily Drive with Ace leading up the football Coaches Show, which will originate on KGVO and be simulcast on KGRIZ.
"We are excited to extend our relationship with Townsquare Media to bring Griz fans even more coverage of our student-athletes, coaches, and programs," said director of athletics Kent Haslam. "Townsquare and KGVO have been great partners for many years, and expanding our presence with daily coverage on KGRIZ will truly give us some of the best and most in-depth content in the FCS."
"Townsquare Media is thrilled to continue our radio and local media partnership with the University of Montana, Grizzly Athletics, and Grizzly Sports Properties for another seven years," said Scott Richman, Market President, Townsquare Media Missoula. "As we embark on this exciting new chapter, we're also proud to introduce our newly rebranded KGRIZ. Together, we look forward to amplifying the spirit of Grizzly Athletics and delivering exceptional coverage to our dedicated fans and community."
When not broadcasting local Griz programming and content, KGRIZ will broadcast the best lineup of daily programming provided by Fox Sports Radio including national personalities Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd and Doug Gottlieb, among others.
The KGRIZ website, Android and iPhone apps will be getting full updates and rebranding with new content from local Townsquare Media sports writers/contributors, as well as Fox Sports Radio content, and University of Montana Sports content via GoGriz.com feeds.
Townsquare Media Missoula is the leading radio broadcast and digital media local media company in Missoula and Western Montana. With 9 stations, and digital sites and apps reaching over 250,000 local Montanans, Townsquare Media Missoula is one of 6 local Montana community media groups including Missoula, Butte, Great Falls, Shelby, Bozeman and Billings, MT. Townsquare is a community-focused digital media and digital marketing solutions company with market leading local radio stations, principally focused outside the top 50 markets in the U.S. Our assets include a subscription digital marketing services business, Townsquare Interactive, providing website design, creation and hosting, search engine optimization, social media and online reputation management as well as other digital monthly services for approximately 24,000 SMBs; a robust digital advertising division, Townsquare IGNITE, a powerful combination of a) an owned and operated portfolio of more than 400 local news and entertainment websites and mobile apps along with a network of leading national music and entertainment brands, collecting valuable first party data and b) a proprietary digital programmatic advertising technology stack with an in-house demand and data management platform; and a portfolio of 349 local terrestrial radio stations in 74 U.S. markets strategically situated outside the Top 50 markets in the United States. Our portfolio includes local media brands such as WYRK.com, WJON.com and NJ101.5.com, and premier national music brands such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, UltimateClassicRock.com, and Loudwire.com. For more information, please visit www.townsquaremedia.com, www.townsquareinteractive.com, and www.townsquareignite.com.
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