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| Type | Sports radio network |
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| Country | United States |
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| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
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Westwood One Sports (formerlyInfinity Sports Network) is an Americansports radio network programmed byWestwood One andAudacy, Inc. It debuted asCBS Sports Radio with hourly sports news updates on September 4, 2012, and with24/7 programming on January 2, 2013.[2][3][4]
At launch, programming on the network featured reporters and personalities from CBS Sports,CBS Sports Network, andCBSSports.com.[2] Westwood One Sports is broadcast throughout the United States on radioaffiliates and streamed online.[5][6]
The network was originally founded asCBS Sports Radio, which was operated byCBS Radio in partnership withWestwood One—who handled sales and distribution.[7]
In November 2017,Entercom assumed operations of the network after it merged with CBS Radio. It continued to manage the network under a licensing agreement with CBS.[8] The rights to theCBS logo, but not the name, expired at the end of 2019;[9] the rights to the CBS cross-branding—which had originally been scheduled to expire at the end of 2020, ended on April 15, 2024. At this time, the network rebranded as Infinity Sports Network; the name is a nod toInfinity Broadcasting Corporation, a corporate predecessor to CBS Radio.[10][11]
On October 21, 2025, Audacy announced that the day-to-day operations of Infinity Sports Network would be taken over by Westwood One, and that the network would rebrand as Westwood One Sports on December 29, 2025. The network introduced a new lineup, including a new morning show hosted by podcaster Drake C. Toll, and new afternoon drive hosts Chris Bleck and Adam Abdalla (formerly ofWMVP Chicago). Programming from Audacy'sBetMGM Network is also being incorporated into the national lineup, includingYou Better You Bet andBetMGM Tonight.[7][12][13]
Westwood One Sports airs on more than 300 stations nationwide. The nominalflagship station of Infinity Sports Network isWFAN /WFAN-FM in New York City (although WFAN-AM-FM only carry some brief reports and occasional weekend shows from the network), where some of its programs are produced from.[7] SinceWFAS shifted toconservative talk in 2021 (and went silent in 2024),[14][15] New York City has had no full-time Westwood One Sports network affiliate station, although the network is heard around the clock on anHD Radiodigital subchannel of WFAN-FM. WFAS, along withWHLD inNiagara Falls–Buffalo, were among numerousCumulus Media stations that had been part of the network's core affiliates but flipped to conservative talk.[16]
Audacy also distanced itself from the network when it shifted focus to its own in-houseBetQL Network, which features discussions ofgambling, in 2021. The BetQL stations continued to carry some Infinity Sports Network programs, includingThe Jim Rome Show and its late night programming.[17]
Other affiliate stations include:
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