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| Type | Sports radionetwork |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | Toronto,Calgary,Vancouver |
| Owner | Rogers Sports & Media |
Launch date | January 2011[1] |
Official website | Sportsnet Radio |
Sportsnet Radio is the branding used by threesports talk radio stations in Canada owned byRogers Sports & Media, a division ofRogers Communications.
The Toronto and Calgary stations (which maintain their formerThe Fan moniker in their names) were re-branded to increase their synergy with the co-ownedSportsnet television channel, amid indications thatTSN would be launching aradio network of their own (which TSN indeed did, beginning with the conversion ofCHUM in Toronto to TSN Radio 1050).[1][2]
Rogers also operates theSportsnet Radio Network (previously known asThe Fan Radio Network), which is a syndication service distributing, among other programs,Toronto Blue Jays baseball andTim and Sid. The network formerly distributedPrime Time Sports and the daily short-form featureGrapeline withDon Cherry andBrian Williams,[3][4] both of which concluded their runs in 2019.
CJCL went through a few different Sportsnet brandings: under Telemedia, it was Sports Radio The Fan 590 (originally 1430), then Sportsnet Radio The Fan 590, then Sportsnet 590 The Fan.
On April 25, 2017, after having acquired the radio rights to theVancouver Canucks,Rogers Media announced its intent to acquireCISL in Vancouver fromNewcap Radio and convert it to the third Sportsnet-branded radio station as "Sportsnet 650". CISL is the third radio station part of the Sportsnet Radio Network and the third sports radio station in theMetro Vancouver market.[5]
| Broadcast area | Station | Branding | Previous format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary,Alberta | CFAC | Sportsnet 960 The Fan | Sports radio asThe Fan 960 |
| Toronto,Ontario | CJCL | Sportsnet 590 The Fan | Sports radio asThe Fan 590 |
| Vancouver,British Columbia | CISL | Sportsnet 650 Vancouver | Adult standards asCISL 650 Smooth & Easy |
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