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| COURTESY SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS |
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern University Athletics and Cumulus Media have agreed to terms on a deal which includes the broadcasting of more than 20 sporting events on the SU Sports Radio Network during the 2015-16 season.
The Jaguars 2015 season opener against Louisiana Tech on Sept. 5 in Ruston will serves as the first official broadcast between the two parties since 2012.
As a part of a new two-year agreement, Cumulus Radio Baton Rouge, will provide full broadcast coverage of all Southern University football games on KQXL 106.5 F.M. in Baton Rouge. Six home Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball games, four women's home conference basketball games and four home SWAC baseball games will air live on WXOK 1460 A.M.
WXOK will also serve as the home of the SU Coaches Radio show.
"We at Cumulus Radio Corporation are ecstatic to be the official home of Southern University Athletics," said Pat Galloway, Vice President Market Manager for Cumulus Radio Baton Rouge.
"Southern University has been providing students with an outstanding education since 1880 and is an extremely important part of the Baton Rouge community. Nearly half of our staff attended Southern University and, simply put, we love the Jaguar nation, and can’t wait to broadcast Southern University sporting events to over 263,100 listeners."
Listener who reside outside of the SU Sports Radio Network are urged to tune in to the live audio stream of the game broadcast carried exclusively on GoJagSports.com. Jaguar fans will have access to the audio stream by logging on to GoJagSports.com from their personal computer or laptop and on their mobile device or tablet through the GoJagSports.com app, which is scheduled to launch this fall.
"Southern University, along with SU athletics, has been closely associated with the Cumulus Baton Rouge family and I am excited to be apart of renewing this partnership," said Roman Banks, SU interim athletics director. "The Cumulus Media brand is well established as an industry leader in the Baton Rouge Community and has served Southern University greatly for many years. With football returning to KQXL and basketball and baseball finding a home on WXOK, I am extremely confident that the Jaguar Nation will be pleased with the direction this relationship is heading in."
When the Jaguar football team takes the field in Joe Aillet Stadium Sept. 5, veteran broadcaster Chris Powers will deliver the play-by-play account with former SU head coach and Shreveport native Gerald Kimble providing the color commentary. Former All-SWAC quarterback and the 1992 SWAC freshman of the year, Eric Randall completes the three-man broadcast team as the sideline reporter offering field-level game insights. Henry Batiste returns to lead the group as the executive producer with statistician Elliot Darensburg and audio engineer Matt Gilmore.
For more information log on to GoJagSports.com for the latest news, scores and updates on Southern Jaguar athletics. Fans can also access the latest information on SU athletics through social media by following @SouthernUsports on Twitter and Instagram or liking the Facebook page at Facebook.com/SouthernUJaguars.
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