The Dodgers yesterday announced that their "entry into the world of radio was official with the relaunch of KLAC-AM as AM 570 LA Sports." The team last September said that it was renewing its broadcast deal with the station and also "acquiring an equity stake." In L.A., Steve Dilbeck notes the relaunch "won’t bring radical changes to the station’s current sports talk format, but it will bring you a daily dose of Dodger Talk with Kevin Kennedy and David Vassegh." Dilbeck: "Guess the days of the Dodgers flipping their local flagship radio station every so many years is over" (L.A. TIMES, 3/17).
HERE COMES THE SUN: Orlando City SC yesterday announced a deal with FS Florida and Sun Sports for all regionally televised matches to be broadcast across the state this season. All matches will also be available in Spanish as well. Eighteen Orlando City games will be televised statewide on the two RSNs, beginning with Saturday’s game against the Whitecaps (Orlando City).
RADIO GA GA: In Charlotte, Mark Washburn reports former NFL Panthers GM Marty Hurney "lands a national show next week." Hurney and his broadcast partner Lanny Ford, who host “Inside the Lines” at 1:00pm ET on ESPN Radio 730 Charlotte, will "expand their franchise" to a 10:00am weekday show on Yahoo Sports Radio beginning next Monday. The two-hour show "will focus on national topics" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 3/17).
TIME CHANGE: The half-hour daily show "Highly Questionable," hosted by Dan Le Batard, his father, Gonzalo Le Batard and Bomani Jones, is moving from ESPN2 to ESPN next Monday. The program will now air at 4:30pm ET leading into "Around the Horn" and "PTI" (ESPN).
