Super week for Spanish sports/talk on Chicago radio

Jan 31, 2012 | by Robert Feder

While Chicago’s two sports/talk radio stations are enjoying record-high ratings these days, a major new Spanish-language player just entered the game.

Wednesday marks the debut of ESPN Deportes Radio over not one but two Chicago-area outlets. As first reported here, the full-time Spanish sports programming will replace the news/talk format on NextMedia Group’s north suburban Waukegan-based WKRS-AM (1220). But wait, there’s more: Clear Channel Media and Entertainment also will carry the format on its low-power 97.5 FM.

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