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Longhorn IMG Sports Network

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Format
  
Sports

Sister stations
  
KUT, KUTX

City of license
  
Austin

Broadcast area
  
Most of the state of Texas south-central New Mexico (United States) U.S. Nationwide via Sirius and XM Satellite Radio

Branding
  
Longhorn Sports Network

Frequency
  
Various AM and FM radio stations

Class
  
Regional Satellite-delivered radio network

Owner
  
IMG College University of Texas at Austin (joint venture)

The Longhorn IMG Sports Network is a radio network in the United States that is dedicated to broadcasting live events and programming of the Texas Longhorns football, basketball (men's and women's), baseball, and softball teams. Owned by IMG College and the University of Texas at Austin via a joint venture, the network consists of 36 affiliates covering 90% of the state of Texas. The network provides broadcasts in the English language for most affiliates, with some affiliates providing broadcasts in Spanish for the benefit of Hispanic listeners.

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Programming

The network produces and broadcasts an annual total of 123 live broadcasts of sporting events, plus 28 weekly editions of the coach’s shows starring the football (September-November) and men’s basketball coaches (November-March), as well as all postseason events involving the Longhorns.

  • Longhorn Weekly - a one-hour sports show featuring the head coaches of the university’s major sports programs.
  • On-air personalities

    As of the 2015-16 season, on-air personalities include

  • Dave Koehn - play-by-play commentator
  • Ted Jefferies - color analyst
  • Affiliates

    The main flagships of the network are KTXX in Austin, Texas for the English broadcasts, and KZNX for the Spanish broadcasts of football games.

    References

    Longhorn IMG Sports Network Wikipedia