Here’s the 2009 NFL Sunday afternoon regular season schedule for Westwood One Radio. In March, WWOne reupped for two more seasons with the NFL following the purchase of the company by the Gores Group.
So here’s what you can expect listening to Westwood One on Sunday afternoons this season.
WESTWOOD ONE ANNOUNCES
2009-2010 NFL SUNDAY AFTERNOON
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
New York, NY – June 15, 2009 – Westwood One announced today its Sunday Afternoon NFL broadcast schedule for the 2009-2010 season. Westwood One remains the exclusive network radio partner of the NFL Prime-Time package, broadcasting the most games and the best match-ups throughout the entire NFL season.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON NFL ON WESTWOOD ONE KEY FACTS:
- Westwood One holds broadcast rights agreements with 23 NFL teams, including:
- 12 of the past 13 Super Bowl Champions
- 10 of the 12 Playoff teams from 2008
- 35 of the past 40 Division Champs plus every AFC Playoff team from the past five years
- Westwood One will broadcast games involving all 32 teams
- Westwood One will broadcast a Sunday Afternoon Doubleheader every week of the season
“Advertisers have experienced great success with our network of over 500 radio stations broadcasting the NFL games to millions of fans across the country,” said Gary Schonfeld, President, Westwood One Network. “The NFL games are the perfect environment for delivering advertising messages to an enthusiastic and attentive audience.”
Westwood One has been an NFL network radio partner for more than four decades and the exclusive network radio partner since 1987. As the exclusive radio partner of the NFL, the Westwood One 2009 NFL broadcast schedule features 57 national games, including: the Hall of Fame game, Opening Kickoff game, 17 Monday Night games, including one doubleheader, 16 Sunday Night games, eight Thursday and Saturday Night games (including Thanksgiving Night), Thanksgiving Day doubleheader, 12 Postseason games, including the NFL Playoffs, the AFC and NFC Championship Games, the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl and Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida. Westwood One also delivers specialty programs, including: The NFL Today, NFL Preview, NFL Insider, NFL Sunday, and NFL Fantasy Football Forecast.
In addition to the 57 game primetime package, Westwood One will also present a weekly Sunday afternoon doubleheader starting Sunday, September 13, 2009 and continuing each Sunday through January 3, 2010. The first few weeks of doubleheader match-ups are listed below, while the remaining weeks will be chosen as the season progresses to ensure the best possible games. All stations airing Westwood One’s NFL Football coverage can be found using the Station Finder located at www.westwoodone.com beginning in September 2009.
Westwood One is the leader in play-by-play sports broadcasts on radio. Westwood One’s sports lineup includes regular season NFL football, the Playoffs and the Super Bowl; NCAA Football and Basketball including the Final Four; College World Series; Frozen Four; the Olympics; the Masters and more.
WESTWOOD ONE SUNDAY NFL DOUBLEHEADER SCHEDULE
2009 REGULAR SEASON GAMES
9/13/09, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ CAROLINA PANTHERS – 12:30 PM ET
9/13/09, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS @ ARIZONA CARDINALS – 3:45 PM ET
9/20/09, HOUSTON TEXANS @ TENNESSEE TITANS – 12:30 PM ET
9/20/09, BALTIMORE RAVENS @ SAN DIEGO CHARGERS – 3:45 PM ET
9/27/09, ATLANTA FALCONS @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS – 12:30 PM ET
PITTSBURGH STEELERS @ CINCINNATI BENGALS – 3:45 PM ET
10/4/09, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS @ INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – 12:30 PM ET
10/4/09, DALLAS COWBOYS @ DENVER BRONCOS – 3:45 PM ET
10/11/09, MINNESOTA VIKINGS @ ST. LOUIS RAMS – 12:30 PM ET
10/11/09, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS @ DENVER BRONCOS – 3:45 PM ET
10/18/09, NEW YORK GIANTS @ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – 12:30 PM ET
10/18/09, ARIZONA CARDINALS @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – 3:30 PM ET
10/25/09, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS vs. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
@ WEMBLEY STADIUM IN LONDON, ENGLAND – 12:30 PM ET
10/25/09, TBA – 3:45 PM ET
Westwood One also has the primetime games, Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Saturday Night Football as well as the entire postseason schedule.
