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WVIL
WVIL (101.3 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Virginia, Illinois, since 1998. The station's broadcast license is held by Larry Bostwick's LB Sports Productions LLC. Programming WVIL broadcasts a sports format as an affiliate of the Fox Sports Radio and Yahoo! Sports Radio networks since July 2004. , weekday programming includes '' The Steve Czaban Show'', ''The Dan Patrick Show'', '' The Jim Rome Show'', ''The Loose Cannons'' with Pat O'Brien, Steve Hartman, and Vic "The Brick" Jacobs, plus ''Into the Night'' with Tony Bruno, and ''The J.T. the Brick Show'' with J.T. the Brick and Tomm Looney. Sports broadcasts on WVIL include Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Chicago White Sox baseball, Chicago Bears football, Chicago Bulls basketball, plus both Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series stock car racing. History In February 1995, Mark J. Langston applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit for a new broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia, Illinois
Virginia is a city in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,514 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Cass County. Geography Virginia is located at (39.949022, -90.211793). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Virginia has a total area of , of which (or 94.96%) is land and (or 5.04%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 1,514 people, 593 households, and 379 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 728 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.94% White, 0.73% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.39% from other races, and 5.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.43% of the population. There were 593 households, out of which 55.31% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.82% were married couples living together, 11.47% had a female householder with no husband present, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Radio
Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sport, sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often-low comedy, boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both :wikt:host, hosts and caller (telecommunications), callers. Many sports talk stations also carry play-by-play (live commentary) of local sports teams as part of their regular programming. Hosted by Bill Mazer, the first sports talk radio show in history launched in March 1964 on New York's WNBC (AM). Soon after WNBC launched its program, in 1965 Seton Hall University's radio station, WSOU, started ''Hall Line'', a call-in sports radio talk show focusing on the team's Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball, basketball program. Having celebrated its 50th anniversary on air during the 2015–2016 season, ''Hall Line'', which broadcasts to central and northern New Jersey as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security. The FCC was formed by the Communications Act of 1934 to replace the radio regulation functions of the Federal Radio Commission. The FCC took over wire communication regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The FCC's mandated jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States. The FCC also provides varied degrees of cooperation, oversight, and leadership for similar communications bodies in other countries of North America. The FCC is funded entirely by regulatory fees. It has an estimated fiscal-2022 budget of US $388 million. It h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationwide Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a Cup Series event scheduled for that weekend. The series was previously called the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in 1982 and 1983, the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series from 1984 through 2002, the NASCAR Busch Series from 2003 through 2007, and the NASCAR Nationwide Series from 2008 through 2014. Since 2015, it is sponsored by Comcast via its consumer cable and wireless brand Xfinity. History The series emerged from NASCAR's Sportsman division, which had been formed in 1950 as NASCAR's short track race division. It was NASCAR's fourth series (after the Modified and Roadster series in 1948 and Strictly Stock Series in 1949). The sportsman cars were not current model cars and could be modified more, but not as much as Modifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprint Cup Series
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, it was referred to as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1971–2003). A similar deal was made with Nextel in 2003, and it became the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (2004–2007). Sprint acquired Nextel in 2005, and in 2008 the series was renamed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (2008–2016). In December 2016, it was announced that Monster Energy would become the new title sponsor, and the series was renamed the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (2017–2019). In 2019, NASCAR rejected Monster's offer to extend the current naming rights deal beyond the end of the season. NASCAR subsequently announced its move to a new tiered sponsorship model beginning with the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the intercollegiate football team representing the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, north of the city of South Bend, Indiana. The team plays its home games at the campus' Notre Dame Stadium, which has a capacity of 77,622. Notre Dame is one of seven schools that competes as an Independent at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level; however, they play five games a year against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), of which Notre Dame is a member in all other sports except ice hockey. " The school claims 11 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Bruno
Anthony Joseph Bruno (born June 13, 1952) is an American sports talk radio host. He has worked for national American sports broadcasters including ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Premiere, and Sporting News Radio. Early life His father served in both the American and Italian Army where his met Bruno's mother, a Sicilian Native. He has one older sister and one younger sister. He graduated from St. John Neumann High School, then from Temple University. Radio career WCAU, KFI, and WIP Bruno's first talk show was on WCAU in Philadelphia as the morning host. When WCAU abandoned talk in 1991, Bruno moved to Sports Talk as a co-host of WIP's ''Morning Guys'' show with Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti. He later joined ESPN's new radio network in 1992 as one of the first hosts. He remained at the network until 2000. In 1996, he stated on air he would walk from Bristol, CT to Syracuse, NY if the Orangemen beat Kansas in that year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament—which they did, by a sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Jacobs
Victor Jacobs (born December 12, 1952), also known as Vic "The Brick" Jacobs, is an American radio and television sportscaster. He is best known as a former co-host of ''The Loose Cannons'', a sports radio talk airing nationally on Fox Sports Radio. He is known for eccentric behavior, like wearing fur caps and robes, and writing Lakers haiku poems to read on-air. Early years Jacobs grew up in Queens, New York. He is a graduate of Cornell University, and got his start in broadcasting in Guam, back in 1979. Jacobs also had other sports broadcasting stints, working at KTVV (now KXAN-TV), in Austin, Texas, KMPH-TV in Fresno, California, and radio and television outlets in Phoenix, Arizona. Jacobs began his broadcasting career at Western Albemarle High School in Crozet, Virginia. He announced games for the Warriors. In 1988, Jacobs arrived in Los Angeles and at KCOP-TV, where he was the station's sports Anchor. It was starting there that Jacobs' eccentric personality came to light, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Hartman (sportscaster)
Steven Ward Hartman (born July 4, 1958 in Hollywood, California) is the host of The Loose Cannons, a sports radio talk show on Fox Sports Radio based in San Diego, California. He also hosts a national sports radio show for the Fox Sports Radio Network. In addition, he is a sports anchor/reporter on KTLA television in Los Angeles. KTLA, accessed April 20, 2010. He held a similar position at KCBS/KCAL from 1998 through 2010. Career For more than three decades Hartman has served as a , team , and broadcaster. He has covered 23 Sup ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat O'Brien (television Personality)
Patrick John O'Brien (born February 14, 1948) is an American author and radio host, best known for his work as a sportscaster with CBS Sports from 1981 to 1997, as well as his work as the anchor and host of ''Access Hollywood'' from 1997 to 2004, and '' The Insider'' from 2004 to 2008. O'Brien covered six Olympic Games, two for CBS (1992 Winter and 1994) and four for NBC (2000, 2002, 2004 and 2012). He has also covered the World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Finals, and Final Four as a pregame host while at CBS. He wrote the book ''Talkin' Sports: A B.S.-er's Guide'', published in 1998, and released an autobiography, ''I'll Be Back Right After This'', in 2014. Education Pat O'Brien grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He attended Axtell Park Middle School before graduating from Washington High School in 1966. O'Brien received a degree in government from the University of South Dakota (where he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity) in 1970. He subsequently earned a mast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jim Rome Show
''The Jim Rome Show'' is a sports radio talk show hosted by Jim Rome. It airs live for three hours each weekday from 9 a.m. to noon Pacific Time. The show is produced in Los Angeles, syndicated by CBS Sports Radio, and can be heard on affiliate radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. In January 2018, the show began simulcasting on television on CBS Sports Network. History ''The Jim Rome Show'' began on XTRA Sports 690 in San Diego. In 1996, Premiere Radio Networks picked up the program for national syndication. Sometime after, the show was shortened by one hour and the broadcast location was shifted from XTRA Sports 690 to the Premiere Radio Networks studio complex in Sherman Oaks, California. As part of the broadcast deal bringing Rome's TV show to CBS Sports Network, ''The Jim Rome Show'' became a charter program of CBS Sports Radio upon its full launch on January 2, 2013. Show personnel (" The XR4Ti") ' *Tom Di Benedetto, executive producer, call screener since 2021 *Alvin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dan Patrick Show
''The Dan Patrick Show'' is a syndicated radio and television sports talk show, hosted by former ESPN personality Dan Patrick. It is currently produced by Patrick and is syndicated to radio stations by Premiere Radio Networks, within and independently of their Fox Sports Radio package. The three-hour program debuted on October 1, 2007. It is broadcast weekdays live beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. The current show is a successor to the original ''Dan Patrick Show'', which aired from 1999 to 2007 on ESPN Radio weekdays at 1:00 p.m. Eastern/10:00 a.m. Pacific. The show was televised on three networks: on DirecTV's Audience Network (formerly the 101 Network) since August 3, 2009; on three AT&T SportsNet affiliates since October 25, 2010; and on B/R Live as of March 1, 2019. It can also be heard on Sirius XM Radio channel 211, and is distributed as a podcast by PodcastOne. On January 10, 2020, Patrick announced on his show that the relationship with AT&T Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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