Sports USA Media is the largest independent sports broadcasting radio network in the United States, specializing in live broadcasts of

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, specifically of the

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and

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(NFL). In 2018, more than 450 radio stations across the United States carried NFL and NCAA football games from Sports USA.

Programs

''The NFL on Sports USA''

Sports USA began broadcasting NFL games in

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. The company broadcasts two games every Sunday during the

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regular season for a total of 36 games by arrangement with the individual home teams.

''The NHL on Sports USA''

In February 2021, Sports USA reached a deal with

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, which was phasing out of both radio and hockey, to take over its rights to national radio broadcasts of the

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. That season, it aired two outdoor games, selected early round playoff games, and all games from the Stanley Cup Semifinals and Finals. Later in 2021, Sports USA renewed its rights until the 2024-25 season. Unlike other league's major championship coverage, this coverage is not exclusive and stations that are affiliated with the participating Stanley Cup Finals team's radio networks will be allowed to carry and stream coverage.

Announcers

Sports USA has a large list of announcers for its football coverage. Play-by play announcers include the network's founder and former

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broadcaster Larry Kahn,

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broadcaster

John Ahlers John Ahlers is the television play-by-play announcer for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League on Victory+. He has also served as an announcer for '' Poker Royale'' on the Game Show Network. A Michigan State University graduate, Ahlers ...

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announcer

Bob Fitzgerald Robert James Fitzgerald (born 1966) is an American sports broadcaster who is currently the TV play-by-play announcer for the NBA's Golden State Warriors on NBC Sports Bay Area and was a co-host of the radio talk show ''Fitz and Brooks'' on K ...

Eli Gold Elias Leo Gold (born December 15, 1953) is an American sportscaster. Gold is best known as the former radio voice for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, along with Tom Roberts, as part of the Crimson Tide Sports Network from 1988 to 2024 ...

(former voice of the

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, perhaps better known nationally for his work on

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). Analysts include former

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and

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head coach Ron Rivera ,

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all time scoring leader

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, & former

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tight end and

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, studio and game analyst

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Podcasts

Sports USA produced a variety of sports

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including: ''Conversations with

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'' was a weekly podcast from the

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late Hall of Famer and two-time

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Champion

. Previous guests on Morgan's program show included the late former president

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Bill Russell William Felton Russell (February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played Center (basketball), center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. He was t ...

Bob Costas Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from ...

Charles Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on NBA on TNT, TNT and CBS Sports. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "the Bread Truck", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", ...

and a host of others. ''Snakes Takes with

Jake Plummer Jason Steven "Jake" Plummer (born December 19, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Pl ...

'' was a weekly

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hosted by former Pro Bowl quarterback who played 10 seasons in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos.

is currently an NFL game analyst on Sports USA's Sunday Doubleheader package as well as a college football analyst on the

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References

External links

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