TEGNA will relaunch Sports “ESPN Columbus” 1460 WBNS/97.1 WBNS-HD2 Columbus OH as “The Fan 2” on Tuesday, September 2.
The station will debut a completely new lineup as it drops ESPN content. The station will carry Westwood One’s Bob & Tom Show in mornings from 6-10am. BetMGM Network’s BetSweats will follow from 10am-1pm. “Morning Juice” hosted by Bobby Carpenter and Jeff ‘Tito’ Thitoff, which moved to a combination of YouTube and WBNS-HD3 live from 6-8am and WBNS-TV’s “10TV+” app from 10am-12pm earlier this year, will add a replay on WBNS from 1-3pm. Westwood One’s Jim Rome Show will air live from 3-6pm. BetMGM’s You Better, You Bet will follow from 6-7pm and BetMGM and Infinity Sports Network content running at night and weekends.
WBNS will also continue to carry Ohio State University content including football, men’s and women’s basketball, hockey, baseball, and the weekly Ryan Day Show.
Director of Local Sports Content Matt Fishman said, “With The Fan 2, we’re bringing Columbus something you can’t get anywhere else — a lineup that’s smart, funny, and flat-out entertaining. Mornings kick off with The Bob and Tom Show, middays give you great Ohio State Conversation with Morning Juice, afternoons bring the fire with Jim Rome. The Fan 2 is built to keep Columbus engaged, laughing, and talking.”
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com