The Spanish language broadcasts for the New York Mets will move to Univision Spanish AC “Que Buena 92.7” WQBU Garden City NY for the next three seasons.
WQBU previously carried the Mets in Spanish from 2010-2012 before the rights moved to ESPN’s now defunct “ESPN Deportes 1050” WEPN. The broadcasts will be produced by Entercom’s 880 WCBS New York as part of their rights deal to carry the Mets in English. The deal also matches one Entercom has with Univision Spanish News/Talk 1280 WADO for New York Yankees games in Spanish since 2014.
Juan Alicea, Max Perez Jimenez, and Nestor Rosario will continue to serve as the play-by-play team for the Mets in Spanish.
Entercom, a leading media and entertainment company and the unrivaled leader in sports radio, has reached a multiyear content sharing agreement with Univision New York’s Que Buena 92.7 FM (WQBU-FM) station. As part of the agreement, WCBS 880 (WCBS-AM), the flagship station and radio broadcast rightsholder of the New York Mets, will produce all of the 162 regular season and postseason games to be aired on Que Buena 92.7 FM in the Tri-State area through the 2022 season.
“We’re pleased to partner with Univision New York to bring New York Mets games to Spanish-speaking fans,” said Susan Larkin, Regional President and Market Manager, Entercom New York. “As the unrivaled leader in local sports coverage, we’re looking forward to bringing our premier content to an even broader audience through this strategic partnership.”
“Adding New York Mets baseball to our popular Que Buena 92.7 station gives our audience more of the content they love, whether they’re listening at home, at work or during their commute,” said Roberto Yañez, President and General Manager, Univision New York. “We are pleased to partner with WCBS and bring our community closer to one of their favorite home teams with live Spanish-language coverage all season long.”
Beginning with the 2020 season, the play-by-play team for Spanish-language broadcasts will include longtime Mets broadcasters Max Perez Jimenez, Nestor Rosario and Juan Alicea.
Univision New York includes three radio stations as well as the region’s leading Spanish-language news station, which has served the Latino community in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for over fifty years. Que Buena 92.7 is part of the Uforia Audio Network, the leading Hispanic radio network in the United States. Audiences can get the latest on Que Buena 92.7 by following Que Buena on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.