After launching COVID-19 related programming from SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio and Coronavirus: What You Need to Know channels on 540 WAUK Jackson/Milwaukee WI on Monday, Good Karma Brands will also bring the content to Cleveland starting Wednesday, April 22.
Like Milwaukee it will temporarily supplant national programming on what is currently “ESPN 1540 KNR2” WWGK on the 1kW AM daytimer, while the mix of local and national Sports content remains on “ESPN Cleveland” 850 WKNR.
Good Karma Brands announces SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio (channel 110) and its public service channel, “Coronavirus: What You Need to Know” (channel 121), will air on 540 ESPN (WAUK-AM) beginning today, Monday, April 20th, 2020, and will begin airing on 1540 ESPN Cleveland on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020. The programming change will preempt ESPN network programming until further notice.
“We can’t wait for live sports to resume and for the threat of the coronavirus to subside, but in the meantime, believe the health and well-being of our community is the top priority, as well as delivering relevant information to our audience,” said Steve Wexler, Good Karma Brands vice president and Milwaukee market manager.
Presented by NYU Langone Health’s team of world-class infectious disease and medical authorities, SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio educates and informs the public on the very latest about the coronavirus and what you need to know right now.
“Doctor Radio, in collaboration with NYU Langone Health, is a place where listeners can turn to hear from medical experts during this pandemic, and we’re proud to offer this to our community commercial-free during this time,” said ESPN Cleveland Director of Content, Matt Fishman.
Doctor Radio is a collaboration between SiriusXM and NYU Langone Health, and is a 24/7 national radio channel featuring live, call-in shows hosted by leading NYU Langone Health doctors from a vast array of fields. Recent, noteworthy guests have included Dr. Anthony Fauci, MD, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Dr. Robert R. Redfield, MD, Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Surgeon General – Vice Adm. Dr. Jerome Adams, MD, and Dr. Deborah Messonnier, MD, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases as well as others.
Local sports talk programming will continue to air as scheduled on 94.5 ESPN and 850 ESPN Cleveland.
