Good Karma Brands has announced that Sports “ESPN 1000” WMVP Chicago will become the new flagship for the Chicago White Sox starting with the 2021 season.
WMVP succeeds Nexstar News/Talk 720 WGN, which carried the franchise for the previous three seasons. The White Sox were also heard on 670 WSCR from 2006-2014 and and 890 WLS from 2015-2016. WMVP previously carried the White Sox from 1995 through 2005.
As part of the deal, WMVP will carry all regular season and postseason games, select Spring Training Games and feature a year-round “White Sox Weekly” show.
ESPN Chicago and the Chicago White Sox jointly announced today a multiyear agreement naming ESPN 1000 as the team’s flagship radio station. White Sox games will air on ESPN 1000 beginning with the broadcast of the team’s first game of the 2021 Cactus League season on Saturday, February 27 vs. Milwaukee.
The agreement includes all White Sox regular season and postseason games, as well as select spring training games.
“The White Sox are an extremely entertaining, talented baseball team with an incredibly bright future, and we’re thrilled to partner with them to bring the White Sox to ESPN 1000 fans,” said Mike Thomas, ESPN Chicago market manager. “We’re dedicated to bringing the best content in Chicago sports to ESPN 1000, and having the Sox back on our airwaves just ensures that we’re making good on that promise.”
“The White Sox have shared incredible moments with ESPN 1000, remembering the memorable voices of Ed Farmer and John Rooney on their airwaves making the final call in Game 4 of the 2005 World Series,” said Brooks Boyer, White Sox chief revenue and marketing officer. “As we prepare for an exciting era in White Sox baseball on the field, we are equally excited to partner with an all sports format radio flagship station whose brand resonates with Chicago sports fans.”
This agreement also includes White Sox Weekly, a two-hour show in season and one-hour show off season, plus pregame and postgame shows. Fans can turn to ESPN 1000 all year to hear from the front office, coaches and players.
This is the second time ESPN 1000 has been the team’s flagship radio station. ESPN 1000 was the exclusive radio partner of the White Sox from 1999-2005 with iconic radio personalities Ed Farmer and John Rooney in the booth.
