If the red-hot Red Sox are still playing in October, their pennant run will be heard over satellite radio.
WEEI 93.7 Boston will be heading to SiriusXM on Sept. 1.
As part of a deal between SiriusXM and Audacy, WEEI and other Audacy sports stations will be available to SiriusXM listeners in their vehicles and on the SiriusXM app. Those without SiriusXM will still be able to listen to WEEI.
This deal comes a couple years after Audacy emerged from bankruptcy. Meanwhile locally, WEEI continues to lose to 98.5 The Sports Hub when it comes to ratings.
Twenty-three Audacy sports stations will launch on SiriusXM on Sept. 1. In addition to WEEI, other Audacy stations on SiriusXM will include: WFAN (New York); 104.3 The Score (Chicago); 105.3 The Fan (Dallas); 95.7 The Game (San Francisco); and SportsRadio 94WIP (Philadelphia).
“Audacy’s sports brands are deeply connected to the cities, teams and fan communities they serve, and being able to extend our reach nationally through SiriusXM is a natural fit,” Kelli Turner, CEO and president of Audacy, said in a statement.
“We look forward to working together with SiriusXM to bring our outstanding talent and content to sports fans and news and talk listeners wherever they are, providing our audiences with more ways to stay connected to the conversations that matter most to them,” Turner added.
The Audacy sports stations will be available to the majority of SiriusXM subscribers through its most popular subscription plans, including Platinum, All Access, Music & Entertainment, and other options.
“SiriusXM is the essential audio home for sports fans, offering access to every team and game alongside an unmatched lineup of national sports talk, expert analysis, and the biggest voices in sports,” said Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s president and chief content officer.
“We also recognize the unique role local personalities play in connecting fans with their teams every day,” he added. “By adding Audacy’s extensive lineup of sports stations, we’re making those trusted hometown voices available to fans wherever they are across North America. Together, we’re delivering an even more complete audio experience – bringing live games, premier national sports talk, and hometown conversations together in one place.”
In addition to sports channels, 19 Audacy news and talk stations will become available on SiriusXM later this year.
The Audacy news and talk stations will become available through eligible SiriusXM plans when they join the lineup later this year.