ESPN Deportes Radio and MRN Radio Announce 2007 Programming Schedule.ESPN Deportes ESPN Deportes is a cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day in the Spanish language. Deportes means "sports" in Spanish. Radio to Broadcast 'Sobre Ruedas' Live from Ford Championship Weekend Ford Championship Weekend is the name given to the three races NASCAR runs during its last weekend of the season. The weekend came to be after NASCAR decided to move all of its series' final races to Homestead-Miami Speedway after the 2002 season. NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Building upon the groundbreaking announcement to better serve the Latino motorsports fans in the US, ESPN Deportes Radio and MRN MRN Motor Racing Network MRN Medical Record Number MRN Magnetic Resonance Neurography MRN Medicare Remittance Notice MRN Matières Radioactives Naturelles MRN Meteorological Rocket Network MRN Manufacturers Resource Network Radio, the primary source for NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2. and related radio programming, today announced the broadcast schedule for the upcoming 2007 NASCAR racing The NASCAR Racing series of video games, developed by Papyrus, started in 1994 and ended with the release of NASCAR Racing 2003 Season in 2003. Later NASCAR games were released by Electronic Arts, who took over the official sport license. season on ESPN Deportes Radio. As announced in October, ESPN Deportes Radio has become the exclusive Spanish-language home of MRN Radio, the Voice of NASCAR, through the 2012 race season. ESPN Deportes Radio's coverage will debut at the Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, Busch Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series. , with live race updates during the Ford 300 NASCAR Busch and Ford 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series finales. ESPN Deportes Radio will also broadcast its motorsports-themed program "Sobre Ruedas" live from onsite beginning at noon Eastern Time on both Saturday and Sunday. Starting November 20, 2006, ESPN Deportes Radio will broadcast daily two-minute update programs called "Una Vuelta Con NASCAR." Andres Agulla will host the program, which will be aired in the mornings and afternoons within the ESPN Deportes Radio's SportsCenter program. Lastly, starting at Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators. in February, ESPN Deportes Radio will broadcast live race updates from fourteen of the circuit's premier facilities in 2007. ESPN Deportes Radio motorsports experts Bernardo Pillati and Carlos Arratia will provide play-by-play commentary for the live updates. "We anxiously await the debut of MRN Radio, the Voice of NASCAR, on ESPN Deportes Radio," said MRN Radio President David Hyatt. "What better way to kick off this unprecedented alliance than with extensive coverage from the Ford Championship Weekend in Homestead-Miami. Latino NASCAR racing fans will get a taste of the top notch programming that is to come in the 2007 racing season. We are also very pleased at the line-up of outstanding radio talent that will be involved in the programming. This will truly be a treat for all race fans." "This is an exciting moment for us at ESPN Deportes Radio," said Oscar Ramos, senior director and general manager, ESPN Deportes Radio. "The affinity to NASCAR among Hispanics continues to grow and we're looking forward to becoming the leading Spanish-language source of information for the Spanish-speaking NASCAR fans." ESPN Deportes is the brand under which ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Inc. has been serving U.S. Hispanic sports fans since 2000. In addition to ESPN Deportes Radio, the only around-the-clock national Spanish-language radio network in the U.S., the roster of branded initiatives now includes ESPN Deportes TV; ESPNdeportes.com, the leading Spanish-language sports site in the U.S.; ESPN Deportes La Revista ESPN Deportes La Revista is a Spanish Language magazine that focuses on sports from a Hispanic perspective. La Revista translates to "the Magazine", and ESPN Deportes (which means ESPN Sports) is the name of a Spanish language sports channel. , the only general sports Spanish-language magazine in the U.S.; and ESPN Deportes Wireless, which offers mobile phone subscribers images of their favorite Latino sports stars. MRN Radio, a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation International Speedway Corporation (ISC) is a corporation whose primary business is the ownership and management of NASCAR race tracks. ISC was founded by NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. , is the primary source for NASCAR stock car racing and related radio programming. Our award-winning play-by-play coverage of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is delivered via satellite to over 700 radio stations nationwide. This makes MRN Radio the largest independent sport radio network in America. [TABLE OMITTED] ESPN Deportes Radio Affiliates by Markets: Los Angeles KWKW-AM Pomona KWKU-AM Oxnard KUNX-AM Phoenix KMIA-AM San Diego XESD-AM Fresno-Visalia KGST-AM El Paso KSVE-AM Atlanta WALR-AM Las Vegas KBAD-AM Boston WCCM-AM Tucson KTKT-AM Bakersfield KWAC-AM Salt Lake City KJQS-AM El Centro Yuma KICO-AM Reno KHIT-AM Port St Lucie WJNX-AM Eugene KLZS-AM |
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