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Knicks’ Championship Run Boosts WFAN Ratings

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According to a piece in Deadline, the New York Knicks’ NBA championship run has bumped up the 25-54 ratings for Audacy’s WFAN, New York by almost 9%. The piece adds that the station’s cume during the run has been nearly 1 million per week. Audacy chief business officer Chris Oliviero was interviewed for the piece imgand he comments on company’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and the rededication to sports programming, “Relieving that financial pressure has been liberating. We’ve got everybody swimming in the same direction. Linear broadcast, streaming digital and on-demand podcasts… they don’t compete with each other. They all sing together, like a maestro with a band.” The Fan produced an NFL Draft watch party on YouTube featuring the station’s hosts and with the success of that decided to do halftime and postgame shows on YouTube during the Knicks’ Finals series. Audacy says those livestreams are part of the reason it brings in one-third of its revenue from digital sources. See the Deadline piece here.

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MSG Broadcaster Al Trautwig Dies at 68

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The New York Post reports that New York sports broadcaster Al Trautwig died on Sunday (2/23) at his home on Long Island after complications from cancer. The Post notes, “The Long Island native had been a mainstay in New York sports fans’ homes over his decades-long broadcasting career, covering everything from the Yankees to the Knicks and Rangers, as well as the New York City Marathon and the Olympics.” See the Post story here.

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Beasley and GKB Partner for Knicks and Rangers Games in New Jersey

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Beasley Media Group partners with Good Karma Brands and “ESPN NY” to broadcast live Knicks and Rangers games across the Garden State. Beasley Media New Jersey will air the games on WMTR, Morristown; WCTC, New Brunswick; WRAT-HD3, Point Pleasant; WJRZ-HD3, Manahawkin; and on WJRZ’s translator in Toms River at 100.5 FM. Beasley New Jersey SVP and regional market manager Daniel A. Finn states, “We are so excited to provide our listeners and fans of these iconic teams broadcast coverage across the state of New Jersey. Offering access to these franchises through ‘ESPN NY’ and Good Karma Brands is just phenomenal.”