The Regional Radio Sports Network is a radio network that broadcasts high school and college sports in northern Indiana.
8-598: Regional Radio Sports first broadcast in 1992 on WWJY (now WXRD ) in Crown Point, Indiana . In order to establish a footprint in the Michiana region, RRS soon joined forces with WAMJ in South Bend to create the first network. WAMJ was the first home for RRSN's coverage of Penn High School football, which now airs on affiliate WGCS . The network later added coverage of Bethel College basketball, baseball and softball to fill out
16-468: A country music format in November 1996, with programming from Real Country , under a LMA with M & M Broadcasting, who was in the process of purchasing the station. On December 2, 1996, the station's call sign was changed to WXRD. By 2002, the station's format had been changed to classic rock. In 2004, the station was sold to Radio One Communications, along with WZVN , for $ 4.9 million. The station
24-429: A dozen coaches' association media awards. Other awards won by the staff include the following: RRSN publishes the annual Indiana Football Digest , the largest high school football magazine in the country , which covers every high school team in the state (of Indiana) and weighs in at more than two pounds! They also organize The Griddy's , an annual event recognizing the best high school football players and coaches in
32-421: The call sign WFLM, and airing an easy listening format, as the "World's Finest Listening Music". The station was originally owned by John Meyer. In 1982, the station's call sign was changed to WWJY, and the station was branded "Joy"/"South Lake 104". In 1993, John Meyer sold the station to M & M Broadcasting, owned by former Hammond, Indiana mayor Thomas McDermott, Sr., for $ 600,000. On March 1, 1993,
40-575: The state, in association with the Indianapolis Colts . WXRD WXRD (103.9 FM ) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format using the station name X-Rock 103.9. Licensed to Crown Point, Indiana , United States, it serves Northwest Indiana and Chicago's south suburbs. The station is currently owned by Adams Radio Group , through licensee ARG of Northern Indiana LLC. The station also features national and local newscasts. The station began broadcasting November 10, 1972, holding
48-502: The station's format was changed from easy listening to CHR . In 1995, the station began to simulcast the rock format of WABT 103.9 in Dundee, Illinois . In 1996, the station was sold to Z-Spanish Network, along with WABT, for $ 3.6 million, and the station adopted a Spanish language format, as "La Zeta". On July 1, 1996, the station's call sign was changed to WZCO. The station would go silent shortly thereafter, before switching to
56-644: The winter and spring. Since 2012, RRSN has partnered with the Indiana High School Athletic Association and Emmis Communications to produce the Indiana High School Sports Report that airs weekly around the state. They also now are the voices of Holy Cross Men's and Women's basketball, IUSB Men's and Women's basketball, and Ancilla College Women's volleyball, basketball, and softball, as well as Ancilla College's Men's soccer, basketball, and baseball. RRSN founder Paul Condry
64-697: Was named Indiana Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association in 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2010. Colleague Mike Knezevich won the same award in 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2013. Matt Kopsea was the 2005 winner while working for the South Bend Tribune before joining RRSN in 2011. The team has two members of the Indiana Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Famers and three ISSA annual awards, and more than half
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