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Impact Games to be Broadcast on 98.5FM, TSN Radio 690 & CJAD 800 in 2017

February 28, 2017 - Major League Soccer (MLS) - Club de Foot Montreal News Release


MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact announced on Tuesday that it has renewed its agreement with 98,5fm to make the Cogeco Média network station its French-speaking radio partner for the 2017 season. On English-speaking radio, TSN Radio 690 remains the Impact's broadcast partner in 2017.

For the first time since the Impact joined MLS, a minimum of 32 games will air on 98,5 Sports or on 985sports.ca. Cogeco Media talk network 104,7 Outaouais, 106,9 Mauricie & 107,7 Estrie will also broadcast these games.

Moreover, supporters may now subscribe to the new Impact podcast IMFC985. These weekly productions are also available on 985sports.ca.

Every 98,5FM broadcast will also include a 30-minute pregame show, as well as a postgame show. The on-air team will include Jeremy Filosa (play-by-play), Arcadio Marcuzzi (colour), Patrick Leduc (journalist), Vincent Destouches (journalist) and Jacques Thériault (commentary/editorial).

The English-speaking voices of the Impact will once more be those of Rick Moffat, on play-by-play, with former Impact player Grant Needham on colour. Joey Alfieri will act as sideline reporter for home games. Certain games will air on CJAD 800 during the season.

Broadcasts will also include pregame and postgame shows. Weekly show Impact This Week also returns this season.

The full radio broadcast schedule is available here .

The Impact's 2017 home opener, the climax of a full week of activities, takes place at the Olympic Stadium against the recently crowned MLS Cup champions, Seattle Sounders FC, on Saturday, March 11, at 7pm ET (TVA Sports, 98,5FM & TSN Radio 690). In the meantime, the Bleu-blanc-noir plays its first game of the season on Saturday, March 4, against the Earthquakes at San Jose's Avaya Stadium at 10pm ET (TVA Sports, TSN, 98,5FM & TSN Radio 690).


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