Yard Goats to Broadcast All Home Games in Spanish on WPRX AM 1120
April 27, 2016 - Eastern League (EL1)
Hartford Yard Goats News Release
Hartford, Conn - The Hartford Yard Goats Baseball Club, the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, announced it has partnered with WPRX AM 1120 to have all home games broadcast in Spanish. WPRX will carry every home game live over the radio (AM 1120) and on the internet (wprx1120.net) allowing fans to listen to the Yard Goats in two languages. The Yard Goats announced in July that all 142 games, home and road, will be broadcast live in English on News Radio 1410 AM WPOP and available on iHeart Radio.
"We are extremely excited to partner with WPRX and bring Yard Goats Baseball to a new radio audience," said Yard Goats owner Josh Solomon. "It is really important to our organization to have our broadcasts also available in Spanish, knowing how much the Hispanic community loves baseball, and we feel this is a wonderful way to reach the Latino community."
WPRX AM 1120 is a community based radio station with local programming such as news, traffic, and weather. WPRX, which transmits 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, has live on air talent from its studio and also is very involved with local community events making it a natural fit with the Yard Goats.
"We are thrilled to be to partnering with the Hartford Yard Goats and having their home games broadcast in Spanish on our radio station," said WPRX owner Oscar Nieves. "So many of our loyal listeners love the game of baseball and are excited about the new Yard Goats brand. We know that this is going to be a home run."
The Hartford Yard Goats inaugural season is underway and the club will continue its 3-game series against the Harrisburg Senators tonight in Pennsylvania. The game will be broadcast live on the Yard Goats flagship station, News Radio 1410 WPOP and streamed on the iHeart Radio App. Season tickets and 18-game plans are now on sale by calling 860-246-4628. For a full schedule, visit our website, www.yardgoatsbaseball.com.
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