CFL Toronto Argonauts

Argonauts return to the airwaves

Published on March 25, 2004 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Toronto Argonauts News Release


Toronto – The Toronto Argonauts Football Club is thrilled to announce its return to the airwaves for the 2004 season. The Argonauts' 2004 and 2005 games will be broadcast on Mojo Radio "Talk Radio For Guys" AM 640 and the team has entered an extensive partnership agreement with Corus Radio. Furthermore, fans of the Toronto Argonauts will be able to watch behind-the-scenes footage, as well as player profiles, on the team's own weekly ½ hour magazine-style show to be broadcast during prime-time hours on Sportsnet Ontario. The show, which debuts the week of June 7, will have 2 weekly repeats and will run for a minimum of 20 weeks.

Keith Pelley, President and CEO of the Toronto Argonauts, commented, "The Argonauts are ecstatic to be back on the air. Being a part of the community is essential to our team. Mojo Radio provides us with the perfect vehicle to reach our fans, as do our promotional partners Q107 and Edge102. Sportsnet has completely welcomed us and we are excited to bring our fans into the lives of our players and the community work of our team through our own television program."

"We're pleased to acquire strong regional content like Argos This Week," says David Akande, Vice-President of Programming, Rogers Sportsnet. "The Argos brand is well known in Ontario and Sportsnet is pleased to be associated with it."

Remarked JJ Johnston, General Manager, Corus Radio Toronto, "Mojo Radio and the entire Corus Radio Toronto cluster and Corus Entertainment family are very pleased to be entering once again into association with one of the oldest teams in sports history with a long tradition and some exciting new owners, perspective and direction. We are happy to have formed a partnership with the Toronto Argonauts."

The Toronto Argonauts are North America's oldest professional football club, having celebrated their 130th anniversary in 2003. The Toronto Argonauts have 14 Grey Cup championships to their credit.

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