MLS San Jose Earthquakes

Earthquakes Announce Partnership With 1590 KLIV to Broadcast 26 Matches in 2004

Published on March 26, 2004 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


San Jose (Friday, March 26, 2004) - The San Jose Earthquakes today announced a new partnership with 1590 KLIV that will see 26 of their 30 regular season matches broadcast on the local San Jose radio station. The twenty-six game package is the biggest English radio broadcast package in the history of the club, which returns to KLIV for the first time since 1998. KLIV previously aired San Jose games from 1996-1998.

"We are excited to announce our biggest radio package in team history," said Earthquakes President & General Manager Alexi Lalas. "Fans can now follow the Quakes home and road matches throughout the 2004 season. Both KLIV and the Earthquakes are highly committed to the San Jose community so we feel it will be a great partnership."

The Quakes first game on the radio will be the home opener on Saturday, April 10 as the Quakes take on the Chicago Fire in a rematch of the 2003 MLS Cup at 1:00 p.m. PT at Spartan Stadium. After that match, KLIV will air every match except for the three games that kick off at 1:00 p.m. PT. (Saturday, May 1 vs. D.C. United, Saturday, July 10 vs. MetroStars and Saturday, July 17 vs. Colorado Rapids.)

"KLIV is thrilled to be carrying Earthquakes games in 2004," said KLIV program director George Sampson. "We are a locally focused radio station and we feel that the Earthquakes are an important part of this community. We think that this partnership will be a great fit for both parties."

2004 marks the first season that the Quakes will broadcast both home and road matches. From 1996-1998 and in 2003, only San Jose road games were available on the radio.

"We are delighted with our new partnership with the Earthquakes," said President and General Manager of Empire Broadcasting Bob Kieve. "They are the current champions of Major League Soccer and we are looking forward to another great season."

1590 KLIV is Silicon Valley's News Station. The station has a strong local focus on the news of San Jose and the Silicon Valley, along with national and international news from CNN. The station delves into local stories and issues that frequently are not covered by San Francisco stations and provides Silicon Valley commuters with traffic reports eight times each hour, more than any other Bay Area station. 1590 KLIV is locally owned by Empire Broadcasting Company.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 2004 SEASON RADIO SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time Radio
Saturday, April 3 at D.C. United 1:00 p.m. None
Saturday, April 10 CHICAGO FIRE 1:00 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, April 17 at New England Revolution 4:30 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, April 24 at Colorado Rapids 6:00 p.m. KLIV
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Saturday, May 1 D.C. UNITED 1:00 p.m. None
Saturday, May 8 METROSTARS 7:00 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, May 15 at Dallas Burn 5:30 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, May 22 LOS ANGELES GALAXY 7:00 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, May 29 at Columbus Crew 4:30 p.m. KLIV
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Saturday, June 12 METROSTARS 7:00 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, June 19 at Chicago Fire 5:30 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, June 26 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS 7:00 p.m. KLIV
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Sunday, July 4 at Los Angeles Galaxy 7:00 p.m. KLIV
Wednesday, July 7 DALLAS BURN 7:30 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, July 10 at MetroStars 1:00 p.m. None
Saturday, July 17 COLORADO RAPIDS 1:00 p.m. None
Saturday, July 31 at New England Revolution 4:30 p.m. KLIV
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Saturday, August 7 D.C. UNITED 7:00 p.m. KLIV
Friday, August 13 at Kansas City Wizards 5:30 p.m. KLIV*
Wednesday, August 18 at Chicago Fire 5:30 p.m. KLIV*
Saturday, August 21 DALLAS BURN 7:00 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, August 28 COLORADO RAPIDS 7:00 p.m. KLIV
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Saturday, September 4 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 7:00 p.m. KLIV
Wednesday, September 8 COLUMBUS CREW 7:30 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, September 11 at Los Angeles Galaxy 7:00 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, September 18 at Kansas City Wizards 5:30 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, September 25 LOS ANGELES GALAXY 7:00 p.m. KLIV
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Saturday, October 2 at Colorado Rapids 6:00 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, October 9 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS 7:00 p.m. KLIV
Saturday, October 16 at Dallas Burn 5:30 p.m. KLIV
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All times Pacific. All times and dates are subject to change. All home games in bold.
* = Tape delayed to 7:00 p.m. PT

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