Hartford Yard Goats to Air on IHeartMedia's News Talk 1410 AM
Published on July 31, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
Hartford Yard Goats News Release
HARTFORD, Conn - The Hartford Yard Goats, the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, announced that all 142 games (home and away) will be broadcast live on News Talk 1410AM (WPOP) and available for fans to listen on iHeartRadio. News Talk 1410AM will serve as the Yard Goats flagship station over the next three seasons through 2018.
The partnership with iHeartMedia will also give the Yard Goats a promotional platform on the entire Hartford-based family of stations, including The River 105.9, Country 92.5, ESPN Radio 97.9 and Kiss 95.7. iHeartMedia will receive signage at Dunkin' Donuts Park, and will have talent from all four stations onsite during each season.
"We are thrilled to have our games broadcast live on News Talk 1410AM, and available to our fans anywhere in the world on iHeartRadio," Yard Goats General Manager Tim Restall said. "iHeartMedia is a wonderful partner to help promote our games to their listeners in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts."
"We at iHeartMedia are excited over our new partnership with the Yard Goats; it's great to be a part of bringing baseball to Hartford. The new Dunkin' Donuts Park and the Hartford Yard Goats will bring more sports lovers, families and our listeners downtown Hartford and we are happy News Talk 1410AM and iHeartRadio is the place where you will hear every Hartford Yard Goats game." - Stephen Honeycomb, Regional Market President iHeartMedia.
Veteran broadcaster Jeff Dooley will be the "Voice of the Yard Goats" and lead play-by-play announcer for the games. Dooley will host the pregame and post-game shows and connect fans to the Yard Goats players with interviews, features and highlights. Dooley will also provide inside information from the clubhouse on the Yard Goats social media platforms.
The Harford Yard Goats will begin their inaugural season in April of 2016 at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Downtown Hartford. The new state-of-the-art ballpark will be located at the intersection of Main Street and Trumbull Street. Season Tickets are now available by calling 860-224-8383 or visiting the website YardGoatsBaseball.com.
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