The partnership marks WFAN's 14th consecutive season as the flagship station for the New Jersey Devils, who exclusively streamed 53 games last season on The One Jersey Network. Both teams are expected to rollout additional, exclusive content and develop new pregame, postgame and weekly shows on the new platform as the season progresses.
"Technology continues to evolve the ways fans follow their teams, over the last few years we have been focused on creating new platforms for our fans to engage with our teams," said Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center President Hugh Weber. "Specifically in terms of our audio rights, we have taken a conscious, phased approach in digitally streaming our games with the mission of making our broadcasts available when and where our fans choose. "
"The way our fanbase consumes information about the New York Islanders is constantly changing. As an organization, we want to work with new platforms that will continue to give our fans that information in cutting edge areas," Islanders President and General Manager Lou Lamoriello said. "The ability to partner with Entercom while still having a presence on WFAN, allows our fanbase to not only listen to live game broadcasts, but receive exclusive content that will make them feel closer to the team."
"We're excited to expand our partnership with the New Jersey Devils and add the New York Islanders," said Jeff Sottolano, Senior Vice President, Entercom. "As the fastest growing digital audio app in the United States and unrivaled leader in local sports coverage, Radio.com aims to become a daily habit for the millions of users we reach each month, including tri-state hockey fans."
The game between the New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers in Gothenburg, Sweden is part the NHL's Global Series. The team's first regular-season home game at Prudential Center will take place against the reigning Stanley Cup Champion, Washington Capitals, on Thursday, October 11 at 7 p.m.
Radio.com currently has over 300 stations and 1,100 podcasts, with more added continuously, on its rapidly growing platform. It is available on home and auto connected devices including Amazon Alexa, Amazon FireTV, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Google Chromecast, Roku, and Sonos. Radio.com is a part of Entercom, a leading American media and entertainment company and one of the two largest radio broadcasters in the country.
