FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Melissa Bachtel
Phone: 216-831-3761
Fax: 216-514-4699
Email: melissab@envisionradio.com
(JUNE 2012) – Envision Radio Networks® is excited to announce WLLF-FM and WPIC-AM/Youngstown, OH as the newest affiliates of High School SportSite, the customizable HyperLocal website that covers all areas of high school sports. With ESPN 96.7 and News Talk 790 WPIC signed on to become the high school sports authority in the Youngstown market, the stations join over 200 affiliates on the Envision Services Network.
“ESPN 96.7 and News Talk 790 WPIC continue to look for ways to enhance our coverage of High School sports in Mercer County,” said Bob Greenburg, Sports Director at ESPN 96.7 and News Talk 790 WPIC. “Becoming an affiliate of High School SportSite and its ScoreFeeder data was a natural partnership. I’m confident the coaches, fans, and alumni of our county schools, who love high school sports, will immediately see the benefits of visiting this great website regularly.”
High School SportSite is a stand-alone web portal designed for radio stations that want to own local high school sports in their market and drive new revenue streams from clients that want to support their community. Powered by ScoreFeeder technology, High School SportSite captures scores and stats from all of the major high school sports for both men and women. In addition to up-to-the-minute box-scores, the HyperLocal website features the latest local sports news, Game/Athlete/Coach of the Week, team and player profiles, and photo galleries.
High School SportSite is simple to operate and requires minimal effort to maintain and update. A team of SportSite experts create a custom site for affiliates specific to their markets, allowing stations to choose the schools that they want to highlight on their customized website at a local, regional, or statewide level. High School SportSite supplies free training and unlimited support, so you don’t have to worry about the costs associated with web design, computer programming, web hosting and domain fees.
Check out a demo version of High School SportSite at www.highschoolsportsite.com. Stations interested in a FREE High School SportSite webinar should contact Melissa Bachtel at melissab@envisionradio.com or 216-831-3761 for more details, or visit www.envisionradio.com.
About ScoreFeeder:
ScoreFeeder, LLC automates the process of communication between high school coaches and the media, fans, friends and family. No longer will coaches need to make multiple phone calls after game, send faxes, or emails. ScoreFeeder makes communication simple. The ScoreFeeder app is free to coaches, and it allows them to enter in box score information, and then send it to all of the media at once. ScoreFeeder is not an end destination, but a feeder of content to end destination media organizations. Through free subscription options, anyone can follow their favorite team at any time, and get full box scores as soon as they are submitted through ScoreFeeder. Visit www.scorefeeder.com for more information.
About Envision Radio Networks:
Envision Radio Networks® provides content and services to more than 1,200 radio stations and reaches millions of listeners each week. Envision Radio Networks, Inc. is the largest independently owned affiliate relations company in the country and supplies all types of programming and services to radio including morning show prep, short-form vignettes, virtual news-weather-sports broadcasts, live syndicated morning shows, long-form weekend programming, 24/7 formats, comedy services, event programming, off-air tools, web content, album releases and artist specials. Envision Radio Networks® is based in Cleveland, Ohio, with offices in New York City and San Francisco.
Tags: High School SportSite, ScoreFeeder, WLLF-FM, WPIC-AM
