CHAMPAIGN — Broadcasts of University of Illinois athletics will remain on WDWS 1400-AM and WHMS 97.5-FM for at least the next four years.
On Thursday, the UI's athletic department and media-rights holder Learfield's Fighting Illini Sports Properties announced the extension of the broadcast relationship. The program's athletic events have been carried by News-Gazette Media for more than 30 years.
"News-Gazette Media and the University of Illinois are two long-standing institutions in the community," News-Gazette Media CEO and Publisher John Reed said. "We've obviously enjoyed a very good working relationship for a number of years now."
The agreement includes all football, men's and women's basketball, volleyball, baseball and select softball games.