NEW YORK, March 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM Pac-12 Radio, the exclusive new audio channel dedicated to Pac-12 sports, will launch on Monday, March 5. The 24/7 channel, which was first announced last fall by the Pac-12 Conference and SiriusXM, will deliver fans across the country in-depth and comprehensive access to Pac-12 focused sports talk and news, plus an extensive schedule of Pac-12 games, including every game of next week's 2018 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament from Las Vegas, Nev.
The new channel's programming lineup will feature exclusive new shows that cover various sports and are hosted by former Pac-12 athletes as well as a number of conference insiders and Pac-12 Networks expert analysts.
Pac-12 This Morning, hosted by Guy Haberman and former Washington State quarterback and Pac-12 Player of the Year Ryan Leaf, will air live every weekday morning from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm ET/7:00 to 10:00 am PT. Kate Scott and Utah alum Sean O'Connell will alternate as hosts alongside former Oregon lineman Geoff Schwartz on the afternoon drive time show, Pac-12 Today, every weekday from 6:00 to 9:00 pm ET/3:00 to 6:00 pm PT. Former Arizona State head basketball coach Bill Frieder and former Arizona State guard and Pac-12 Player of the Year Eddie House will be on the channel next week to discuss the Pac-12 Tournament.
Additional hosts and analysts who will be a part of SiriusXM Pac-12 Radio will include former UCLA basketball player Sean Farnham, former USC assistant football coach and current Pac-12 Networks analyst Yogi Roth, former UCLA All-American Charles Arbuckle, former Washington State defensive back Erik Coleman, former San Diego State linebacker Kirk Morrison, and Pac-12 Networks broadcasters Roxy Bernstein, Jill Savage and Mike Yam.
Listeners will also hear coaches shows, press conferences, classic game broadcasts, coverage of the conference's football and basketball media days, and more.
SiriusXM subscribers will be able to listen to SiriusXM Pac-12 Radio on SiriusXM radios (channel 373), and those with streaming access can listen online, on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app and at home on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/streaming to learn more.
SiriusXM Pac-12 Radio will also feature live play-by-play broadcasts of several conference sports. Next week, subscribers can tune in to every game of the 2018 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament, as well as Pac-12 Networks' pre- and post-game programming on SiriusXM Pac-12 Radio (channel 373). Early round games will also air on Sirius channel 137 and XM channel 197, and the championship game will also air on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM (channel 84).
Regularly scheduled programming on SiriusXM Pac-12 Radio may be preempted at times for broadcasts of games or other conference events.
About the Pac-12 Conference
The Conference has a tradition as the "Conference of Champions," leading the nation in NCAA Championships in 51 of the last 57 years, with 504 NCAA team titles overall. The Conference comprises 12 leading U.S. universities - the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the University of California-Berkeley, the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Colorado, the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California, the University of Utah, the University of Washington and Washington State University. For more information on the Conference's programs, member institutions, and Commissioner Larry Scott, go to www.pac-12.com/conference.
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