PHOENIX, Ariz. (4/12/11) — Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Texas Rangers and Skyview Networks announced today their new radio broadcast partnership. Fresh off of a 2010 American League Championship, the Texas Rangers’ upcoming 2011 baseball season marks the first time in 27 years the franchise has brought its radio rights in house and the first year 103.3 FM ESPN and ESPN Deportes 1540 will serve as the English and the Spanish flagship stations respectively. The franchise has teamed with Skyview, an integrated professional sports distribution company specializing in play-by-play broadcast systems, for its English and Spanish broadcast distribution and inventory management needs.

“Skyview Networks has been invaluable in assisting the Texas Rangers in creating our in-house radio network,” commented club Executive VP, Communications John Blake. “We are able to provide a streamlined and efficient production and traffic system that has been incredibly well received by our expanded group of network stations. This has been a major project and Skyview Networks has been a great partner for us.”

Skyview will provide its Distribution Service, F.A.S.T Inventory Management Software and Live Read logging service. This package of broadcast services is integrated to provide efficient management and full control over every aspect of the radio broadcast to run a smooth operation: broadcast feed, inventory scheduling, avails reporting, as-played feedback, invoice generation and live read logging.

“This is a very exciting time for the Rangers and we are proud to be a part of their broadcast operation,” said Matt Stys, Vice President/Business Development of Skyview Networks. “With our services, I am confident the Rangers will experience a successful first season managing their rights from the broadcast booth to the sales and traffic departments. We look forward to working closely to ensure our services meet the needs of all aspects of the Rangers broadcast operation.”

Texas Rangers Regular Season began April 1, 2011. The English radio broadcast hosted by Eric Nadel and Dave Barnett and the pre and post game show hosted by Bryan Dolgin can be heard on flagship station 103.3 FM ESPN and its network of 43 affiliates. The Spanish broadcast hosted by Eleno Ornelas can be heard on Flagship station ESPN Deportes 1540 AM and affiliate station KZRK 1550 AM. For more information on the Texas Rangers 2011 season, visit www.texasrangers.com.

About the Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers are the defending American League Champions of Major League Baseball. After winning the 2010 A.L. West Division title, the Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALDS and the New York Yankees in the ALCS before losing to the San Francisco Giants in the franchise’s first ever World Series appearance. The Rangers play their home games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, one of MLB’s most beautiful ballparks. The franchise is owned by Rangers Baseball Express with Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan serving as CEO & President of the ownership group.

About Skyview Networks
Skyview Networks currently provides the broadcast services for over 50 professional and collegiate sports organizations and produces and delivers Arizona News Radio and California Headline News. Founded in 1995, Skyview is based in Scottsdale, Arizona and focuses on providing broadcast network solutions to professional and collegiate sports and syndicated radio. Skyview’s services include satellite distribution, full network automation, affiliate relations, inventory management systems and advertising solutions for radio, television, print, signage and web. For more information, visit www.skyviewnetworks.com.

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