UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Wrestling Radio Network has been finalized for the 2016-17 campaign. Forever Media’s WRSC-AM 1390 will serve as the flagship station for the network. The Penn State Coaches Show featuring Cael Sanderson, presented by Pepsi, will be carried by Forever Broadcasting as well.
Forever Media will air the bulk of the season on WRSC-AM 1390 with select dates tabbed for WQWK-AM 1450. In addition to those two stations, WIBF-FM 92.5 Mexico/Lewistown and WDBF-FM 106.3 Mt. Union/Huntingdon will broadcast the full season as well.
Jeff Byers will once again serve as the voice of Penn State Wrestling, calling each broadcast mat-side with the Nittany Lions.
The following is Forever Media’s signal schedule for the full campaign (these are subject to change):
Nov. 11 at Army on WRSC-AM 1390
Nov. 13 vs. Stanford on WQWK-AM 1450
Nov. 20 at Keystone Classic split on WRSC-AM 1390 and WQWK-AM 1450
Dec. 4 vs. Lehigh on WRSC-AM 1390
Dec. 11 vs. Binghamton on WRSC-AM 1390
Dec. 18 at Reno Tournament of Champions on WRSC-AM 1390
Jan. 6 at Minnesota on WRSC-AM 1390
Jan. 8 at Nebraska on WRSC-AM 1390
Jan. 13 vs. Rutgers on WRSC-AM 1390
Jan. 20 at Iowa on WRSC-AM 1390
Jan. 27 at Wisconsin on WRSC-AM 1390
Jan. 29 vs. Northwestern on WQWK-AM 1450
Feb. 3 at Ohio State on WRSC-AM 1390
Feb. 10 vs. Illinois on WRSC-AM 1390
Feb. 12 vs. Maryland on WRSC-AM 1390
Feb. 19 at NWCA Dual Championship Series on WRSC-AM 1390
March 4 at Big Ten Championships on WRSC-AM 1390
March 5 at Big Ten Championships on WRSC-AM 1390
March 16 at NCAA Championships on WRSC-AM 1390
March 17 at NCAA Championships on WRSC-AM 1390
March 18 at NCAA Championships on WRSC-AM 1390
The Penn State Coaches Show featuring Cael Sanderson, presented by Pepsi, will take place at Lettermans on East College Avenue in State College at 6:05 p.m. on most Wednesdays through mid-March. Fans are encouraged to attend the one-hour program throughout the year. The show will air live on WQWK-AM.
Sanderson will be the featured guest for most shows from Nov. 16 through mid-March. In addition to Sanderson, The Penn State Coaches Show will include various coaches from other Penn State teams and athletics administrators. The show is slated for Nov. 16, Nov. 30, Dec. 6, Dec. 14, Jan. 4, Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Jan 25, Feb 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22, March 1 and March 8.
The show will feature guests answering questions from fans at Lettermans and online. Fans can submit questions to GoPSUsports.com/askthecoach. All Penn State wrestling broadcasts this season, both live action and the Penn State Coaches Show featuring Cael Sanderson, will be streamed online for free on GoPSUsports.com via GoPSUNow.
Penn State begins the 2016-17 season at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, at Army West Point, and then opens up the home slate at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, in sold out Rec Hall. Six of Penn State’s seven dual meets are in Rec Hall, with Dec. 4’s Lehigh dual taking place in the Bryce Jordan Center. The public can purchase BJC Dual Tickets by visiting GoPSUsports.com, calling 1-800-NITTANY or stopping by the BJC Ticket Office from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fans can purchase a limited number of standing-room-only tickets to any Rec Hall dual meet, based on availability, by calling 1-800-NITTANY on a first-come, first-served basis.