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ESPN Inc. is an American multinational sports media conglomerate majority-owned by the Walt Disney Company, with Hearst Communications as an equity stakeholder. [1] Founded by Bill Rasmussen in 1979, it owns and operates local and global cable and satellite television variants of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN+ and other related ventures and is currently headed by executive James Pitaro.
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network [2]) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc.
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In 2013, GKB station WKNR ESPN 850 in Cleveland became the AM flagship station for the Cleveland Browns. [5] That year, it also partnered with ESPN Events on the Boca Raton Bowl. [2] In January 2014, to reflect the company's expansion beyond radio, GKB officially changed its name from Good Karma Broadcasting to its current name of Good Karma ...
ESPN was first launched in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen as a 24-hour national sports network dedicated to live sports and highlights. [1] In 1984, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) purchased ESPN from Rasmussen and Getty Oil. [2] Initially, ABC Sports and ESPN operated as separate entities.
ESPN started local chapters of its website in response to the decline of local sports coverage available as newspapers continue to go out of business across the country. [11] Each page covers local professional and college teams, hiring locally known writers, and in some cases making use of the city's ESPN Radio affiliate.
WEPN broke away from the simulcast on September 7, 2012, and re-launched as promised as ESPN Deportes Nueva York. At launch, the station carried the national lineup of the network, and local morning and afternoon drive shows (Firma ESPN and Zona ESPN NY). The station also acquired Spanish-language rights to the New York Jets. [21]
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