iHeartMedia Seattle to Deliver More Husky Coverage Than Ever with Expanded Partnership with University of Washington Athletics
August 14, 2025 | Football, General, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
New Multi-Year Partnership Brings Exclusive Flagship Coverage and All-New Husky Programming
SEATTLE, WA. — August 14, 2025 — University of Washington Athletics and Huskies Sports Properties today announced a multi-year extension of their partnership with iHeartMedia Seattle, strengthening iHeart's role as Washington's flagship radio partner.
iHeartMedia Seattle—home to Sports Radio 93.3 KJR FM and 950 KJR AM—and Washington Athletics have forged a powerful partnership over the last five years. As part of the expanded agreement, iHeartMedia Seattle will continue to serve as the premier radio destination for Husky sports, bringing football, men's basketball, and women's basketball coverage to fans across the region.
In addition, iHeartMedia Seattle is expanding Husky coverage with new on-air content, including:
"We're excited to extend our partnership with iHeartMedia Seattle and KJR, keeping Washington Athletics front and center for Husky fans," said University of Washington Director of Athletics Pat Chun. "This expanded relationship creates new appearance and endorsement opportunities for our student-athletes and deepens fan engagement across every broadcast."
"For over 30 years, KJR has put the fan at the center of everything we do and for 27 of those years, the Husky Honks have proudly served Husky Nation," said Mark Glynn, Area President iHeartMedia Washington. "As we step into an exciting new chapter with the University of Washington, our commitment to engaging fans and elevating Husky Athletics is stronger than ever. I'm proud that our support for UW not only continues, but grows—bigger, louder, and more connected than ever, with audio at the heart of it all."
iHeartMedia is the leading media outlet in the Seattle market with multiple platforms, including its broadcast stations; live events; data; and its digital businesses and platforms, including mobile, social and its own iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia's free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service – available across more than 500 platforms and over 2,000 devices including smart speakers, digital auto dashes, tablets, wearables, smartphones, virtual assistants, televisions and gaming consoles.
"We are proud to extend our partnership with iHeartMedia and continue to bring high-level Huskies coverage to Seattle," said Brandon Forbis, General Manager of Huskies Sports Properties. "This partnership spotlights an exciting time for UW Athletics."
Washington's radio broadcast rights are managed by Huskies Sports Properties, the locally based team of Learfield – the media and technology company powering college athletics.
About iHeartMedia Seattle
iHeartMedia Seattle operates KBKS-FM Hits 106.1, KHHO-AM BIN 850, KJAQ 96.5 Jack FM, KJEB-FM 95.7 The Jet, KJR-AM SportsRadio 950, KJR-FM SportsRadio 93.3, KPTR-AM 1090 The Patriot, KZOK-FM 102.5, and KUBE 93.3 HD2 and is part of iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia, [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with 90% of Americans listening to iHeart broadcast radio in every month. iHeart's broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the size of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.
About Washington Athletics
Washington athletic teams have claimed 57 team national championships across 11 different sports, beginning with its first titles in 1923 in men's rowing and women's rifle, and counting its most recent national championship, also in men's rowing (2025). Traditions of Washington Athletics include 320 Olympians and Paralympians, originating The Wave during the third quarter of a 1981 football game, the familiar Huskies nickname in 1922, and its iconic Sailgating activities and encompassing view at what is known as The Greatest Setting in college football.
About Learfield
Learfield is the leading media and technology company powering college athletics. Through its digital and physical platforms, Learfield owns and leverages a deep data set and relationships in the industry to drive revenue, growth, brand awareness, and fan engagement for brands, sports, and entertainment properties. With ties to over 1,200 collegiate institutions and over 12,000 local and national brand partners, Learfield's presence in college sports and live events delivers influence and maximizes reach to target audiences. With solutions for a 365-day, 24/7 fan experience, Learfield enables schools and brands to connect with fans through licensed merchandise, game ticketing, donor identification for athletic programs, exclusive custom content, innovative marketing initiatives, NIL solutions, and advanced digital platforms. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for the acclaimed Learfield Directors' Cup, supporting athletic departments across all divisions.
iHeartMedia Seattle—home to Sports Radio 93.3 KJR FM and 950 KJR AM—and Washington Athletics have forged a powerful partnership over the last five years. As part of the expanded agreement, iHeartMedia Seattle will continue to serve as the premier radio destination for Husky sports, bringing football, men's basketball, and women's basketball coverage to fans across the region.
In addition, iHeartMedia Seattle is expanding Husky coverage with new on-air content, including:
- A daily update on UW women's athletics airing on SportsRadio 950 KJR
- "The Husky Nation" - a year-round, long-form show airing on SportsRadio 93.3 KJR
- "Purple Friday Minute" - a weekly feature spotlighting Husky athletics, airing every Friday across all nine iHeartMedia stations in the Seattle-Tacoma market.
"We're excited to extend our partnership with iHeartMedia Seattle and KJR, keeping Washington Athletics front and center for Husky fans," said University of Washington Director of Athletics Pat Chun. "This expanded relationship creates new appearance and endorsement opportunities for our student-athletes and deepens fan engagement across every broadcast."
"For over 30 years, KJR has put the fan at the center of everything we do and for 27 of those years, the Husky Honks have proudly served Husky Nation," said Mark Glynn, Area President iHeartMedia Washington. "As we step into an exciting new chapter with the University of Washington, our commitment to engaging fans and elevating Husky Athletics is stronger than ever. I'm proud that our support for UW not only continues, but grows—bigger, louder, and more connected than ever, with audio at the heart of it all."
iHeartMedia is the leading media outlet in the Seattle market with multiple platforms, including its broadcast stations; live events; data; and its digital businesses and platforms, including mobile, social and its own iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia's free all-in-one digital music, podcasting and live streaming radio service – available across more than 500 platforms and over 2,000 devices including smart speakers, digital auto dashes, tablets, wearables, smartphones, virtual assistants, televisions and gaming consoles.
"We are proud to extend our partnership with iHeartMedia and continue to bring high-level Huskies coverage to Seattle," said Brandon Forbis, General Manager of Huskies Sports Properties. "This partnership spotlights an exciting time for UW Athletics."
Washington's radio broadcast rights are managed by Huskies Sports Properties, the locally based team of Learfield – the media and technology company powering college athletics.
About iHeartMedia Seattle
iHeartMedia Seattle operates KBKS-FM Hits 106.1, KHHO-AM BIN 850, KJAQ 96.5 Jack FM, KJEB-FM 95.7 The Jet, KJR-AM SportsRadio 950, KJR-FM SportsRadio 93.3, KPTR-AM 1090 The Patriot, KZOK-FM 102.5, and KUBE 93.3 HD2 and is part of iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia, [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, with 90% of Americans listening to iHeart broadcast radio in every month. iHeart's broadcast radio assets alone have a larger audience in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the size of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled audience of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined, has the most recognizable live events across all genres of music, has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and is the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.
About Washington Athletics
Washington athletic teams have claimed 57 team national championships across 11 different sports, beginning with its first titles in 1923 in men's rowing and women's rifle, and counting its most recent national championship, also in men's rowing (2025). Traditions of Washington Athletics include 320 Olympians and Paralympians, originating The Wave during the third quarter of a 1981 football game, the familiar Huskies nickname in 1922, and its iconic Sailgating activities and encompassing view at what is known as The Greatest Setting in college football.
About Learfield
Learfield is the leading media and technology company powering college athletics. Through its digital and physical platforms, Learfield owns and leverages a deep data set and relationships in the industry to drive revenue, growth, brand awareness, and fan engagement for brands, sports, and entertainment properties. With ties to over 1,200 collegiate institutions and over 12,000 local and national brand partners, Learfield's presence in college sports and live events delivers influence and maximizes reach to target audiences. With solutions for a 365-day, 24/7 fan experience, Learfield enables schools and brands to connect with fans through licensed merchandise, game ticketing, donor identification for athletic programs, exclusive custom content, innovative marketing initiatives, NIL solutions, and advanced digital platforms. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for the acclaimed Learfield Directors' Cup, supporting athletic departments across all divisions.
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