AM 820 To Air New York Yankees Games

Genesis Communications’ WWBA AM 820 News announced today it will be the host station to all New York Yankee home games during the 2012 season. WWBA AM 820 News is a 50,000 watt station covering the entire west coast of Florida. The station will broadcast 72 Yankees home games, including both pre game and post game. Last year’s Yankee home games aired on Genesis owned ESPN AM 1040. The Yankees headquarters and Spring Training facilities are located in Tampa.

Genesis Communications Program Director, Len Weiner stated “We’re excited to continue to bring the New York Yankees to Tampa Bay on the area’s only all-news radio station, AM 820 News WWBA.” Weiner continued, “The combination of Yankees baseball and all news is a powerful one, and we’re happy to be able to deliver this dynamic duo to Bay Area listeners.”

Genesis Communications owns and operates six radio stations and two digital publications in Florida including: WWBA-AM 820/ WHBO ESPN AM 1040/ WMGG News Talk 1470 AM in Tampa Bay, WHOO ESPN AM 1080/ WAMT AM 1190 News in Orlando/ WIXC AM 820 News in Melbourne and digital publications that include: www.espnflorida.com and www.newtalkflorida.com .

For more information on WWBA AM 820 News, contact Director of Marketing & Promotions, Coleen Kumka at 813-281-1040 or coleen.kumka@radiogenesis.com