Nov. 13, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Georgetown University athletics department announced today that all of its men's basketball games will be heard locally on ESPN 980 and its affiliates.

The Hoyas, who were picked seventh in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' poll, open the season on Monday, Nov. 17, hosting Jacksonville at Verizon Center. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. and the game can be heard locally on AM 570, with Rich Chvotkin calling all of the action.

"ESPN 980 is proud to be the home of the Hoyas," Red Zebra Broadcasting Chief Executive Office Bruce Gilbert said. "With John Thompson each day, and every men's basketball game live, we look forward to being the place Hoyas fans come to talk about their team."

Georgetown games will be broadcast on ESPN 980 21 times this season, with six games being aired on AM 570 and one on AM 1260.

A full list of Georgetown's radio dates can be found on the Hoyas athletics website, www.guhoyas.com.

Red Zebra Broadcasting is based in Silver Spring, Md. and currently operates 13 radio stations. Red Zebra Broadcasting's original three Washington, D.C. stations went on the air in July 2006 as a sports radio simulcast. WTEM (980 AM), WWXX (94.3 FM) and WWXT (92.7 FM) make up ESPN 980.

ESPN 980 is the flagship radio station for Washington Redskins and is also the exclusive home of the play-by-play broadcasts for the Washington Wizards, MLB and World Series, NBA and NBA Finals, NFL and Super Bowl, NCAA Football and BCS and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.