Soccer takes over the FM dial with Futbol de Primera.

After very successful airings of the FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa broadcast, Spanish Broadcasting System’s (SBS) New York’s WPAT-FM 93.1 AMOR returns to Futbol de Primera Radio’s (FDP) line up to give its Tri-State listeners the very best soccer programming for the next three (3) years. In addition, SBS’s San Francisco’s KRZZ-FM 93.3 La Raza will also join the affiliate partnership team and become the exclusive Bay Area home of FDP Radio and its properties through 2014.

As part of this new agreement WPAT-FM 93.1 AMOR and KRZZ-FM 93.3 LA RAZA will air the 2014 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying matches that begin next year, 2012-2014 Mexican National soccer team games, 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil which is rapidly becoming the most anticipated sports event in the history of professional sport. As always, Andrés Cantor will be the leading announcer on FDP’s World Cup and MNT Broadcast team.

“As stations and advertisers look to capitalize on next year’s Mexican National Team games and the next round of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches which lead to Brazil 2014, FDP Radio Network continues to take sports broadcasting to greater heights with the addition of these two powerhouse stations from a renowned company like SBS. This proves that the trend that FDP started many years ago with the first airing of our properties on music driven FM stations continues to grow based on a win-win combination: the best properties generate blockbuster rating on nontraditional radio stations for sports like the best FM’s in the country,” said Andrés Cantor, Chairman of FDP Radio Network.

“This exciting partnership with a reputable network like FDP Radio demonstrates the high caliber of global sporting events available on SBS and strengthens our already robust portfolio of sports-related programming,” said Albert Rodriguez, Chief Revenue Officer of SBS’s Consolidated Operations, Executive Vice President and General Manager of MegaTV. “This new deal further expands SBS’s footprint in sports programming and reinforces our commitment to our audience to provide the best and most comprehensive coverage of the most popular and loved sport in the world.”

On October 21, 2011 FIFA awarded the exclusive Spanish language radio rights of the FIFA 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups to FDP Radio which had previously broadcasted the 2002/2006/2010 editions. FDP Radio Network was the only incumbent to retain its rights and will be a FIFA partner for 20 years.