16 Sports Radio Stations In South Florida Region

     There are now 16 sports talk format radio stations throughout South Florida that consists of areas from Miami, West Palm Beach, Fort Myers and Key West. The region reached 16 when The Zone 97.7 Sports Radio WAVK-FM in Key West flipped to a sports format on Monday. 

     Miami has 560 The Joe WQAM-AM. Sports Talk 790 The Ticket WAXY-AM, Miami Sports 940 WINZ-AM and Unanimo Deportes 990 WMYM-AM. The Ticket and The Joe are sister-stations with Entercom Communications while Miami Sports is with iHeartMedia in that market.
     West Palm Beach consists of ESPN West Palm 106.3 WUUB-FM, Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM, Sports Radio 1230 The Zone WBZT-AM and Deportes Radio 760 WEFL-AM. ESPN West Palm and Deportes Radio are both with Good Karma Brands in that area. Hubbard Broadcasting has Fox Sports 640 and iHeartMedia has The Zone.

     Key West got two radio stations from the same Florida Keys Media cluster. They are Sports Radio 1600 WKWF-AM and The Zone 97.7 Sports Radio WAVK-FM.
     The Southwest Florida region has 99.3 ESPN WWCN-AM associated with Beasley Media Group. The Sun Broadcasting simulcast of Fox Sports Fort Myers WFSX-AM 1240 AM on WNOG-AM 1270 AM in Naples is on FM translators at 103.3 FM in Cape Coral, 105.9 FM in Naples and 94.1 FM in Fort Myers. 

Summer Olympics Rescheduled

     The International Olympic Committee and other Olympic organizations have rescheduled the upcoming 32nd Summer Olympics from July 23 to August 8, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. The 2020 Olympics were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic on March 24.
     It will be the first time of the modern era that the Olympics will be held during an odd year. It was cancelled in 1918 because of World War I along with 1940 and 1944 due to World War II. Athletes from the state of Florida will compete in track and field, tennis and swimming.

Florida Panthers Sign John Ludvig

     The Florida Panthers signed defenseman John Ludvig to a three-year, entry-level contract. He was orginally selected by the Cats in the third round as the 69th overall pick of the 2019 NHL Draft.
     Ludvig played the 2019-20 season with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League and compiled 17 goals and 45 assists in 62 games. Portland had the best record in the WHL with a 45-11-3-4 mark prior to the cancellation of the season on March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

WAVK-FM Flips To Sports Format

     WAVK-FM in Key West has flipped their format from hot adult contemporary music to sports talk and will be known as The Zone 97.7 Sports Radio. They will have the same programming that is heard on Florida Keys Media sister-station Sports Radio 1600 WKWF-AM. The station has a mix of programming from Fox Sports Radio and CBS Sports Radio.
     Rick Lopez is the general manager of both radio stations. He hosts the afternoon sports show Conch Town Live and is the high school sports radio play-by-play announcer of the Key West Conchs.

Tiz The Law Wins Florida Derby

     Tiz The Law captured the 2020 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach on Saturday. It was done with no crowd in the grandstand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
     The final result got Tiz The Law to clinch a spot for the Kentucky Derby that will be held in September instead of the usual date which is the first Saturday in May. Shivaree finished in second place while Ete Indien picked up third place.

Marlins Send Down Harrison And Neidert

     The Miami Marlins optioned outfielder Monte Harrison and pitcher Nick Neidert to their Triple-A affiliate Wichita in the Pacific Coast League. The club made the moves prior to a freeze of all Major League Baseball rosters on Saturday.
     Harrison had a .274 batting average, .357 on-base percentage .451 slugging percentage, nine home runs and 24 runs batted in with New Orleans last year in 56 games played. Neidert went 3-4 with a 5.05 earned-run-average in nine games with New Orleans in 2019.

Panthers Sign Max Gildon And Alec Rauhauser

     The Florida Panthers signed two college prospects on Thursday. They are defenseman Max Gildon and defenseman Alec Rauhauser.
     Gildon just finished his sophomore season with the University of New Hampshire. He had 73 points in101 games played with the school. Gildon was originally selected 66th overall by the Panthers during the 2017 NHL Draft and agreed to a three-year, entry-level deal.
     Rauhauser inked a one-year, two-way contract with Florida. He just ended his senior year at Bowling Green University. Rauhauser, who was an undrafted player, compiled 122 points in 159 games.