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===ESPN 1520=== |
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On September 5, 2013, WWKB flipped to sports radio under the brand ''ESPN 1520AM''. The [[ESPN Radio]] affiliation had previously been on [[WGR]] from the network's launch in 1992 until 2013; WGR's increased emphasis on local programming (and, since ''[[The Phil Hendrie Show]]'' moved to an earlier time slot, a lack of progressive talk programs to air in the overnight hours) prompted [[Entercom]] to move the ESPN affiliation to a full-time signal. The local sports broadcasts and [[brokered programming|brokered weekend programs]] that WWKB carried under its previous format continue under the ESPN affiliation; the station launched with a broadcast of the [[Buffalo Sabres]]' participation in the [[Traverse City]] Prospects Tournament.Pergament, Alan (September 6, 2013). [http://blogs.buffalonews.com/talkintv/2013/09/sabres-games-in-nhl-prospect-tourney-on-new-espn-buffalo.html Sabres games in NHL prospect tourney on new ESPN Buffalo]{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}. ''The Buffalo News''. Retrieved September 5, 2013. |
On September 5, 2013, WWKB flipped to sports radio under the brand ''ESPN 1520AM''. The [[ESPN Radio]] affiliation had previously been on [[WGR]] from the network's launch in 1992 until 2013; WGR's increased emphasis on local programming (and, since ''[[The Phil Hendrie Show]]'' moved to an earlier time slot, a lack of progressive talk programs to air in the overnight hours) prompted [[Entercom]] to move the ESPN affiliation to a full-time signal. The local sports broadcasts and [[brokered programming|brokered weekend programs]] that WWKB carried under its previous format continue under the ESPN affiliation; the station launched with a broadcast of the [[Buffalo Sabres]]' participation in the [[Traverse City]] Prospects Tournament.Pergament, Alan (September 6, 2013). [http://blogs.buffalonews.com/talkintv/2013/09/sabres-games-in-nhl-prospect-tourney-on-new-espn-buffalo.html Sabres games in NHL prospect tourney on new ESPN Buffalo]{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}. ''The Buffalo News''. Retrieved September 5, 2013. |
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===The Bet 1520=== |
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On September 13, 2021, WWKB flipped to sports gambling, branded as "The Bet Buffalo".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212879/audacys-bets-on-buffalo/ Audacy Bets On Buffalo] Radioinsight - September 14, 2021 Affiliations with ''The Jim Rome Show'' and the station's existing live sports programming remained unchanged.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/news/wager-tainment-comes-to-buffalo|title = 'Wager-tainment' comes to Buffalo|date = September 13, 2021|author=Audacy.com}} |
On September 13, 2021, WWKB flipped to sports gambling, branded as "The Bet Buffalo".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/212879/audacys-bets-on-buffalo/ Audacy Bets On Buffalo] Radioinsight - September 14, 2021 Affiliations with ''The Jim Rome Show'' and the station's existing live sports programming remained unchanged.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/news/wager-tainment-comes-to-buffalo|title = 'Wager-tainment' comes to Buffalo|date = September 13, 2021|author=Audacy.com}} |
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