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BOSTON – Together with 98.5 The Sports Hub (WBZ-FM) – Boston's radio home for sports – Northeastern University Athletics announced a new media partnership on Thursday, featuring the HD digital radio broadcast rights to select Northeastern athletics events beginning with the 2019-20 season.
 
In addition to the 98.5 HD2 Channel broadcasts, a limited number of Northeastern athletics contests will also air live on the network's flagship station, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub (WBZ-FM), under the terms of the agreement.
 
"We are looking forward to this relationship with 98.5 The Sports Hub," said Northeastern director of athletics and recreation Jeff Konya. "Being provided an HD digital channel with The Sports Hub fits our strategic initiatives as we continue to build our platform for content dissemination. We cannot wait to launch content to this channel as our winter sports seasons commence."
 
"This was an easy decision to partner with such a prestigious school with a huge alumni fanbase," said Mike Thomas, Brand Manager 98.5 The Sports Hub. "Airing live, local games on our HD2 Channel and streaming on 985thesportshub.com will give our listeners and Huskies fans easy access to Northeastern athletics."
 
Negotiations behind Northeastern's partnership with 98.5 The Sports Hub were facilitated by Delaware North and TD Garden agents.
 
Complete broadcast schedules outlining the radio and digital network coverage of Northeastern hockey and basketball games for the 2019-20 season will be released during the coming weeks. Fans are encouraged to visit nuhuskies.com as more information becomes available.
 
The first HD digital broadcast on the 98.5 HD2 Channel will be on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m., featuring the Northeastern men's hockey team's home opener against the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
 
ABOUT BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP
WBZ-FM (98.5 The Sports Hub) is owned by Beasley Media Group (BMG), LLC; a subsidiary of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. BMG is a multiplatform media company providing advertising and digital marketing solutions across the United States. Beasley Media Group owns 65 radio properties located in large and medium markets across the country, as well as offers capabilities in audio technology, esports, podcasting, ecommerce and events. The company reaches more than 20 million consumers on a weekly basis. For more information, please visit bbgi.com.