Sporting Kansas City announced on Friday that all 34 of the club’s regular season matches in 2018 will be broadcast live in Spanish on ESPN Deportes Kansas City 1480 AM.
The broadcasts will be produced by Jorge Moreno and will feature the voice of l3-year MLS veteran Diego Gutierrez along with Ale Cabero, Raul Villegas and Alonso Cadena.
“Reyes Media Group is very excited and honored to enter the 12th season of our partnership with the team to broadcast Sporting KC games to the Spanish speaking soccer fans of Kansas City,” said Diana Raymer, General Manager of Reyes Media Group. “Hispanics don’t just love soccer, they live soccer and for the 2018 season, we are ready to bring all the games to ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM.
“Fans will be able to catch all the action with commentary by our team both over the air and over the internet. You can even ask Alexa to ‘Listen to KCZZ’ to catch the games. Listen in for special interviews, analysis and game day coverage!”
ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM is a 24-hour sports station which launched in March 2016 through an agreement between ESPN Deportes and Reyes Media Group. Founded in 2006 and based in Kansas City, Reyes Media Group operates numerous local Spanish-language media outlets including Dos Mundos, La Grande 1340 AM, La X 1250 AM and ESPN Deportes Kansas City 1480 AM.
Live programming and additional ESPN Deportes Kansas City 1480 AM content is available online at ESPNDeportes1480.com or by following @ESPN1480KC on Twitter and Facebook.
Led by 10th-year Manager Peter Vermes, Sporting Kansas City will kick off the team’s 2018 MLS campaign at home against New York City FC on Sunday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m. CT. Tickets for the nationally-televised match-up at Children's Mercy Park are available now via SeatGeek.com.
