Cumulus will flip its 250 watt FM translator to “Sports Radio 102.5 The Fan.”
The station will air the new CBS Sports Radio 24/7 while becoming the market's Only FM Sports outlet.
The company says it is "excited about exploring partnerships with local major league sports franchises and major college teams to expand our sports portfolio in Kansas City ."
Operations Manager Chris Hoffman added, "We will localize the station through hourly local sports updates and traffic reports, plus we are planning to integrate localized programming and partnerships to cover a wide variety of local sports topics."
"The development of the CBS Sports Network in partnership with Cumulus Media Networks is changing the Sports Radio Broadcast landscape across the country and Cumulus Kansas City is excited to be a part of it!" said Senior VP/GM Mark Sullivan. "We saw a real opportunity in the Kansas City market to give Sports fans a station that is really for the fans."