Black Bear Sports Network

Black Bear Sports Network is the radio and television name for University of Maine sports. The radio affiliates broadcast football, men's and women's basketball, men's ice hockey and select baseball and softball games. The current network formed in the summer of 2007 when Learfield Sports took over the marketing for the Maine Black Bears. Previous to this the radio network was known as "The Sports Zone Black Bear Network" and was heard on Bangor, Maine ESPN Radio affiliate WZON, at times including WLOB and WEGP.

WABI-TV, Bangor's CBS affiliate has been the long-time television home for Black Bear sports, including most home football games and men's and women's basketball games (also carried on Portland CW affiliate WPXT). Select basketball games are carried on ESPN Plus and America East TV and picked up by NESN or carried locally on other Bangor-based television stations such as WVII and WFVX.

Current Radio Affiliates

Note: WABI/WAEI will become flagship for basketball and ice hockey beginning with the first Maine ice hockey game on October 17. WVOM will continue to air football games for the 2008 season. It is assumed WAEI/WABI will also carry baseball and softball games [http://goblackbears.cstv.com/genrel/092208aac.html]

References

[http://goblackbears.cstv.com/genrel/031507aaa.html Initial press release on movement of radio affiliates]
[http://bangordailynews.com/news/t/maineblackbears.aspx?articleid=150977&zoneid=221 UM Network adds WLOB]
[http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082707aab.html List of football affiliates from goblackbears.com]