WZAA/1050 has acquired the rights to air Baltimore Ravens football games as the team's new Washington, D.C. area affiliate. The Bonneville-owned, Air America-leased station is signed to air all 2009 Ravens preseason and regular season games.
The deal marks the formal return of Baltimore Ravens radio to the Washington, D.C. market after it was bounced from WTNT/570 last year by Redskins owner Dan Snyder's purchase of the station.
WZAA has a moderately strong daytime signal but is only allowed a token signal after sunset, making it meaningless for nighttime and late season late afternoon games. In such situations, Ravens fans will still have the options of listening via Baltimore's WIYY/97.9 (98 Rock) and/or the NFL.com web site.
The station already holds the flagship rights to D.C. United pro soccer plus selected conflict and spillover games of teams affiliated with sister station WFED/1500.Labels: baltimore ravens, pro football, radio, sports, washington d.c. area, wzaa
