Fútbol de Primera is an American radio network covering soccer. It is the home of the most exclusive soccer radio rights in the country. It has broadcast the World Cup since 2002, including the most recent 2022 FIFA World Cup, along with other FIFA tournaments. FDP also broadcasts Mexico's national team games, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and had broadcast the Copa América in 2015 and 2016.
Fútbol de Primera produces a daily show hosted by Andrés Cantor, which has been running since 1989. Alongside Cantor, the show's personalities are Sammy Sadovnik, Jaime Gallardo, and Rosa Beatriz Sánchez. The show covers a wide range of football highlighting daily events in Mexico, Latin America, and Europe providing in-depth analysis of the most important headlines of the day. They are the longest-running, nationally syndicated Spanish radio program in the country and can be heard on 115 affiliated stations in the U.S. and others throughout Central and South America. Additionally, the daily program, as well as game broadcasts can be heard globally on the network's official YouTube and Twitch channels.
Fútbol de Primera is based in Miami, but has offices in New York City, San Francisco, and San Antonio. Cantor is also the co-chairman of the network along with Alejandro Gutman.
History
Fútbol de Primera Radio Network was created in August 1989 by Alejandro Gutman taking its first steps in becoming an integral part of the nation's soccer landscape. With vast experience in the soccer world, Fútbol de Primera realized there was a need for soccer to be listened to on a substantial market list of stations that match the quality of the games themselves. In a historic move, Fútbol de Primera Radio worked with its affiliates to broaden the landscape beyond AM and talk radio to put soccer on the FM dial music formatted stations as soccer specials. The strategy worked and powerhouse matches over the years have been heard nationally without fail. Fútbol de Primera's most renowned broadcasts include the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup. Other broadcasts include the Mexico national team games, CONCACAF World Cup Qualification and a record eight consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cups.
In 1991, Fútbol de Primera created the Fútbol de Primera Player of the Year which for twenty years was sponsored by the American Honda Motor Company. This award recognizes the best United States men's national soccer team player as voted by the U.S. media.
FDP also produces "Casos y Cosas de Collins" a one-hour weekly show hosted by renowned Mexican journalist and author María Antonieta Collins.
Game Broadcasts
Copa Mundial de FIFA (2002-present) Copa FIFA Confederaciones (2003-2017) CONCACAF FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Copa Mundial de Futsal de FIFA Mundial de Clubes de FIFA CONCACAF Copa Oro Copa América Mexico national football team Copa Africana de Naciones Copa de la Liga de Inglaterra (EFL Cup) Copa de Alemania (DFB-Pokal/German Cup) Juego de la Semana (Spanish: Game of the Week): Serie A Ligue 1 Bundesliga
Broadcast Team
Fútbol de Primera has a core broadcast team that is part of the daily show. Sammy Sadovnik Rosa Beatriz Sánchez Jaime Gallardo Daniel Chapela Carlos Aranzamendi (Correspondent in El Salvador) Enrique "Kike" Lanza (Correspondent in Honduras) Aldo Lara (Correspondent in Guadalajara) René Fernández (Correspondent in Monterrey) Mauricio Acosta (Correspondent in Mexico City) David Ruiz (Correspondent in Spain)
For World Cups, Fútbol de Primera recruits former soccer players, coaches, and savants to their show. The following have been a part of Fútbol de Primera's broadcast team at World Cups.
Carlos Valderrama Bora Milutinović Carlos Hermosillo Manuel Sol Eduardo de la Torre Carlos de los Cobos Steve Sampson Javier Castrilli Aníbal "Maño" Ruiz Edgardo Broner Eugenio Díaz Kevin Rodríguez Ernesto Barrera Mariano Closs
Stations The following is a list of full-power radio stations, HD Radio subchannels, and low-power translators broadcasting Fútbol de Primera programming such as the daily show and matches can be heard
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, New Mexico 105.9 FM Jose
Atlanta, Georgia 1600 AM La Mejor 1460 AM La Mejor 1130 AM La Mejor
Atlantic City, New Jersey 97.3 FM WENJ (World Cup and Gold Cup broadcasts only)
Amarillo, Texas 96.1 FM KBEX La Poderosa 87.7 FM KBEX-LP La Poderosa 105.1 FM KAMT-FM
Austin, Texas 97.1 KTXX-FM HD2 Fiesta FM
Bakersfield, California 94.9 FM KXTT La Mejor
Barstow, California 97.5 FM KLYY Jose 95.9 FM KXXZ El Portal
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 105.5 FM Tropical
Bend, Oregon 1240 AM La Bronca
Boise, Idaho 101.9 FM La Gran D
Chicago, Illinois 1590 AM WCGO 1590 AM 107.9 FM La Ley
Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colorado 92.1 FM Jose
Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas 87.7 FM La Mexicana
Denver-Boulder, Colorado 92.1 FM Jose 1150 AM Onda 1150
El Centro-Yuma, California 94.5 FM Jose
El Paso, Texas 94.7 FM KYSE El Gato 1650 AM KSVE Jose
Eugene, Oregon 880 AM La Campeona
Fayetteville, Arkansas 95.7 FM La Zeta
Fresno-Visalia, California 1600 AM KGST 1600 AM 101.9 FM KLBN 107.1 FM KHIT-FM
Greensboro, North Carolina 1590 AM Que Pasa Radio 1380 AM Que Pasa Radio 1040 AM Que Pasa Radio
Greenville, South Carolina 1260 AM WPJF 1260 AM 1580 AM La Poderosa
Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut 840 AM La Gigante
Houston-Galveston, Texas 850 AM KEYH La Ranchera 96.9 FM La Bonita
Indianapolis, Indiana 810 AM La Joya 810 AM 107.1 FM Radio Latina
Knoxville, Tennessee 93.5 FM La Lider 93.5
Lakeland, Florida 1460 AM La X
Las Vegas, Nevada 92.7 FM Maria
Lillington, North Carolina 1370 AM WLLN 1370 AM
Little Rock, Arkansas 106.3 FM La Zeta
Los Angeles, California 97.5 FM KLYY Jose 103.1 FM KDLD El Gato
Lubbock, Texas 1460 AM KBZO Jose
McAllen-Brownsville, Texas 101.1 FM KNVO-FM Jose
Memphis, Tennessee 1030 AM Radio Ambiente Caliente
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 1020 AM Actualidad 1020
Minneapolis, Minnesota 1530 AM La Picosa
Monett, Missouri 97.7 FM La M Grande
Nashville, Tennessee 1240 AM Activa
New Orleans, Louisiana 1540 AM-105.7 FM Tropical
New York, New York/Paterson, New Jersey WKDM 1380 (New York City) WPAT 930 (Paterson, New Jersey) WPAT-FM 93.1 Amor 93 (Paterson, New Jersey)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1460 AM La Tremenda
Orlando-Daytona Beach, Florida 1340 AM Onda Mexicana
Oxnard, California 910 AM KOXR La Mexicana
Palm Springs, California 97.5 FM KLYY Jose 94.7 FM KLOB Jose
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1590 AM
Phoenix, Arizona 710 AM KBMB 107.1 FM KVVA-FM Jose 106.7 FM KDVA Jose 1190 AM KNUV Onda 1190
Ponce, Puerto Rico WPAB 550 AM
Portland, Oregon 880 AM La Campeona
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina 1310 AM La Mega
Rankin, Texas 93.7 FM KXFS
Reidsville, North Carolina 1220 AM Que Pasa Radio
Reno, Nevada 102.1 FM Tricolor
Richmond, Virginia 1480 AM La X 1320 AM Selecta 1320
Sacto-Stockton-Modesto, California 104.3 FM KXSE Jose 97.1 FM KTSE-FM Jose 1690 AM KFSG
Saint George, Utah 101.1 FM Stereo Unica
Salinas, Monterey, Santa Cruz, California 107.1 FM Jose
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, Utah 1600 AM KTUB Juan
San Diego, California 1040 AM
San Francisco-San Jose, California 93.3 FM KRZZ La Raza 1370 AM KZSF La Kaliente
Sta Barbara, California 1250 AM KZER Radio Lazer
Santa Maria, California 1480 AM KSBQ La Mexicana
Santa Rosa, California 104.1 FM KJOR La Mejor
Seattle-Tacoma, Washington 1210 AM Latino
Tampa-St Petersburg, Florida 1550 AM La Ley
Tucson, Arizona 990 AM KTKT 990 AM
Twin Falls, Idaho 970 AM La Fantastica
Vineland, New Jersey 1440 AM Radio Exitos
Washington, DC 87.7 FM La Nueva 900 AM "America 900" (during World Cup 2018)
West Palm Beach, Florida 1040 AM Actualidad
Yakima, Washington 96.9 FM-97.9 FM-95.9 FM La Gran D
References
External links Official site