NBA. In 1997, it gained the national radio rights to MLB. Disney purchased WEVD from the Forward Association in September 2002 to become WEPN, ESPN Radio's flagship station. On June 12, 2007, Disney spun off and merged its ABC Radio Networks with Citadel Broadcasting into Citadel Communications while retaining its ESPN Radio and Radio Disney networks and stations. ESPN Radio is streamed over 215 stations and is ranked first nationally as a sports broadcasting program. The parent company ESPN focused on radio . With more resources and money spent on it, ESPN radio expanded rapidly. Programming Broadcast rights NBA on ESPN Radio (since 1996) College Football on ESPN Radio, including the Bowl Championship Series, then the College Football Playoff (since 2000) Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio (since 1998) Caribbean Series (since 2015) ESPN FC Presents: EFL Championship on ESPN Radio (since 2016) ESPN FC Presents: La Liga, on ESPN Radio (since 2016) Past rights ESPN FC Presents: UEFA Euro on ESPN Radio (2012, 2016, 2020, along with Champions League, Europa League and Super Cup) FIFA World Cup on ESPN Radio (2010, 2014) FIFA Women's World Cup on ESPN Radio (2011) MLS Soccer Sunday on ESPN Radio (2015–2022) MLS Cup on ESPN Radio (2007-2014) NIT on ESPN Radio (2002–2011) The Open Championship on ESPN Radio (2010–2015) U.S. Open on ESPN Radio (2010–2014) Live @ Wimbledon on ESPN Radio (2012–2013) World Baseball Classic (2013, 2017) Daily segments ESPN Radio SportsCenter SportsBeat Extra Point ESPN Radio stations Prior to 2022, ESPN Radio had four company-owned and/or operated stations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas, as well as in Pittsburgh prior to 2010, with the Chicago station managed by Good Karma Brands, which owns and operates a number of other ESPN Radio stations in Wisconsin, Ohio and Florida. The Dallas station was operated by Cumulus Media until October 2020, when ESPN took back operational control. Before the conversion of the sites to general blog presences requiring an ESPN+ subscription to access, each station was partnered with an ESPN local website named for the city and featuring a completely separate staff of sportswriters and reporters for each market who gave their local viewpoints of local sports (for example, espnnewyork.com for New York); some stations remain hosted on ESPN.com, including audio and FCC disclosures. Most other markets have ESPN Radio affiliates, whether they be part-time or have their entire format dedicated to