WFAN and other Audacy stations to also be heard on SiriusXM starting Sept. 1
WFAN host Craig Carton, left, and SiriusXM host Chris "Mad Dog" Russo Credit: Corey Sipkin; Getty Images
WFAN will be available on SiriusXM starting Sept. 1 as part of a partnership agreement between the station’s parent company and the satellite radio giant.
The deal announced on Tuesday involves 42 Audacy sports, news and talk stations from 29 markets that will be carried on SiriusXM.
So shows featuring WFAN personalities such as Craig Carton and Boomer Esiason also will be heard on SiriusXM, which is the home of former WFAN star Chris "Mad Dog" Russo.
Carton, in a text message to Newsday, wrote: “It’s an exciting development to know that New York fans and fans of ours can enjoy what we do literally everywhere now and that WFAN will be blasted through car speakers wherever and whenever there is traffic across the country and people need to be entertained. The more of us the better.”
In addition to WFAN, New York news station 1010 WINS will be available on SiriusXM. The satellite radio outfit has 30 million subscribers, according to a joint news release issued by the companies on Tuesday.
According to the release, 23 Audacy sports stations will launch on SiriusXM on Sept. 1 and 19 Audacy news and talk stations will become available on SiriusXM later this year.
“SiriusXM is the essential audio home for sports fans, offering access to every team and game alongside an unmatched lineup of national sports talk, expert analysis, and the biggest voices in sports," Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s president and chief content officer, said in a statement. "We also recognize the unique role local personalities play in connecting fans with their teams every day. By adding Audacy's extensive lineup of sports stations, we're making those trusted hometown voices available to fans wherever they are across North America. Together, we're delivering an even more complete audio experience — bringing live games, premier national sports talk, and hometown conversations together in one place.”
Kelli Turner, Audacy’s CEO and president, said in a statement: “Audacy’s sports brands are deeply connected to the cities, teams and fan communities they serve, and being able to extend our reach nationally through SiriusXM is a natural fit. We look forward to working together with SiriusXM to bring our outstanding talent and content to sports fans and news and talk listeners wherever they are, providing our audiences with more ways to stay connected to the conversations that matter most to them.”
Anthony Rieber covers sports media and business and professional sports (you know, games and trades and things). He has worked at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998, and has been in his current position since Jan. 1, 2026.
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