Radio Sport is a New Zealand sports radio network and the talkback sister network of Newstalk ZB. It has commentary rights for most cricket matches, international and domestic rugby union games, NRL rugby league games, trans-Tasman basketball and New Zealand tennis tournaments. The network also updates developments at golfing events, bowls tournaments and other sporting events. At other times Radio Sport plays talkback and hourly news and sports updates.
Radio Sport has been targeted at male sports fans - its tagline is "The Ultimate Fan". Programming includes breakfast announcer Tony Veitch, Morning Sport announcer Brendan Telfer and afternoon host TBA, drive time host D'Arcy Waldegrave and weekend and night time hosts Mark Watson, Murray Deaker, Willie Losé, Kent Johns, Phil Gifford and Doug Golightly. Most programming is broadcast live from the Radio Sport studio on the corner of Cook and Nelson Streets in Auckland City.
As Newstalk ZB's sister network, Radio Sport provides all sports news coverage for the Newstalk ZB news service carried by Newstalk ZB, Classic Hits FM, ZMFM, Radio Rhema, Easy Mix, Radio Hauraki, Southern Star, Coast and Life FM. Between 19:00 and 20:00 weekdays and between 12:00 and 18:00 weekends and public holidays Radio Sport simulcasts Newstalk ZB sports programming from Murray Deaker and Willy Losé, unless the network is taking live commentary from a sporting event.
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