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With the Cleveland State men's basketball regular season slated to begin in just a few days, a radio contract with WHKW 1220 AM was completed last week with the CSU Athletic Department in an agreement to broadcast every game live on the air.

Salem Communications and CSU also came to terms on broadcasting games on WHKZ 1440 AM The Word in Warren, OH. This radio contract is an exciting time not only for the CSU men's basketball program but the entire Athletic Department, Director of Athletics Lee Reed said.

"The Cleveland State Athletic Department is happy to resume our partnership with Salem Communications and have WHKW and WHKZ serve as our primary broadcast outlets this year for Viking basketball," Reed said in a release this week.

"This partnership ensures that Viking fans have a high quality, regular radio destination for CSU basketball," Lee explained. "WHKW's 50,000 watts is the strongest local signal available for our broadcasts. We look forward to the opportunities that this agreement will bring."

Last season WJMO 1300 served as the CSU basketball flagship station and the year before that it was WKNR 850.

The recent success of the CSU basketball program has the Salem Communications broadcast team excited to bring all the play-byplay action to fans all over Cleveland, General Manager Mark Jaycox said.

"Salem Communications has long valued its partnership with Cleveland State and we are happy to participate in a program that is already bringing excitement and a positive impact to our community," Jaycox explained.

All home and away games will be broadcast on WHKW 1220 AM with the pre-game show beginning exactly a half hour before tip off.

Al Pawlowski will serve as the play-byplay analyst for the Vikings Radio Network. Pawlowski began as the voice of the Vikings three years ago starting in the 2005-2006 season.

While, WHKW 1220 AM will serve as the flagship station, WTAM 1100 will continue the Gary Waters Show on their station.

The hour long show gives Viking fans a chance to talk with the coach about CSU hoops, hear CSU player profiles, and get caught up on the latest men's basketball news. The show airs on Monday night's and some scheduled Tuesday's from 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

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