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September 18, 2026

Howie Rose, seven stories tall in Times Square

NASDAQ and Audacy saluted the retiring voice of the Mets on the NASDAQ tower in Times Square, powered by the SportsBug Network, ahead of Howie Rose's final home games in the radio booth. Fans at Citi Field hear his calls in their seats, in real time, through the MLB Ballpark app.

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September 10, 2026

SportsBug welcomes Sterling Select Group as strategic equity and operating partner

Sterling Select Group, the venture development firm associated with Sterling Equities, has taken an equity interest in SportsBug and will serve as a strategic equity and operating partner as SportsBug expands its real-time audio platform across professional and collegiate sports. Terms were not disclosed.

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September 8, 2026

SportsBug launches real-time, no-delay radio play-by-play with the University of Georgia

Georgia football fans at home games can now stream the Bulldogs radio broadcast in real time, with less than one second of delay. The service is free and extends to men's basketball, women's basketball and baseball through the school year, delivered on the Georgia Bulldogs app and georgiadogs.com.

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September 1, 2026

SportsBug launches real-time, no-delay radio play-by-play with Syracuse University

Beginning September 5, Syracuse football fans in the stands can stream Learfield's radio broadcasts in real time, with less than one second of delay. The service is free and extends to men's basketball and men's lacrosse through the school year, delivered on the Syracuse Athletics mobile app and cuse.com.

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August 20, 2026

SportsBug renews agreement with Learfield and the University of Oregon

Duck fans will continue to hear real-time, no-delay play-by-play at Oregon athletic events. The renewal extends the launch partnership across football, men's and women's basketball, and baseball, delivered through the Oregon Sports Network app with less than one second of delay.

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March 2026

New York Mets partner with Audacy and SportsBug for real-time radio at Citi Field

Beginning Opening Day 2026, fans inside Citi Field can listen to the Mets Radio play-by-play broadcast, featuring Howie Rose, Keith Raad, and Pat McCarthy, in sync with the live action, through the MLB Ballpark app. SportsBug's technology reduces a typical digital audio delay of 30 seconds to two minutes down to under one second.

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May 2025

Learfield and SportsBug launch no-delay radio streaming at the University of Oregon

Learfield partnered with SportsBug to introduce a first-of-its-kind, real-time play-by-play streaming experience for Oregon games, beginning with the football season opener and extending to men's and women's basketball and baseball. Fans stream the Learfield broadcast with less than one second of delay through the Oregon Sports Network app.

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