EDMONTON OILERS RENEW BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH 630 CHED

EDMONTON OILERS RENEW BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH  630 CHED

For Immediate Release

EDMONTON, April 27, 2023 – 630 CHED, the city’s live sports station, announced today that it has renewed its exclusive broadcast partnership with the five-time Stanley Cup winning hockey team, the Edmonton Oilers. For 28 consecutive years, 630 CHED and the Oilers have been synonymous with the only place on the radio dial for access to insight, analysis, and one-of-a-kind coverage of the Edmonton Oilers. For the next three years Oilers fans will once again experience each home, away game and all the action in between with the best broadcast team in the business.

“It doesn’t get much better than having a partnership with the Edmonton Oilers,” said John Vos, Regional Program Director/Operations Manager. “Bringing every Oilers NHL game to hockey fans for almost three decades is in our nature and part of 630 CHED’s foundation.”

630 CHED’s Oilers coverage will include play by play announcers Jack Michaels and Cam Moon, and colour commentator Bob Stauffer. Adding to this stellar game day lineup will be Reid Wilkins and Rob Brown with the Oilers Face Off Show and Overtime Open Line. Oilers Now featuring Bob Stauffer will continue to be part of the hockey line up every weekday.

“We couldn’t be happier to renew our longstanding partnership with Corus Entertainment to bring Oilers games and extensive coverage to fans across Oil Country and beyond on 630 CHED,” said Stew MacDonald, President and Chief Revenue Officer, OEG Sports & Entertainment. “So many iconic moments have been engrained into Oil Country history on 630 CHED by the best-in-class broadcast team including Bob, Jack, Cam, Reid and Rob, and we look forward to creating many more legendary Oilers moments together with this renewed partnership.”

The partnership also includes community and promotional support from local Corus radio stations CISN Country 103.9, Chuck 92.5 and 880 Edmonton.

Hockey fans can listen on AM 630 CHED or follow online for full Oilers coverage.

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SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Twitter: @CorusPR    @630CHED  @EdmontonOilers
Instagram: @630ched @edmontonoilers
Facebook: 630CHED @EdmontonOilers
TikTok: @edmontonoilers

630 CHED is part of the Corus Entertainment Network. 

About Corus Entertainment Inc. 
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and content company that develops and delivers high quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the company’s portfolio of multimedia offerings encompass 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, digital and streaming services, animation software, technology and media services. Corus is an internationally-renowned content creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world class animation studio expert in all formats and Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The company also owns full-service social digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2D animation software supplier Toon Boom and children’s book publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus’ roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The HISTORY® Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along with streaming platforms STACKTV, TELETOON+, the Global TV App and Curiouscast. Corus is the domestic advertising representative and an original content partner for Pluto TV, a Paramount Company, which is the leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service. For more information visit www.corusent.com.

About OEG Sports & Entertainment
OEG Inc. is a North American Leader in Sports & Entertainment, Retail Cannabis and Hospitality. OEG’s sports and entertainment portfolio includes iconic NHL, AHL and WHL franchises, the world’s best entertainment venues and events, ICE District Plaza, the industry-leading Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation, and renowned film production company, Dark Castle Entertainment. Hockey is at the heart of OEG’s Sports & Entertainment organization, driven by the iconic 5-time Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers, the 2021 American Hockey League (AHL) Pacific Division Champion Bakersfield Condors and the 2022 WHL Champion Edmonton Oil Kings.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Cathy Paine, Communications Specialist, Corus Radio
647-649-1634
cathy.paine@corusent.com

Rishma Govani
Director, Communications, Corus Radio
416-391-7361
rishma.govani@corusent.com