STAMPEDERS RETURN TO QR CALGARY FOR THE 32nd YEAR
April 26, 2023
STAMPEDERS RETURN TO QR CALGARY FOR THE 32nd YEAR
For Immediate Release
Calgary, April 26, 2023 – Who’s ready for some football? QR Calgary, the city’s leading live sports station, announced today that for the 32nd consecutive year it is once again the exclusive broadcast partner of the eight-time Grey Cup Champions, the Calgary Stampeders.
“Broadcasting the Calgary Stampeders games is a natural fit for QR Calgary,” said John Vos, Regional Program Director/Operations Manager. “QR Calgary and Corus Radio have partnered with the team for more than three decades and we are thrilled to renew this incredible partnership.”
For the first time in the team’s history, Stampeder games will be broadcast on both FM at 107.3 CFGQ and continue on the AM dial at 770 CHQR.
For the next three years, the longest serving broadcast duo in the CFL – Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Canadian Football Hall of Fame play by play announcer Mark Stephen and Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Calgary Booster Club Sportsperson of the Year colour commentator Greg Peterson – along with game host Jock Wilson, and sideline reporter Dave McIvor will call every play from every pre-season, regular-season and playoff game, with extensive pre-game and post-game coverage.
“We’re very pleased to extend our longstanding partnership with QR Calgary,” said Stampeders president John Hufnagel. “It’s a superb relationship that has stood the test of time and we look forward to working together for a 32nd consecutive season. We’re also excited to once again have Mark Stephen and Greg Peterson – the longest-running broadcasting tandem in CFL history – in the broadcast booth to bring the game to our fans.”
Football fans can catch all of the Red and White action on May 22 with a pre-season match up against the visiting Edmonton Elks. The regular seasons opens on June 8 when the Stampeders play at home against the BC Lions.
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QR Calgary is part of the Corus Entertainment Network.
About Corus Entertainment
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 Paramount Global’s Pluto TV, the world’s leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service. For more information visit www.corusent.com.
About the Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeder Football Club was founded in 1945. The team has finished first in their division 21 times, has made 17 Grey Cup appearances and has won the championship on eight occasions. The Stampeders are proud members of the Calgary and Southern Alberta communities and are actively involved in a number of causes, with amateur football and health and wellness programs being particular areas of focus.
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
