Good news for radio listeners in the Cleveland-area market. The Cleveland Gladiators will have their games broadcast by ESPN 850 -- WKNR.

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Gladiators and Good Karma Broadcasting, LLC, are pleased to announce that ESPN 850 WKNR will be the official radio home of the Gladiators for the 2008 season. The announcement was made by Gladiators President and CEO BERNIE KOSAR and Good Karma Broadcasting President CRAIG KARMAZIN. ESPN 850 WKNR is a part of the Good Karma Broadcasting family.
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ESPN 850 WKNR and Cleveland’s AM 1540 KNR2 will air the Gladiators regular season games in 2008. The station will also air a short pre-game and post-game show during each broadcast. The Gladiators have not yet named an official broadcast team for the season.

On the heels of three positive marketing articles featuring Arena Football, the Chicago Rush are moving forward with a solid radio deal with local AM station WSCR:

Radio broadcasts of Chicago Rush Arena Football games are moving to WSCR 670-AM for the next two seasons, the Rush announced Tuesday.

The move brings the Rush back to its original radio home after WCKG 105.9-FM, the team's broadcast outlet for the last three seasons, underwent a format change late last year.
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As part of the deal, (Tom) Dore will return for his eighth year as the voice of the Rush. He again will be joined by former Bears offensive lineman James "Big Cat" Williams, who will begin his fourth season as the team's analyst.

Good news for the folks in the WSCR listening area. Arena Football is certainly not the same on radio, but it is better than not getting to hear the action live.