CBS Radio renews NFL contract. (CBS Radio Sports, National Football League) (Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, February, 1995 by Petrozzello, Donna

CBS Radio Sports has signed an exclusive four-year contract for broadcast rights to National Football League games beginning with the 1995 season. CBS Radio has held the broadcast rights to NFL regular and post-season games since 1978, with the exception of the 1985 and 1986 seasons, when NBC Radio held the rights.

In CBS's prior five-year contract with the NFL, signed in 1990, the network paid $7 million annually for the rights. While not disclosing the terms of the latest contract, CBS officials said the new deal was "in keeping with" the terms of the 1990 contract. The new contract provides CBS with a 53-game package of 41 regular season and 12 post-season games, including the Super Bowl. In addition, CBS Radio's Hispanic network, known as CBS Americas,...

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