DETROIT ~ Michigan State Athletics and WJR 760 AM have agreed to a five-year extension that will keep WJR as the Detroit flagship station of the Spartan Media Network through the 2030-31 season. The renewed agreement expands the partnership beyond football and men’s basketball to include coverage of Michigan State hockey and women’s basketball.
“It’s a great day to be a Spartan,” Fitzgerald said this morning on 760 WJR during a segment announcing the partnership. “The expanded coverage is exciting because it gives more people an opportunity to follow and support all of our programs.”
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Sept. 2, 2026 ~ Michigan State Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald joins WJR following the announcement of the station’s new long-term partnership with Michigan State Athletics. Beyond the addition of women’s basketball and hockey play-by-play, hear what else is included in the expanded agreement and why it’s a win for Spartan fans.
(CONTINUED) In addition to adding broadcasts of Michigan State women’s basketball and hockey, the new agreement calls for digital pre-game show coverage on home football game days, weekly installments of The Pat Fitzgerald Show during football season, and future alumni-focused programming to be announced at a later date.
“For two decades, WJR has been proud to serve as the radio home of Michigan State Athletics, bringing Spartan fans every moment of our long-standing coverage of football and men’s basketball,” said Steve Finateri, regional vice president and market manager for Cumulus Media. “We’re thrilled to extend this partnership and expand our commitment to Spartan athletics.”
The extended agreement will debut with coverage of Michigan State’s season opener against Toledo on Friday. Coverage begins at 5 p.m. on WJR with the MSU Tailgate Show, followed by the Spartan Media Network pregame broadcast leading into the 8 p.m. kickoff at Spartan Stadium.
