TSRN - Celebrating 24 years of Excellence
The Texas Sports Radio Network officially signed on in September, 1988, and in its first year of broadcasting completed 40 broadcasts. To this date TSRN is the oldest, longest running, and the only independent Radio Sports Network in the state of Texas, the United States and the World, that produces a full broadcast schedule for all three major sports (football, basketball and baseball) on radio and the Internet.
In the fall of 1998, The Network was the first to deliver a audio and video production of its football playoff games from the Astrodome and the Alamodome. Also, the Network was the first to interact with its
Broadcast audience, introducing instant messaging via emails directly to the broadcast booth. Now with it's in depth website and with its innovation,
creativity, never stand still approach to its business, the Network is
poised for the future. Its a future that already has studied,
followed and copied which has produced other sports networks which
delivers their own outstanding broadcast.
TSRN's First's
1.
TSRN
was first to host a High School Scoreboard show 1988 Football
Seasson
2.
TSRN First to deliver a Three Hour Pre Game show before a State
Championship game in December 1997
3.
We
were second in the country to build our internet streaming
center 1998 (the first was Mark
Cuban, 1997)
4.
TSRN Beta tested its first video stream in
November 1998
5.
TSRN was first in Texas and US to archive its high
school games
6
TSRN was the first to use both traditional radio
and the internet to produce its audio
7.
TSRN was the first among Junior Colleges to broadcast
both men and women�s basketball (home and
Road)
8.
TSRN was the first among Junior Colleges to broadcast
baseball (home and Road)
9.
TSRN has broadcasted the entire Region 14 Baseball
Tournament since 1999(audio)
10.
TSRN has built a broadcast, and audience that other JC�s
in Region 14 and Region 5, have duplicated TSRN
efforts in
broadcasting its events
11.
TSRN first video streamed the Region 14 tournament in
2005 at Edinburg.
12.
TSRN has video streaming the 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010 Region 14 Baseball Tournament.
13.
TSRN in Beta test form in 2009, video streamed 5 San Jac
Men�s Basketball games both at Home and Road
14.
TSRN in Beta test form in 2009, video streamed
the San Jac/Blinn Series
15.
These Beta tests were in FULL SCREEN and HIGH
DEFINTION. With no blurring at the end user.
16.
TSRN becomes the first High School Sports Network to have its on
I-phone and Droid app to listen to all the
games broadcast by the Network
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The Network continues to receive accolades,
recognized by several Internet Radio National Organizations, with
fourty-three broadcasting awards including, Broadcast of the Year the last
three years, and Network of the year the last two years(2008 - 2009 -
2010). Broadcasters and Internet Web Masters maintain their rave reviews for TSRN's creativity, innovative style, excitement and accurate reporting it brings to sports fans through its broadcast events. The Network number of schedule events has grown over the years. A record 859 games in 2003-2004 were produced and heard including six state championship games, the National Junior College Baseball World Series, and The NCAA Super-Regional Baseball Tournament and the NCAA Regional Tournament held in Houston and the 2003 College World Series. 2007-2008-2009-2010
& 2011 NJCAA Div. 3 World Series. This year, marks the company's 23rd season.
TSRN set an incredible mark a 12 years ago producing its 1,000th broadcast! On March 19th, 1999 in Austin, Texas, The Network celebrated it's milestone broadcast featuring the Houston Cougars and the Texas Longhorns playing their second baseball game of its three game series. On September 20th, 2002 TSRN celebrated it's 2500th broadcast. with the Westfield vs Converse Judson game. 2006 the Network broadcast game number 5,000 and this past season the Network reached game number 6,000. The leadership of The Network, known statewide for its innovative broadcasts, was the first network to use and then to refine, the use of the three man broadcast crew during its football and baseball production. The Network, was also the first and is still the only broadcast team, in the electronic media industry, to evolve a sideline reporter, from a fluff interviewer, to a solid member of the crew, as a third color analyst.
The Network has dazzled its listeners and competitors, for the past 24 years, with its three hour pregame shows, heard before each broadcast of a state championship game. This has become a staple for TSRN, unmatched in the radio and Internet industry. The teams, coaches, fans, administrators, and parents have come to expect THE SHOW when its their turn in the spotlight. |