NBC Sports to Create Radio Network to Rival Disney’s ESPN

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Comcast Corp.’s NBC unit and Dial Global Inc. are creating the NBC Sports Radio Network to broadcast national and regional programming, challenging Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN Radio.

The radio network, starting in September, will air hourly sports-news updates, daily features and full-length shows, New York-based NBC and Dial Global said today in a statement.