MOBILE, Ala. – With the addition of two new outlets this fall, University of South Alabama football radio broadcasts will now reach nearly 3 million listeners during the 2017 season.  A lineup including nine stations announced by Jaguar Sports Properties on Friday will allow fans throughout the state and Gulf Coast region to catch all of the action all year.

Jag football will be available locally including in Baldwin County on 99.5 The Jag FM once again, while WRKH 96.1 FM will provide coverage in Mobile, Pensacola and Gulfport.

New stations within the network this year include WZGX 99.1 FM in Birmingham and Hoover — making broadcasts available in more than 1,100,000 homes in the city's metro area — and WZZN 97.7 FM, which covers Huntsville, Decatur and Athens.  Other stations returning to the network in the fall include WBMH 106.1 FM (Jackson, Grove Hill), WFMH 95.5 FM (Hamilton, Jasper, Tupelo, Miss.), WOAB 104.9 FM (Dothan, Enterprise, Ozark), WVRV 101.5 FM (Montgomery, Prattville) and WVRV 97.5 FM (Troy).

Game day coverage for Jaguar football will begin two hours prior to kickoff with the broadcast team of J.D. Byars, Pat Greenwood, JT Crabtree and Tommy Hicks remaining intact another year.

All broadcasts will once again be available through the iHeartRadio app (http://www.iheart.com/live/995-the-jag-mobile-7117/) as well.

South will begin the season at Mississippi on Saturday, Sept. 2, with kickoff in Oxford set for 6:30 p.m. (CDT).

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with www.usajaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at www.twitter.com/USAJaguarSports. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

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