iHeartMedia and Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment announced a new partnership to launch the Women's Sports Audio Network (WSAN), the first-ever audio platform dedicated exclusively to women's sports. As a net-new audio platform dedicated to exploring and celebrating women's sports competitions, including athletes' stories on and off the field, WSAN is a free, ad-supported network that will include podcasts, daily sports reports, spotlights and audio vignettes, social content, promotion and industry event presence, and will be available across iHeartMedia's broadcast, digital and podcast platforms and everywhere podcasts are heard. The launch of the first-ever women's sports audio network comes at a time when investment and viewership numbers for women's sports are on the rise.

By launching a network dedicated to delivering what fans want most - more access to the athletes, the influencers, the stories and the daily conversation around all things women sports - iHeartMedia and Deep Blue aim to amplify well-known and new influential female sports athletes and relevant programming to millions of listeners nationwide, and also unlock access to inventory and opportunities for brands to engage in an emerging market across various sports and communities. Women?s sports extends much further than the popular NCAA tournament and World Cup; The Women?s Sports Audio Network is designed to offer talent and programming year-round with the launch of new daily shows focused on a wide range of sports and commentary from a variety of talent, including leading sports media personality Sarah Spain and WNBA Legend, three-time Olympic gold medalist, Sheryl Swoopes, with more talent to be announced in the coming weeks. aunching WSAN comes in close follow to Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment?s recent partnership with Axios, creating a thought leadership event series and editorial content dedicated to the business of women?s sports, focused on the economic and social impact women's sports has on individuals and global communities.

The new partnership was announced on stage at Deep Blue and Axios? Business of Women?s Sports Summit, held in New York City.