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==Programming history== Talksport and Talksport 2 hold exclusive and non-exclusive rights to various sports{{which|date=February 2023}} in the UK. * May 2001: Talksport secured rights to broadcast [[Premier League]] games for the first time. The [[Radio Authority]] granted the station permission to broadcast games involving [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] on their London transmitters only.<ref>[http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/109660/MEDIA-BRIEFS-Premiership-games-live-Talksport MEDIA BRIEFS: Premiership games live on Talksport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323125721/http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/109660/MEDIA-BRIEFS-Premiership-games-live-Talksport |date=23 March 2012 }} PR Week, 4 May 2001</ref> Later, Talksport also secured similar deals with [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] for their transmitters in [[Greater Manchester]], [[Merseyside]], and [[Lancashire]] following approval from the [[Radio Authority]]. The station also had the ability to split their transmitters in the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] for games involving [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], but this was never utilised. * December 2002: Talksport announced plans for the station's first ever music show. An easy listening music show entitled ''Champagne & Roses'' with [[Gerald Harper]], was broadcast each Saturday evening. The show was axed after less than six months.<ref name="talksport2">[http://www.talksport1089.com/talksporthistory2003.html talkSPORT Station History β 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101210415/http://www.talksport1089.com/talksporthistory2003.html |date=1 November 2010 }} talkSPORT1089.co.uk</ref> * June 2004: Talksport broadcast their first international football tournament officially. [[Euro 2004]] from Portugal was broadcast live on Talksport with commentary of various matches, including the final, from [[Jim Proudfoot]] and [[Alvin Martin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/talksport-in-legal-row-with-bbc-over-euro-2004-rights/|title=TalkSport in legal row with BBC over Euro 2004 rights|first=Wale|last=Azeez|date=17 June 2004|website=Press Gazette}}</ref> * June 2006: the station broadcast the 2006 World Cup, with live match commentary of all 64 matches in Germany. Commentary was provided by [[Jim Proudfoot]], Chris Cooper, Nigel Pearson, Ian Danter, Tim White, and Geoff Peters with punditry from [[Alvin Martin]], [[Rodney Marsh (footballer)|Rodney Marsh]], [[Gary Stevens (footballer, born 1962)|Gary Stevens]], [[Jason Cundy]], and [[Micky Quinn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infrontsports.com/news/2005/03/infront-signs-2006-fifa-world-cup%E2%84%A2-radio-agreement-with-talksport-uk/|title=Infront signs 2006 FIFA World Cup radio agreement with talkSPORT UK β Infront Sports & Media AG}}</ref> * August 2006: Former [[Sky Sports]] presenter [[Kelly Cates|Kelly Dalglish]] became the first female sports presenter on Talksport, hosting Monday's edition of ''Kick-Off'' alongside [[Gabriele Marcotti]] and [[Jason Cundy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=35234§ioncode=1|title=Sky Sports' Kelly Dalglish joins Talksport|publisher=Press Gazette|date=11 August 2006|access-date=18 November 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710011208/http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=35234§ioncode=1|archive-date=10 July 2009}}</ref> * 10 October 2006: Talksport becomes the first national commercial radio broadcaster to win Premier League commentary rights. Talksport wins a package that allows it to broadcast the second choice Saturday afternoon games that kick off at 3pm, with the BBC getting first pick.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/oct/10/radio.sport|title=TalkSport wins Premiership rights|first=Julia|last=Day|date=10 October 2006|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> * April 2009: [[Russell Brand]] and [[Noel Gallagher]] were signed by Talksport to present a one-off football talk show on 19 April 2009.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8000785.stm Russell Brand returning to radio] BBC News, 15 April 2009</ref> It was only a few months after Brand resigned from [[BBC Radio 2]] in the wake of the uproar over the "[[The Russell Brand Show prank calls row|Sachsgate]]" affair. * February 2010: Talksport gained more Premier League football in the latest radio bidding wars. Whilst relinquishing their 3pm package to football newcomers [[Absolute Radio]], they won two packages from [[BBC Radio 5 Live]]. They took over the national radio rights to broadcast the late kick-off every Saturday evening from the Premier League (usually kicking off at 5:30pm), and the early Sunday games (before 3pm). This agreement covered the 2010β11 to 2012β13 [[Premier League]] seasons<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/feb/18/bbc-football-radio-commentary BBC radio loses third of live Premier League matches] guardian.co.uk, 18 February 2010</ref> * June 2010: Talksport broadcast the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]], with live match commentary of all 64 matches in South Africa. Commentary was provided by [[Jim Proudfoot]], Ian Danter, Nigel Pearson, [[John Rawling]], and Graham Beecroft with punditry from [[Alvin Martin]], [[Stan Collymore]], [[Ray Parlour]], [[Bobby Gould]], [[Tony Cascarino]], [[Lawrie Sanchez]], and [[Micky Quinn]] * September 2011: Talksport broadcast the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]], with exclusive commentary of all 48 matches in New Zealand. Commentary was provided by [[John Taylor (rugby union born 1945)|John Taylor]], Rupert Bell, John Anderson, Russell Hargreaves and Andrew McKenna with punditry from [[Brian Moore (rugby union)|Brian Moore]], [[Jeff Probyn]], [[David Campese]], [[Chris Sheasby]], [[Michael Owen (rugby union)|Michael Owen]], [[Scott Quinnell]], [[Gavin Hastings]], and [[Paul Wallace (rugby union)|Paul Wallace]], with presentation from [[Mark Saggers]] and Mike Bovill. Additional reporting from Roger Hughes, David Brady, and Stuart Cameron<ref>[http://radiotoday.co.uk/2011/08/talksport-unveils-rugby-world-cup-plan/ talkSPORT unveil Rugby World Cup plan] Radio Today, 8 August 2011</ref> * June 2012: Talksport broadcast [[Euro 2012]], with live commentary of all 31 matches in Poland and Ukraine. Commentary was provided by [[Sam Matterface]], John Roder, Nigel Pearson and Ian Danter, with punditry from [[Stan Collymore]], [[Alvin Martin]], [[Ray Parlour]], [[Matt Holland]] and [[Andy Gray (footballer, born 1955)|Andy Gray]] with presentation from [[Adrian Durham]], [[Mark Saggers]] and [[Richard Keys]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boycerecruitment.co.uk/every-euro-2012-match-to-be-broadcast-on-talksport/|title=Every Euro 2012 match to be broadcast on talkSPORT|date=3 January 2012|website=Boyce Recruitment}}</ref> * July 2012: Talksport secured a joint six-year deal with [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] to broadcast live commentaries from the [[FA Cup]], [[FA Community Shield|Community Shield]] and [[England national football team|England]] friendly internationals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press.talksport.co.uk/post/28056259796/talksport-signs-agreement-with-football-association-to|title=talkSPORT SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION TO BROADCAST FA CUP WORLDWIDE UNTIL 2018|date=16 May 2013|url-status=dead|website=TalkSport PR release|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516231204/http://press.talksport.co.uk/post/28056259796/talksport-signs-agreement-with-football-association-to|archive-date=16 May 2013}}</ref> * August 2012: Talksport secure a deal to become an official broadcaster of the [[Aviva Premiership]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/news/|title=Premiership Rugby ||website=Premiership Rugby}}</ref> The deal enables Talksport to broadcast live commentary of selected matches throughout the season either on-air or online. * November 2012: Talksport secured exclusive broadcast rights in the UK to the [[2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/nov/07/talksport-lions-australia-tour |title=TalkSport snaps up radio rights to Lions' Australia tour |access-date=4 February 2013 |work=The Guardian |first=John |last=Plunkett |date=5 November 2012}}</ref> * June 2014: Talksport broadcast the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], with live commentary of all 64 matches in Brazil. Commentary was provided by [[Jim Proudfoot]], [[Alan Parry]], [[Gary Taphouse]], Nigel Pearson, John Anderson, Andrew McKenna and Richard Connelly with punditry from [[Stan Collymore]], [[Stuart Pearce]], [[Alvin Martin]], [[Ray Parlour]], [[Matt Holland]], [[Micky Quinn]] and [[Alan Curbishley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/talksport-wins-rights-brazil-world-cup/1221092|title=TalkSport wins rights to Brazil World Cup|website=www.campaignlive.co.uk}}</ref> * March 2016: Talksport 2 launches, a station dedicated to live sports commentaries and specialist programming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talksport.com/press/talksport-2-announces-launch-date-160129182995|title=talkSPORT 2 announces launch date|date=29 January 2016}}</ref> * May 2016: Talksport and Talksport 2 are awarded the right to broadcast three [[Premier League]] UK live audio packages for the next three football seasons, starting with the 2016/17 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talksport.com/press/talksport-broadcast-more-english-premier-league-coverage-ever-160520196679|title=talkSPORT to broadcast more English Premier League coverage than ever before|date=20 May 2016}}</ref> * June 2016: Talksport and Talksport 2 broadcast [[Euro 2016]], with commentary of all 51 matches. Commentary was provided by [[Jim Proudfoot]], [[Alan Parry]], [[Gary Taphouse]], Ian Danter, Nigel Pearson, John Anderson, Ian Abrahams and Alex Crook, and punditry from [[Stan Collymore]], [[Stuart Pearce]], [[Joey Barton]], [[Matt Holland]], [[Ray Wilkins]], [[Keith Gillespie]], [[Danny Gabbidon]], [[Michael Gray (footballer)|Michael Gray]], [[Alvin Martin]], [[Danny Higginbotham]] and [[Micky Quinn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talksport.com/press/talksport-announces-presenter-team-euro-2016-160516195987|title=talkSPORT announces presenter team for Euro 2016|date=16 May 2016}}</ref> * May 2017: Talksport secures exclusive national radio rights to the [[English Football League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/news/2017/may/efl-new-radio-rights-deals-to-maximise-broadcast-coverage-for-clubs-and-competitions/|title=EFL: New radio rights deals to maximise broadcast coverage for clubs and competitions|website=www.efl.com}}</ref> It gives them the ability to broadcast up to up 110 EFL fixtures a season for three years until the end of the 2019/2020 season. * June 2017: Talksport and Talksport 2 broadcast exclusive commentary of the [[2017 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talksport.com/press/talksport-names-its-squad-british-and-irish-lions-tour-170329233220|title=talkSPORT names its squad for British and Irish Lions tour|date=29 March 2017}}</ref> * April 2018: Talksport and Talksport 2 secure exclusive broadcast rights to England's winter tours of Sri Lanka and the West Indies.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43807117|title=TalkSport take cricket rights from BBC|work=BBC News|date=18 April 2018}}</ref> * April 2019: Talksport and Talksport 2 win three of the four Saturday UK radio rights packages for the Premier League .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/522119/talksport-live-premier-league-saturday/|title=talkSPORT becomes go-to place for live Premier League action on Saturdays|date=3 April 2019}}</ref> * April 2020: [[Laura Woods (English presenter)|Laura Woods]] becomes the new lead presenter of ''Sports Breakfast'', taking over from Alan Brazil, who moves to two days a week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/688405/talksport-laura-woods-new-lead-breakfast-show-host-alan-brazil-new-bigger/|title=talkSPORT confirm signing of Laura Woods as new lead Breakfast Show host|date=30 March 2020}}</ref> * May 2022: [[Mark Goldbridge]], the founder, owner and main host of the football YouTube channel ''The United Stand'' becomes presenter of a late night show.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The reason why Mark Goldbridge joining hands with Talksport is surprising β Thick Accent |date=14 May 2022 |url=https://www.thickaccent.com/2022/05/14/the-reason-why-mark-goldbridge-joining-talksport-is-surprising/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> * December 2023: Former [[Sky Sports]] presenter [[Jeff Stelling]] begins hosting Talksport Breakfast on Mondays and Tuesdays. Alan Brazil begins hosting the breakfast show three days a week instead of two.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.co.uk/latest-news/jeff-stelling-joins-talksport-breakfast-show-as-presenter-from-december/|title=Jeff Stelling joins talkSPORT Breakfast|first=Libby|last=Darcy|date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
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