Cumulus Media’s Westwood One, Official Network Audio Partner of the NFL, Celebrates 40th Consecutive Season and Reveals 2026 NFL Lineup and Programming Highlights, from NFL Kickoff to Super Bowl LXI

• Westwood One to Offer Football Fans the Action and Matchups They Love, With Pregame and Halftime Shows, Play-by-Play Coverage for Every Primetime Game, Weekday Specialty Programs, and More
  
  
• Westwood One Sports Fansite Makes Accessing NFL Audio Coverage a Snap at https://www.westwoodonesports.com/
  

NEW YORK, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cumulus Media’s Westwood One, one of the largest audio networks in the U.S. and the official network audio broadcast partner of the NFL, announces its 2026 NFL Season programming lineup, as it celebrates its 40^th consecutive season delivering NFL’s matchups and minute-by-minute action and analysis. This season, Westwood One will deliver comprehensive NFL play-by-play coverage, with the NFL’s biggest stars and rivalries across Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, eight International Games, late-season Saturday games, and more. In addition, Westwood One will offer specialty programs this season including NFL Preview, NFL Insider, NFL Sunday, and NFL Fantasy Football Forecast.

Westwood One brings all the excitement of the new NFL season to football fans starting Wednesday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. ET, with a season-opening matchup between the New England Patriots vs. the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle, WA.

Calling All the NFL Action From NFL Kickoff to Super Bowl LXI and More
The 2026 Westwood One NFL schedule includes all the excitement of the NFL Kickoff game, Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, Thursday Night Football, Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Christmas, eight International Games, late-season Saturday games, and every NFL postseason game, culminating with Super Bowl LXI on February 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA. Westwood One will also feature weekly specialty programs including NFL Preview, NFL Insider, NFL Sunday, and NFL Fantasy Football Forecast.

All-Star Broadcast Team
Leading the broadcast crew for Westwood One are Kevin Harlan and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, calling Monday Night Football and Super Bowl LXI. This will be Harlan’s 17th full season behind the microphone and Warner’s 13th season as an analyst for the network.  

Kevin Kugler will be the lead voice on Thursday nights, with Devin McCourty and Ross Tucker rotating as analysts for Thursday Night Football. Rounding out the week are Ryan Radtke and Mike Golic as the voices of Sunday Night Football.

Play-by-play announcers for the national package are Jason Benetti, Tom McCarthy, Noah Eagle, J.P. Shadrick, and John Sadak. Other game analysts this season will include Mike Mayock, Ryan Harris, Ryan Leaf, Derek Rackley and Hall of Famer James Lofton.

This season, Westwood One will offer pregame and halftime shows on Monday Night Football, anchored by Jamie Erdahl and Super Bowl LII winning coach Doug Pederson, with Scott Graham returning as host for the pregame/halftime/postgame portions of all the remaining games in the national radio package.

Where to Listen, Including Westwood One’s Easy-to-Use Website at https://www.westwoodonesports.com/
Westwood One’s NFL game broadcasts can be heard on over 500 radio stations across the United States, as well as on SiriusXM, Westwood One’s sports fansite at https://www.westwoodonesports.com/, via the Westwood One Sports app and the NFL app. The Westwood One Sports website is loaded with Westwood One Sports content and makes it easier than ever for sports fans to access all NFL games and to see when live games are streaming at a glance, enabling listeners to hear their favorite games live with one click.

About Westwood One Sports 
Westwood One Sports is home to some of the most exciting sports broadcasts on radio. In addition to being the exclusive network radio partner to the NFL since 1987—featuring regular and post-season NFL football, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl -- its other extensive properties include NCAA Basketball, including the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournaments and the Final Four®; U.S. Soccer; The Masters; NCAA Football; and other marquee sports events. Westwood One also distributes and represents the Westwood One Sports Network. On social media, join the Westwood One Sports community on Facebook at facebook.com/westwoodonesports, on Instagram at instagram.com/westwoodonesports, and X (formerly Twitter) at x.com/westwood1sports. For more information, visit www.westwoodonesports.com or download the Westwood One Sports app in the iTunes or Google Play stores. 

About Cumulus Media  
Cumulus Media is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to a quarter billion people every month — wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 380 owned-and-operated radio stations across 84 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, US Soccer, and AP News, across more than 7,800 affiliated stations through Westwood One, a leading national audio network; and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, an established and influential platform for original podcasts that are smart, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live event experiences. For more information, visit www.cumulusmedia.com.

Contact: Lisa Dollinger, Strategic Communication for Cumulus Media | Westwood One | lisa@dollcomm.com.