The Extreme Scene
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The Extreme Scene is the first radio talk show dedicated specifically to extreme sports and action sportshttp://www.theextremescene.com/page/about-us. The program is hosted by surf journalist Cyrus Saatsaz
and pro surfer Omar Etcheverry. It debuted in August 2003 on KNBR
1050 AM in San Francisco/Bay Area, with KSCO
1080 AM in Santa Cruz/Monterey picking up the show via syndication on September 20th, 2008.
For reasons unknown, KNBR management decided to drop the show on April 30th, 2009 after nearly six years.http://www.theextremescene.com/blog/after-5-years-and-9-months-extreme-scene-and-knbr-have-parted-ways A short time later, The Extreme Scene bid farewell to terrestrial radio on May 30th, 2009http://www.theextremescene.com/audio/may-30th-segment-2-tes-news-adi%C3%B3s-terrestrial-radio after KSCO 1080 requested money for airtime.http://www.cyrusisboard.com/2009/06/transition.html The Extreme Scene continued broadcasts via podcasting on TheExtremeScene.comhttp://www.theextremescene.com and Stitcher Radio
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It was announced that starting on May 1st, 2011 The Extreme Scene returned to terrestrial radio via national syndication on May 1st, 2011.http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/press-release/the-extreme-scene-returns-to-terrestrial-radio-with-national-syndication_54957/ The Extreme Scene currently airs on over 200 radio stations across the U.S. on the Sports Byline radio network, in addition to broadcasting internationally through the American Forces Broadcast Network and on Sirius/XM satellite radio.
Cyrus Saatsaz
Cyrus Saatsaz is the author of Dogwild & Board: Stories, Interviews and Musings from a Surf Journalist, is the founder of San Francisco Surf Company, and is a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle's official website, SFGate.com, The Huffington Post and USA Today. Saatsaz is also the host and...
and pro surfer Omar Etcheverry. It debuted in August 2003 on KNBR
KNBR
KNBR, The Sports Leader, is the on-air branding used by two AM radio stations in the San Francisco, California, area broadcasting a sports radio format, owned by Cumulus Media....
1050 AM in San Francisco/Bay Area, with KSCO
KSCO
KSCO is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format located in Santa Cruz, California. It can be heard over much of Central California during the day. Since 1991, it has been owned by the Zwerling family...
1080 AM in Santa Cruz/Monterey picking up the show via syndication on September 20th, 2008.
For reasons unknown, KNBR management decided to drop the show on April 30th, 2009 after nearly six years.http://www.theextremescene.com/blog/after-5-years-and-9-months-extreme-scene-and-knbr-have-parted-ways A short time later, The Extreme Scene bid farewell to terrestrial radio on May 30th, 2009http://www.theextremescene.com/audio/may-30th-segment-2-tes-news-adi%C3%B3s-terrestrial-radio after KSCO 1080 requested money for airtime.http://www.cyrusisboard.com/2009/06/transition.html The Extreme Scene continued broadcasts via podcasting on TheExtremeScene.comhttp://www.theextremescene.com and Stitcher Radio
Stitcher Radio
Stitcher is an on-demand internet radio service that focuses on news and information radio and podcasts. It provides free online streaming through the website and also using native mobile applications such as the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Palm webOS...
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It was announced that starting on May 1st, 2011 The Extreme Scene returned to terrestrial radio via national syndication on May 1st, 2011.http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/press-release/the-extreme-scene-returns-to-terrestrial-radio-with-national-syndication_54957/ The Extreme Scene currently airs on over 200 radio stations across the U.S. on the Sports Byline radio network, in addition to broadcasting internationally through the American Forces Broadcast Network and on Sirius/XM satellite radio.