BC Sports Network

Fan-owned sports radio for BC. The fans own it, the hosts are partners, no distant boardroom can shut it down. Digital, made here. Help shape it.

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

On July 7th, Rogers shut down Sportsnet 650 and left British Columbia with zero dedicated sports radio.

We're building the replacement. And this time, the fans own it.

Here's the plan 🧵

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

@RobTheHockeyGuy @JasonGregor Working on it! Very early stages but conversations are happening.

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

.@DonTaylor5 - "I think they'll kneel in front of their radios and pray that an all-sports station gets resurrected in Vancouver..."

👀

[Sekeres and Price @sekeresandprice]

'The opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference'.

The Canucks SHOULD care about local media, it is what helps them sell their product!

@mattsekeres | @justBlakePrice | @DonTaylor5

Presented by @bet365ca

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

@VancouverCup Yep, we’d want the stream on mainstream apps too.

Our app would be the actual home of the network: the full schedule, alerts when shows go live, replays, clips, chat and everything around the broadcasts.

Ideally you can listen wherever you want!

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

The tech to build a live sports radio app has been around for years. So why hasn’t this become the replacement for sports radio?

Because radio had the listeners, the hosts, the sponsors and the daily habit.

Here is what changed in BC, and why this might be the moment to try. 🧵

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

@VancouverCup Yep, that makes sense. AM can be rough. Apps like this are a good sign that people will listen another way if it’s easy enough. The missing piece is the actual BC sports network to tune into 🙏

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

@TheHeartPlumber Possible. But I think that will be up to the market.

Is the audience there?
Can sponsors get a return?
Is the talent interested?
Can the economics support a full live network?

If we get "yes" to these questions and probably a few more, then we build.

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

@BarryForward We are definitely open to ideas like this. If we can leverage partnerships to make the platform leaner and better, we will. Still in listening mode right now.

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

@SaveTheCaps2026 Totally fair. The idea isn’t 24/7 hockey forever. We’d want dedicated Caps, Lions, Whitecaps and other shows too.

The only catch is pretty simple: those shows need fans to actually show up for them. If the audience is there, the schedule will reflect it.

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

@HockeyHugs10 A fully built out platform, yes. Optimistic. A single show pilot is fully doable. The plan is fluid.

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@CavalryCanuck Totally hear what you are saying but I disagree on the signal quality. You could barely hear it downtown and many communities in the province could not hear it at all.

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

This is still a theory. Talent, programming, sponsors and product all have to line up.

But 650’s closure changed the starting point.

BC may finally be the place to find out if this model can work.

Take the survey and join the conversation:

https://t.co/N6b9wEweGB

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BC already has strong podcasts, streams and independent shows.

What it doesn't have is one place you can access at any point in the day and hear BC sports talk live.

One tap in the car.
One tap at work.
One tap at the gym.
One tap on the seawall.

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

So true.

We think the audience is still there. Maybe not in the same numbers, and definitely not with the same habits, but people still want live company and real conversation at night.

The job is to make it easy to find, easy to listen to, and good enough that they come back.

Sounds easy enough 😂

[BC Sports Network @BCSportsNetwrk]

This is what it’s all about!

Many of us were raised on the sounds of @DanRussellST coming through the bedside clock radio.

Newer generations should have their own version of Dan on late night radio too.

Let’s make it happen together!

[Memarzadeh @ArashMemarzadeh]

late night radio was the format that hooked me into the industry, because of the audience:

people working a graveyard shift, fans who can't sleep because their sanity relied on the team in front of them, or folks that just needed a soul to listen to

just the best