NEW YORK, March 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM ACC Radio, the exclusive new audio channel dedicated to ACC sports, will launch Monday, March 5.  The 24/7 channel, which was first announced last fall by the Atlantic Coast Conference and SiriusXM, will deliver in-depth and comprehensive access to ACC sports talk and news, plus an extensive schedule of league games, including every game of next week's New York Life ACC Tournament.

The new channel's programming lineup will feature exclusive shows hosted by former ACC athletes and conference insiders.

ACC This Morning, hosted by Mark Packer and Wes Durham, will air live every weekday morning from 7-10 a.m. ET.  Chris Spatola and Jac Collinsworth will host the afternoon drive time show, ACC Today, every weekday from 3-6 p.m. ET.  SiriusXM analysts and former coaches Fran Fraschilla and Bobby Cremins, a three-time ACC Coach of the Year, will be on the channel next week to discuss the ACC Tournament.

Additional hosts and analysts who will be a part of SiriusXM ACC Radio include former Notre Dame All-American Aaron Taylor, former Miami All-American Jonathan Vilma and former Georgia Tech quarterback Tom Luginbill.

Listeners will also hear coaches shows, press conferences, classic game broadcasts, coverage of the conference's football and basketball media days, and more.

SiriusXM subscribers can listen to SiriusXM ACC Radio on SiriusXM radios (channel 371), and those with streaming access can listen online and on all connected devices on which the SiriusXM mobile app can be found. Visit www.SiriusXM.com/streaming to learn more. 

SiriusXM ACC Radio will also feature live play-by-play broadcasts of several conference sports.  Next week, subscribers can tune in to every game of the New York Life ACC Tournament on SiriusXM ACC Radio (channel 371), and also on SiriusXM channel 80 and SiriusXM channel 81.

Regularly scheduled programming on SiriusXM ACC Radio may be preempted at times for broadcasts of games or other conference events.

About the ACC

The Atlantic Coast Conference, now in its 65th year of competition and 15 members strong, has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. ACC members Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest continue to build upon the cornerstones on which the league was founded in 1953 with a consistent balance of academics, athletics and integrity. The ACC currently sponsors 27 NCAA sports – 14 for women and 13 for men – with member institutions located in 10 states. For more information, visit theACC.com and follow @theACC on Twitter and on Facebook (facebook.com/theACC).

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ACC
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