Cubs To Broadcast 50 Games in Spanish in 2012 on WRTO - 1200 AM

March 2, 2012

The Chicago Cubs and WRTO – 1200 AM have agreed to broadcast an expanded number of Cubs games in Spanish for a fourth season in 2012.

After broadcasting 43 games in 2011, the Cubs and WRTO – 1200 AM are increasing the total number of games to 50 scheduled Spanish broadcasts for the 2012 season, with potential to add more broadcast dates throughout the season. WRTO – 1200 AM will feature home broadcasts vs. 16 different Cubs opponents, including the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Miami Marlins.

WRTO – 1200 AM will present its first Spanish-language broadcast of the season on Saturday, April 7, at 12:05 p.m., when the Cubs host the Washington Nationals.

Hector Fabregas will return for his fifth season as a color analyst for WRTO – 1200 AM. Omar Ramos will make his debut as the Cubs’ play-by-play analyst this season, joining Fabregas in the booth. Ramos has more than five years of play-by-play sports experience covering the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. He was nominated for a Marconi Award in 2009.

The Cubs 2012 schedule on WRTO – 1200 AM follows:

Chicago Cubs 2012 Spanish Radio Schedule

April 7	vs. Washington Nationals	12:05 p.m.
April 8	vs. Washington Nationals	1:20 p.m.
April 9	vs. Milwaukee Brewers	7:05 p.m.
April 10	vs. Milwaukee Brewers	7:05 p.m.
April 22	vs. Cincinnati Reds	1:20 p.m.
April 23	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	7:05 p.m.
April 24	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	7:05 p.m.
May 4	vs. Los Angeles Dodgers	1:20 p.m.
May 5	vs. Los Angeles Dodgers	12:05 p.m.
May 6	vs. Los Angeles Dodgers	1:20 p.m.
May 7	vs. Atlanta Braves	7:05 p.m.
May 8	vs. Atlanta Braves	7:05 p.m.
May 16	vs. Philadelphia Phillies	7:05 p.m.
May 17	vs. Philadelphia Phillies	7:05 p.m.
May 18	vs. Chicago White Sox	1:20 p.m.
May 19	vs. Chicago White Sox	6:15 p.m.
May 20	vs. Chicago White Sox	1:20 p.m.
June 12	vs. Detroit Tigers	7:05 p.m.
June 13	vs. Detroit Tigers	7:05 p.m.
June 15	vs. Boston Red Sox	1:20 p.m.
June 16	vs. Boston Red Sox	6:15 p.m.
June 17	vs. Boston Red Sox	TBD
June 25	vs. New York Mets	7:05 p.m.
June 26	vs. New York Mets	7:05 p.m.
June 30	vs. Houston Astros	3:05 p.m.
July 1	vs. Houston Astros	1:20 p.m.
July 17	vs. Miami Marlins	7:05 p.m.
July 18	vs. Miami Marlins	7:05 p.m.
July 27	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	1:20 p.m.
July 28	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	12:05 p.m.
July 29	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	TBD
July 30	vs. Pittsburgh Pirates	7:05 p.m.
July 31	vs. Pittsburgh Pirates	7:05 p.m.
August 11	vs. Cincinnati Reds	3:05 p.m.
August 12	vs. Cincinnati Reds	1:20 p.m.
August 13	vs. Houston Astros	7:05 p.m.
August 14	vs. Houston Astros	7:05 p.m.
August 25	vs. Colorado Rockies	12:05 p.m.
August 27	vs. Milwaukee Brewers	7:05 p.m.
August 28	vs. Milwaukee Brewers	7:05 p.m.
August 29	vs. Milwaukee Brewers	7:05 p.m.
September 2	vs. San Francisco Giants	1:20 p.m.
September 17	vs. Pittsburgh Pirates	7:05 p.m.
September 18	vs. Cincinnati Reds	7:05 p.m.
September 19	vs. Cincinnati Reds	7:05 p.m.
September 21	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	1:20 p.m.
September 22	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	TBD
September 23	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	1:20 p.m.
October 1	vs. Houston Astros	7:05 p.m.
October 2	vs. Houston Astros	7:05 p.m.