Westwood One, the leader in play-by-play sports broadcasts on radio, will air the 2011 ampm Big West Tournament men's basketball championship game at Honda Center on Saturday, March 12 at 5:00 p.m. (PST).
   
Westwood One is one of the nation's largest providers of network radio programming and serves more than 5,000 radio and 165 TV stations in the U.S.
   
“Westwood One is excited to add the Big West Championship to our already strong slate of Conference Championship Week games,” said Howard Deneroff, the Senior Vice President/Executive Producer of Sports.  “Part of the allure of March is being able to witness teams and players celebrating Championships and advancing to the NCAA Tournament.  We look forward to being courtside and having our nationwide audience tune in, as the Big West winner moves on to the Big Dance.”
   
Added Big West Commissioner Dennis Farrell: “The Big West welcomes the addition of Westwood One, one of the nation's most recognized media networks, and the opportunity to have the men's tournament championship game broadcast on numerous outlets across the country.  It's another solid promotional vehicle for the tournament's first year at Honda Center.”

In addition to being the radio partner of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, Westwood One's sports lineup includes regular season NFL football, the Playoffs and Super Bowl; regular season NCAA Football and Basketball; the Masters and the Olympics.