Bisons Football Returns for 2009!

Bison Sports, in conjunction with Campus Radio 101.5 UMFM, is pleased to announce the return of Bison Football to the radio airwaves for the full 2009 season. UMFM will be the exclusive location to listen to all the home and away action of Bison Football during the upcoming year.

This will be the tenth consecutive season for Bison Football on 101.5 FM. The partnership with campus station will once again include regular season home hockey games. In addition, the weekly Bison Sports Show returns and will run every Friday at 11am during the CIS season.

“We are very happy to bring Bison Sports to all UMFM listeners across the city and around the world via the web for an unprecedented 10th consecutive season. As a campus radio station we are proud to support the University of Manitoba's student atheletes as they strive for competitive greatness!

The 2009 Manitoba Bison Football season kicks off with their first Canada West regular season game at home against the Regina Rams on Saturday, September 4th at 1 p.m. For all road games, there will be a 15 minute pre-game show while there is a 30 minute pre-game show for all home games.

Meet The Game Day Crew!

UMFM is very pleased to welcome back Derek Taylor and Matt Rollason, who will be calling the Hustlin' Herd action all season long. Be sure to tune in to every exciting Bison Football broadcast to stay on top of all the scores and game breaking highlights! Join us for all the game day action, starting with our pre-game show which kicks off 30 minutes before gametime for home games, or 15 minutes prior to gametime for road games.

Let's meet the crew:

DEREK TAYLOR is a big-time football fan, proud to be in his fourth season doing play-by-play for Bison games on UMFM. He boldly--and correctly--predicted on air that the Bisons would win the 2007 National Championship. He also enjoys that other football as an anchor for the Fox Soccer Report, seen on Fox Sports World Canada, and Fox Soccer Channel in the US.

A former team captain, MATT ROLLASON played football with the Bisons from 1997-2001, with his last Bisons game at the Skydome in Toronto for the Vanier Cup. Since then, he has gone on to coach the linebackers with Winnipeg Rifles Junior Football Club of the Canadian Junior Football league. He is currently employed by the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service.

The newest member of our crew, MIKE HOWARD, finished off a spectacular five year university career with
the Manitoba Bisons Football team by being an instrumental part of the 2007 Vanier Cup championship squad. He tied a CIS record for interceptions in a Vanier Cup game with 3 interceptions and won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy, which recognizes the Vanier Cup MVP.

Bison History on UMFM

For the tenth consecutive season, CJUM-FM will cover the Manitoba Bisons for each and every game during the 2008 year. This venture continues to be a resounding success, allowing the public and student body the opportunity to tune in for high-calibre live play by play, at 101.5 FM and on the web at www.umfm.com.

Sponsorship Opportunities on UMFM

CJUM-FM operates on volunteer power, with limited funding from the students at the University of Manitoba. Bison Play by Play is only possible with the help of our fabulous sponsors. This year, we are making sponsorships even more affordable by offering a variety of packages suitable for every budget. It's a great opportunity to both promote your business and show your grass roots support for C.I.A.U. Sports and Campus and Community Radio.