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|name = IMG College
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|foundation = 2007
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|services = Sports Marketing, Event Management
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'''IMG College''', is a sports marketing company formed from the acquisition of Host Communications and [[The Collegiate Licensing Company]] in 2007. Additionally ISP Sports was acquired in 2010.

The IMG College Network consists of nearly 800 radio affiliates airing primarily football and men's basketball games along with weekly call-in coaches' shows. The media network also includes over 100 television stations airing weekly half hour coaches' shows for most of the universities represented by the company.

Host Communications was founded in 1974 and created one of the first college sports multimedia contracts with its creation of [[UK IMG Sports Network|a radio network]] for the University of Kentucky.<ref>[http://www.imgcollege.com/about-us/imgc-history.html IMG College<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ISP Sports was founded in 1992 in [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]] providing [[sports marketing]] and broadcast services for collegiate athletics across the [[United States]]. In addition to the Winston-Salem headquarters, the company operates more than 40 regional offices.

The organization also co-owns the [[Longhorn Network]].

==Markets and schools==
At the conference level, IMG represents the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]], [[Big East Conference|Big East]], [[Conference USA]], [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] and [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]<ref>{{cite web
|title=Partners:Conferences
|url=http://www.ispsports.com/partners.cfm?cat=2
|publisher=ISP Sports
|accessdate=2008-02-07
}}</ref> and also individually represents schools from the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] and [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] as well as the [[FedEx Orange Bowl]] and [[Meineke Car Care Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web
|title=Partners:Conferences
|url=http://www.ispsports.com/partners.cfm?cat=3
|publisher=ISP Sports
|accessdate=2008-02-07
}}</ref> The company also maintains the ISP Sports Academy, a professional development initiative for ISP employees in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].

IMG represents more than 70 universities, including, but not limited to:<ref>{{cite web
|title=Partners:Universities
|url=http://www.ispsports.com/partners.cfm?cat=1
|publisher=ISP Sports
|accessdate=2008-02-07
}}</ref>{{Div col|cols=4}}
*[[University of Akron|Akron]]
*[[University of Alabama|Alabama]]
*[[Appalachian State University|Appalachian State]]
*[[Arizona State University|Arizona State]]
*[[University of Arkansas|Arkansas]]
*[[Auburn University|Auburn]]
*[[Baylor University|Baylor]]
*[[Boston College]]
*[[Brigham Young University|BYU]]
*[[University of California, Berkeley|California]]
*[[Clemson University|Clemson]]
*[[Drake University|Drake]]
*[[Duke University|Duke]]
*[[East Carolina University|East Carolina]]
*[[Elon University|Elon]]
*[[Florida State University|Florida State]]
*[[University of Georgia|Georgia]]
*[[Georgia State University|Georgia State]]
*[[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]]
*[[University of Houston|Houston]]
*[[University of Kansas|Kansas]]
*[[Kent State University|Kent State]]
*[[Marshall University|Marshall]]
*[[University of Miami|Miami (Fla.)]]
*[[Miami University|Miami (Ohio)]]
*[[Morehead State University|Morehead State]]
*[[University of Nebraska at Omaha|Nebraska-Omaha]]
*[[University of North Carolina at Greensboro|North Carolina-Greensboro]]
*[[Northern Illinois University|Northern Illinois]]
*[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] (Football only)
*[[Ohio University|Ohio]]
*[[University of Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]
*[[University of Richmond|Richmond]]
*[[University of South Carolina|South Carolina]]
*[[University of Southern Mississippi|Southern Mississippi]]
*[[Syracuse University|Syracuse]]
*[[University of Texas|Texas]]
*[[Texas Christian University|TCU]]
*[[Troy University|Troy]]
*[[University of Alabama at Birmingham|UAB]]
*[[University of Central Florida|UCF]]
*[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
*[[University of Nevada, Las Vegas|UNLV]]
*[[University of South Florida|USF]]
*[[University of Texas at El Paso|UTEP]]
*[[Valparaiso University|Valparaiso]]
*[[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]]
*[[Villanova University|Villanova]]
*[[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]]
*[[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest]]
*[[University of Washington|Washington]]
*[[Washington State University|Washington State]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[List of Virginia Tech Radio Network stations]]
*[[Syracuse ISP Sports Network]]

{{American broadcast radio}}

[[Category:Sports radio in the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Akron Zips]]
[[Category:Houston Cougars]]
[[Category:Virginia Tech Hokies]]
[[Category:Virginia Tech Radio Network]]
[[Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football broadcasters]]
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