University of Maryland Athletics

In The Media Spotlight
Playing for the Terps means competing in the nation’s fourth-largest media market.

Maryland is covered extensively by two of the nation’s top 10 newspapers - The Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun.

USA Today, the nation’s newspaper, is headquartered less than 20 miles from College Park.

The Terrapin Sports Radio Network, which can be accessed throughout the country, boasts one of the largest coverage areas in collegiate sports with 14 affiliates.

Every major national television network ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX has a news-gathering affiliate in both Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. No university in the East boasts eight major news outlets within a 35-mile radius of its campus except the University of Maryland.

ACC football receives extensive live television coverage. Games are broadcast on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, Regional Sports Networks and the ACC Network, the league’s regional television outlet.

The Maryland football program is also depicted on two television shows. Inside Maryland Football airs weekly during the regular season, while Terrapins Rising goes behind-the-scenes during the off-season in a reality-based format.