Why ESPN Arkansas

A national platform can’t drive down Central Ave. We do.

We’re not a franchise running a national script. We live and work in the Northwest Arkansas area, and we build marketing around how customers here actually search, shop, and buy.

Northwest Arkansas at sunset
Arkansas with Northwest Arkansas marked
What you get

Big-agency capability. Small-business focus.

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We pick up the phone.
Real people. Real answers. No ticket system. No portal. No waiting.
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We know this market.
Local search behavior, local competitors, local seasons — strategy built for here, not averaged across 50 states.
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Your own dedicated team.
Not a shared inbox. One point of contact who knows your business by name.
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Revenue, not vanity metrics.
Every service ties back to a number you care about: calls, appointments, foot traffic, sales.
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Honest reporting.
Plain-numbers monthly reports. If something isn't working, we tell you — and fix it.
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Sized for small business.
Programs built around a Main Street budget — start where you are and grow as it pays off.
How it works

Simple. Honest. Measured.

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Start with the assessment
A free, honest audit of how your business shows up everywhere customers look — Google, AI assistants, maps, reviews, your website. Yours to keep, whether you hire us or not.
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Build from the foundation up
Visibility first, content second, paid media last — so every advertising dollar lands on a business customers can actually find, trust, and buy from.
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Report in plain numbers
Calls, bookings, foot traffic, revenue — every month, in language you don’t need a marketing degree to read. If something isn’t working, we say so and fix it.

Frequently asked questions

Questions people ask about ESPN Arkansas Digital

ESPN Arkansas Digital is a local digital marketing agency based in Northwest Arkansas. We help small businesses get found online and turn that visibility into revenue — through website design, SEO and AEO, Google Business Profile management, reputation and social media management, email marketing, and targeted digital advertising, all measured in calls, bookings, and sales.

We serve small businesses across Northwest Arkansas, Western Arkansas, Hot Springs, and North Central Arkansas — extending into Eastern Oklahoma and Southern Missouri. If your customers are local, we know your market.

We're local, family-owned, and we answer the phone. One dedicated point of contact knows your business by name, every program is built from the foundation up — visibility first, then content, then paid media — and we report results in plain numbers: calls, appointments, foot traffic, and revenue, not vanity metrics.

Programs are sized for small-business budgets — most clients invest a few hundred to a few thousand dollars per month depending on their goals and market. We start every relationship with a free digital assessment, so you know exactly what needs work and what to expect back before you spend a dollar.

A free, no-obligation audit of how your business shows up everywhere customers look — Google, AI assistants, maps, reviews, and your website. You get an honest evaluation, a side-by-side look at competitors, and a prioritized plan to fix what's broken. The findings are yours to keep whether you hire us or not.

Yes. ESPN Arkansas is a family of locally owned sports radio stations across Arkansas — ESPN Arkansas 95.3, 99.5, 96.3, and 104.3. That means we can pair your digital campaigns with real local radio reach, a combination no online-only agency can match. Learn more at hitthatline.com →

No. We're a family-owned, locally operated company — not a franchise running a national script. Strategy is built around how customers in this market actually search, shop, and buy.

Call (479) 484-7285 — a real person answers during business hours — or request the free digital assessment online. We'll audit your online presence, walk you through the findings in plain language, and recommend where the first dollar should go.

Live and Local

Your Trusted, Local Digital Partners

Backed by the ESPN Arkansas radio family — the sports stations of record across Western, Northwest, and North Central Arkansas. When the Razorbacks play, we have the game.

ESPN Arkansas 95.3 KERX-FM
ESPN Arkansas 95.3 · KERX-FM

ESPN Arkansas 95.3 (KERX-FM) is the sports station of record in Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma. No other station delivers the hours of local programming focused on Arkansas Razorback sports. The day starts with The Morning Rush (6a–9a) featuring Chuck Barrett, Tommy Craft and Tye Richardson; Halftime with Phil Elson and Razorback legend Matt Jones (11a–2p); and Ruscin and Zach (2p–7p). When it comes to sports, nobody does it better than ESPN 95.3.

Listen live at hitthatline.com →
ESPN NW Arkansas 99.5 KAKS-FM
ESPN Arkansas 99.5 · KAKS-FM

ESPN Arkansas 99.5 (KAKS-FM) is the sports station in Northwest Arkansas. No other station delivers the hours of local programming focused on Arkansas Razorback sports. The day starts with The Morning Rush (6a–9a) featuring Chuck Barrett, Tommy Craft and Tye Richardson; Halftime with Phil Elson and Razorback legend Matt Jones (11a–2p); and Ruscin and Zach (2p–7p). When it comes to sports, nobody in Northwest Arkansas does it better than ESPN 99.5.

Listen live at hitthatline.com →
ESPN Arkansas 96.3 KTTG-FM
ESPN Arkansas 96.3 · KTTG-FM

ESPN Arkansas 96.3 (KTTG-FM) is the ORIGINAL Sports Talk Flame Thrower since 2002, heard across Hot Springs and Western Arkansas. No other station delivers the hours of local programming focused on Arkansas Razorback sports. The day starts with The Morning Rush (6a–9a) featuring Chuck Barrett, Tommy Craft and Tye Richardson; Halftime with Phil Elson and Razorback legend Matt Jones (11a–2p); and Ruscin and Zach (2p–7p). Nobody has done it longer or does it better than ESPN 96.3.

Listen live at hitthatline.com →
ESPN Arkansas 104.3 KBCN-FM
ESPN Arkansas 104.3 · KBCN-FM

ESPN Arkansas 104.3 (KBCN-FM) is the sports station of record in North Central Arkansas and Southern Missouri. Since 2011, no other station delivers the hours of local programming focused on Arkansas Razorback sports. The day starts with The Morning Rush (6a–9a) featuring Chuck Barrett, Tommy Craft and Tye Richardson; Halftime with Phil Elson and Razorback legend Matt Jones (11a–2p); and Ruscin and Zach (2p–7p). When it comes to sports, nobody does it better than ESPN 104.3.

Listen live at hitthatline.com →
Our team

Meet the team.

Christie Badeaux
Christie Badeaux
Jamie Holt
Jamie Holt
Jen Adams
Jen Adams
Jim Fitzgerald
Jim Fitzgerald
Karen Hill
Karen Hill
Lance Gregory
Lance Gregory
Rita Newton
Rita Newton
Starla Wilkinson
Starla Wilkinson
Tommy Craft
Tommy Craft
Tye Richardson
Tye Richardson
Let’s talk

Ready to grow your business?

Start with a free digital assessment — see exactly where new customers are slipping away, and what it would take to win them.

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Or call (479) 484-7285 — we answer.