Along with its mix of modern active rock and community and catholic programming, WSOU is also the leader in coverage of Seton Hall athletics. The station is currently broadcasting at 2400 watts in HD-RADIO, making it a destination for Pirate fans in the New Jersey/New York market. The sports department at WSOU broadcasts all home and away games for both men’s and women’s basketball, the school’s flagship sports. Also aired throughout the year are select games for men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, and softball. For the 2008-2009 academic year the sports department is working on airing more athletic events for all sports.

Online listening of WSOU nearly doubles when men’s basketball games are broadcasted. Following each men’s basketball game is Hall Line, a post game call-in show that allows Pirate fans the chance to share their thoughts about the game and/or the team. The show, which is hosted by student on-air talents, either in-studio or at the site of the game, has been on the air since the 1960s. It currently is the longest-running sports program at WSOU.

Along with Hall-Line, WSOU also offers two Sunday evening sports talk shows hosted by students, From the Stands and Pirate Primetime.

From the Stands
From 6 to 7 P.M. every Sunday evening, members of WSOU’s sports staff analyze and debate the world of professional sports on From the Stands. Topics surrounding MLB, the NFL, the NBA and the NHL are discussed in a format similar to local sports talk radio. All of the important sports stories of the day and/or week are dissected on-air, in addition to having interviews with figures of professional sports during the show. Callers are encouraged to voice their opinions during the broadcast.

Pirate Primetime
From 7 to 8 P.M. every Sunday evening following From the Stands, the attention shifts to Seton Hall athletics on Pirate Primetime. The program often serves as an extension of Hall Line during the basketball season, with extra analysis of previous or upcoming games and on-air caller opinions. Aside from covering the basketball teams, the show’s hosts also discuss all of Seton Hall’s Division I athletic programs, including baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, swimming and diving, track and field, and cross country. Similar to Seton Hall University sports teams, during the summer Pirate Primetime takes a hiatus.

Alumni
In its 60th year of broadcasting, WSOU has had many notable alumni start their sports broadcasting careers while students at Seton Hall University and members of the radio station. Several of these alumni are well known throughout sports, including Bob Ley (ESPN), Bob Picozzi (ESPN), Jim Hunter (Baltimore Orioles broadcaster) and Matt Loughlin (New Jersey Devils radio personality).