1045 ESPN vs Pelican Broadcasting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1045 ESPN
Listen to your favorite sports radio shows on the go with this official mobile app. Get instant access to unique content and features from popular programs like Off the Bench with Hester & T-Bob.
- Listen to favorite shows
- Instant access to content
- On-the-go listening
- Official mobile app
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Never be without your favorite show! 1045 ESPN is proud to present its OFFICIAL mobile app. Off the Bench with Hester & T-Bob, The Hunt Palmer Show, After Further Review with Matt Moscona, and more! Listen to us at work, home or on the road. Install our app and get instant access to our unique content, features and more!
Pelican Broadcasting
This app provides 24/7 television programming focused on local, regional, and professional sports, as well as hunting and fishing content. It features weekly shows with in-depth analysis, interviews, and forecasts for outdoor enthusiasts.
- Local, regional, college, and pro sports coverage
- Hunting and fishing shows
- Weekly new sports programs
- In-depth analysis and interviews
- Outdoor forecasts
- Coverage of LSU and Southern University sports
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Welcome to the Pelican Broadcasting App! The Pelican Broadcasting & Sports TV Network (KPBN-TV) has been providing South Louisiana with 24/7 television programming for over 15 years. From Baton Rouge, to Lafayette, to New Orleans, Pelican brings some of the most diverse programs in local, regional, high school, college & pro sports, as well as hunting, fishing & outdoors to a potential audience of over 1,000,000 households and 3.2 million people daily. With a wide array of seasonal and year-round shows, TV audiences tune into The Pelican for its entertainment pertaining to sports and outdoors. The Pelican offers new shows each week covering local and national sports topics. Tigers Roar is a two-hour in-depth look at LSU Athletics stockpiled with highlights, player & coaches interviews, and expert analysis of all LSU sports. Tigers Roar features host Tommy “TK” Krysan and Jordy Hultberg. Next, Sports Shorts TV with Host Ronnie “Jumbo” Rantz covers all current, local, and national sports topics a-la ESPN-style. Also airing each week in the fall, the Jaguar Football Show which is a close look at Southern University football. For all of the outdoor enthusiasts, Hosts Gary Rispone, Don Dubuc, bring audiences on a journey through the bayous of South Louisiana where they meet local sportsmen to find the best "honey-holes" and get a detailed fishing & hunting forecast each week on Paradise Louisiana.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pelican Broadcasting at 4.2 against 1045 ESPN's 3.2. Pelican Broadcasting also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 1045 ESPN's advantage is review sentiment (39% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 24 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pelican Broadcasting holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of 1045 ESPN's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pelican Broadcasting's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
1045 ESPN ships an update every 4 months, Pelican Broadcasting every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1045 ESPN | Pelican Broadcasting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (11 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guaranty Broadcasting Company of Baton Rouge, LLC | Albert Carson |
Customer experience
1045 ESPN
Pelican Broadcasting
In-app purchases
1045 ESPN
No in-app purchases
Pelican Broadcasting
No in-app purchases
Questions
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