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Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal,[1] sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and callers. Many sports talk stations also carry play-by-play (live commentary) of local sports teams as part of their regular programming

History

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Hosted by Bill Mazer, the first sports talk radio show in history launched in March 1964 on New York's WNBC (AM).[2] Soon after WNBC launched its program, in 1965 Seton Hall University's radio station, WSOU, started Hall Line, a call-in sports radio talk show focusing on the team's basketball program. Having celebrated its 50th anniversary on air during the 2015–2016 season, Hall Line, which broadcasts to central and northern New Jersey as well as all five boroughs of New York, is the oldest and longest running sports talk call-in show in the NY-NJ Metropolitan area, and is believed to be the oldest in the nation.[3]

Enterprise Radio Network became the first national all-sports network, operating out of Avon, Connecticut, from New Year's Day 1981 through late September of that year before going out of business. ER had two channels, one for talk and a second for updates and play-by-play. ER's talk lineup included current New York Yankees voice John Sterling, New York Mets radio host Ed Coleman and former big-league pitcher Bill Denehy.

Emmis Broadcasting's WFAN in New York in 1987 was the first all-sports radio station. The success of the station and its programs, such as Mike and the Mad Dog, caused many to appear around the United States; while only one other radio show besides Mike and the Mad Dog attended the 1990 Super Bowl, about 100 attended the 2004 Super Bowl's radio row.[4]

Programming

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Sports talk is available in local, network and syndicated forms, is available in multiple languages, and is carried in multiple forms on both major North American satellite radio networks. In the United States, most sports talk-formatted radio stations air syndicated programming from ESPN Radio, SportsMap, Sports Byline USA, Fox Sports Radio, Infinity Sports Network, or NBC Sports Radio, while in the Spanish language, ESPN Deportes Radio is the largest current network. In contrast, Canadian sports talk stations may carry a national brand (such as TSN Radio or Sportsnet Radio) but carry mostly local programming, with American-based shows filling in gaps. Compared to other formats, interactive "talkback" sports radio poses difficulties for Internet radio, since as a live format it is difficult to automate; most prominent sports leagues also place their radio broadcasts behind a paywall or provide their broadcasts directly to the consumer, depriving standalone Internet stations of potential programming. Pre-recorded sports talk programs (usually interview-centered) can be syndicated as podcasts with relative ease, and sports teams have also launched their own online digital networks with sports talk centered around their own properties.

As with most other radio formats, sports radio uses dayparting. ESPN Radio, for instance, insisted that its affiliates carry Mike and Mike in the Morning during morning drive time to provide as much national clearance as possible; in contrast, it carries less prominent programming in the afternoon drive to accommodate local sports talk, as well as in the evening (for its first two decades, rolling score updates aired under the banner of GameNight) to allow stations to break away for local sporting events. Somewhat unusually for radio, the late-night and overnight hosts have more prominence on a sports talk network, due to a near-complete lack of local preemption.

Sports radio stations typically depend on drawing an audience that fits advertiser-friendly key demographics, particularly young men with the disposable income to invest in sports fandom, since the format does not have the broad appeal to reach a critical mass in the general public. Prominent sports radio stations typically get their greatest listenership from live play-by-play of local major professional sports league or college sports franchises; less prominent stations (especially on the AM dial) may not have this option because of poorer (or for daytime-only stations, non-existent) nighttime signals and smaller budgets for rights fees.

Following the 2018 repeal of the United States' Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, a variant of the format focusing upon sports betting began to emerge. In August 2019, SportsMap (then SB Nation Radio) and Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) launched the BetR Network with affiliates in Las Vegas and Atlantic City at launch,[5][6] while Philadelphia's WDAS flipped to a sports format featuring local programs involving sports betting.[5] Broadcaster Audacy began to deploy its BetQL Network to more of its stations in June 2021 (using the on-air brand The Bet), alongside an expansion of their daily schedule.[7] Stations with such formats may still affiliate with a mainstream sports radio network to fill the remainder of their schedule, with the aforementioned WDAS otherwise carrying Fox Sports Radio (as well as Philadelphia Union soccer),[8][5] BetR including programming from co-owner SportsMap on its lineup,[5][6] and BetQL being often carried alongside CBS Sports Radio on its owned-and-operated stations.[7]

Sports talk stations

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Terrestrial

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Australia

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Brazil

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  • Rádio Grenal FM - 95.9 MHz - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Regional sports news and talk radio in Rio Grande do Sul. Its owned by Rede Pampa de Comunicação.

Canada

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Call sign Branding Ownership City Province
CKJR Sports 1440 Stingray Radio Edmonton & Wetaskiwin Alberta
CFAC Sportsnet 960 Rogers Communications Calgary Alberta
CFGO TSN Radio 1200 Bell Media Ottawa Ontario
CISL Sportsnet 650 Rogers Communications Vancouver British Columbia
CKGM TSN Radio 690 Bell Media Montreal Quebec
CJCL Sportsnet 590 Rogers Communications Toronto Ontario
CHUM TSN Radio 1050 Bell Media Toronto Ontario

China

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Mexico

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New Zealand

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Nigeria

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88.9 Brila FM: Sports Radio 88.9 Brila FM, owned by Brila Broadcasting Services, is Nigeria's first sports radio station and was launched in 2002.[9]

Philippines

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DZSR Sports Radio 918 kHz is the first and only sports radio station owned by the Philippine Broadcasting Service.

United States

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In 2009, Detroit's "97.1 The Ticket" WXYT-FM, thanks to the surprising time slot dominance of shows like Valenti and Foster, in addition to holding the play-by-play rights for the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Lions and the Detroit Pistons, became the United States' only sports talk radio station to be the highest rated station in their market, according to Portable People Meter rankings. The station relocated to the FM dial in October 2007 after existing on the AM dial for seven years prior, replacing a Free FM "hot talk" station, WKRK. This ratings success has led to WXYT-FM billing itself as the country's best sports station.

WXYT-FM's recent influence has led to CBS Radio installing sports radio stations on the FM dial in Dallas (105.3 The Fan), Boston (98.5 The Sports Hub), Pittsburgh (93.7 The Fan), Washington, DC (106.7 The Fan), Baltimore (105.7 The Fan) and Cleveland (92.3 The Fan), in addition to simulcasting Philadelphia's heritage 610 WIP onto the former WYSP. Other non-CBS stations have also migrated to the FM dial, most notably Clear Channel's KFAN in Minneapolis, Greater Media's WPEN in Pennsylvania and Dispatch Media's WBNS-FM in Columbus, just to name a few.

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Call sign Branding Affiliation Ownership City State
KABQ Fox Sports 1350 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Albuquerque New Mexico
KAKK Fox Sports 1570/93.7 Fox Sports Radio De La Hunt Broadcasting Walker Minnesota
KARN The Sports Animal 920 Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Little Rock Arkansas
KBCN-FM ESPN Arkansas ESPN Radio Pearson Broadcasting of Marshall, Inc. Marshall Arkansas
KBFP Fox Sports 970/800 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Bakersfield California
KBGG 101.3 FM & 1700 AM The Champ Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Des Moines Iowa
KBMB TUDN Radio Phoenix 710 TUDN Radio Entravision Communications Black Canyon City Arizona
KBME Sportstalk 790 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Houston Texas
KBOB ESPN 1170 AM ESPN Radio Townsquare Media Davenport Iowa
KBTA Sports Radio 1340 Infinity Sports Network White River Now Batesville Arkansas
KBZO TUDN Radio Lubbock 1460 TUDN Radio Entravision Communications Lubbock Texas
KCBF 820 Sports ESPN Radio Last Frontier Mediactive Fairbanks Alaska
KCQL Fox Sports 1340 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Aztec New Mexico
KCSF Xtra Sports Radio 1300 Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Colorado Springs Colorado
KCSP 610 Sports Fox Sports Radio Audacy, Inc. Kansas City Missouri
KDKA-FM SportsRadio 93.7 The Fan Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
KDKT KDKT Sports Radio 1410 Infinity Sports Network Digital Syndicate Network, LLC Bismarck North Dakota
KEJO 1240 Joe Radio Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Corvallis Oregon
KFBC KFBC AM 1240 Infinity Sports Network Montgomery Broadcasting LLC Cheyenne Wyoming
KFLC TUDN Radio Dallas 1270 TUDN Radio Latino Media Network Benbrook Texas
KFH Sports Radio 1240 & 97.5 KFH Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Wichita Kansas
KFNC ESPN Houston 97.5 ESPN Radio Gow Communications, LLC Houston Texas
KFNS 590 The Fan Fox Sports Radio Markel Radio Group, LLC Wood River Illinois
KFXN-FM 100.3 FM KFAN: The Fan Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota
KFXX 1080 The FAN ESPN Radio Audacy, Inc. Portland Oregon
KGA Fox Sports 103.5/1510 The Game Fox Sports Radio Stephens Media Group Spokane Washington
KGB San Diego Sports 760 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia San Diego California
KGBT TUDN Radio McAllen 1530 TUDN Radio Latino Media Network Harlingen Texas
KGIR ESPN Radio 1220 ESPN Radio MRR LICENSE LLC Cape Girardeau Missouri
KGME Fox Sports 910 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Phoenix Arizona
KGMZ-FM 95.7 The Game Fox Sports Radio Audacy, Inc. San Francisco California
KGRZ Sports Talk 1450 Fox Sports Radio Cherry Creek Radio Missoula Montana
KGSO Sports Radio 93.9 FM & 1410 AM KGSO Fox Sports Radio Steckline Communications Inc. Wichita Kansas
KGYM 1600 The Gym,
106.3 South Gym
107.5 North Gym
ESPN Radio KZIA, Inc. Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Iowa
KHAR CBS Sports 590 & 96.7 FM CBS Sports Radio Alpha Media Anchorage Alaska
KHKA CBS 1500 Infinity Sports Network Blow Up, LLC Honolulu Hawaii
KHTK Sactown Sports 1140 Infinity Sports Network Bonneville International Sacramento California
KHTY Fox Sports 970/800 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Bakersfield California
KIFM ESPN 1320 ESPN Radio Audacy, Inc. Sacramento-Yuba City California
KIKR Sports Radio 1450 Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Beaumont Texas
KILT Sports Radio 610 Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Houston Texas
KIRO Seattle Sports 710 ESPN Radio Bonneville International Seattle Washington
KJR Sports Radio 950 KJR Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Seattle Washington
KJR-FM Sports Radio 93.3 KJR Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Seattle Washington
KJTV AM 950/100.7 FM ESPN Radio Ramar Communications Lubbock Texas
KKFN Sportsradio 104.3 The Fan ESPN Radio Bonneville International Longmont Colorado
KKOR ESPN 106.3 ESPN Radio Ohana Media Group Astoria Oregon
KKSE-FM Altitude Sports 92.5 FM Fox Sports Radio KSE Radio Ventures, LLC Broomfield Colorado
KLAA Angels Radio AM 830 Los Angeles Angels and ESPN Radio Los Angeles Angels Anaheim California
KLAC AM 570 LA Sports Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Los Angeles California
KLAT TUDN Radio Houston 1010 y 93.3 TUDN Radio Latino Media Network Houston Texas
KLRZ ESPN 100.3 ESPN Radio Coastal Broadcasting of Larose Larose Louisiana
KLWB-FM 103.7 The Game ESPN Radio Delta Media Corporation Carencro Louisiana
KMSR Sports Radio 1520 Fox Sports Radio KMSR, Inc. Grand Forks and Fargo North Dakota
KMTT 910 ESPN Portland ESPN Radio Audacy, Inc. Vancouver Washington
KMXA TUDN Radio Denver 1090 TUDN Radio Entravision Communications Aurora Colorado
KNBR KNBR 680 & 104.5 Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media San Francisco California
KNBR-FM KNBR 680 & 104.5 Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media San Francisco California
KNFL The Fan 740/107.3 ESPN Radio Midwest Communications Fargo North Dakota
KNML 610 AM: The Sports Animal Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Albuquerque New Mexico
KOZN 1620 The Zone Fox Sports Radio NRG Media Omaha Nebraska
KPEL 103.3 The Goat Fox Sports Radio Townsquare Media Lafayette Louisiana
KPLY Fox Sports 630 Fox Sports Radio Lotus Communications Reno Nevada
KPWK Fox Sports Radio 1350 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia, Inc. San Bernardino California
KQBU-FM TUDN Radio Houston 1010 y 93.3 TUDN Radio Uforia Audio Network Port Arthur Texas
KQSM-FM 92.1 The Ticket Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Fayetteville Arkansas
KQTM ESPN Sports Radio 101-7 The Team ESPN Radio Team Broadcasting Rio Rancho New Mexico
KRCO 92.5 The Ticket Fox Sports Radio Horizon Broadcasting Group Bend Oregon
KRLD-FM 105.3 The Fan Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Dallas Texas
KRZY TUDN Radio Albuquerque 1450 TUDN Radio Entravision Communications Albuquerque New Mexico
KSOO ESPN 102.3 FM & AM 1000 ESPN Radio Townsquare Media Sioux Falls South Dakota
KSPN ESPN LA 710 ESPN Radio Good Karma Brands Los Angeles California
KSPZ The Sports Zone 980 Fox Sports Radio Sandhill Media Group, LLC Idaho Falls Idaho
KSTP SKOR North ESPN Radio Hubbard Broadcasting Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota
KSVE TUDN Radio El Paso 1650 TUDN Radio Entravision Communications El Paso Texas
KTAR ESPN Phoenix 620 ESPN Radio Bonneville International Phoenix Arizona
KTCK SportsRadio 1310 & 96.7 The Ticket Fox Sports Radio Cumulus Media Dallas Texas
KTCK-FM Sportsradio 1310 & 96.7 The Ticket Fox Sports Radio Cumulus Media Flower Mound Texas
KTCT KNBR 105 ESPN Radio Cumulus Media San Mateo California
KTFM 94.1 San Antonio's Sports Star ESPN Radio Alpha Media Floresville Texas
KTMZ Tu Liga Radio 1220 TUDN Radio Lotus Communications Pomona California
KTKR Ticket 760 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia San Antonio Texas
KTOP Sportsradio 1490 KTOP Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Topeka Kansas
KTOQ ESPN Rapid City ESPN Radio Haugo Broadcasting, Inc. Rapid City South Dakota
KTTG ESPN Sportsradio 96.3 ESPN Radio Pearson Broadcasting Mena Arkansas
KTZN Fox Sports 550 The Zone Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Anchorage Alaska
KUJZ Sportsradio 95.3 Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Eugene Oregon
KVET AM 1300 The Zone Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Austin Texas
KVSF ESPN Santa Fe 1400 ESPN Radio Hutton Broadcasting, LLC Santa Fe New Mexico
KVWE Panhandle Sports Star ESPN Radio Alpha Media Amarillo Texas
KWKW Tu Liga Radio 1330 TUDN Radio Lotus Communications Corp. Los Angeles California
KWSN Sports Radio 1230 & 98.1 KWSN Fox Sports Radio Midwest Communications Sioux Falls South Dakota
KXFF Fox Sports Utah Fox Sports Radio Townsquare Media Colorado City Arizona
KXSP AM 590 ESPN Radio ESPN Radio SummitMedia Omaha Nebraska
KXTG 750 The Game Infinity Sports Network Alpha Media Portland Oregon
KXNO 1460 KXNO Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Des Moines Iowa
KYRX Fox Sports 97.3 Fox Sports Radio Withers Broadcasting Marble Hill Missouri
KZDC ESPN 1250 ESPN Radio Alpha Media San Antonio Texas
KZNS 1280 The Zone Fox Sports Radio Larry H. Miller Communications Corporation Salt Lake City Utah
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Call sign Branding Affiliation Ownership City State
WADO WADO 1280 TUDN Radio Latino Media Network New York City New York
WARF Fox Sports 1350 The Gambler Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Akron-Cleveland Ohio
WAVZ Fox Sports 1300 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia New Haven Connecticut
WBBD Fox Sports 1400 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Wheeling West Virginia
WBBW Sportsradio 1240 Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Youngstown Ohio
WBES 95 The Sports Fox Fox Sports Radio Bristol Broadcasting Company Charleston West Virginia
WBGG Fox Sports 970 & 104.7 HD2 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
WBNS 1460 ESPN Columbus ESPN Radio Tegna Inc. Columbus Ohio
WBNS-FM 97.1 The Fan ESPN Radio Tegna Inc. Columbus Ohio
WBZ-FM 98.5 The Sports Hub Fox Sports Radio Beasley Media Group Boston Massachusetts
WCCP-FM 105.5 The Roar Infinity Sports Network Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC Clemson South Carolina
WCKY ESPN 1530 ESPN Radio iHeartMedia Cincinnati Ohio
WCLY 620/1550 the Buzz ESPN Radio Capitol Broadcasting Company Raleigh North Carolina
WCMC-FM 99.9 The Fan ESPN Radio Capitol Broadcasting Company Holly Springs North Carolina
WCNN 680 The Fan ESPN Radio Dickey Broadcasting Company North Atlanta Georgia
WCTC Fox Sports New Jersey 93.5 FM/1450 AM Fox Sports Radio Beasley Broadcast Group New Brunswick New Jersey
WCWA Fox Sports 1230 The Gambler Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Toledo Ohio
WDAE 95.3 WDAE & AM 620 ESPN Radio iHeartMedia Tampa Florida
WDNC 620/1550 the Buzz ESPN Radio Capitol Broadcasting Company Durham North Carolina
WDSM 710 The Game Infinity Sports Network Midwest Communications Superior Wisconsin
WDUZ Sports Radio 107.5 and 1400 The Fan Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Green Bay Wisconsin
WEEI-FM SportsRadio 93.7 WEEI WEEI-FM/Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Boston Massachusetts
WEEX Fox Sports Lehigh Valley Fox Sports Radio Cumulus Media Easton Pennsylvania
WEEY WEEI Sports Radio Network WEEI-FM Great Eastern Radio, LLC Swanzey New Hampshire
WEFL Deportes Radio 760 TUDN Radio
Unanimo Deportes Radio
Good Karma Broadcasting Tequesta Florida
WEII Sportsradio 96.3 WEEI WEEI-FM/ESPN Radio iHeartMedia Dennis Massachusetts
WEMB 1420 WEMB Sports Radio Fox Sports Radio Jet Broadcasting, Inc. Erwin Tennessee
WENJ 97.3 ESPN ESPN Radio Townsquare Media Millville New Jersey
WEPN-FM 98.7 FM ESPN ESPN Radio Emmis Communications New York City New York
WEZQ 92.9 The Ticket ESPN Radio Townsquare Media Bangor Maine
WFAN Sports Radio 66 and 101.9 FM WFAN: The Fan Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. New York City New York
WFAN-FM Sports Radio 66 and 101.9 FM WFAN: The Fan Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. New York City New York
WFNZ-FM Sportsradio 92.7 WFNZ Infinity Sports Network Urban One Charlotte North Carolina
WFXN Fox Sports 1230 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Moline Illinois
WGFX 104.5 The Zone Fox Sports Radio Cumulus Media Nashville Tennessee
WGKY Fox Sports 95.9 Fox Sports Radio Withers Broadcasting Wickliffe Kentucky
WGR WGR Sports Radio 550 ESPN Radio Audacy, Inc. Buffalo New York
WHB Sports Radio 810 WHB ESPN Radio Union Broadcasting Kansas City Missouri
WHBQ Sports 56 Fox Sports Radio Flinn Broadcasting Corporation Memphis Tennessee
WING 1410 ESPN Radio ESPN Radio Alpha Media Dayton Ohio
* WIOU 1350 AM WIOU ESPN Radio Hoosier AM/FM LLC Kokomo Indiana
WIP-FM Sports Radio 94 WIP Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Philadelphia Pennsylvania
WJOX Jox 3 Fox Sports Radio Cumulus Media Birmingham Alabama
WJOX-FM Jox 94.5 Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Birmingham Alabama
WJQX Jox 2 ESPN Radio Cumulus Media Helena Alabama
WJFK-FM 106.7 The Fan Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Manassas Virginia
WJXL 1010 XL 92.5 FM VSiN Seven Bridges Radio, LLC Jacksonville Beach Florida
WJXL-FM 1010 XL 92.5 FM Infinity Sports Network River City Broadcasting, LLC Jacksonville Beach Florida
WJZ-FM 105.7 The Fan Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Catonsville Maryland
WKRD Cards Radio 790 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Louisville Kentucky
WKRS TUDN Radio WKRS 1220 TUDN Radio Alpha Media Waukegan Illinois
WKNR ESPN 850 WKNR
ESPN Cleveland
ESPN Radio Good Karma Brands Cleveland Ohio
WKRK-FM 92.3 The Fan Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Cleveland Heights Ohio
WLLF Sportsradio 96.7 Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Mercer Pennsylvania
WLOP 1370 The BUZZ Fox Sports Radio Jesup Broadcasting Jesup Georgia
WLXG ESPN SportsRadio 1300 ESPN Radio L.M. Communications, Inc. Lexington Kentucky
WMAX-FM 96.1 The Game Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Grand Rapids Michigan
WMEN Fox Sports 640 Fox Sports Radio Hubbard Broadcasting Royal Palm Beach Florida
WMFS ESPN 92.9 & 680 ESPN Radio Audacy, Inc. Memphis Tennessee
WMFS-FM ESPN 92.9 & 680 ESPN Radio Audacy, Inc. Memphis Tennessee
WMUN Muncie's Sports Station Fox Sports Radio Backyard Broadcasting Muncie Indiana
WMVP ESPN Radio 1000 ESPN Radio Good Karma Brands Chicago Illinois
WNCO Fox Sports Radio 1340 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Ashland Ohio
WNDE Sportsradio 1260 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Indianapolis Indiana
WNFL SportsRadio WNFL 1440 AM/101.9 FM Fox Sports Radio Midwest Communications Green Bay Wisconsin
WNML Sportsradio WNML Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Knoxville Tennessee
WNML-FM Sportsradio WNML Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Friendsville Tennessee
WNSR Sports Radio 560 Infinity Sports Network Southern Wabash Communications of Middle Tennessee, Inc. Nashville Tennessee
WNST Sports Talk 1570 WNST Fox Sports Radio Nasty 1570 Sports, LLC Towson
Baltimore
Maryland
WOFX Fox Sports 980 & 95.9 FM Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Troy New York
WONE Fox Sports 980 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Dayton Ohio
WORD The Fan Upstate Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Spartanburg South Carolina
WOYK Sports Radio 1350 Fox Sports Radio York Professional Baseball Club, LLC York Pennsylvania
WPAD 99.5 The Fan Fox Sports Radio Bristol Broadcasting Company Paducah Kentucky
WPEN 97.5 The Fanatic ESPN Radio Beasley Broadcast Group Burlington New Jersey
WPEI 95.5 and 95.9 WPEI WEEI-FM/Fox Sports Radio/ESPN Radio Atlantic Coast Radio Saco Maine
WPPI 95.5 and 95.9 WPEI WEEI-FM/Fox Sports Radio/ESPN Radio Atlantic Coast Radio Topsham Maine
WPRT-FM 102.5 The Game ESPN Radio Cromwell Group Nashville Tennessee
WQAM AM 560 Sports Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Miami Florida
WRAD-FM SuperSports 101.7 CBS Sports Radio Monticello Media Radford Virginia
WRFC SportsRadio 960 The Ref ESPN Radio Cox Media Group Athens Georgia
WRKS ESPN 105.9 The Zone ESPN Radio Alpha Media Pickens Mississippi
WRNL 910 The Fan Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Richmond Virginia
WROC 95.7 The Fan Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Rochester New York
WRSO Fox Sports 97.9 & 810 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Orlando Florida
WRTO TUDN Radio Chicago 1200 TUDN Radio Latino Media Network Chicago Illinois
WSAI Fox Sports 1360 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Cincinnati Ohio
WSBN ESPN 630 DC ESPN Radio Cumulus Media Washington District of Columbia
WSCR 670 The Score Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Chicago Illinois
WSEA Sports Radio 100.3 "The Team" Myrtle Beach Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Atlantic Beach South Carolina
WSEG ESPN Radio FM 104.3 ESPN Radio Southern Media Interactive LLC Savannah Georgia
WSJK ESPN 93.5 ESPN Radio Stevie Jay Broadcasting Champaign/Urbana Illinois
WSWW ESPN 1490 ESPN Radio West Virginia Radio Corporation Charleston West Virginia
WSYB Fox Sports 1380 Fox Sports Radio Pamal Broadcasting Rutland Vermont
WTEM The Team 980 Fox Sports Radio Audacy, Inc. Washington District of Columbia
WTKA Sports Talk 1050 WTKA Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Ann Arbor Michigan
WTLX FM 100.5 ESPN ESPN Radio Good Karma Brands Madison Wisconsin
WTMM-FM 104.5 The Team ESPN Radio Townsquare Media Albany New York
WTSV 94 WEEI WEEI-FM/ESPN Radio Great Eastern Radio, LLC Claremont New Hampshire
WUCS Fox Sports 97.9 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Hartford Connecticut
WUMP SportsRadio 730 The UMP Infinity Sports Network Cumulus Media Huntsville Alabama
WUUB ESPN 106.3 ESPN Radio Good Karma Brands Jupiter Florida
WVEI SportsRadio 1440 WEEI WEEI (AM)/ESPN Radio Audacy, Inc. Worcester Massachusetts
WVEI-FM SportsRadio 103.7 WEEI-FM WEEI/ESPN Radio Audacy, Inc. Providence Rhode Island
WVSP-FM Priority Audio Sports Radio 94.1 ESPN Radio Max Broadcast Group Holdings, Inc. Yorktown Virginia
WWBA Sports Talk Florida Infinity Sports Network Genesis Communications Largo Florida
WWEI SportsRadio 105.5 WEEI-FM WEEI/ESPN Radio Audacy, Inc. Springfield Massachusetts
WWSR 93.1 The Fan ESPN Radio Wolf Boom Radio Lima Ohio
WWTX Fox Sports 1290 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Wilmington Delaware
WXOS ESPN 101.1 ESPN Radio Hubbard Broadcasting East St. Louis Illinois
WXYT-FM 97.1 The Ticket Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Detroit Michigan
WYGM FM 96.9 The Game Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Orlando Florida
WYRD The Fan Upstate Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Greenville South Carolina
WYTK 93.9 THE SCORE ESPN Radio Valley Broadcasting Rogersville Alabama
WZGC 92-9 The Game Infinity Sports Network Audacy, Inc. Atlanta Georgia
WZWB Fox Sports 1420 Fox Sports Radio iHeartMedia Kenova West Virginia
WZZN 97.7 ESPN The Zone ESPN Radio Neighbors Broadcast Company Huntsville Alabama

Satellite

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Sirius XM

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Internet sports radio

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  • RIVAL Radio 809 -[10] sports programming all day long, with a little something special at night.
  • Sports Radio America -[11] home to the next generation of independent sports radio talk show producers from around America.
  • Victory Lane Radio -[12] racing on Monday nights and Football Frenzy on Wednesday nights.
  • National Sports Network -[13] The only independent sports play-by-play radio network airing NCAA College Basketball games.

Networks

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Canada

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Defunct networks

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Notable syndicated programs

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United States

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What About Sports-Talk Radio? How's That Doing?". Radio InSights. 2011.
  2. ^ Best, Neil (June 16, 2011). "First time, long time for Bill Mazer". Newsday. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "WSOU Celebrates 50 Years of 'Hall Line' on the Air".
  4. ^ Nick Paumgarten (2004-08-30). "The boys: what Mike and the Mad Dog talk about when they talk about sports". The New Yorker.
  5. ^ a b c d Careless, James (2020-01-27). "Radio Gambles on Sports Betting". Radio World. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  6. ^ a b "The BetR Network To Debut August 5 On KBAD Las Vegas & WBSS Atlantic City". RadioInsight. 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  7. ^ a b "Audacy Flips Seven Stations To BetQL Network". RadioInsight. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  8. ^ "MLS Names Philly Broadcast Partner". Radio Ink. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  9. ^ Obodo, Kate (March 30, 2012). "Nigeria: As a Child, My Swimming Pool Was the Murky Waters of the Village - Izamoje". allafrica.com. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  10. ^ RIVAL Radio 809
  11. ^ Sports Radio America
  12. ^ Victory Lane Radio
  13. ^ "Home". ntlsportsnetwork.com.
  14. ^ 2013 Termination info from KRAE wiki article.