U of L Sports Network

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U of L Sports Network
Broadcast area Kentucky
Southern Indiana (limited)
Southwest Ohio (limited)
Frequency Various AM/FM stations
Programming
Format Sports radio
Ownership
Owner Learfield Sports [1]
University of Louisville
Technical information
Class Regional satellite-delivered sports radio network
Links
Website uoflsports.com

The U of L Sports Network is the radio network of the University of Louisville Cardinals. It consists of fifteen (15) radio stations in primarily located in Kentucky, but the network serves much of Kentucky and southern Indiana.

Contents

On-air personalities

Affiliates

Immediate Louisville area

City of license/Area served Station FrequencyNotesReferences
Louisville WHAS-AM840WHAS is a 50,000 watt Clear-channel AM station, so any of the Louisville Cardinals' night games that broadcast on that station's airwaves can also be heard in much of the eastern United States and portions of southeastern Canada.
Airs any games that do not conflict with the scheduling of University of Kentucky Wildcats games from the UK Sports Network.
[1]
WKRD-AM 790Alternate affiliate for Louisville men's basketball and football when schedules on WHAS conflict with Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball and football.
Flagship station for the U of L women's basketball game broadcasts.
New Albany, Indiana WLRS 1570 U of L Baseball only
Shelbyville/Louisville, KY WVKY 101.7Women's basketball only

Kentucky (outside the Louisville area)

City of license/Area served Station FrequencyNotesReferences
Calvert City/Gilbertsville WCCK 95.7 FMAlso serves the Paducah, Kentucky/Metropolis, Illinois area [1]
Fort Knox/Elizabethtown WLVK 105.5 FM
Harlan WHLN-AM1410
Harold/Pikeville WXLR 104.9Also serves parts of southwestern West Virginia and westernmost Virginia
Liberty WKDO FM 98.7
Mayfield WYMC 1430 AM
W230BN 93.9 FMFM Translator of WYMC-AM/Mayfield
Stamping Ground/Lexington WZNN 96.1
Paducah WPAD 1560 AM
W258AN99.5 FMFM translator of WPAD-AM 1560/Paducah
Somerset WSFC 1240 AM

Southwest Ohio

City of license/Area served Station FrequencyNotesReferences
Cincinnati WCKY 1530 AMWCKY is a 50,000 watt Clear-channel AM station, so any of the Cardinals' night games that broadcast on that station's airwaves can also be heard in much of the eastern United States and portions of southeastern Canada.
Airs any games that do not conflict with University of Kentucky Wildcats games from the UK Sports Network.
WSAI 1360 AMAlternate affiliate for Louisville men's basketball and football when schedules on WCKY conflict with Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball and football.
Flagship station for the U of L women's basketball game broadcasts.

USA Nationwide

U of L Sports Network broadcasts can also be heard via Sirius XM Radio. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Louisville Cardinals". Learfield Sports. September 23, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  2. 2011 U of L Football Games on Sirius Satellite Radio Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 2011-12 U of L Men's Basketball SIRIUS Satellite Radio Broadcast Information Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine