Atlanta Braves Radio Network

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The Atlanta Braves Radio Network is a 171-station network (66 A.M., 39 F.M. stations + 62 F.M. translators and 4 HD Channels) with terrestrial coverage in eleven states Southeastern United States that airs Major League Baseball games of the Atlanta Braves. The flagship station is WCNN in Atlanta, Georgia. The primary booth announcers are Ben Ingram and Joe Simpson, who alternate between play-by-play and color commentary on most game broadcasts. [1] Chris Dimino and Kevin McAlpin host the pregame and postgame shows. [2] The engineer and game producer for Braves Network broadcasts is Jonathan Chadwick. Network producers include Chris Culwell, Cullen Madden, David Holloway, Brody King, and Brett Barney. [2]

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Due to the large geographic span of the Braves' territory, their radio network has the most affiliates of any team in Major League Baseball. [3] The nearest teams to the north of Atlanta are the Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, and the Baltimore Orioles. The nearest teams to the west are the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers, while the nearest teams to the south are the Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins.

Flagship

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WCNN 680 AM North Atlanta, Georgia

Affiliates

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Map of radio affiliates in 2015

Alabama

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WAUD 1230 AM Auburn
W266BJ 101.1 FM
WJOX 690 AM Birmingham
WJOX-FM 94.5 FM
WKNU 106.3 FM Brewton
WJTW 1480 AM Bridgeport
WKUL 92.1 FM Cullman
WYTK 93.9 FM Florence
WHEP 1310 AM Foley
W223AX92.5 FM
WTWX 95.9 FM Guntersville
WJQX 100.5 FM Helena/Birmingham
WZZN 97.7 FM Huntsville
WTAZ 1580 AM Oxford/Anniston
WWIC 1050 AM Scottsboro
WFEB 1340 AM Sylacauga
W265DV 100.9 FM
WJDB-FM 95.5 FMThomasville
WTBF 970 AM Troy
W242DA 96.3 FM

Florida

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WJSB 1050 AM Crestview
W266DF 101.1 FM
WAAZ-FM 104.7 FM Fort Walton Beach
WTOT 980 AM Marianna
W271DM 102.1 FM
WGSX 104.3 FM Panama City
WVLQ101.9 FM Port St. Joe

Georgia

CallsignFrequencyLocation
W269CC 101.7 FM Adairsville
WALG 1590 AM Albany
W257ED 99.3 FM
WISK 98.7 FM Americus
WRFC 960 AM Athens
WCNN 680 AM Atlanta
W229AG 93.7 FM
WFNS 1350 AM Blackshear
W253CI 98.5 FM
WSFN 790 AM Brunswick
W279BC 103.7 FM
WJTH 900 AM Calhoun
WLBB 1330 AM Carrollton
WBTR 92.1 FM
W292EW 103.7 FM
WBHF 1450 AM Cartersville
W262CD 100.3 FM
WCLA 1470 AM Claxton
W229AJ 93.7 FM
WLTC 103.7 HD2 Columbus
W288CV 105.5 FM
WCON 99.3 FM Cornelia
WBLJ 1230 AM Dalton
WYYU 104.5 FM
WDAL 1430 AM
W252CR98.3 FM
WGMK 106.3 FM Donalsonville
WPNG 101.9 Douglas
WDBG 103.1 FM Dublin
W271CI102.1 FM
WPGY 1580 AM Ellijay
W229CE 93.7 FM
WLJA-FM 101.1 FM
WXKO 1150 AM Fort Valley
WGGA 1240 AM Gainesville
W233CO 94.5 FM
WDDK 103.9 FM Greensboro
WKEU 1450 AM Griffin
W272DM 102.3 FM
WJUL 1230 AM Hiawassee
W249DB 97.7 FM
WLOP 1370 AM Jesup
WIFO-FM 105.5 FM
WTRP 620 AM La Grange
W255DP 98.9 FM
WPEH 1420 AM Louisville
WPEH 92.1 FM
W226BZ 93.1 FM Macon
WEGC 1360 AM Metter
W255AT98.9 FM
WMVG 1450 AM Milledgeville
W283CZ 104.5 FM
WKUN 1490 AM Monroe
W273DL 102.5 FM
WMTM 1300 AM Moultrie
W286BO105.1 FM
WYUM 101.7 FM Mount Vernon
WQLI 92.3 FM Pelham
WCEH 98.3 FM Pinehurst
WWKM93.1 FM Rochelle
WLAQ 1410 AM Rome
W245DG 96.9 FM
WSNT 99.9 FM Sandersville
WSEG 1400 AM Savannah
W282AR 104.3 FM
WJAT 800 AM Swainsboro
W259AK99.7 FM
WTGA-FM 101.1 FM Thomaston
WPAX 1240 AM Thomasville
W279BD 103.7 FM
WKWN 1420 AM Trenton
W267CX 101.3 FM
W291CF 106.1 FM
WJEM 1150 AM Valdosta
W232DB 94.3 FM
WVOP 970 AM Vidalia
W290BD 105.9 FM Warner Robins
WRLA 1490 AM West Point
W222CT 92.3 FM
WJBB 1300 AM Winder
W296CX 107.1 FM

Indiana

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WXVW 1450 AM Jeffersonville
W241CK 96.1 FM

Kentucky

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WPDQ 91.3 FM Greenville

Mississippi

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WYAB 103.9 FM Jackson
WPMO 1580 AM Pascagoula

North Carolina

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WPEK 880 AM Asheville
W225CJ 92.9 FM
WZGV 730 AM Charolotte
W248CO 97.5 FM
WCSL 1590 AM Cherryville
W225DL 92.9 FM
WLON 1050 AM Lincolnton
W298CK 107.5 FM
WCAB 590 AM Rutherfordton
W265DW 100.9 FM
WOHS 1390 AM Shelby
W268CU 101.5 FM
WMXF 1400 AM Waynesville

South Carolina

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WZLA-FM 92.9 FM Abbeville
WPUB-FM 102.7 FM Camden
WTMZ 910 AM Charleston
WCCP-FM 104.9 FM Clemson (pre-empted for Clemson University sports and some Sunday sports talk)
WPCC 1410 AM Clinton
WNKT 107.5 FM Columbia (pre-empted for University of South Carolina sports, Westwood One and other local/regional talk)
WISW 1320 AM Columbia
WGUS-FM 102.7 FM New Ellenton
WSNW 1150 AM Seneca (F.C.C. application for move to Walhalla, South Carolina)
WBCU 1460 AM Union
WOEZ 93.7 FM Walterboro

Tennessee

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WNSR 560 AM Brentwood (Nashville)
WCLE-FM 104.1 FM Calhoun
WFLI (AM) 1070 AM Chattanooga [4]
W241AF 96.1 FM
W262DQ 100.3 FM
WNZE 1400 AM Clarksville
WCLE 1570 AM Cleveland
WQMT 93.9 FM Decatur
WLIL 730 AM Lenoir City
WJJM 1490 AM Lewisburg
WMSR 1320 AM Manchester
KWAM 990 AM Memphis
WGNS 1450 AM Murfreesboro
WLIK 1270 AM Newport
WPFT 106.3 FM Pigeon Forge
WQKR 1270 AM Portland

Virginia

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WURV 103.7 HD2 Richmond
W291CL 106.1 FM
WFJX 910 AM Roanoke
W282CK 104.3 FM

Former flagships

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WHDH 850 AMBoston (1946-1949)
WNAC 1260 AMBoston (1950-1952)
WTMJ 620 AMMilwaukee (1953-1965)
WSB 750 AMAtlanta (1966-2004)
WGST 640 AMAtlanta (2005-2009)
WKLS 96.1 FMAtlanta (2005-2007)
WUBL 94.9 FMAtlanta (2007-2009)
WNNX 100.5 FMAtlanta (2009-2013)
WYAY 106.7 FM Gainesville/Atlanta (2014-2018)

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References

  1. Atlanta Braves Official Site - Broadcasters
  2. 1 2 "Atlanta Braves Radio Network".
  3. Atlanta Braves Official Site - Braves Radio Network
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