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 11 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.

Affiliates

CallsignFrequencyBandCityStateNetwork status
WCNN 680AM North Atlanta GeorgiaFlagship
W229AG 93.7FM Atlanta GeorgiaWCNN relay
WZLA-FM 92.9FM Abbeville South CarolinaAffiliate
W269CC 101.7FM Adairsville GeorgiaWJTH relay
WALG 1590AM Albany GeorgiaAffiliate
W257ED 99.3FM Albany GeorgiaWALG relay
WISK 98.7FM Americus GeorgiaAffiliate
WPEK 880AM Asheville North CarolinaAffiliate
W225CJ 92.9FM Asheville North CarolinaWPEK relay
WRFC 960AM Athens GeorgiaAffiliate
WAUD 1230AM Auburn AlabamaAffiliate
W266BJ 101.1FM Auburn AlabamaWAUD relay
WFNS 1350AM Blackshear GeorgiaAffiliate
W253CI 98.5FM Blackshear GeorgiaWFNS relay
WJOX 690AM Birmingham AlabamaAffiliate
WJOX-FM 94.5FM Birmingham AlabamaAffiliate
WNSR 560AM BrentwoodNashville TennesseeAffiliate
W240CA 95.9FM Brentwood TennesseeWNSR relay
WKNU 106.3FM Brewton AlabamaAffiliate
WJTW 1480AM Bridgeport AlabamaAffiliate
WSFN 790AM Brunswick GeorgiaAffiliate
W279BC 103.7FM Brunswick GeorgiaWSFN relay
WJTH 900AM Calhoun GeorgiaAffiliate
WCLE-FM 104.1FM Calhoun TennesseeAffiliate
WPUB-FM 102.7FM Camden South CarolinaAffiliate
WLBB 1330AM Carrollton GeorgiaAffiliate
WBTR-FM 92.1FM Carrollton GeorgiaAffiliate
W292EW 103.7FM Carrollton GeorgiaWBTR-FM relay
WBHF 1450AM Cartersville GeorgiaAffiliate
W262CD 100.3FM Cartersville GeorgiaWBHF relay
W234CV 94.7FM Charleston South CarolinaWTMZ relay
WZGV 730AM Charlotte North CarolinaAffiliate
W248CO 97.5FM Charlotte North CarolinaWZGV relay
WFLI 1070AM Chattanooga TennesseeAffiliate
W241AF 96.1FM Chattanooga TennesseeWFLI relay
W262DQ 100.3FM Chattanooga TennesseeWFLI relay
WCSL 1590AM Cherryville North CarolinaAffiliate
W225DL 92.9FM Cherryville North CarolinaWCSL relay
WNZE 1400AM Clarksville TennesseeAffiliate
W288DQ 105.5FM Clarksville TennesseeWNZE relay
WCLA 1470AM Claxton GeorgiaAffiliate
W229AJ 93.7FM Claxton GeorgiaWCLA relay
W205CU 90.5FM Clemson South CarolinaWSNW relay
WCCP-FM 104.9FM Clemson South CarolinaAffiliate
WCLE 1570AM Cleveland TennesseeAffiliate
W256DQ 99.1FM Cleveland TennesseeWCLE relay
W267BI 101.3FM Cleveland TennesseeWCLE relay
WPCC 1410AM Clinton South CarolinaAffiliate
W243DU 96.5FM Clinton South CarolinaWPCC relay
WNKT 107.5FM Columbia South CarolinaAffiliate
WISW 1320AM Columbia South CarolinaAffiliate
WLTC-HD2 103.7-2FM Columbus GeorgiaAffiliate
W288CV 105.5FM Columbus GeorgiaWLTC-HD2 relay
WCON-FM 99.3FM Cornelia GeorgiaAffiliate
WJSB 1050AM Crestview FloridaAffiliate
W266DF 101.1FM Crestview FloridaWJSB relay
WKUL 92.1FM Cullman AlabamaAffiliate
WBLJ 1230AM Dalton GeorgiaAffiliate
WYYU 104.5FM Dalton GeorgiaAffiliate
WDAL 1430AM Dalton GeorgiaAffiliate
W252CR 98.3FM Dalton GeorgiaWDAL relay
WGMK 106.3FM Donalsonville GeorgiaAffiliate
WTMZ 910AM Dorchester Terrace–Brentwood South CarolinaAffiliate
WPNG 101.9FM Douglas GeorgiaAffiliate
WDBG 103.1FM Dublin GeorgiaAffiliate
W271CI 102.1FM Dublin GeorgiaWDBG relay
WPGY 1580AM Ellijay GeorgiaAffiliate
W229CE 93.7FM Ellijay GeorgiaWPGY relay
WLJA-FM 101.1FM Ellijay GeorgiaAffiliate
WYTK 93.9FM Florence AlabamaAffiliate
WHEP 1310AM Foley AlabamaAffiliate
W223AX 92.5FM Foley AlabamaWHEP relay
WXKO 1150AM Fort Valley GeorgiaAffiliate
WAAZ-FM 104.7FM Fort Walton Beach FloridaAffiliate
WGGA 1240AM Gainesville GeorgiaAffiliate
W233CO 94.5FM Gainesville GeorgiaWGGA relay
WDDK 103.9FM Greensboro GeorgiaAffiliate
WPDQ 91.3FM Greenville KentuckyAffiliate
WKEU 1450AM Griffin GeorgiaAffiliate
W272DM 102.3FM Griffin GeorgiaWKEU relay
WTWX 95.9FM Guntersville AlabamaAffiliate
WJQX 100.5FM HelenaBirmingham AlabamaAffiliate
WJUL 1230AM Hiawassee GeorgiaAffiliate
W249DB 97.7FM Hiawassee GeorgiaWJUL relay
WQMT 93.9FM Decatur TennesseeAffiliate
WZZN 97.7FM Huntsville AlabamaAffiliate
WYAB 103.9FM Jackson MississippiAffiliate
WXVW 1450AM Jeffersonville IndianaAffiliate
W241CK 96.1FM Jeffersonville IndianaWXVX relay
WLOP 1370AM Jesup GeorgiaAffiliate
WIFO-FM 105.5FM Jesup GeorgiaAffiliate
WTRP 620AM La Grange GeorgiaAffiliate
W255DP 98.9FM La Grange GeorgiaWTRP relay
WLIL 730AM Lenoir City TennesseeAffiliate
W274BZ 102.7FM Lenoir City TennesseeWLIL relay
WJJM 1490AM Lewisburg TennesseeAffiliate
W223CY 92.5FM Lewisburg TennesseeWJJM relay
WLON 1050AM Lincolnton North CarolinaAffiliate
W298CK 107.5FM Lincolnton North CarolinaWLON relay
WPEH 1420AM Louisville GeorgiaAffiliate
WPEH-FM 92.1FM Louisville GeorgiaAffiliate
W226BZ 93.1FM Macon GeorgiaWXKO relay
WMSR 1320AM Manchester TennesseeAffiliate
W300BL 107.9FM Manchester TennesseeWMSR relay
WTOT 980AM Marianna FloridaAffiliate
W271DM 102.1FM Marianna FloridaWTOT relay
KWAM 990AM Memphis TennesseeAffiliate
W300DE 107.9FM Memphis TennesseeKWAM relay
WEGC 1360AM Metter GeorgiaAffiliate
W255AT 98.9FM Metter GeorgiaWEGC relay
WMVG 1450AM Milledgeville GeorgiaAffiliate
W283CZ 104.5FM Milledgeville GeorgiaWMVG relay
WKUN 1490AM Monroe GeorgiaAffiliate
W273DL 102.5FM Monroe GeorgiaWKUN relay
WMTM 1300AM Moultrie GeorgiaAffiliate
W286BO 105.1FM Moultrie GeorgiaWMTM relay
WYUM 101.7FM Mount Vernon GeorgiaAffiliate
WGNS 1450AM Murfreesboro TennesseeAffiliate
W263AI 100.5FM Murfreesboro TennesseeWGNS relay
W270AF 101.9FM Murfreesboro TennesseeWGNS relay
WGUS-FM 102.7FM New Ellenton South CarolinaAffiliate
WLIK 1270AM Newport TennesseeAffiliate
W250BR 97.9FM Newport TennesseeWLIK relay
WTAZ 1580AM OxfordAnniston AlabamaAffiliate
WGSX 104.3FM Panama City FloridaAffiliate
WPMO 1580AM Pascagoula MississippiAffiliate
WQLI 92.3FM Pelham GeorgiaAffiliate
WPFT 106.3FM Pigeon Forge TennesseeAffiliate
WCEH-FM 98.3FM Pinehurst GeorgiaAffiliate
WVLQ 101.9FM Port St. Joe FloridaAffiliate
WQKR 1270AM Portland TennesseeAffiliate
W269DQ 101.7FM Portland TennesseeWQKR relay
WURV-HD2 103.7-2FM Richmond VirginiaAffiliate
W291CL 106.1FM Richmond VirginiaWURV-HD2 relay
WFJX 910AM Roanoke VirginiaAffiliate
W282CK 104.3FM Roanoke VirginiaWFJX relay
WWKM 93.1FM Rochelle GeorgiaAffiliate
WLAQ 1410AM Rome GeorgiaAffiliate
W245DG 96.9FM Rome GeorgiaWLAQ relay
WCAB 590AM Rutherfordton North CarolinaAffiliate
W265DW 100.9FM Rutherfordton North CarolinaWCAB relay
WSNT-FM 99.9FM Sandersville GeorgiaAffiliate
WSEG 1400AM Savannah GeorgiaAffiliate
W282AR 104.3FM Savannah GeorgiaWSEG relay
WWIC 1050AM Scottsboro AlabamaAffiliate
WSNW 1150AM Seneca South CarolinaAffiliate
W231BX 94.1FM Seneca South CarolinaWSNW relay
WOHS 1390AM Shelby North CarolinaAffiliate
W268CU 101.5FM Shelby North CarolinaWOHS relay
W300DO 107.9FM Smyrna TennesseeWNSR relay
WJAT 800AM Swainsboro GeorgiaAffiliate
W259AK 99.7FM Swainsboro GeorgiaWJAT relay
WFEB 1340AM Sylacauga AlabamaAffiliate
W265DV 100.9FM Sylacauga AlabamaWFEB relay
WTGA-FM 101.1FM Thomaston GeorgiaAffiliate
WJDB-FM 95.5FM Thomasville AlabamaAffiliate
WPAX 1240AM Thomasville GeorgiaAffiliate
W279BD 103.7FM Thomasville GeorgiaWPAX relay
WKWN 1420AM Trenton GeorgiaAffiliate
W267CX 101.3FM Trenton GeorgiaWKWN relay
W291CF 106.1FM Trenton GeorgiaWJTW relay
WTBF 970AM Troy AlabamaAffiliate
W242DA 96.3FM Troy AlabamaWTBF relay
W294CV 106.7FM Tullahoma TennesseeWMSR relay
WBCU 1460AM Union South CarolinaAffiliate
WJEM 1150AM Valdosta GeorgiaAffiliate
W232DB 94.3FM Valdosta GeorgiaWJEM relay
WVOP 970AM Vidalia GeorgiaAffiliate
WOEZ 93.7FM Walterboro South CarolinaAffiliate
W290BD 105.9FM Warner Robins GeorgiaWXKO relay
WMXF 1400AM Waynesville North CarolinaAffiliate
WRLA 1490AM West Point GeorgiaAffiliate
W222CT 92.3FM West Point GeorgiaWRLA relay
WJBB 1300AM Winder GeorgiaAffiliate
W296CX 107.1FM Winder GeorgiaWJBB relay

Former flagships

CallsignFrequencyLocation
WNAC 1260 AMBoston (1925-1936 and 1941-1946 and 1951-1952)
WAAB 1440 AMWorcester (1937-1941)
WMEX 1510 AMBoston (1946)
WHDH 850 AMBoston (1947-1950)
WEMP 1340 AMMilwaukee (1953-1954)
WEMP 1250 AMMilwaukee (1955-1965)
WTMJ 620 AMMilwaukee (1953-1962 and 1965)
WSB 750 AMAtlanta (1966-1991 and 1995-2004)
WGST 640 AMAtlanta (1992-1994 and 2005-2009)

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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