Type | Radio network |
---|---|
Country | |
Headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio |
Broadcast area |
|
Owner | Cleveland Guardians |
Affiliation(s) | MLB |
Affiliates | 28 (including 2 flagships) |
Official website | www |
The Cleveland Guardians Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 39 radio stations for the Cleveland Guardians, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cleveland sister stations WTAM (1100 AM ) and WMMS (100.7 FM ) serve as the network's two flagships; [1] WTAM also relays its signal over a low-power FM translator. The network also includes 26 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York: seventeen AM stations, eleven of which supplement their signals with low-power FM translators, eight full-power FM stations and one HD Radio subchannel that supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator. [2]
Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus currently serve as the network's play-by-play announcers. [3] [4] [5] In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, network programming airs on SiriusXM satellite radio; and streams online via SiriusXM Internet Radio, TuneIn Premium, and MLB.com Gameday Audio. [6] [7]
In May 15, 1948, the first broadcast happened at Cleveland Municipal Stadium where the then-Indians met the Chicago White Sox where broadcaster Van Patrick called the game where the Indians won 7-1. [8]
Play-by-play announcers Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus call games on-site. Rosenhaus hosts Guardians Warm-Up, the network pregame show; and Hamilton hosts Guardians Wrap-Up, the network postgame show; both shows typically run 30 minutes each. [3]
Additional network programming includes the following:
Note that not all network affiliates carry the latter two programs; co-flagship WTAM carries all originated network programming. [3]
Lead/Postgame | Secondary/Pregame |
---|---|
Tom Hamilton | Jim Rosenhaus |
Callsign | Frequency | Band | City | State | Network status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WTAM | 1100 | AM | Cleveland | Ohio | Flagship |
WMMS | 100.7 | FM | Cleveland | Ohio | Flagship |
W295DE | 106.9 | FM | Cleveland | Ohio | WTAM relay |
WAKR | 1590 | AM | Akron | Ohio | Affiliate |
W228EL | 93.5 | FM | Akron | Ohio | WAKR relay |
WFUN | 970 | AM | Ashtabula | Ohio | Affiliate |
WBNV | 93.5 | FM | Barnesville | Ohio | Affiliate |
WBLL | 1390 | AM | Bellefontaine | Ohio | Affiliate |
WBNO-FM | 100.9 | FM | Bryan | Ohio | Affiliate |
WQEL | 92.7 | FM | Bucyrus | Ohio | Affiliate |
WHBC | 1480 | AM | Canton | Ohio | Affiliate |
WTOH-HD2* | 98.9-2 | FM | Columbus | Ohio | Affiliate |
W240CX | 95.9 | FM | Columbus | Ohio | WTOH-HD2 relay |
WJER | 1450 | AM | Dover–New Phila. | Ohio | Affiliate |
W265DL | 100.9 | FM | Dover–New Phila. | Ohio | WJER relay |
WEOL | 930 | AM | Elyria | Ohio | Affiliate |
W262DM | 100.3 | FM | Elyria | Ohio | WEOL relay |
WRIE | 1260 | AM | Erie | Pennsylvania | Affiliate |
W242CU | 96.3 | FM | Erie | Pennsylvania | WRIE relay |
WFIN | 1330 | AM | Findlay | Ohio | Affiliate |
W238CX | 95.5 | FM | Findlay | Ohio | WFIN relay |
WFOB | 1430 | AM | Fostoria | Ohio | Affiliate |
W289CP | 105.7 | FM | Fostoria | Ohio | WFOB relay |
WMAN-FM | 98.3 | FM | Fredericktown | Ohio | Affiliate |
WKSN | 1340 | AM | Jamestown | New York | Affiliate |
WWSR | 93.1 | FM | Lima | Ohio | Affiliate |
WMAN | 1400 | AM | Mansfield | Ohio | Affiliate |
WMRN | 1490 | AM | Marion | Ohio | Affiliate |
WJAW-FM | 100.9 | FM | McConnelsville | Ohio | Affiliate |
W265DJ | 100.9 | FM | Mount Vernon | Ohio | WQIO-HD2 relay |
WLKR-FM | 95.3 | FM | Norwalk | Ohio | Affiliate |
WLEC | 1450 | AM | Sandusky | Ohio | Affiliate |
W228EN | 93.5 | FM | Sandusky | Ohio | WLEC relay |
WSPD | 1370 | AM | Toledo | Ohio | Affiliate |
W225AM | 92.9 | FM | Toledo | Ohio | WSPD relay |
W295CI | 106.9 | FM | Urbana | Ohio | WBLL relay |
WBTC | 1540 | AM | Uhrichsville | Ohio | Affiliate |
W270CI | 101.9 | FM | Uhrichsville | Ohio | WBTC relay |
WQKT | 104.5 | FM | Wooster | Ohio | Affiliate |
WKBN | 570 | AM | Youngstown | Ohio | Affiliate |
WTAM is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and carries a news/talk/sports format commonly known as "Newsradio WTAM 1100". Owned by iHeartMedia, WTAM serves Greater Cleveland and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio, and is a clear-channel station with extended nighttime range. WTAM is also Northeast Ohio's primary entry point station in the Emergency Alert System.
WMMS is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, serving Greater Cleveland and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio, commonly identified as "The Buzzard". Widely regarded as one of the most influential rock stations in America throughout its history, the station has also drawn controversy for unusually aggressive tactics both on and off the air. Owned by iHeartMedia, and broadcasting a mix of active rock and hot talk, WMMS is currently the flagship station for Rover's Morning Glory, the FM flagship for the Cavaliers AudioVerse and Cleveland Guardians Radio Network, the Cleveland affiliate for The House of Hair with Dee Snider and the home of radio personality Alan Cox.
MLB Network Radio is an American sports talk radio station on Sirius XM Radio that features Major League Baseball related talk shows, as well as archives and live reports about MLB and such.
Tom Hamilton is an American sportscaster, primarily known as the chief radio play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball team.
The Boston Red Sox Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 54 radio stations which carry English language coverage of the Boston Red Sox, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lawrence, Massachusetts station WEEI-FM (93.7 FM), which serves Boston and the Greater Boston area, serves as the network's Flagship. The network also includes 49 affiliates in the U.S. states of Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and Florida: 28 AM stations, 24 of which supplement their signals with one or more FM translators; and 21 full-power FM stations, one of which supplements its signal with several FM translators. Joe Castiglione currently serves as the network's play-by-play announcer; since the start of the 2020 Red Sox season, Will Flemming, Sean McDonough, Jon Sciambi, Dave O'Brien, Dale Arnold and Tom Caron have alternated with Castiglione providing color commentary. In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, network programming airs on SiriusXM satellite radio; and streams online via SiriusXM Internet Radio, TuneIn Premium, and MLB.com Gameday Audio.
The Detroit Tigers Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 49 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Detroit Tigers, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Detroit's WXYT-FM (97.1 FM) serves as the network's flagship. The network also includes 46 affiliates in the U.S. states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana: 25 AM stations, 15 of which supplement their signals with one or more low-power FM translators; 21 full-power FM stations; and one HD Radio digital subchannel which supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator. The network airs select spring Grapefruit League games, along with all 162 regular season games and all postseason games. Dan Dickerson does play-by-play for the broadcasts with color commentary provided by Bobby Scales or Cameron Maybin, while Daniella Bruce and Jeff Riger serve as the pre-game and post-game studio hosts. In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, network programming airs on SiriusXM satellite radio; and streams online via SiriusXM Internet Radio, TuneIn Premium, and MLB.com Gameday Audio.
The Las Vegas Raiders Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 52 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Las Vegas Raiders, a professional football team in the National Football League (NFL). Las Vegas market stations KRLV (920 AM) and KOMP (92.3 FM) serve as the network's two flagships. The network also includes 50 affiliates in the U.S. states of Nevada, California, Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Utah: 34 AM stations, sixteen of which supplement their signals with a low-power FM translator and one repeated over an HD Radio FM digital subchannel; and 16 full-power FM stations, four of which supplement their signals with a low-power FM translator. Jason Horowitz is the current play-by-play announcer, while Lincoln Kennedy serves as color commentator; George Atkinson and Jim Plunkett offer pre- and post-game commentary. Compass Media Networks is responsible for producing and distributing the network to these aforementioned terrestrial radio stations.
The Cincinnati Reds Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 69 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Cincinnati Reds, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cincinnati station WLW (700 AM) serves as the network's flagship; WLW also simulcasts over a low-power FM translator. The network also includes 68 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia: fifty-three AM stations, thirty-nine of which supplement their signals with one or more low-power FM translators, and fifteen full-power FM stations.
Jim Rosenhaus is a radio broadcaster for the Cleveland Guardians Major League Baseball team. Rosenhaus also hosts Guardians Warm Up and Guardians Weekly on WTAM.
WMMS-HD2 is a digital subchannel of WMMS, a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, and features programming from the Black Information Network. Owned by iHeartMedia, WMMS-HD2 serves Greater Cleveland and surrounding Northeast Ohio. Using the proprietary technology HD Radio for its main digital transmission, WMMS-HD2 is rebroadcast over low-power analog Cleveland translator W256BT (99.1 FM), and streams online via iHeartRadio. WMMS-HD2's studios are located at the Six Six Eight Building in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District, while the WMMS-HD2 and W256BT transmitters reside in Seven Hills and Parma, respectively.
The Jacksonville Jaguars Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 21 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Jacksonville Jaguars, a professional football team in the National Football League (NFL). An additional station also carries Spanish-language coverage of the team.
The Oakland Athletics Radio Network consists of 15 AM stations and 7 FM translators or repeaters in the state of California, including the flagship station, KNEW. There is a 4-station Spanish-language network with affiliates in italics. The Spanish-language network only airs night & weekend home games.
The Cavaliers AudioVerse is an American radio network composed of 19 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Cleveland Cavaliers, a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Cleveland sister stations WTAM and WMMS serve as the network's two flagships; WTAM also relays its signal over a low-power FM translator. The network also includes seventeen affiliates in the U.S. state of Ohio: twelve AM stations, nine of which supplement their signals with low-power FM translators and one with an HD Radio subchannel; and six full-power FM stations.
The University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 24 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Cleveland Browns, a professional football team in the National Football League (NFL). Jim Donovan has been the lead announcer since the team's return in 1999, but following the 2023 season opener, he went on medical leave to undergo treatment for leukemia, and Chris Rose is serving as interim play-by-play announcer in his absence. Nathan Zegura serves as commentator and Je'Rod Cherry is the sideline analyst/reporter.
The Ohio State Sports Network from Learfield is an American radio network consisting of 62 radio stations which carry coverage of Ohio State Buckeyes football and men's basketball. Co-owned WBNS and WBNS-FM, both licensed to Columbus, Ohio, serve as the network's 2 flagship stations. The network also includes 60 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio and West Virginia: 33 AM stations, 22 of which extend their signals with low-power FM translators; 26 full-power FM stations; and one HD Radio digital subchannel which supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator. Paul Keels has served as play-by-play announcer for both football and men's basketball since 1998; former Ohio State offensive guard Jim Lachey currently serves as color analyst for football; and former Ohio State point guard Ron Stokes currently serves as color analyst for men's basketball.
The Michigan Wolverines Sports Network is an American radio network consisting of 46 radio stations which carry coverage of Michigan Wolverines football and men's basketball. WXYT-FM and WWJ, both in Metro Detroit, serve as the network's flagship stations. The network also includes 44 affiliates in the U.S. states of Michigan and Ohio: 27 AM stations, four of which extend their signals with low-power FM translators; and 17 full-power FM stations. Games are also available on Sirius XM satellite radio and online via TuneIn.
The Titans Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 42 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Tennessee Titans, a professional football team in the National Football League (NFL).
The Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network is an American radio network consisting of 37 radio stations which carry coverage of the Cincinnati Bengals, a professional football team in the NFL. Three Cincinnati radio stations—WCKY (1530 AM), WEBN (102.7 FM), and WLW (700 AM)—serve as the network's flagship stations; WLW also simulcasts over a low-power FM translator. The network also includes 39 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia: 27 AM stations, 18 of which extend their signals with one or more low-power FM translators; and 12 full-power FM stations. Dan Hoard is the current play-by-play announcer, while Dave Lapham serves as color commentator. In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, the Bengals are available on SiriusXM satellite radio, and online with NFL Audio Pass.