Crimson Tide Sports Network

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Crimson Tide Sports Network (CTSN)
Type Radio network
Country
Headquarters Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Broadcast area
  • Alabama
  • Florida (limited)
  • Georgia (limited)
  • Hawaii (limited)
  • Mississippi (limited)
  • Missouri (limited)
  • South Carolina (limited)
  • Tennessee (limited)
  • Virginia (limited)
Owner IMG College
Affiliation(s) Alabama Crimson Tide
Affiliates 61, including 2 flagships
Official website
Official website

The Crimson Tide Sports Network (sometimes stylized as the CTSN) is the radio and television network of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's and women's sports teams. It consists of four television stations, two regional cable networks, and several radio stations throughout the state of Alabama, some of which serves small parts of surrounding states. [1] This organization's headquarters are located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Contents

It is operated through a joint venture between IMG College and Learfield Communications. [2]

Programming

Coach’s shows

Television

  • Crimson Tide This Week [3]
  • The Nick Saban TV Show

Radio

  • Crimson Tide Today
  • The Nick Saban Show
  • Hey, Coach

Talent

Football
Basketball
Baseball

Over the air television stations

MarketStation [4] AffiliationNotes
Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston WIAT-DT CBS TV Flagship of CTSN
Tuscaloosa WVUA-CA This TV / Independent Owned by the University of Alabama (Board of Trustees); WVUA is a low-powered translator of WUOA.
WVUA-DT
Demopolis WJMY-LDLow-powered translator of WUOA-DT and WVUA-CA Tuscaloosa
Montgomery-Selma WNCF-DT ABC
WBMM-DT2Simulcast of WNCF
Huntsville/Decatur WZDX-DT 54 FOX Also serves southern Middle Tennessee, including Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, Fayetteville and Winchester.

Regional cable networks

Network [4] Area Served
Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
Cox Sports TV Louisiana and Mississippi

Station list

Network stations as of the 2021 Crimson Tide season [2]
Callsign [4] FrequencyBandCityStateNetwork status
WBPT 106.9FM Birmingham AlabamaFlagship
WFFN 95.3FM Tuscaloosa AlabamaFlagship
WUCT 1600AM Algood-Cookeville TennesseeFootball only
WHMA-FM 95.5FM Anniston AlabamaAffiliate
WAFN-FM 92.7FM Arab-Guntersville AlabamaAffiliate
WCKF 100.7FM Ashland AlabamaAffiliate
WBIN 640AM Atlanta GeorgiaAffiliate
WBBK-FM 93.1FM Blakely-Dothan AlabamaAffiliate
W227DD 93.3FM Brent Alabaman/a (WTSK relay)
WENN 1320AM Birmingham AlabamaAffiliate
W261BX 100.1FM Birmingham Alabaman/a (WENN relay)
WKNU 106.3FM Brewton AlabamaAffiliate
WEIS 990AM Centre AlabamaAffiliate
W263BW 100.5FM Centre Alabaman/a (WEIS relay)
WKOM 101.7FM Columbia TennesseeAffiliate
W231DG 94.1FM Cookeville Tennesseen/a (WUCT relay)
WADI 95.3FM Corinth MississippiAffiliate
WZYX 1440AM Cowan TennesseeAffiliate
W233BN 94.5FM Cowan Tennesseen/a (WZYX relay)
W237DT 95.3FM Cowan Tennesseen/a (WZYX relay)
WFMH 1340AM Cullman AlabamaAffiliate
WWTM 1400AM Decatur AlabamaAffiliate
W232DL 94.3FM Decatur Alabaman/a (WWTM relay)
WARB 700AM Dothan AlabamaAffiliate
W290DG 105.9FM Dothan Alabaman/a (WARB relay)
W234DI 95.3FM Douglas Alabaman/a (WCRL relay)
WLDX 990AM Fayette AlabamaAffiliate
W246DJ 97.1FM Fayette Alabaman/a (WLDX relay)
WYTK 93.9FM Florence-Muscle Shoals AlabamaAffiliate
WTKE-FM 98.1FM Fort Walton Beach FloridaFootball only
WFPA 1400AM Fort Payne AlabamaAffiliate
W230CX 93.9FM Fort Payne Alabaman/a (WFPA relay)
WAAX 570AM Gadsden AlabamaAffiliate
W270DQ 101.9FM Gadsden Alabaman/a (WAAX relay)
WFXX 107.7FM Georgiana-Greenville AlabamaAffiliate
WTNK 1090AM Hartsville TennesseeAffiliate
W228CB 93.5FM Hartsville Tennesseen/a (WTNK relay)
W247AT 97.3FM Harvest Alabaman/a (WWTM relay)
WFOR 1400AM Hattiesburg MississippiAffiliate
W224DP 92.7FM Hattiesburg Mississippin/a (WFOR relay)
KKEA 1420AM Honolulu HawaiiAffiliate
K224FR 92.7FM Honolulu Hawaiin/a (KKEA relay)
WZZN 97.7FM Huntsville AlabamaAffiliate
WHOD 94.5FM Jackson AlabamaAffiliate
WJQS 1400AM Jackson MississippiFootball only
W292EX 106.3FM Jackson Mississippin/a (WJQS relay)
WJLX 1240AM Jasper AlabamaAffiliate
W268BM 101.5FM Jasper Alabaman/a (WJLX relay)
WINL 98.5FM Linden AlabamaAffiliate
W257AZ 99.3FM Lookout Mountain Tennesseen/a (WUUQ relay)
WALT-FM 102.1FM Meridian MississippiFootball only
WMOG 910AM Meridian MississippiAffiliate
W240DY 95.9FM Meridian Mississippin/a (WMOG relay)
WNSP 105.5FM Mobile AlabamaAffiliate
WZEW 92.1FM Mobile AlabamaAffiliate
WMFC 99.3FM Monroeville AlabamaAffiliate
WLWI 1440AM Montgomery AlabamaAffiliate
WXFX 95.1FM Montgomery AlabamaAffiliate
WXFX-HD3*95.1-3FM Montgomery Alabaman/a (WLWI relay)
WPRT-FM 102.5FM Nashville-Pegram-Murfreesboro TennesseeFootball only
WBUZ-HD2*102.9-2FM Nashville Tennesseen/a (WPRT-FM relay)
WZMG 910AM Opelika-Pepperell-Auburn AlabamaAffiliate
WAMI-FM 102.3FM Opp AlabamaAffiliate
WBPC 95.1FM Panama City FloridaFootball only
WPNN 790AM Pensacola FloridaAffiliate
W279CY 103.7FM Pensacola Floridan/a (WPNN relay)
WURV-HD2*103.7FM Richmond VirginiaAffiliate
W291CL 106.1FM Richmond Virginian/a (WURV-HD2 relay)
WLAQ 1410AM Rome GeorgiaAffiliate
W245DG 96.9FM Rome Georgian/a (WLAQ relay)
WGOL 920AM Russellville AlabamaAffiliate
W264BN 100.7FM Russellville Alabaman/a (WGOL relay)
WWIC 1050AM Scottsboro AlabamaAffiliate
WDXX 100.1FM Selma AlabamaAffiliate
WUUQ 97.3FM South Pittsburg-Chattanooga TennesseeFootball only
WASC 1530AM Spartanburg South CarolinaFootball only
KXEN 1010AM St. Louis MissouriAffiliate
K283CI 104.5FM St. Louis Missourin/a (KXEN relay)
WFEB 1340AM Sylacauga AlabamaAffiliate
W265DV 100.9FM Sylacauga Alabaman/a (WFEB relay)
WTLS 1300AM Tallassee AlabamaAffiliate
W293BK 106.5FM Tallassee Alabaman/a (WTLS relay)
WZLQ 98.5FM Tupelo MississippiFootball only
WTBC 1230AM Tuscaloosa AlabamaAffiliate
W261BT 100.1FM Tuscaloosa Alabaman/a (WTBC relay)
WTSK 790AM Tuscaloosa AlabamaAffiliate
WIOL-FM 95.7FM Waverly Hall-Columbus GeorgiaFootball only
WJEC 106.5FM Vernon AlabamaAffiliate
WPCH 1310AM West Point GeorgiaAffiliate
WKXM-FM 97.7FM Winfield AlabamaAffiliate

Satellite radio

In a partnership with CTSN, SiriusXM simulcasts all Alabama football games and various other sports on their regional play-by-play channels: 190, 191 and 192. [5]

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