Dallas Cowboys Radio Network

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The Dallas Cowboys Radio Network is an American radio network broadcasting all Dallas Cowboys football games to stations across all of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and New Mexico during the NFL season. [1] Since the 2009 NFL season, it has been an arm of Entercom (formerly CBS Radio) and comprises over 50 stations with KRLD-FM in Dallas being the flagship station. [2] Prior to 2009, Cowboys games were broadcast on 1310 AM KTCK "The Ticket" and 93.3 FM KDBN "The Bone", and also previously on 103.7 KVIL FM and 98.7 FM KLUV "K-LUV". Beginning in the 2011 NFL season, a separate contract allows a second network to be carried nationwide through Compass Media Networks, but it is not the official Dallas Cowboys Radio Network.

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Announcers

The announcers are Brad Sham with play-by-play, Babe Laufenberg with color commentary, and Kristi Scales with sideline reports. [1]

Affiliates

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Map of radio affiliates.

Texas

CityCallsignFrequency
Abilene KTLT 98.1 FM
Alpine KVLF1240 AM
Amarillo KGNC/KGNC-FM 710 AM/97.9 FM
Andrews KQRX 95.1 FM
Atlanta KPYN 900 AM/99.5 FM
Austin KTAE 1260 AM/101.9 FM
Big Spring KBST-FM 95.7 FM
Brownsville KVNS/KQXX 1700 AM/105.5 FM
Brownwood KXYL-FM 102.3 FM
Carthage KGAS-FM 104.3 FM
Childress KCTX-FM 96.1 FM
Comanche KCOM 1550 AM
Corpus Christi KEYS 1440 AM
Dallas KRLD-FM 105.3 FM
Del Rio KDLK-FM 94.1 FM
Eagle Pass KDLK94.1 FM
El Paso KLAQ 95.5 FM
Haskell KVRP-FM 97.1 FM
Hereford KPAN 860 AM
Henderson KWRD 1470 AM/98.5 FM
Kermit KPTX 98.3 FM
Kerrville KAXA/KHCU 103.7 FM/93.1 FM
Killeen KTON 1330 AM/100.9 FM
Livingston KETX 1440 AM
Lubbock KTTU-FM 97.3 FM
Malakoff KCKL 95.9 FM
Marble Falls KBEY 103.9 FM
Marshall KMHT-FM 103.9 FM
McAllen KVNS/KQXX1700 AM/105.5 FM
Midland KQRX95.1 FM
Monahans KPTX98.3 FM
Odessa KQRX95.1 FM
Palestine KYYK 98.3 FM
Paris KFYN-FM 104.3 FM
Pecos KPTX 98.3 FM
Plainview KREW 1400 AM
San Angelo KGKL (AM)/KGKL-FM 960 AM/97.5 FM
San Antonio KJXK/KZDC 102.7 FM/1250 AM/94.1 FM
Stanton KQRX95.1 FM
Stephenville KSTV-FM 93.1 FM
Temple KTON1330 AM/100.9 FM
Texarkana KKTK 1400 AM
Tyler KOOI 106.5 FM
Uvalde KAXA/KHCU103.7 FM/93.1 FM
Waco KRZI 1660 AM
Wichita Falls KWFS 1290 AM

Arkansas

CityCallsignFrequency
Bearden KHGZ/KBEU 92.7 FM
Camden KHGZ/KBEU92.7 FM
Glenwood KHGZ/KBEU670 AM
Hot Springs KHGZ/KBEU98.9 FM
Little Rock KABZ 103.7 FM

Louisiana

CityCallsignFrequency
Shreveport KEEL 710 AM

New Mexico

CityCallsignFrequency
Albuquerque KQTM 101.7 FM
Artesia KTZA 92.9 FM
Farmington KTRA-FM 102.1 FM
Hobbs KHOB 1390 AM
Roswell KTZA92.9 FM

Oklahoma

CityCallsignFrequency
Ardmore KVSO 1240 AM
Bartlesville KWON 1400 AM
Hugo KFYN-FM 104.3 FM
Oklahoma City KOKQ 94.7 FM
Tulsa KTSB 1170 AM

Spanish

A separate network broadcasts games in Spanish. The flagship station is KMVK 107.5 FM in Dallas. The Spanish announcers are Victor Villalba, Andres Arce and Luis Perez. [1]

Affiliates

Texas

CityCallsignFrequency
Abilene KKHR 106.3 FM
Bryan/College Station KTAM 1240 AM
Dallas/Fort Worth KMVK 107.5 FM
El Paso KBNA-FM 97.5 FM
McAllen KVJY 840 AM
San Angelo KQTC 99.5 FM
San Antonio KLEY-FM 95.7 FM

Oklahoma

CityCallsignFrequency
Oklahoma City WKY 930 AM

New Mexico

CityCallsignFrequency
Albuquerque KRZY 1450 AM
Artesia/Carlsbad KPZE 106.1 FM
Las Cruces KAMA 750 AM
Santa Fe KRZY-FM 105.9 FM

Nevada

CityCallsignFrequency
Reno KNNR 1400 AM

Mexico

CityCallsignFrequency
Cancún XHQOO-FM 90.7 FM
Celaya XHMIG-FM 105.9 FM
Guadalajara XHAV-FM 100.3 FM
Mexico City XHDL-FM 98.5 FM
Monterrey XHTEC-FM 94.9 FM
Querétaro XHOZ-FM 94.7 FM
San Miguel de Allende XHMIG-FM 105.9 FM
San Luis Potosí XHOD-FM 96.9 FM

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Radio Broadcast Information Dallas Cowboys
  2. "CBS's KRLD-FM/Dallas Inks Multi-Year Cowboys Deal". Radio Online.