Houston Astros Radio Network

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Houston Astros Radio Network
Type Sports radio network
Country
AvailabilityNational, through regional affiliates and satellite radio
Headquarters Houston, Texas
Owner Houston Astros
Established1962
Former names
Colt .45s Baseball Network (1962–1965)
Affiliates 26
Webcast MLB.tv
Official website
Astros Radio Network

The Houston Astros Radio Network is an American broadcast network of radio affiliates in operation since 1962 that broadcast coverage of the Houston Astros before, during, and after that team's games. Radio content is broadcast in both the English and Spanish languages. It consists of 26 stations (and 4 broadcast relay stations) that span across three states with its English flagship station as KBME and its Spanish flagship station as K231CE (an FM translator fed by an HD Radio signal of KODA), both in Houston. In addition to its affiliates, Houston Astros Radio Network content can be listened to on satellite radio via Sirius XM Radio and online using both MLB.tv and Sirius XM Internet Radio.

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Sports commentators for the network are Robert Ford and Steve Sparks in English and Francisco Romero and Alex Treviño in Spanish. Astros games returned to KTRH in 2019, while also continuing to air on 790, KBME. [1] [2] [3]

Affiliate stations

Current affiliate stations

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Call signFrequencyBandCityMarketLanguage
KBME 790AM Houston, Texas Houston–Galveston English
KTRH - Night games, only after 7p. Rockets have priority on KTRH740AM Houston, Texas Houston–Galveston English
KEYH - Most Games850AM Houston, Texas Houston–Galveston Spanish
KNTE When Rockets conflict, Astros Spanish airs FM-only101.7 (Bay City/Sugar Land)FM Houston, Texas Houston–Galveston Spanish
KTLT 98.1FM Anson, Texas Abilene English
K248CU 97.5FM Austin, Texas Austin English
WUBR 910AM Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge English
KBYG 1400AM Big Spring, Texas Big Spring–SnyderEnglish
K292FE 106.3FM Big Spring, Texas Big Spring–SnyderEnglish
KWHI 1280AM Brenham, Texas Brenham English
KLWB-FM 103.7FM Carencro, Louisiana Lafayette English
KCON 92.7FM Conway, Arkansas Central Arkansas English
KGAS 1590AM Carthage, Texas Carthage English
KULM-FM 98.3FM Columbus, Texas Columbus English
KSIX 1230AM Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi English
KQBU 920AM El Paso, Texas El Paso English
KNAF 910AM Fredericksburg, Texas Fredericksburg English
KTWL 105.3FM Hempstead, Texas Houston–Galveston English
KWRD 1470AM Henderson, Texas Tyler–Longview English
KETX 1440AM Livingston, Texas Houston–Galveston English
KMHT 1450AM Marshall, Texas Tyler–Longview English
KMHT-FM 103.9FM Marshall, Texas Tyler–Longview English
KJTV 950AM Lubbock, Texas Lubbock English
KSML 1260AM Lufkin, Texas Lufkin–Nacogdoches English
KMVL 1220AM Madisonville, Texas Madisonville English
KMVL-FM 98.9FM Madisonville, Texas Madisonville English
WSLA 1560AM Slidell, Louisiana New Orleans English
KTKR 760AM San Antonio, Texas San Antonio English
KSYB 1300AM Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport English
KTKC 1460AM Springhill, Louisiana Shreveport English
KLCJ 104.1FM Oak Grove, Louisiana Lake Charles English
KTEM 1400AM Temple, Texas Killeen–Temple English
KVNN 1340AM Victoria, Texas Victoria English
KBBW 1010AM Waco, Texas Waco English
K289BU 105.7FM Waco, Texas Waco English

Former affiliate stations

Call signFrequencyBandCityMarketLanguage
KXYZ 1320AM Houston, Texas Houston–Galveston Spanish
KILT 610AM Houston, Texas Houston–Galveston English
KPRC 950AM Houston, Texas Houston–Galveston English
KBUC-FM 107.5FM San Antonio, Texas San Antonio Spanish
KRBE 104.1FM Houston, Texas Houston–Galveston English
WTAW 1620AM Bryan-College Station, Texas Bryan-College Station English
KPUR 1440AM Amarillo, Texas Amarillo English
KZNE 1150AM College Station, Texas Bryan–College Station English
KENR 1070AM Houston, Texas Houston–Galveston English
WOAI 1200AM San Antonio, Texas San Antonio English
KLVI 560AM Beaumont, Texas Beaumont-Port Arthur English
KVET 1300AM Austin, Texas Austin English

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References

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