The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently heard on the radio via the Cavaliers AudioVerse, with flagship stations WTAM (1100 AM /106.9 FM ) and WMMS (100.7 FM ). Select Spanish-language broadcasts are heard online. [1]
FanDuel Sports Ohio serves as the team's primary TV home, with select simulcasts on WUAB channel 43 and WTCL-LD/WOHZ-CD/W28FG-D (Rock Entertainment Sports Network). John Michael handles the play-by-play duties, former Cavalier players Austin Carr and Brad Daugherty alternate as color commentator, and Serena Winters as sideline reporter.
Years are listed in descending order. Gold shading indicates championship season.
Year | Cable | TV | Play-by-play | Commentator(s) | Sidelines |
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2024–25 | FanDuel Sports Ohio | WUAB WTCL-LD/WOHZ-CD/W28FG-D (Rock Entertainment Sports Network - select simulcasts) | John Michael | Serena Winters [2] [3] | |
2023–24 | Bally Sports Ohio | WUAB WTCL-LD/WOHZ-CD (Spanish simulcast) | John Michael Rafael Hernandez Brito (Spanish radio simulcast) | Serena Winters [2] | |
2022–23 | Bally Sports Ohio | John Michael |
| Serena Winters [4] | |
2021–22 | Bally Sports Ohio | John Michael | Austin Carr |
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2020–21 |
| John Michael | Austin Carr | Angel Gray | |
2019–20 | Fox Sports Ohio | John Michael | Austin Carr | Angel Gray | |
2018–19 | Fox Sports Ohio | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Angel Gray | |
2017–18 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
2016–17 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
2015–16 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
2014–15 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
2013–14 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
2012–13 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
2011–12 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Jeff Phelps |
2010–11 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Jeff Phelps |
2009–10 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | |
2008–09 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | |
2007–08 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | |
2006–07 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | |
2005–06 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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2004–05 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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2003–04 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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2002–03 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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2001–02 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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2000–01 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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1999–2000 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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1998–99 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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1997–98 | SportsChannel Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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1996–97 | SportsChannel Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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1995–96 | SportsChannel Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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1994–95 | SportsChannel Ohio | WUAB [7] | Michael Reghi |
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1993–94 | SportsChannel Ohio | WOIO | Denny Schreiner [d] | Jim Chones | |
1992–93 | SportsChannel Ohio | WOIO |
| Jim Chones | |
1991–92 | SportsChannel Ohio | WOIO | Jim Chones | ||
1990–91 | SportsChannel Ohio | WOIO |
| Jim Chones | |
1989–90 | SportsChannel Ohio | WOIO |
| Jim Chones | |
1988–89 | WOIO [9] | Joe Tait | Jim Chones | ||
1987–88 | WUAB | Jack Corrigan | Jim Chones | ||
1986–87 | WUAB |
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1985–86 | WUAB |
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1984–85 | WUAB |
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1983–84 | Sports Ex | WUAB | Nev Chandler | Austin Carr | |
1982–83 | Ten TV [e] | WUAB | Nev Chandler | Austin Carr | |
1981–82 | WUAB | Bruce Drennan | |||
1980–81 | WUAB [11] | Bruce Drennan | |||
1979–80 | WJKW |
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1978–79 | WJKW |
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1977–78 | WJKW [f] |
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1976–77 | WJW-TV |
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1975–76 | No games carried on local television [12] [13] | ||||
1974–75 | WUAB |
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1973–74 | WUAB | Joe Tait | |||
1972–73 | WUAB | Frank Sweeney [15] | |||
1971–72 | WEWS-TV | ||||
1970–71 | WEWS-TV [16] |
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Year | Radio | Play-by-play | Commentator | Studio | Spanish Radio | Spanish play-by-play |
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2024–25 | Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers [17] | Cavs App (online) | Rafael Hernandez Brito | |
2023–24 | Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers [17] | WNZN | Rafael Hernandez Brito | |
2023–22 | Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers [17] | WNZN | Rafael Hernandez Brito | |
2021–22 | Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | WNZN | Rafael Hernandez Brito | |
2020–21 |
| Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | WNZN | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
2019–20 |
| Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | WLFM-LP [g] | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
2018–19 |
| John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | WLFM-LP | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
2017–18 |
| John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | WLFM-LP | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
2016–17 |
| John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | WLFM-LP | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
2015–16 |
| John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | WLFM-LP | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
2014–15 |
| John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | WLFM-LP [20] | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
2013–14 | WTAM | John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | ||
2012–13 | WTAM | John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | ||
2011–12 | WTAM | John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | ||
2010–11 | WTAM |
| Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers | ||
2009–10 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
2008–09 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
2007–08 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
2006–07 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
2005–06 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
2004–05 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
2003–04 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
2002–03 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
2001–02 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
2000–01 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
1999–2000 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
1998–99 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
1997–98 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
1996–97 | WTAM [h] | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
1995–96 | WWWE | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
1994–95 | WWWE | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
1993–94 | WWWE | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
1992–93 | WWWE | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
1991–92 | WWWE |
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1990–91 | WWWE [22] |
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1989–90 | WRMR [j] |
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1988–89 | WRMR [23] |
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1987–88 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1986–87 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1985–86 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1984–85 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1983–84 | WBBG [k] | Joe Tait | ||||
1982–83 | WBBG | Paul Porter [25] | ||||
1981–82 | WBBG | Paul Porter | ||||
1980–81 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1979–80 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1978–79 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1977–78 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1976–77 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1975–76 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1974–75 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
1973–74 | Joe Tait | |||||
1972–73 | WERE [m] | Joe Tait | ||||
1971–72 | WERE | Joe Tait | ||||
1970–71 | WERE [16] | Joe Tait [n] |
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