The Cleveland Guardians are currently heard on the radio via flagship sister stations WTAM (1100 AM /106.9 FM ) and WMMS (100.7 FM), [1] [2] with Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus comprising the announcing team. [3] Fellow sister station WARF (1350 AM) - while primarily an English language station - airs Spanish broadcasts of home games to complement the flagship coverage, with Rafa Hernández-Brito as the primary announcer, and former Indian Carlos Baerga on commentary (Octavio Sequera fills in when Brito calls Cleveland Cavaliers Spanish radio broadcasts). [4]
Televised game coverage airs on Bally Sports Great Lakes, with select games simulcast over-the-air on WKYC (channel 3). [5] Matt Underwood handles television play-by-play duties, former Indian Rick Manning serves as analyst (with former Indian Chris Gimenez filling in occasionally), and Andre Knott is the field reporter.
Years are listed in descending order. [6]
Year | Radio | Commentators | TV | Commentators | Cable | Commentators |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
| WKYC |
| Bally Sports Great Lakes |
| |
2023 | WKYC |
| Bally Sports Great Lakes |
| ||
2022 |
|
| WKYC |
| Bally Sports Great Lakes |
|
2021 |
|
| WKYC |
| Bally Sports Great Lakes |
|
2020 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2019 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2018 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2017 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2016 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2015 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2014 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2013 |
|
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2012 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2011 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2010 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2009 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2008 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2007 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2006 | WTAM |
| WKYC |
| SportsTime Ohio |
|
2005 | WTAM |
| FSN Ohio |
| ||
2004 | WTAM |
| FSN Ohio |
| ||
2003 | WTAM |
| FSN Ohio |
| ||
2002 | WTAM |
| FSN Ohio |
| ||
2001 | WTAM |
| WUAB |
| FSN Ohio |
|
2000 | WTAM |
| WUAB |
| FSN Ohio |
|
1999 | WTAM |
| WUAB |
| Fox Sports Ohio |
|
1998 | WTAM |
| WUAB |
| Fox Sports Ohio |
|
1997 | WKNR [lower-alpha 1] |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
1996 | WKNR |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
1995 | WKNR |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
1994 | WKNR |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
1993 | WKNR |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
1992 | WKNR |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
1991 | WWWE [lower-alpha 2] |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
1990 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| SportsChannel Ohio |
|
1989 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
1988 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
1987 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
1986 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
1985 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
1984 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
1983 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| Sports Ex |
|
1982 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| Ten TV |
|
1981 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
1980 | WWWE |
| WUAB |
| ||
1979 | WWWE |
| WJKW [lower-alpha 3] |
| ||
1978 | WWWE |
| WJKW | |||
1977 | WWWE |
| WJW-TV [lower-alpha 3] |
| ||
1976 | WWWE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1975 | WWWE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1974 | WWWE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1973 | WWWE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1972 | WERE [lower-alpha 4] |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1971 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1970 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1969 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1968 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1967 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1966 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1965 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1964 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1963 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1962 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1961 | WERE |
| WJW-TV |
| ||
1960 | WERE |
| WEWS |
| ||
1959 | WERE |
| WEWS |
| ||
1958 | WERE |
| WEWS |
| ||
1957 | WERE |
| WEWS |
| ||
1956 | WERE |
| WEWS |
| ||
1955 | WERE |
| WXEL [lower-alpha 3] |
| ||
1954 | WERE |
| WXEL |
| ||
1953 | WERE |
| WXEL |
| ||
1952 | WERE |
| WXEL |
| ||
1951 | WERE |
| WXEL | Hal Newell | ||
1950 | WERE |
| WXEL |
| ||
1949 | WJW [lower-alpha 5] |
| WEWS |
| ||
1948 |
| WEWS | Van Patrick | |||
1947 | WGAR [lower-alpha 1] | Jack Graney |
Year | Radio | Commentators | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
June 28, 1946 [lower-alpha 7] | WGAR [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 8] |
| [13] |
WJW | Earl Harper | ||
WHK | Don Campbell | ||
WTAM | Tom Manning | ||
1945 | n/a | no games covered | [14] [15] |
1944 [lower-alpha 9] |
|
| [16] |
1943 |
|
| [19] |
1942 |
|
| [20] |
1941 |
|
| [17] |
1940 |
|
| [21] |
1939 | WCLE |
| [22] [23] |
1938 | WCLE |
| [24] [25] |
1937 | WHK | Jack Graney | [26] |
1936 | WHK | Jack Graney | [27] |
1935 | WHK | Jack Graney | [28] |
1934 | WHK | Jack Graney | [29] |
1933 | WHK |
| [30] |
1932 | WHK |
| [32] [33] [34] [35] |
1929–1931 | WTAM | Tom Manning | [36] [34] [lower-alpha 12] |
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