The Miami Dolphins' flagship radio station is AM 560 WQAM. WQAM has previously carried Dolphins broadcasts during the 1997-04, and 2007-09 NFL Seasons. [1] The radio broadcast team features Jimmy Cefalo providing play-by-play commentary and Joe Rose and Jason Taylor providing color commentary during regular season games. The Miami Dolphins Radio Network is a statewide network of radio stations in Florida.
Most preseason games are seen on WFOR (CBS) in Miami/Fort Lauderdale, WTVX (CW) in West Palm Beach/Fort Pierce, and WBBH (NBC) in Fort Myers with announcers Dick Stockton, Bob Griese, and Nat Moore.
ESPN reporter Hank Goldberg was a longtime color analyst on the Miami Dolphins Radio Network and hosted the Orange Bowl Express/Dolphin Express pre-game show on 610 WIOD.
Years | Flagship station | Play-by-play | Color commentator | Sideline reporter |
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1966 | AM 610 WIOD | Mel Allen | Don Bosseler | |
1967–69 | Bob Gallagher | Henry Barrow | ||
1970 | Joe Croghan | Larry King | Henry Barrow | |
1971 | Rick Weaver | Larry King | Henry Barrow | |
1972 | Rick Weaver | Lou Creekmur | Henry Barrow | |
1973 | Rick Weaver | Fred Woodson | Henry Barrow | |
1974–76 | Rick Weaver | Allan Minter | ||
1977–91 | Rick Weaver | Hank Goldberg | Henry Barrow | |
1992–93 | Rick Weaver | Jim Mandich | ||
1994–01 | Bill Zimpfer | Jim Mandich | ||
2002–04 | AM 560 WQAM | Howard David | Jim Mandich | |
2005–06 | AM 790 WAXY | Jimmy Cefalo | Joe Rose | Nat Moore |
2007–2009 | AM 560 WQAM | Jimmy Cefalo | Jim Mandich and Joe Rose | |
2010 | AM 940 WINZ / FM 105.9 WBGG | Jimmy Cefalo or Dick Stockton (week 4) | Jim Mandich and Joe Rose | |
2011–2015 | AM 940 WINZ / FM 105.9 WBGG | Jimmy Cefalo | Bob Griese [2] and Joe Rose | Kim Bokamper and Keith Sims [3] |
2016–2019 | AM 560 WQAM / FM KISS 99.9 WKIS | Jimmy Cefalo | Jason Taylor (Preseason) Bob Griese (Regular season) and Joe Rose | Kim Bokamper and Keith Sims |
2020–2021 | AM 560 WQAM / FM KISS 99.9 WKIS | Jimmy Cefalo | Joe Rose and Jason Taylor | Kim Bokamper |
2022–present | AM 560 WQAM / FM KISS 99.9 WKIS | Jimmy Cefalo | Joe Rose | Kim Bokamper |
Year | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Field reporter(s) |
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1972 | Bob Gallagher | Dave Kocourek | Bob Halloran |
1973 | Jim Thacker | ||
1974 | |||
1975 | Bob Halloran | Hank Stram | Jane Chastain and Tony Segreto |
1976 | Roger Twibell | Tony Segreto and Nick Buoniconti | |
1977 | Tony Segreto | ||
1978 | Paul Hornung (2 games) or Frank Buetel (1 game) | ||
1979 | Paul Hornung | ||
1980 | Chuck Dowdle | Tim Foley | |
1981 | Curt Gowdy | ||
1982 | Chuck Dowdle | ||
1983 | Roger Twibell | Bob Griese | Jim Gallagher & John Loesing |
1984 | |||
1985 | Jay Randolph | Andy Leopold | |
1986 | Walt Gray | ||
1987 | |||
1988 | |||
1989 | |||
1990 | |||
1991 | |||
1992 | |||
1993 | Brad Nessler | ||
1994 | |||
1995 | |||
1996 | |||
1997 | |||
1998 | Bob Griese and Nat Moore | ||
1999 | |||
2000 | Bob Neal | Bob Griese | |
2001 | Craig Bolerjack | Bob Griese and Trevor Matich | |
2002 | Bob Griese and Nat Moore | Kim Bokamper | |
2003 | |||
2004 | |||
2005 | |||
2006 | |||
2007 | |||
2008 | |||
2009 | |||
2010 | Dick Stockton | ||
2011 | |||
2012 | |||
2013 | Jesse Agler | ||
2014 | Dick Stockton | ||
2015 |
From their inaugural season in 1966 until the end of the 1988 season, the majority of the Dolphins' games were carried on WSVN, as it was the Miami area's NBC affiliate (NBC carried the AFL/AFC package from 1965–97). In 1989, after NBC purchased CBS affiliate WTVJ (then on channel 4), NBC programming, and thus the Dolphins games, moved there. Prior to that time, WTVJ starting in 1973 aired sold-out Dolphins home games in which they played an NFC opponent (CBS had the NFC package at that time). From 1989 through 1993, those games would air on WCIX (then on channel 6), which was bought by CBS.
In 1994, the NFC package moved to Fox, and WSVN (which became the Fox affiliate after the network purchases of WTVJ and WCIX) starting airing the Dolphins' interconference home games. In 1998, the AFC package moved to CBS and, locally, the former WCIX, now known as WFOR (as it had swapped dial positions with WTVJ three years earlier).
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