Type | Radio Network |
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Branding | Brewers Radio Network |
Country | |
Headquarters | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Broadcast area | Wisconsin (32 stations) Michigan (1 station) |
Owner | Good Karma Brands |
Parent | Milwaukee Brewers |
Affiliation(s) | Major League Baseball |
Affiliates | 33 |
Official website | Brewers Radio Network |
The Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network (branded as the Brewers Radio Network, with a "presented by" sponsorship by American Family Insurance) is a 33-station radio network in Wisconsin and Michigan that broadcasts baseball games and related programming for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball, and is operated in lieu of the Brewers by Good Karma Brands. The network's flagship is WTMJ/620 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which was purchased by Good Karma Brands in 2018. [1] WTMJ served as the flagship station for the network for all but three years of the Brewers' existence (the exceptions being WEMP in 1970 and WISN in 1981 and 1982). [2]
Hall of Fame member Bob Uecker has been part of the Brewers Radio Network since 1971. Jeff Levering has been part of the Brewers Radio Network since 2015. Lane Grindle has been part of the Brewers Radio Network since 2016. [3] Josh Maurer joined the team to do road games in 2022.
The pre-game show is entitled as the On-Deck Show Built By Menards .
The post-game show is entitled the Sartori Cheese Post Game Show, which is usually done by either by Levering or Grindle.
City | Callsign | Frequency |
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Antigo | WACD | 106.1 FM |
Appleton | WHBY | 1150 AM |
103.5/106.3 FM | ||
Beaver Dam | WBEV | 1430 AM |
95.3 FM | ||
Berlin | WISS | 1100 AM |
98.3 FM | ||
Black River Falls | WWIS | 99.7 FM |
Eagle River | WRJO | 94.5 FM |
Eau Claire | WAYY [4] | 790 AM |
105.1 FM | ||
Fond du Lac | KFIZ | 1450 AM |
Green Bay | WTAQ | 1360 AM |
97.5 FM | ||
Hayward | WRLS | 92.3 FM |
Iron River | WNXR | 107.3 FM |
Janesville | WCLO | 1230 AM |
92.7 FM | ||
La Crosse | WKTY | 580 AM |
96.7 FM | ||
Madison | WOZN [4] | 1670 AM |
96.7 FM | ||
Manitowoc | WOMT | 1240 AM |
107.9 FM | ||
Marinette | WMAM | 570 AM |
104.5 FM | ||
Medford | WIGM | 1490 AM |
107.1 FM | ||
Milwaukee [lower-alpha 1] | WTMJ | 620 AM |
103.3 FM | ||
Park Falls | WCQM | 98.3 FM |
Platteville | WPVL | 1590 AM |
Prairie du Chien | WQPC | 94.3 FM |
Reedsburg | WRDB | 1400 AM |
97.3 FM | ||
Rice Lake | WJMC | 1240 AM |
Richland Center | WRCE | 1450 AM |
107.7 FM | ||
River Falls | WEVR | 1550 AM |
106.3 FM | ||
Shawano | WTCH | 960 AM |
96.1 FM | ||
Sheboygan | WHBL | 1330 AM |
101.5 FM | ||
Stevens Point | WSAU | 99.9 FM |
Sturgeon Bay | WDOR | 93.9 FM |
Waupaca | WDUX | 92.7 FM |
Wausau | WSAU | 550 AM |
95.1 FM |
City | Callsign | Frequency |
---|---|---|
Iron Mountain | WHTO | 106.7 FM |
Ironwood | WJMS | 590 AM |
Bold denotes the Flagship station.
Source: [6]
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