Type | Radio Network |
---|---|
Branding | BMO Bucks Radio Network |
Country | |
Headquarters | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Broadcast area | Wisconsin (15 stations) Michigan (1 station) |
Owner | Milwaukee Bucks |
Affiliation(s) | National Basketball Association |
Affiliates | 16 |
Official website | BMO Bucks Radio Network |
The Milwaukee Bucks Radio Network (branded as the BMO Bucks Radio Network) is a 16-station radio network in Wisconsin and Michigan that broadcasts basketball games and related programming for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. Since the Bucks inaugural season, WTMJ/620 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has served as the flagship station for the network. [1]
Former Dallas Mavericks broadcaster Ted Davis was part of the BMO Bucks Radio Network from 1997 to 2021. [2] Dennis Krause, the sports director of Spectrum's local news channel Spectrum News 1, was part of the Bucks Radio Network from 1996 to 2021. [3] Davis did play-by-play for every game, with Krause providing color commentary at home games.
After the 2021 NBA Finals, which ended with the Bucks' winning their first NBA Championship in 50 years, Davis announced his retirement in August 2021. Davis was replaced by David Koehn, who'd been the play-by-play broadcaster for the University of Virginia men's basketball team. Krause also left as the color commentator prior to the 2021-22 Bucks season for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Ben Brust, a former Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball player and analyst for the Big Ten Network.
The pre-game show is Buck Shots.
The post-game show is made up of two parts, the first half hour being the Radio.com Post Game Show, and the last hour being Bucks And-One (branded as Bucks And-One Presented by Noble Vines), which airs only on ESPN Milwaukee and ESPN Madison. Both parts are hosted by Justin Garcia. [1]
All radio streams are blacked out beyond their station's coverage area due to NBA streaming rules.
City | Callsign | Frequency |
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Amery | WLAK | 1260 AM |
107.3 FM | ||
Appleton | WHBY | 1150 AM |
103.5/106.3 FM | ||
Beaver Dam | WBEV-FM | 95.3 FM |
Eau Claire | WMEQ | 880 AM |
106.3 FM | ||
Fond du Lac | KFIZ | 1450 AM |
Fort Atkinson | WFAW | 940 AM |
Green Bay | WNFL | 1440 AM |
101.9 FM | ||
Janesville | WCLO | 1230 AM |
92.7 FM | ||
La Crosse | WKTY | 580 AM |
96.7 FM | ||
Madison | WTLX | 100.5 FM |
Manitowoc | WOMT | 1240 AM |
Milwaukee | WTMJ | 620 AM |
Prairie du Chien | WPRE | 980 AM |
104.3 FM | ||
Oshkosh | WISS | 1100 AM |
98.3 FM | ||
Park Falls | WCQM | 98.3 FM |
Racine | WRJN | 1400 AM |
99.9 FM | ||
Kenosha | 98.1 FM | |
Rice Lake | WJMC | 1240 AM |
Richland Center | WRCE | 1450 AM |
107.7 FM | ||
Waupaca | WDUX | 92.7 FM |
Wausau | WRIG | 1390 AM |
93.9 FM |
Bold denotes the Flagship station.
Source: [4]
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