Ohio State Sports Network

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The Ohio State Sports Network from Learfield
Type Radio network
Country
Headquarters Columbus, Ohio
Broadcast area
Owner IMG College
Affiliation(s)
Affiliates 62, including 2 flagships
Official website
ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sportsnetwork/

The Ohio State Sports Network from Learfield is an American radio network consisting of 62 radio stations which carry coverage of Ohio State Buckeyes football and men's basketball. Co-owned WBNS (1460 AM ) and WBNS-FM (97.1 FM ), both licensed to Columbus, Ohio, serve as the network's 2 flagship stations. The network also includes 60 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio and West Virginia: 33 AM stations, 22 of which extend their signals with low-power FM translators; 26 full-power FM stations; and one HD Radio digital subchannel which supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator. [1] [2] [3] Paul Keels has served as play-by-play announcer for both football and men's basketball since 1998; former Ohio State offensive guard Jim Lachey currently serves as color analyst for football; and former Ohio State point guard Ron Stokes currently serves as color analyst for men's basketball. [4] [5] [6]

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History

In 2009, Ohio State announced it had sold its athletic program's media rights to IMG College and RadiOhio, Inc. (member of the Dispatch Broadcasting Group and then-owner of longtime network flagships WBNS and WBNS-FM); the "lucrative multiyear deal" was reportedly worth $110 million, and scheduled to last through 2019. At the time of the announcement, athletic director Gene Smith said Ohio State athletics would be in a better position to confront the then-ongoing economic downturn, referencing an unexpected $1.2 million deficit. [7] [8]

On December 31, 2018, Learfield Communications, Inc., and IMG College merged and formed a new company, Learfield IMG College.

Programming

Besides gameday coverage, network programming includes:

Station list

CallsignFrequencyBandCityStateNetwork status
WBNS 1460AM Columbus OhioFlagship
WBNS-FM 97.1FM Columbus OhioFlagship
WAKR 1590AM Akron OhioAffiliate
W228EL 93.5FM Akron OhioWAKR relay
WMTR-FM 96.1FM Archbold OhioFootball Only
WFUN 970AM Ashtabula OhioAffiliate
WREO-FM 97.1FM Ashtabula OhioAffiliate
WATH 970AM Athens OhioAffiliate
W247DR 97.3FM Athens OhioWATH relay
WPKO-FM 98.3FM Bellefontaine OhioFootball Only
WBCO 1540AM Bucyrus OhioAffiliate
W298CC 107.5FM Bucyrus OhioWBCO relay
WQEL 92.7FM Bucyrus OhioAffiliate
WILE-FM 97.7FM Cambridge OhioAffiliate
WHBC 1480AM Canton OhioAffiliate
WCSM 1350AM Celina OhioAffiliate
W262DC 100.3FM Celina OhioWCSM relay
WCSM-FM 96.7FM Celina OhioAffiliate
WDJO 1480AM Cincinnati OhioAffiliate
W258CI 99.5FM Cincinnati OhioWDJO relay
W300CI 107.9FM Cincinnati OhioWDJO relay
WKNR 850AM Cleveland OhioAffiliate
WTNS-FM 99.3FM Coshocton OhioAffiliate
WING 1410AM Dayton OhioAffiliate
WGTZ 92.9FM Dayton OhioAffiliate
WJER 1450AM DoverNew Phila. OhioAffiliate
W265DL 100.9FM DoverNew Phila. OhioWJER relay
WEOL 930AM ElyriaLorain OhioAffiliate
W262DM 100.3FM ElyriaLorain OhioWEOL relay
WFIN 1330AM Findlay OhioAffiliate
W238CX 95.5FM Findlay OhioWFIN relay
WFOB 1430AM Fostoria OhioAffiliate
W289CP 105.7FM Fostoria OhioWFOB relay
WMAN-FM 98.3FM Fredericktown OhioAffiliate
WOHF 92.1FM Fremont OhioAffiliate
WRAC 103.1FM Georgetown OhioAffiliate
WVNU 97.5FM Greenfield OhioAffiliate
WITO 1230AM Ironton OhioAffiliate
WYRO 98.7FM Jackson OhioAffiliate
WZWB 1420AM KenovaHuntington West VirginiaAffiliate
WKTN 95.3FM Kenton OhioFootball Only
WLOH 1320AM Lancaster OhioAffiliate
W283BO 104.5FM Lancaster OhioWLOH relay
WIMA 1150AM Lima OhioAffiliate
W257EQ 99.3FM Logan OhioWLOH relay
WMAN 1400AM Mansfield OhioAffiliate
WMOA 1490AM Marietta OhioAffiliate
W267CQ 101.3FM Marietta OhioWMOA relay
WMRN 1490AM Marion OhioAffiliate
WDLR 1270AM Marysville OhioFootball Only
W244DV 96.7FM Marysville OhioWDLR relay
WJAW-FM 100.9FM McConnelsville OhioAffiliate
WKLM 95.3FM Millersburg OhioFootball Only
W265DJ 100.9FM Mount Vernon OhioWQIO-HD2 relay
WNDH 103.1FM Napoleon OhioAffiliate
WXCR 92.3FM New Martinsville West VirginiaAffiliate
WCLT 1430AM Newark OhioAffiliate
W254CT 98.7FM Newark OhioWCLT relay
WLKR-FM 95.3FM Norwalk OhioAffiliate
WKSD 99.7FM Paulding OhioAffiliate
WPTW 1570AM Piqua OhioAffiliate
W251BC 98.1FM Piqua OhioWPTW relay
WNXT 1260AM Portsmouth OhioAffiliate
W239CQ 95.7FM Portsmouth OhioWNXT relay
WJEH-FM 93.1FM Racine OhioAffiliate
WMOV 1360AM Ravenswood West VirginiaAffiliate
W228DJ 93.5FM Ravenswood West VirginiaWMOV relay
W295DM 106.9FM Point Pleasant West VirginiaWMOV relay
WLEC 1450AM Sandusky OhioAffiliate
W228EN 93.5FM Sandusky OhioWLEC relay
WMVR-FM 105.5FM Sidney OhioAffiliate
W275CT 102.9FM Somerset OhioWLOH relay
WCDK 106.3FM Steubenville OhioFootball Only
WQQO-HD2*105.5-2FM Sylvania OhioAffiliate
W264AK 100.7FM Toledo OhioWQQO-HD2 relay
WBTC 1540AM Uhrichsville OhioAffiliate
W270CI 101.9FM Uhrichsville OhioWBTC relay
WYNT 95.9FM Upper Sandusky OhioAffiliate
WERT 1220AM Van Wert OhioAffiliate
W282CF 104.3FM Van Wert OhioWERT relay
WXIZ 100.9FM Waverly OhioFootball Only
WVLY 1370AM Wheeling West VirginiaAffiliate
W249DU 97.7FM Wheeling West VirginiaWVLY relay
WKVX 960AM Wooster OhioAffiliate
WQKT 104.5FM Wooster OhioAffiliate
WNIO 1390AM Youngstown OhioAffiliate
WHIZ 1240AM Zanesville OhioAffiliate
W272EE 102.3FM Zanesville OhioWHIZ relay

Network map(s)

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COLUMBUS
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Cleveland
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Cincinnati
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Toledo
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Mansfield
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Akron
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Canton
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Sandusky
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Coshocton
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Dayton
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Ashtabula
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Huntington, WV
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Lima
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Marietta
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Wheeling, WV
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Detroit, MI
  • Network stations in Ohio and West Virginia.
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