Cincinnati Reds Radio Network
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| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Broadcast area | Ohio Indiana Kentucky North Carolina (limited) Tennessee (limited) West Virginia (limited) |
| Owner | Cincinnati Reds |
| Affiliation(s) | MLB |
| Affiliates | 69 (including 1 flagship) |
Official website | Cincinnati Reds Radio Network |
The Cincinnati Reds Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 69 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Cincinnati Reds, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cincinnati station WLW (700 AM) serves as the network's flagship; WLW also simulcasts over a low-power FM translator. The network also includes 68 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia: fifty-three AM stations, thirty-nine of which supplement their signals with one or more low-power FM translators, and fifteen full-power FM stations.
From 2007 through 2019, Marty Brennaman and Jeff Brantley served as the network's primary play-by-play announcers. Brennaman announced in January 2019 that he would retire at the end of the 2019 season, his 46th calling Reds games.[1] He broadcast his final Reds game on September 26, 2019.[2] Brennaman was replaced by beginning with the 2020 season. Thrall had begun calling some games during the 2018 season, alternating with Brennaman and Brantley.
In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, network programming airs on SiriusXM satellite radio and streams online via SiriusXM Internet Radio, TuneIn Premium, and MLB.com Gameday Audio.[3][4][5] Cincinnati Bell has naming rights of the network.
Programming[]
Play-by-play announcers Tommy Thrall, Jeff Brantley call games on-site. All regular season and most spring training games are broadcast.
Station list[]
| Callsign | Frequency | Band | City | State | Network status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLW | 700 | AM | Cincinnati | Ohio | Flagship |
| W233BG | 94.5 | FM | Cincinnati | Ohio | n/a (WLW simulcast) |
| WATH | 970 | AM | Athens | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W246CE | 97.1 | FM | Athens | Ohio | n/a (WATH simulcast) |
| WRBI | 103.9 | FM | Batesville | Indiana | Affiliate |
| WKXO | 1500 | AM | Berea | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W278CC | 103.5 | FM | Berea | Kentucky | n/a (WKXO simulcast) |
| WGCL[6] | 1370 | AM | Bloomington | Indiana | Affiliate |
| W241CD[6] | 96.1 | FM | Bloomington | Indiana | n/a (WGCL simulcast) |
| WILE | 1270 | AM | Cambridge | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W300CB | 107.9 | FM | Cambridge | Ohio | n/a (WILE simulcast) |
| WTCO | 1450 | AM | Campbellsville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W294CO | 106.7 | FM | Campbellsville | Kentucky | n/a (WTCO simulcast) |
| WKKI | 94.3 | FM | Celina | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WCHS | 580 | AM | Charleston | West Virginia | Affiliate |
| W243DR | 96.5 | FM | Charleston | West Virginia | n/a (WCHS simulcast) |
| WBEX | 1490 | AM | Chillicothe | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W224BR | 92.7 | FM | Chillicothe | Ohio | n/a (WBEX simulcast) |
| WPWT | 870 | AM | Colonial Heights | Tennessee | Affiliate |
| W242CQ | 96.3 | FM | Colonial Heights | Tennessee | n/a (WPWT simulcast) |
| WAIN | 970 | AM | Columbia | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W270DI | 101.9 | FM | Columbia | Kentucky | n/a (WAIN simulcast) |
| WYTS | 1230 | AM | Columbus | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W287CP | 105.3 | FM | Columbus | Ohio | n/a (WYTS simulcast) |
| WLPK | 1580 | AM | Connersville | Indiana | Affiliate |
| 106.9 | FM | Connersville | Indiana | n/a (WLPK simulcast) | |
| WCVL | 1550 | AM | Crawfordsville | Indiana | Affiliate |
| W221CS | 92.1 | FM | Crawfordsville | Indiana | n/a (WCVL simulcast) |
| W283AQ | 104.5 | FM | Cross Lanes | West Virginia | n/a (WCHS simulcast) |
| WCYN | 1400 | AM | Cynthiana | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W267CW | 101.3 | FM | Cynthiana | Kentucky | n/a (WCYN simulcast) |
| WING | 1410 | AM | Dayton | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WIEL | 1400 | AM | Elizabethtown | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W291CU | 106.1 | FM | Elizabethtown | Kentucky | n/a (WIEL simulcast) |
| WEKB | 1460 | AM | Elkhorn City | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| 104.3 | FM | Elkhorn City | Kentucky | n/a (WEKB simulcast) | |
| WHBE-FM | 105.7 | FM | Eminence-Frankfort | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WBVI | 96.7 | FM | Findlay | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WFOB | 1430 | AM | Fostoria | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W289CP | 105.7 | FM | Fostoria | Ohio | n/a (WFOB simulcast) |
| WCDS | 1230 | AM | Glasgow | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WGOH | 1370 | AM | Grayson | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| 100.9 | FM | Grayson | Kentucky | n/a (WGOH simulcast) | |
| WUGO | 99.7 | FM | Grayson | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WSRW | 1590 | AM | Hillsboro | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W268CC | 101.5 | FM | Hillsboro | Ohio | n/a (WSRW simulcast) |
| WHOP[7] | 1230 | AM | Hopkinsville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| 95.3 | FM | Hopkinsville | Kentucky | n/a (WHOP simulcast) | |
| WVHU | 800 | AM | Huntington | West Virginia | Affiliate |
| WIRO | 1230 | AM | Ironton | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WZWB | 1420 | AM | Kenova-Huntington | West Virginia | Affiliate |
| W264BY | 100.7 | FM | Kingsport | Tennessee | n/a (WPWT simulcast) |
| WLXG | 1300 | AM | Lexington | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W223CV | 92.5 | FM | Lexington | Kentucky | n/a (WLXG simulcast) |
| WIMA | 1150 | AM | Lima | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WVOW | 1290 | FM | Logan | West Virginia | Affiliate |
| WVOW-FM | 101.9 | FM | Logan | West Virginia | Affiliate |
| WFTG | 1400 | AM | London | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W295CC | 106.9 | FM | London | Kentucky | n/a (WFTG simulcast) |
| WHBE | 680 | AM | Louisville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WXGO | 1270 | AM | Madison | Indiana | Affiliate |
| WMOA | 1490 | AM | Marietta | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W267CQ | 101.3 | FM | Marietta | Ohio | n/a (WMOA simulcast) |
| WMDJ | 100.1 | FM | Martin | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WQTT | 1270 | AM | Marysville | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W244DV | 96.7 | FM | Marysville | Ohio | n/a (WQTT simulcast) |
| WTIG | 990 | AM | Massillon | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WFTM | 1240 | AM | Maysville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WZZW | 1600 | AM | Milton | West Virginia | Affiliate |
| W267CP | 101.3 | FM | Montgomery | Indiana | n/a (WAMW simulcast) |
| WMOR-FM | 106.1 | FM | Morehead-West Liberty | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WXFN | 1340 | AM | Muncie | Indiana | Affiliate |
| W275AV | 102.9 | FM | Muncie | Indiana | n/a (WXFN simulcast) |
| WLOC | 1150 | AM | Munfordville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W269DD | 101.7 | FM | Munfordville | Kentucky | n/a (WLOC simulcast) |
| WNOS | 1450 | AM | New Bern | North Carolina | Affiliate |
| W280ED | 103.9 | FM | New Bern | North Carolina | n/a (WNOS simulcast) |
| WKYH | 600 | AM | Paintsville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WLSI | 900 | AM | Pikeville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WPKE | 1240 | AM | Pikeville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W240CL | 95.9 | FM | Pikeville | Kentucky | n/a (WLSI simulcast) |
| W251AI | 98.1 | FM | Pikeville | Kentucky | n/a (WPKE simulcast) |
| WWKU[7] | 1450 | AM | Plum Springs-Bowling Green | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W276DX | 103.1 | FM | Plum Springs-Bowling Green | Kentucky | n/a (WWKU simulcast) |
| WPGW | 1440 | AM | Portland | Indiana | Affiliate |
| WPGW-FM | 100.9 | FM | Portland | Indiana | Affiliate |
| W287BC | 105.3 | FM | Portland | Indiana | n/a (WPGW simulcast) |
| WNXT | 1260 | AM | Portsmouth | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W239CQ | 95.7 | FM | Portsmouth | Ohio | n/a (WNXT simulcast) |
| WSJD | 100.5 | FM | Princeton | Indiana | Affiliate |
| WMOV | 1360 | AM | Ravenswood | West Virginia | Affiliate |
| W228DJ | 93.5 | FM | Ravenswood | West Virginia | n/a (WMOV simulcast) |
| WKBV | 1490 | AM | Richmond | Indiana | Affiliate |
| W265DN | 100.9 | FM | Richmond | Indiana | n/a (WKBV simulcast) |
| WEKY | 1340 | AM | Richmond | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W223CU | 92.5 | FM | Richmond | Kentucky | n/a (WEKY simulcast) |
| W294AF | 106.7 | FM | Ripley | West Virginia | n/a (WMOV simulcast) |
| WSLM | 1220 | AM | Salem | Indiana | Affiliate |
| WSLM-FM | 97.9 | FM | Salem | Indiana | Affiliate |
| WMVR-FM | 105.5 | FM | Sidney | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WSFC | 1240 | AM | Somerset | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WTLO | 1480 | AM | Somerset | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WNDI | 1550 | FM | Sullivan | Indiana | Affiliate |
| WNDI-FM | 95.3 | FM | Sullivan | Indiana | Affiliate |
| WAMW | 1580 | AM | Washington | Indiana | Affiliate |
| W240CE | 95.9 | FM | Washington | Indiana | n/a (WAMW simulcast) |
| WCHO | 1250 | AM | Washington Court House | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WTCW | 920 | AM | Whitesburg | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| W273BC | 102.5 | FM | Whitesburg | Kentucky | n/a (WTCW simulcast) |
| WBTH | 1400 | AM | Williamson | West Virginia | Affiliate |
| W273BC | 102.5 | FM | Williamson | West Virginia | n/a (WBTH simulcast) |
| WHIZ | 1240 | AM | Zanesville | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W253CF | 98.5 | FM | Zanesville | Ohio | n/a (WILE simulcast) |
| W272EE | 102.3 | FM | Zanesville | Ohio | n/a (WHIZ simulcast) |
- Gray background indicates low-power translator
Network map(s)[]
class=notpageimage| Network station in Tennessee |
class=notpageimage| Network station in North Carolina |
See also[]
- List of current MLB broadcasters
- List of XM Satellite Radio channels
- List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations
References[]
- ^ Sheldon, Mark (January 16, 2019). "Marty Brennaman set for final season in booth". MLB.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ ESPN/Associated Press Reds' Hall of Famer Brennaman calls final game Retrieved September 26, 2019
- ^ "SiriusXM and Major League Baseball Extend Agreement; Every Game Now Available on Sirius and XM Satellite Radios". MLB.com.
- ^ "Streaming radio app TuneIn adds MLB broadcasts and commercial-free music". 25 August 2015.
- ^ "MLB.TV | Live Stream Baseball Games".
- ^ a b "Reds Baseball". WGCL. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ a b Reds on Radio - Station Map
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