Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network
Type | Radio network |
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Country | United States |
Headquarters | Columbus, Ohio |
Broadcast area | Ohio West Virginia (limited) |
Owner | Columbus Blue Jackets |
Established | 2000 |
Affiliation(s) | NHL |
Affiliates | 36 (including 2 flagships and 1 alternate flagship) |
Official website | Blue Jackets Radio Network |
The Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network is an American radio network consisting of 36 radio stations which carry coverage of the Columbus Blue Jackets, a professional hockey team in the National Hockey League. WBNS/Columbus (1460 AM) and sister station WBNS-FM/Columbus (97.1 FM) serve as the network's two flagship stations. WWCD/Baltimore (102.5 FM) also serves as an alternate flagship in the event of schedule overlaps with Ohio State Sports Network football or basketball programming on both WBNS and WBNS-FM. The network also includes 33 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio and West Virginia: 27 AM stations, 18 of which extend their signals with low-power FM translators; and 6 full-power FM stations.
Bob McElligott serves as the play-by-play announcer; in addition to his duties, McElligott also handles the pre- and post-game shows alongside Dylan Tyrer. Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs racino owns the naming rights to the network.[1]
Affiliate stations[]
Callsign | Frequency | Band | City | State | Network status |
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WBNS | 1460 | AM | Columbus | Ohio | Flagship |
WBNS-FM | 97.1 | FM | Columbus | Ohio | Flagship |
WWCD | 92.9 | FM | Columbus | Ohio | Alternate Flagship* |
WARF | 1350 | AM | Akron | Ohio | Affiliate |
WATH | 970 | AM | Athens | Ohio | Affiliate |
W246CE | 97.1 | FM | Athens | Ohio | n/a (WATH relay) |
WNCO | 1340 | AM | Ashland | Ohio | Affiliate |
WBLL | 1390 | AM | Bellefontaine | Ohio | Affiliate |
WILE | 1270 | AM | Cambridge | Ohio | Affiliate |
W300CB | 107.9 | FM | Cambridge | Ohio | n/a (WILE relay) |
WKKI | 94.3 | FM | Celina | Ohio | Affiliate |
WBEX | 1490 | AM | Chillicothe | Ohio | Affiliate |
W224BR | 92.7 | FM | Chillicothe | Ohio | n/a (WBEX relay) |
WSAI | 1360 | AM | Cincinnati | Ohio | Affiliate |
WWOW | 1360 | AM | Conneaut | Ohio | Affiliate |
WING | 1410 | AM | Dayton | Ohio | Affiliate |
WQCD | 1550 | AM | Delaware | Ohio | Affiliate |
W225CM | 92.9 | FM | Delaware | Ohio | n/a (WQCD relay) |
WEOL | 930 | AM | Elyria | Ohio | Affiliate |
W262DM | 100.3 | FM | Elyria | Ohio | n/a (WEOL relay) |
WFIN | 1330 | AM | Findlay | Ohio | Affiliate |
W238CX | 95.5 | FM | Findlay | Ohio | n/a (WFIN relay) |
WBVI | 96.7 | FM | Fostoria | Ohio | Affiliate |
WMOH | 1450 | AM | Hamilton | Ohio | Affiliate |
WSRW | 1590 | AM | Hillsboro | Ohio | Affiliate |
W268CC | 101.5 | FM | Hillsboro | Ohio | n/a (WSRW relay) |
WZWB | 1420 | AM | Huntington | West Virginia | Affiliate |
WIRO | 1230 | AM | Ironton | Ohio | Affiliate |
WKTN | 95.3 | FM | Kenton | Ohio | Affiliate |
WLOH | 1320 | AM | Lancaster | Ohio | Affiliate |
W283BO | 104.3 | FM | Lancaster | Ohio | n/a (WLOH relay) |
WWSR | 93.1 | FM | Lima | Ohio | Affiliate |
W257EQ | 99.3 | FM | Logan | Ohio | n/a (WLOH relay) |
WMOA | 1490 | AM | Marietta | Ohio | Affiliate |
W267CQ | 101.3 | FM | Marietta | Ohio | n/a (WMOA relay) |
WMRN | 1490 | AM | Marion | Ohio | Affiliate |
WQTT | 1270 | AM | Marysville | Ohio | Affiliate |
W244DV | 96.7 | FM | Marysville | Ohio | n/a (WQTT relay) |
WJAW-FM | 100.9 | FM | McConnelsville | Ohio | Affiliate |
WMPO | 1390 | AM | Middleport | Ohio | Affiliate |
W279CE | 103.7 | FM | Middleport | Ohio | n/a (WMPO relay) |
WCLT | 1430 | AM | Newark | Ohio | Affiliate |
W254CT | 98.7 | FM | Newark | Ohio | n/a (WCLT relay) |
WLKR-FM | 95.3 | FM | Norwalk | Ohio | Affiliate |
WNXT | 1260 | AM | Portsmouth | Ohio | Affiliate |
W239CQ | 95.7 | FM | Portsmouth | Ohio | n/a (WNXT relay) |
WMOV | 1360 | AM | Ravenswood | West Virginia | Affiliate |
W228DJ | 93.5 | FM | Ravenswood | West Virginia | n/a (WMOV relay) |
W294AF | 106.7 | FM | Ripley | West Virginia | n/a (WMOV relay) |
W275CT | 102.9 | FM | Somerset | Ohio | n/a (WLOH relay) |
W295CI | 106.9 | FM | Urbana | Ohio | n/a (WBLL relay) |
WCHO | 1250 | AM | Washington Court House | Ohio | Affiliate |
WINT | 1330 | AM | Willoughby | Ohio | Affiliate |
W268CO | 101.5 | FM | Willoughby | Ohio | n/a (WINT relay) |
WHIZ | 1240 | AM | Zanesville | Ohio | Affiliate |
W253CF | 98.5 | FM | Zanesville | Ohio | n/a (WILE relay) |
W272EE | 102.3 | FM | Zanesville | Ohio | n/a (WHIZ relay) |
- Gray background indicates low-power translator
- * WWCD serves as an "overflow" flagship station in the event of schedule overlaps with Ohio State Sports Network programming on WBNS-FM.
Network map(s)[]
References[]
- ^ "Eldorado Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network". Columbus Blue Jackets. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- National Hockey League on the radio
- Sports radio networks in the United States