Titans Radio Network
| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee |
Broadcast area | Tennessee western and southern Kentucky northern and central Alabama southeastern Arkansas far southern Illinois southwest Indiana (limited) southeast Missouri (limited) northwest Georgia northern and central Mississippi southwestern Virginia (limited) |
| Owner | Tennessee Titans |
| Parent | KSA Industries |
| Established | 1960 (as Houston Oilers Radio Network) |
| Affiliation(s) | NFL |
| Affiliates | 63 (including 1 flagship, as of 2015) |
Official website | TitansRadio.com |
The Titans Radio Network is the radio and television network of the National Football League's franchise in Nashville, Tennessee, the Tennessee Titans. The network consists of almost 70 AM and FM radio stations in Tennessee, along with nearby areas of Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, eastern Arkansas, and far southern Illinois.[1]
History[]
The radio network began with the 1960 American Football League season as the Houston Oiler Radio Network, when the now-Tennessee Titans were based in Houston, Texas, and were known as the Oilers. Houston's KXYZ was the first flagship of the network for 1960 through 1963. KILT was the network's second flagship station from 1963 to 1975.[2] In the beginning, Majestic Advertising of Milwaukee, Wisconsin was the holder of production rights to the radio broadcasts and pre-season TV broadcasts. In the 1970s and beyond, the network was operated by the Texas State Networks, who also produces their own radio news programs, along with statewide agricultural news updates.[3]
KODA took over as the flagship station from 1985 through 1990. KTRH, which was the network flagship from 1976 to 1984, returned to be the flagship for the network for the franchise's final five seasons in Houston from 1991 until the end of the 1996 season. Around 35 to 40 (and at one point 86) stations broadcast all pre-season and regular season games each season, along with any playoff appearance the Oilers had during its time in Houston. At one point during this time period after the mid 1980s, KQQK served as the flagship for the team's Spanish-language broadcasts in Houston.
During the team's final season in Houston, which was a disastrous turnout for the team in 1996, and in preparation for the team's move to their then-new headquarters in Nashville, the Oiler Radio Network was reduced from many affiliates across most of Texas and western Louisiana to only the flagship station in Houston, and a few affiliates in Tennessee, including its future flagship, Adult contemporary-formatted WGFX-Gallatin, which is really based in Nashville. In October 1996, KTRH cut off games in favor of preseason basketball involving the Houston Rockets of the NBA.[4]
It was renamed the Tennessee Oilers Radio Network in 1997 during the team's first season in Tennessee. The headquarters were now located in Nashville, but their home games were played in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis in 1997 and the Vanderbilt University's Stadium in 1998 and at least until their new stadium, the Adelphia Coliseum (now Nissan Stadium) was completed in August 1999. WGFX became the flagship station for the network, and served as flagship from 1997 until the completion of the 2001 season, although WGFX served as an "affiliate" for the 2004 season. Between the team's initial relocation and the start of the 1999 preseason, the radio network was spread to many radio stations across Tennessee, as well as southern and western Kentucky, northern and central Alabama, and portions of three other states. Titans Radio signed up over 50 affiliates in non-metro areas and a few major cities.
In 1999, the radio network's name was changed to the Titans Radio Network to reflect the team's name change. It was first used in the Titans first pre-season game in August 1999. Country-music formatted station WKDF, now one of WGFX's in-market sister stations, became the new flagship station in 2002. WGFX, which became a sports talk radio station in 2003, returned as the flagship for the Titans Radio Network starting with the 2010 season.
The team had long refused distribution of these radio broadcasts to Sirius XM Radio, because the Titans' contract with Citadel Broadcasting (then-parent of both WKDF and WGFX) predated the arrival of satellite radio.[5][6] However, in 2011, the Titans extend their agreement with existing radio partners while a provision allowing home games to be broadcast on Sirius XM. The Titans became the last NFL franchise to reach such a deal.[7]
On-air radio personalities[]
Here is a list of the current personnel of the Titans Radio Network:
- Mike Keith — play by-play announcer, "The Voice of the Titans", well known for his trademark touchdown call, "Touchdown Titans!" [8]
- Dave McGinnis — Color Analyst [8]
- Johnathan Hutton — Sideline reporter[8][9]
- Rhett Bryan – Gameday host
- Kevin Dyson – Pre-game/Post-game analyst
- Blaine Bishop - Pre-game/Post-game analyst
- Mark Howard – Pre-game/Post-game Host[10]
Programming outside live game coverage[]
- The Mike Vrabel Show—Tuesdays at 6:00 PM CT
- Titans Tonight With Keith Bullock—Thursdays at 6:00 PM CT
- Titans Countdown – pre-game show, one hour prior to kickoff
Radio affiliates[]
The following is a list of all Titans Radio affiliates that run coverage of the entire Tennessee Titans season schedule
Tennessee[]
| City (Station location in parentheses if not city of license) |
Callsign[11] | Frequency/Band | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin (Nashville) | WGFX | FM 104.5 | Flagship station of the network. Also the secondary Titans Radio station for the Clarksville, Tennessee, Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Bowling Green, Kentucky areas. |
| Bartlett (Memphis) | WMFS-FM | FM 92.9 | Also serves neighboring areas of northwest Mississippi and east-central Arkansas |
| Baxter (Cookeville) | WBXE | FM 93.7 | Serves most of the Upper Cumberland Plateau |
| Bristol | WXSM | AM 640 | |
| Calhoun (Cleveland/Athens) | WCLE-FM | FM 104.1 | |
| Camden | WFWL | AM 1220 | |
| W259BN | FM 99.7 | FM Translator/repeater of WFWL | |
| Centerville | WNKX-FM | FM 96.7 | |
| Chattanooga | WGOW-FM | FM 102.3 | |
| Clarksville | WKFN | AM 540 | ESPN Radio affiliate |
| Columbia | WMCP | AM 1280 | |
| Dickson | WDKN | AM 1260 | |
| W268BN | FM 101.5 | FM repeater/translator of WDKN | |
| Dyersburg | WASL-FM | FM 100.1 | Also serves Caruthersville, Missouri and the Reelfoot Lake areas |
| Fayetteville | WYTM-FM | FM 105.5 | |
| Franklin | WAKM | AM 950 | |
| Humboldt (Jackson) | WZDQ | FM 102.3 | |
| Lawrenceburg | WDXE | AM 1370 | |
| Lebanon | WANT | FM 98.9 | Also serves Nashville and Gallatin; FM simulcast of WCOR-Lebanon |
| WCOR | AM 1490 | ||
| Lewisburg | WJJM-FM | FM 94.3 | |
| Manchester | WMSR | AM 1320 | |
| McMinnville | WOWC | FM 105.3 | |
| Memphis | WMC | AM 790 | |
| WMFS | AM 680 | ||
| Morristown | WCRK | AM 1150 | |
| Oliver Springs (Knoxville) | WOKI | FM 98.7 | |
| Paris, Tennessee | WHNY | AM 1000 | |
| WHNY-FM | FM 104.7 | Also serves the Murray, Kentucky area | |
| Pulaski | WLXA | FM 98.3 | |
| Shelbyville | WZNG | AM 1400 | |
| South Fulton (Martin) | WCMT-FM | FM 101.3 | Serves northwest Tennessee and southwest Kentucky, including Mayfield, Columbus and Fulton |
| Union City | WQAK | FM 105.7 | |
| Waverly | WQMV | AM 1060 | |
| Winchester | WCDT | AM 1340 |
Kentucky[]
| City (Station location in parentheses if not city of license) |
Callsign[12] | Frequency/Band | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | W274BQ | FM 102.7 | FM repeater/translator of WWKU-Plum Springs |
| Cadiz | WKDZ-FM | FM 106.5 | Also serves the Hopkinsville area, along with Fort Campbell and Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Calvert City | WCCK | FM 95.7 | |
| Campbellsville | WTCO | AM 1450 | CBS Sports Radio affiliate |
| Elizabethtown | WIEL | AM 1400 | |
| W291CU | FM 106.1 | FM translator of WIEL | |
| Glasgow | WPTQ | FM 105.3 | Also serves the Mammoth Cave National Park area |
| Henderson | WSON | AM 860 | Also serves Evansville, Indiana |
| Hopkinsville | W261BV | FM 100.1 | FM translator of WKFN-Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Owensboro | WVJS | AM 1420 | |
| W263BG | FM 100.5 | FM translator of WVJS-Owensboro | |
| Paducah | WPAD | AM 1560 | Became primary affiliate in 2016 |
| W258AN | FM 99.5 | FM repeater/translator of WPAD | |
| Plum Springs (Bowling Green) | WWKU | AM 1450 | ESPN Radio affiliate |
| Princeton | WWKY-FM | FM 104.9 | Repeater/satellite of WREF-Sebree |
| WPKY | AM 1580 | Repeater/satellite of WREF-Sebree | |
| Sebree (Madisonville) | WREF | FM 97.7 | Also serves the Central City and Greenville area via its own signal. |
| Whitesville (Owensboro) | WXCM | FM 97.1 |
Alabama[]
| City (Station location in parentheses if not city of license) |
Callsign[13] | Frequency/Band | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab (Guntersville) | WAFN-FM | FM 92.7 | |
| Athens | WVNN | AM 770 | |
| Birmingham | WJOX-FM | FM 94.5 | Serves much of central Alabama, including Tuscaloosa and Anniston |
| Florence | WQLT-FM | FM 107.3 | |
| Madison (Huntsville) | WUMP | AM 730 FM 103.9 |
|
| Scottsboro | WWIC | AM 1050 | |
| Trinity (Huntsville) | WVNN-FM | FM 92.5 | Repeats WVNN-Madison; also serves the Fayetteville, Tennessee area |
Other states[]
| City (Station location in parentheses if not city of license) |
Callsign | Frequency/Band | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, Hawaii | KIKI | AM 990 | Affiliate added in 2016 due to the localized popularity of Hawaii native Marcus Mariota |
| Golconda, Illinois (Paducah, Kentucky) |
WKYX-FM[14] | FM 94.3 | Simulcasts WKYX-Paducah, Kentucky |
| Poplar Bluff, Missouri | KLID | AM 1320 | Affiliated in August 2017 |
Former affiliates [15][]
Tennessee[]
| City of license (location of station if not city of license) |
Callsign | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland City | WQSV | AM 790 | Disaffiliated in 2011 |
| Carthage | WUCZ | FM 104.1 | |
| Centerville | WNKX | AM 1570 | |
| Celina | WVFB | FM 101.5 | |
| Clarksville | WVWF | AM 1400 | |
| Hartsville | WTNK | AM 1050 | |
| Knoxville | WNOX | FM 100.3 | |
| La Follette (Jacksboro) | WQLA | FM 104.9 | |
| Lawrenceburg | WTNX | FM 106.7 | Sold to Educational Media Foundation; now K-LOVE WLWB |
| Lewisburg | WAXO | AM 1220 | |
| Martin | WCMT | AM 1410 | |
| McKenzie | WHDM | AM 1440 | |
| McMinnville | WTRZ | FM 107.7 | |
| Memphis | WXMX | FM 98.1 | |
| Nashville | WKDF | FM 103.3 | Network flagship, 2001–2010 |
| Parsons (Decaturville) | WKJQ-FM | FM 97.3 | Disaffiliated in 2013 |
| Pulaski | WKSR-FM | FM 98.3 | |
| Spencer (Crossville/Cookeville) |
WPBX | FM 99.3 |
Kentucky[]
| City of license (location of station if not city of license) |
Callsign | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkton | WEKT | AM 1070 | Affiliate 200?-2013 |
| Leitchfield | WKHG | FM 104.9 | |
| WMTL | AM 870 | ||
| Mayfield | WNGO | AM 1320 | Simulcasts WKYX-Paducah |
| Paducah | WKYX | AM 570 | |
| Vine Grove (Elizabethtown) | WVKB | FM 101.5 | Titans Radio returned to WIEL-Elizabethtown in 2016 |
Other states[]
| City of license (location of station if not city of license) |
Callsign | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowood, Mississippi (Jackson) | WPBQ | AM 1240 | Dropped affiliation after 2014 [16] |
| Golconda, Illinois Paducah, Kentucky |
WKYX-FM | FM 94.3 | Simulcasts WKYX-AM/Paducah |
| Huntsville, Alabama | WRTT | FM 95.1 | |
| Stuttgart, Arkansas | KWAK-FM | FM 105.5 | Dropped affiliation in 2014 [17] |
| Sylacauga, Alabama | WFEB | AM 1340 |
Sponsors[]
- Louisiana Pacific Building Products
- Pinnacle Financial Partners
- Farm Bureau Insurance Tennessee
- Purity Dairies
- Middle Tennessee Coca-Cola Bottlers
- Kroger
- Papa John's Pizza
- Logan's Roadhouse
- Shoe Carnival
- AT&T
See also[]
- WGFX: Flagship of the Titans Radio Network
- Tennessee Titans
- History of the Houston Oilers
- History of the Tennessee Titans
- List of Tennessee Titans broadcasters
- Titans All Access
References[]
- ^ Titans Radio Network
- ^ "$81.5 million is the painless broadcast price for football ‘76". Broadcasting, August 9, 1976, pages 24-34. [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Oilers hope to prove lame ducks can soar. The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
- ^ Sirius XM Radio promotional material. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
- ^ "Titans Radio Contact Form & FAQ" Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine Titans Radio Network. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_/id/24642/at-long-last-titans-radio-goes-satellite
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Tennessee Titans | Titans Radio
- ^ Titans Radio - Our Team
- ^ Titans Radio - Broadcast Team
- ^ Titans Radio Affiliates in Tennessee
- ^ Titans Radio Affiliates in Kentucky
- ^ Titans Radio Affiliates in Alabama
- ^ Titans Radio Affiliates In Illinois
- ^ 2008 Tennessee Titans Media Guide, page 548.
- ^ Titans Radio Affiliates in Mississippi
- ^ Titans Radio Affiliates in Arkansas
External links[]
- 1997 establishments in Tennessee
- National Football League on the radio
- Sports radio networks in the United States
- Tennessee Titans