Detroit Tigers Radio Network

The Detroit Tigers Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 49 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Detroit Tigers, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Detroit's WXYT-FM (97.1 FM) serves as the network's flagship. The network also includes 46 affiliates in the U.S. states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana: 25 AM stations, 15 of which supplement their signals with one or more low-power FM translators; 21 full-power FM stations; and one HD Radio digital subchannel which supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator.[1] The network airs select spring Grapefruit League games, along with all 162 regular season games and all postseason games. Dan Dickerson does play-by-play for the broadcasts (with occasional fill-ins by Greg Gania) with color commentary provided by Bobby Scales or Andy Dirks while Daniella Bruce and Jeff Riger serve as the pre-game and post-game studio hosts.[2] 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]

Detroit Tigers Radio Network
TypeSportscasting (baseball)
Country
United States
HeadquartersDetroit, Michigan
Broadcast area
OwnerDetroit Tigers
Affiliation(s)MLB
Affiliates49, including flagship
Official website
Detroit Tigers Radio Network

Station list
Map of network stations in Michigan and surrounding states
Network stations as of the 2024 Tigers season
Callsign Frequency Band City State Network status
WXYT-FM 97.1FMDetroitMichiganFlagship
WQBX 104.9FMAlmaMichiganAffiliate
WATZ-FM 99.3FMAlpenaMichiganAffiliate
WLKI 100.3FMAngolaIndianaAffiliate
WTKA 1050AMAnn ArborMichiganAffiliate
W292FW 106.3FMAnn ArborMichiganWTKA relay
WMTR-FM 96.1FMArchboldOhioAffiliate
WBCK 95.3FMBattle CreekMichiganAffiliate
WMRX-FM 97.7FMBeavertonMichiganAffiliate
WBRN 1460AMBig RapidsMichiganAffiliate
W243EN 96.5FMBig RapidsMichiganWBRN relay
W256CC 99.1FMBig RapidsMichiganWBRN relay
WKAD 93.7FMCadillacMichiganAffiliate
WKYO 1360AMCaroMichiganAffiliate
WMKT 1270AMCharlevoixMichiganAffiliate
W272CR 102.3FMCharlevoixMichiganWMKT relay
WCHY 95.3FMCheboyganMichiganAffiliate
WDBC 680AMEscanabaMichiganAffiliate
W233CT 94.5FMEscanabaMichiganWDBC relay
W243EO 96.5FMFrankenmuthMichiganWSGW relay
WBNZ 92.3FMFrankfortMichiganAffiliate
W280GB 103.9FMGladstoneMichiganWDBC relay
WGHN 1370AMGrand HavenMichiganAffiliate
W235CM 94.9FMGrand HavenMichiganWGHN relay
WOOD 1300AMGrand RapidsMichiganNighttime-only affiliate
WMAX-FM 96.1FMGrand RapidsMichiganDaytime-only affiliate
WCSR 1340AMHillsdaleMichiganAffiliate
WCSR-FM 92.1FMHillsdaleMichiganAffiliate
W258DE 99.5FMHillsdaleMichiganWCSR relay
WHTC 1450AMHollandMichiganAffiliate
W259CO 99.7FMHollandMichiganWHTC relay
WCCY 1400AMHoughtonMichiganAffiliate
W257CZ 99.3FMHoughtonMichiganWCCY relay
WMIQ 1450AMIron MountainMichiganAffiliate
WKMM-FMHD2* 105.3-2FMJacksonMichiganAffiliate
W270CJ 101.9FMJacksonMichiganWKHM-FM HD2 relay
WKZO 590AMKalamazooMichiganAffiliate
W295CL 106.9FMKalamazooMichiganWKZO relay
WJIM 1240AMLansingMichiganAffiliate
W299CR 107.7FMLansingMichiganWJIM relay
WLDN 98.7FMLudingtonMichiganAffiliate
WMLQ 97.7FMManisteeMichiganAffiliate
WDMJ 1320AMMarquetteMichiganAffiliate
WKBZ 1090AMMuskegonMichiganDaytime-only affiliate
WOOD-FM 106.9FMMuskegonMichiganNighttime-only affiliate
WNBY 1450AMNewberryMichiganAffiliate
WWTH 100.7FMOscodaMichiganAffiliate
WMBN 1340AMPetoskeyMichiganAffiliate
W284DF 104.7FMPetoskeyMichiganWMBN relay
WPHM 1380AMPort HuronMichiganAffiliate
WRGZ 96.7FMRogers CityMichiganAffiliate
WGRY-FM 101.1FMRoscommonMichiganAffiliate
WSGW 790AMSaginawMichiganAffiliate
WTGV-FM 97.7FMSanduskyMichiganAffiliate
WSOO 1230AMSault Ste. MarieMichiganAffiliate
WCSY-FM 103.7FMSouth HavenMichiganAffiliate
WBET 1230AMSturgisMichiganAffiliate
W259CR 99.7FMSturgisMichiganWBET relay
WSJM-FM 94.9FMSt. JosephMichiganAffiliate
WCCW 1310AMTraverse CityMichiganDaytime-only affiliate
WCCW-FM 107.5FMTraverse CityMichiganNighttime-only affiliate
WGFN 98.1FMTraverse CityMichiganAffiliate

Spanish broadcasts

In 2023, Carlos Guillén, Bárbaro Garbey and Mari Montes called 22 games in Spanish on WXYT 1270 AM in Detroit.[6]

History and former broadcasters

Main article: List of Detroit Tigers broadcasters
  • Before merging with WXYT-FM, WXYT/1270 was the sole flagship station from 2001–2007.
  • From 1964–2000, Detroit's WJR was the Tigers' exclusive radio flagship. As a maximum-power clear-channel station, Tigers games on WJR could be received from hundreds of miles away on warm, clear nights.
  • Other former Tigers flagships include WWJ, WJBK (currently known as WLQV) and WKMH (currently known as WDTW).
  • The Tigers' most famous announcer is Ford C. Frick Award winning broadcaster Ernie Harwell, who called Tigers games mostly on the radio from 1960–2002. The press box at Comerica Park is named The Ernie Harwell Media Center in his honor, a statue of him stands near the main gate of the stadium, and his name is on the Tigers Wall of Fame in right field of Comerica Park. Harwell died in May 2010 at the age of 92 and his body was laid in repose at Comerica Park soon after.[7] The Detroit Sports Media Association (DSMA) inaugurated a DSMA Ernie Harwell Lifetime Achievement Award with Harwell as its first recipient.

See also

References

  1. "Broadcast Affiliates". Detroit Tigers.
  2. Tigers will have new voice on radio broadcasts MLive.com, March 4, 2023
  3. "SiriusXM & MLB Extend Agreement". MLB.com. 19 August 2013.
  4. Kastrenakes, Jacob (August 25, 2015). "Streaming radio app TuneIn adds MLB broadcasts and commercial-free music". The Verge.
  5. "Gameday Audio | Live Stream Baseball Games". MLB.com.
  6. How Tigers are growing Spanish broadcasts MLB.com, March 27, 2023
  7. Thousands walk, roll to park for Ernie Harwell's send-off Detroit Free Press via Archive.org, originally published May 7, 2010, last retrieved April 1, 2022
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