Cleveland Guardians Radio Network
| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Headquarters | Cleveland, Ohio |
Broadcast area |
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| Owner | Cleveland Guardians |
| Affiliation(s) | MLB |
| Affiliates | 28 (including 2 flagships) |
Official website | www |
The Cleveland Guardians Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 39 radio stations for the Cleveland Guardians, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cleveland sister stations WTAM (1100 AM) and WMMS (100.7 FM) serve as the network's two flagships;[1] WTAM also relays its signal over a low-power FM translator. The network also includes 26 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York: seventeen AM stations, eleven of which supplement their signals with low-power FM translators, eight full-power FM stations and one HD Radio subchannel that supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator.[2]
Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus currently serve as the network's play-by-play announcers.[3][4][5] 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.[6][7]
History
[edit]In May 15, 1948, the first broadcast happened at Cleveland Municipal Stadium where the then-Indians met the Chicago White Sox where broadcaster Van Patrick called the game where the Indians won 7-1.[8]
Programming
[edit]Play-by-play announcers Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus call games on-site. Rosenhaus hosts Guardians Warm-Up, the network pregame show; and Hamilton hosts Guardians Wrap-Up, the network postgame show; both shows typically run 30 minutes each.[3]
Additional network programming includes the following:
- Guardians Update, a daily drive-time segment anchored by Rosenhaus
- Guardians Weekly, a weekly year-round show hosted by Rosenhaus; airs on Saturday evenings
Note that not all network affiliates carry the latter two programs; co-flagship WTAM carries all originated network programming.[3]
Announcers
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| Lead/Postgame | Secondary/Pregame |
|---|---|
| Tom Hamilton | Jim Rosenhaus |
Station list
[edit]| Callsign | Frequency | Band | City | State | Network status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTAM | 1100 | AM | Cleveland | Ohio | Flagship |
| WMMS | 100.7 | FM | Cleveland | Ohio | Flagship |
| W295DE | 106.9 | FM | Cleveland | Ohio | WTAM relay |
| WAKR | 1590 | AM | Akron | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W228EL | 93.5 | FM | Akron | Ohio | WAKR relay |
| WFUN | 970 | AM | Ashtabula | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WBNV | 93.5 | FM | Barnesville | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WBLL | 1390 | AM | Bellefontaine | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WBNO-FM | 100.9 | FM | Bryan | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WQEL | 92.7 | FM | Bucyrus | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WHBC | 1480 | AM | Canton | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WTOH-HD2* | 98.9-2 | FM | Columbus | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W240CX | 95.9 | FM | Columbus | Ohio | WTOH-HD2 relay |
| WJER | 1450 | AM | Dover–New Phila. | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W265DL | 100.9 | FM | Dover–New Phila. | Ohio | WJER relay |
| WEOL | 930 | AM | Elyria | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W262DM | 100.3 | FM | Elyria | Ohio | WEOL relay |
| WRIE | 1260 | AM | Erie | Pennsylvania | Affiliate |
| W242CU | 96.3 | FM | Erie | Pennsylvania | WRIE relay |
| WFIN | 1330 | AM | Findlay | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W238CX | 95.5 | FM | Findlay | Ohio | WFIN relay |
| WFOB | 1430 | AM | Fostoria | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W289CP | 105.7 | FM | Fostoria | Ohio | WFOB relay |
| WMAN-FM | 98.3 | FM | Fredericktown | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WKSN | 1340 | AM | Jamestown | New York | Affiliate |
| WWSR | 93.1 | FM | Lima | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WMAN | 1400 | AM | Mansfield | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WMRN | 1490 | AM | Marion | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WJAW-FM | 100.9 | FM | McConnelsville | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W265DJ | 100.9 | FM | Mount Vernon | Ohio | WQIO-HD2 relay |
| WLKR-FM | 95.3 | FM | Norwalk | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WLEC | 1450 | AM | Sandusky | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W228EN | 93.5 | FM | Sandusky | Ohio | WLEC relay |
| WSPD | 1370 | AM | Toledo | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W225AM | 92.9 | FM | Toledo | Ohio | WSPD relay |
| W295CI | 106.9 | FM | Urbana | Ohio | WBLL relay |
| WBTC | 1540 | AM | Uhrichsville | Ohio | Affiliate |
| W270CI | 101.9 | FM | Uhrichsville | Ohio | WBTC relay |
| WQKT | 104.5 | FM | Wooster | Ohio | Affiliate |
| WKBN | 570 | AM | Youngstown | Ohio | Affiliate |
- Asterisk (*) indicates HD Radio broadcast.
- Blue background indicates low-power FM translator.
Network map
[edit]
- Cleveland Guardians Radio Network stations. Click on each marker to reveal details.
- Flagship stations
- Affiliates (including translators)
References
[edit]- ^ Hoynes, Paul (January 29, 2013). "Cleveland Indians, WTAM AM/1100 reach 5-year deal to broadcast games". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Archived from the original on February 26, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "Guardians Radio Affiliates". Cleveland Guardians. MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Broadcasters". Cleveland Guardians. MLB.com. 2022. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Indians Radio Availabilities". MLB.com/Cle. Cleveland Indians. 2007. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ Hoynes, Paul (August 22, 2013). "GM Chris Antonetti still looking to improve team before deadline". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland, Ohio. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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- "SiriusXM and Major League Baseball Extend Agreement; Every Game Now Available on Sirius and XM Satellite Radios". MLB.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- "Streaming radio app TuneIn adds MLB broadcasts and commercial-free music". August 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ "MLB.TV | Live Stream Baseball Games". Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score, May 15, 1948". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.