Boston_Red_Sox_Radio_Network

Boston Red Sox Radio Network

Boston Red Sox Radio Network

Professional baseball radio broadcast network

The Boston Red Sox Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 54 radio stations which carry English language coverage of the Boston Red Sox, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lawrence, Massachusetts station WEEI-FM (93.7 FM), which serves Boston and the Greater Boston area, serves as the network's Flagship. The network also includes 49 affiliates in the U.S. states of Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and Florida: 28 AM stations, 24 of which supplement their signals with one or more FM translators; and 21 full-power FM stations, one of which supplements its signal with several FM translators.[1] Joe Castiglione currently serves as the network's play-by-play announcer; since the start of the 2020 Red Sox season, Will Flemming, Sean McDonough, Jon Sciambi, Dave O'Brien, Dale Arnold and Tom Caron have alternated with Castiglione providing color commentary.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6]

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Programming

Play-by-play announcers Joe Castiglione and Will Flemming call games on-site, in addition to a rotation of Sean McDonough as the second play-by-play announcer, with Lou Merloni or Rob Bradford as color commentators for select games. WEEI-FM personality Mike Mutnansky serves as pre- and post-game host. All regular season and many spring training games are broadcast.

Station list

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Network maps

Map of network stations in Massachusetts
Map of network stations in Vermont
Map of network stations in New Hampshire
Map of network stations in Maine
Map of network stations in Connecticut
Map of network station in Rhode Island
Map of network stations in New York
Map of network station in Florida

Additional affiliates

  • 1400 WHTB: Fall River (if there is a conflict on WSAR)
  • 1240 WOON: Woonsocket (if there is a conflict on WVEI-FM)

Spanish Beisbol Network

In addition to the English-language network, the Boston Red Sox Spanish Beisbol Network is a five-station network carrying Spanish-language coverage of the Red Sox. Haverhill station WCCM (1490 AM) serves as the network's flagship; each affiliate simulcasts over an FM translator. Nilson Pepén is the play-by-play announcer.

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History

Former announcers

Former flagships

Former affiliates

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    WEEI (2019-3-30). Two nations, over the air. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
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    "WEEI shortens cast working with Joe Castiglione on Red Sox broadcasts | Boston.com". www.boston.com.
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    "Broadcasters". MLB.com.
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    "SiriusXM and Major League Baseball Extend Agreement; Every Game Now Available on Sirius and XM Satellite Radios". MLB.com.
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    Kastrenakes, Jacob (August 25, 2015). "Streaming radio app TuneIn adds MLB broadcasts and commercial-free music". The Verge.
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    "MLB.TV | Live Stream Baseball Games". MLB.com.
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    Clark, Ernie; Warner, Pete (January 19, 2018). "'It was shabby treatment': Stephen King unhappy after Red Sox broadcast rights in Bangor awarded to 92.9 The Ticket". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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    Doughrety, Pete (December 9, 2011). "WOFX (980 AM) dumps Mets in favor of Red Sox". Albany Times-Union. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
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    "Grande, Merloni to fill in on WEEI Red Sox broadcasts; Ryder named new host | Boston.com". Boston.com.
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    Boston Globe, Jan. 9, 1983, sports page 1
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    "WMEX History". Archived from the original on 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
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    Red Sox Magazine, 1997 second edition, page 29
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