The Boston Celtics Radio Network is a radio network that broadcasts

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of ...

basketball games with a flagship station of

WBZ-FM WBZ-FM (98.5 FM) is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, WBZ-FM is the Boston affiliate for Fox Sports Radio; th ...

(98.5). Carried in 5 of the 6

New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian province ...

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * '' Our ...

s, the network has 20 stations (8 on AM, 12 on FM). From 2005 until 2013, Celtics games had been carried on

Entercom Audacy, Inc. is an American broadcasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1968 as Entercom Communications Corporation, it is the second largest radio company in the United States, owning 235 radio stations across 48 media ...

-owned stations

WRKO WRKO (680 AM) is a commercial news/talk radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by iHeartMedia, WRKO is a Class B AM station that provides secondary coverage to portio ...

and WEEI. That partnership ended in August 2013. In September 2013, the Celtics announced that they had signed a multi-year deal with

CBS Radio CBS Radio was a radio broadcasting company and radio network operator owned by CBS Corporation and founded in 1928, with consolidated radio station groups owned by CBS and Westinghouse Broadcasting/Group W since the 1920s, and Infinity Broa ...

to broadcast games on their network. CBS Radio and Entercom merged in 2017.

Radio Network (26 stations + 2 FM translators)

Flagships (1 station)

*98.5

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...

Affiliates (25 stations + 2 FM translators)

Maine (6 stations)

*92.9

WEZQ WEZQ (92.9 MHz; "The Ticket") is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Bangor, Maine, United States, the station signal extends to Bar Harbor and Belfast on the coast, to Howland to the north. The station is c ...

: Bangor ''

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The ...

primary affiliate'' *96.3 WJJB-FM:

Gray Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed ...

*1310 WLOB:

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

*95.9 WPEI: Saco *95.5 WPPI: Topsham *1440 WRED: Westbrook

Massachusetts (7 stations + 1 FM translator)

*105.5 WWEI: Easthampton *1400

WHTB WHTB (1400 AM) is a Portuguese language radio station in Fall River, Massachusetts, operating with 1 kW unlimited hours. History Originally known as WALE, the call sign moved to 990 AM in Providence, Rhode Island on July 20, 1989. On that ...

Fall River Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...

(if there is a conflict on WSAR) *1480

WSAR WSAR is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Fall River, Massachusetts. Its studios and transmitter site are located in Somerset, Massachusetts. Broadcasting on 1480 kHz, its transmitter power output is 5,000 watts unlimited hours, usi ...

*1280 WPKZ: Fitchburg *105.3/W287BT: Fitchburg (rebroadcasts WPKZ) *1230 WNAW: North Adams ''

primary affiliate'' *95.1

WXTK WXTK (95.1 FM broadcasting, FM; "Newsradio 95 WXTK") is a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and serving Cape Cod. It has a talk radio radio format, format and is owned by iHear ...

West Yarmouth West Yarmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,012 at the 2010 census. Geography West Yarmouth is located in the southwest quarter of the town ...

primary affiliate'' *1440 WVEI: Worcester

New Hampshire (8 stations + 1 FM translator)

*1230 WTSV:

Claremont Claremont may refer to: Places Australia *Claremont, Ipswich, a heritage-listed house in Queensland * Claremont, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart * Claremont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth ** Claremont Football Club, West Australian Footba ...

primary affiliate'' *1450 WKXL: Concord *103.9/W280EC: Concord *1270 WTSN:

Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...

*1400 WTSL:

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

primary affiliate'' *1250

WGAM WGAM (1250 AM) and WGHM (900 AM) are simulcasting radio stations broadcasting an oldies format named "Oldies Radio WGAM". WGAM is licensed to Manchester, New Hampshire, WGHM to Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. The stations serve southern Ne ...

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

*101.5 WWLK-FM: Meredith ''

primary affiliate'' *900 WGHM: Nashua *93.5

WEEY WEEY (93.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Swanzey, New Hampshire. The station is owned by Great Eastern Radio, LLC and serves as the Keene affiliate for WEEI-FM. History The WEEY license was originally allocated to Springfield, Vermo ...

: Swanzey ''

primary affiliate''

New York (2 stations)

*101.3

WCPV WCPV (101.3 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a country music radio format. Licensed to Essex, New York, United States, the station serves the Champlain Valley of New York and Vermont. Although licensed to Essex, New York, ...

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

*960

WEAV WEAV (960 AM) is an English-language American radio station in Plattsburgh, New York, with studios in Colchester, Vermont. The station broadcasts a sports format. Owned and operated by Vox AM/FM, the station broadcasts with a power of 5,000 ...

Plattsburgh Plattsburgh ( moh, Tsi ietsénhtha) is a city in, and the county seat, seat of, Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 ce ...

Rhode Island (2 stations)

*790

WPRV WPRV (790 AM, "The Score") is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and airs a sports radio format, largely focused on sports betting. The studios are on Wampanoag Trail in East Provid ...

: Providence (2018-) *1240 WOON:

Woonsocket Woonsocket ( ), is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsocket lies directly south of ...

(2009, 2014-)

Former stations (20 stations + 1 FM translator)

Former flagships (7 stations)

*680

, Massachusetts (1981-1991, 1995–1996, 2005–2007) *590 WEEI Boston, Massachusetts (1991-1995) *850 WHDH:

, Massachusetts (co-flagship, 1952–1969) *850 WEEI: Boston, Massachusetts (2007-2013) *1510 WWZN:

, Massachusetts (2001-2005) *93.7

WEEI-FM WEEI-FM (93.7 MHz) – branded SportsRadio 93.7 WEEI-FM – is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WEEI-FM is the Boston aff ...

Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachuset ...

(2011-2013) *94.5 WHDH-FM:

, Massachusetts (co-flagship, 1952–1969; sometimes carried Celtics games alone when WHDH was carrying a game of the

hockey club))

Former affiliates (16 stations + 1 FM translator)

*620

WZON WZON (620 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting an oldies format, with one afternoon talk show. The station is licensed to Bangor and serves Central Maine. Along with sister stations 100.3 WKIT and 103.1 WZLO, WZON is owned by The Zone ...

Bangor, Maine Bangor ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat of Penobscot County. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's 3rd-largest settlement, behind Portland (68,408) and Lewiston (37,121). Modern Bangor ...

*1280 WFAU:

Gardiner, Maine Gardiner is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,961 at the 2020 census. Popular with tourists, Gardiner is noted for its culture and old architecture. Gardiner is a nationally accrediteMain StreetAmerica commun ...

*1450 WVOM:

Rockland, Maine Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 6,936. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is a popular tourist destination. It is a departure point for the Maine State ...

*1440 WRED:

Westbrook, Maine Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States and a suburb of Portland. The population was 20,400 at the 2020 census, making it the fastest-growing city in Maine between 2010 and 2020. It is part of the Portland– South Portla ...

*1320 WARA:

Attleboro, Massachusetts Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It was once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers. According to the 2020 census, Attleboro had a population of 46,461. Attleboro is ...

(1990-1991,Providence Journal Sports On The Radio listing: February 28, 1991, p. G-4. 2005–2006 season (as WARL)) *104.9 WBOQ:

Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester () is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It sits on Cape Ann and is a part of Massachusetts's North Shore. The population was 29,729 at the 2020 U.S. Census. An important center of the fishing industry and ...

*1420 WBSM: New Bedford, Massachusetts *560 WHYN: Springfield, Massachusetts *94.9 W235AV: Tatnuck (relays WTAG) *580

WTAG WTAG (580 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a Talk radio, news/talk format. WTAG's studios are in Paxton, Massachusetts, Paxton and it broadcasts from a transmitter in Holde ...

Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 census, making it the second- most populous city in New England after ...

*107.7 WTPL:

Hillsborough Hillsborough may refer to: Australia *Hillsborough, New South Wales, a suburb of Lake Macquarie Canada *Hillsborough, New Brunswick *Hillsborough Parish, New Brunswick * Hillsborough, Nova Scotia, in Inverness County *Hillsborough (electoral d ...

*1420 WASR:

Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,416 at the 2020 census. A resort area situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro includes the village of Wolfeboro Falls. History The town was granted b ...

*920 WHJJ: Providence, Rhode Island (2015-2018) *620

WVMT WVMT (620 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Burlington, Vermont, and serving the Champlain Valley of Vermont and New York. WVMT is simulcast on FM translator station W242BK at 96.3 MHz. The translator's owner, Vox AM/FM, LLC, ...

: Burlington, Vermont *1240 WSKI:

Montpelier, Vermont Montpelier () is the capital city of the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Washington County. The site of Vermont's state government, it is the least populous state capital in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population w ...

*96.1/ WDEV-FM:

Warren, Vermont Warren is a town in Washington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2020 census. The center of population of Vermont is located in Warren. It is set between the two ranges of the Green Mountains, with approximately 25% ...

*550 WDEV:

Waterbury, Vermont Waterbury is a town in Washington County in central Vermont, United States. Although the town is still home to the Waterbury Village Historic District, the village sharing the name of the town officially dissolved as a municipality in 2018. As ...

*93.9 WWOD:

Woodstock, Vermont Woodstock is the shire town (county seat) of Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,005. It includes the villages of Woodstock, South Woodstock, Taftsville, and West Woodstock. History Charte ...

References

External links

The Celtics Radio Network affiliates page on CBSBoston.comBoston Celtis 98.5 The Sports Hub Announce Multi Year Broadcast Partnership
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