The Detroit Tigers Radio Network is an American

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composed of 49 radio stations which carry

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coverage of the

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, a professional

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(MLB).

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WXYT-FM WXYT-FM (97.1 MHz "97-1 The Ticket") is a commercial radio station in Detroit, Michigan, serving Metro Detroit and much of Southeast Michigan. It airs a sports radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. Its studios and offices are located in th ...

(97.1 FM) serves as the network's

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. The network also includes 46 affiliates in the U.S. states of

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, and

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: 25 AM stations, 15 of which supplement their signals with one or more low-power FM

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s; 21 full-power FM stations; and one

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digital subchannel which supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator. The network airs all 162 regular season games and all postseason games.

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does

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with former Tiger catcher Jim Price on

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, and Jeff Riger is the studio host. In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, network programming airs on

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satellite radio; and streams online via

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, and

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Station list

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, 97.1 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , Flagship , - style="border-bottom: 2px solid grey" , - ! scope = "row" , WQBX , 104.9 , , FM , ,

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, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WATZ-FM WATZ-FM (99.3 FM, "99.3 WATZ") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. The station is licensed to the city of Alpena. WATZ has been assigned the same call sign since it signed on in the late 1960s. The station, along with si ...

, 99.3 , , FM , , Alpena , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" , WLKI , 100.3 , , FM , ,

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, , Indiana , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" , WTKA , 1050 , , AM , ,

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, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W292FW , 106.3 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , WTKA relay , - ! scope = "row" , WMTR-FM , 96.1 , , FM , , Archbold , , Ohio , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WBCK WBCK (95.3 FM) is a radio station in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States, owned by Townsquare Media. WBCK has a news-talk format. History WBCK began broadcasting at 1000 watts on AM 930 in Battle Creek and surrounding areas of West Michigan. ...

, 95.3 , , FM , ,

Battle Creek Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which en ...

, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WMRX-FM WMRX-FM (97.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Beaverton, Michigan in the United States, broadcasting a classic hits format. In January 2021, the station began branding as "Mid-Michigan's Favorite Hits". The station also is an affiliate of the D ...

, 97.7 , , FM , , Beaverton , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" , WBRN , 1460 , , AM , , Big Rapids , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W243EN , 96.5 , , FM , , Big Rapids , , Michigan , , WBRN relay , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W256CC , 99.1 , , FM , , Big Rapids , , Michigan , , WBRN relay , - ! scope = "row" ,

WKAD WKAD (93.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Harrietta, Michigan, and serving the Cadillac market, it first began broadcasting in 2003. WKAD features programming from Fox Sports Radio. WKAD carries the Detroit T ...

, 93.7 , , FM , ,

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, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" , WKYO , 1360 , , AM , ,

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, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WMKT WMKT (1270 AM) is a radio station licensed to Charlevoix, Michigan, broadcasting a talk radio Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues and consisting entirely or almost entirely of original spoken word content r ...

, 1270 , , AM , ,

Charlevoix Charlevoix ( , ) is a cultural and natural region in Quebec, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River as well as in the Laurentian Mountains area of the Canadian Shield. This dramatic landscape includes rolling terrain, fjords, headlands ...

, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W272CR , 102.3 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , WMKT relay , - ! scope = "row" , WCHY , 95.3 , , FM , , Cheboygan , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WDBC WDBC (680 AM) is a radio station licensed to Escanaba, Michigan broadcasting a full-service format featuring news, talk and adult contemporary music. WDBC is Upper Michigan's most powerful AM radio station in terms of signal strength; its 10,0 ...

, 680 , , AM , ,

Escanaba Escanaba ( ), commonly shortened to Esky, is a port city in Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on Little Bay de Noc in the state's Upper Peninsula. The population was 12,616 at the 2010 census, making it the third-largest city i ...

, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W233CT , 94.5 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , WDBC relay , - ! scope = "row" , W243EO , 96.5 , , FM , ,

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, , Michigan , , WSGW relay , - ! scope = "row" ,

WBNZ WBNZ (92.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Frankfort, Michigan. History WBNZ first went on the air in October 1978 with a soft rock and local news format. The general manager was Michael Bradford, a former DJ at WCCW in Traverse City. It had ...

, 92.3 , , FM , , Frankfort , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W280GB , 103.9 , , FM , ,

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, , Michigan , , WDBC relay , - ! scope = "row" , WGHN , 1370 , , AM , ,

Grand Haven Grand Haven is a city within the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Ottawa County. Grand Haven is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River, for which it is named. As of the 2010 census, Grand H ...

, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W235CM , 94.9 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , WGHN relay , - ! scope = "row" ,

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, 1300 , , AM , ,

Grand Rapids Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

, , Michigan , , Nighttime-only affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WMAX-FM WMAX-FM (96.1 Hertz, MHz) is the callsign of a radio station owned by iHeartMedia located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The studios and offices are located at 77 Monroe Center in Downtown Grand Rapids while its transmitter is located near Felch St an ...

, 96.1 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , Daytime-only affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WCSR WCSR and WCSR-FM are radio stations located in Hillsdale, Michigan. They operate on the frequencies of 1340 kHz at 500 watts in the daytime and 250 watts at night & 92.1 MHz at 6,000 watts ERP. History WCSR began in 1955 as WBSE, a 10 ...

, 1340 , , AM , , Hillsdale , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" , WCSR-FM , 92.1 , , FM , , Hillsdale , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W258DE , 99.5 , , FM , , Hillsdale , , Michigan , , WCSR relay , - ! scope = "row" ,

WHTC WHTC (1450 AM) is a news/talk radio station in Holland, Michigan. History The station signed on July 31, 1948 at 6:00 p.m. and originally was owned by six Holland-area businessmen: I.H Marsilje, Nelson Bosman (who served as mayor of Holl ...

, 1450 , , AM , ,

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, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W259CO , 99.7 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , WHTC relay , - ! scope = "row" ,

WCCY WCCY (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to Houghton, Michigan Houghton (; ) is the largest city and seat of government of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keween ...

, 1400 , , AM , ,

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, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W257CZ , 99.3 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , WCCY relay , - ! scope = "row" ,

WMIQ WMIQ (1450 AM, "Talk 1450") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Iron Mountain, Michigan Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,518 at the 2020 census, down from 7,624 at the 201 ...

, 1450 , , AM , , Iron Mountain , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" , WKMM-FMHD2* , 105.3-2 , , FM , ,

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, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W270CJ , 101.9 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , WKHM-FM HD2 relay , - ! scope = "row" , WKZO , 590 , , AM , ,

Kalamazoo Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...

, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W295CL , 106.9 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , WKZO relay , - ! scope = "row" , WJIM , 1240 , , AM , ,

Lansing Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, makin ...

, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W299CR , 107.7 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , WJIM relay , - ! scope = "row" ,

WLDN WLDN is an FM radio station owned by Synergy Media and is licensed to Ludington, Michigan. WLDN broadcasts from studios in Ludington, Michigan along with sister stations WKLA, WWMN, WKZC, WMLQ, and WWKR. It runs a news/talk/sports format and c ...

, 98.7 , , FM , , Ludington , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WMLQ WMLQ (97.7 FM, "News 97 & 98") is a radio station located in Manistee, Michigan broadcasting a news/ talk format, simulcasting WLDN 98.7 FM Ludington. The station began broadcasting in 1970 under the WMTE-FM call sign (the current WMTE-FM, at 10 ...

, 97.7 , , FM , , Manistee , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WDMJ WDMJ (1320 AM) is a news/ talk radio station licensed to Marquette, Michigan, with a power output of 5,000 watts during the day and 135 watts at night, covering much of Marquette County, Michigan. It is the oldest continuously operating radio st ...

, 1320 , , AM , , Marquette , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WKBZ WKBZ is a news/talk radio station in Muskegon, Michigan on the frequency of 1090 AM owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. History The original WKBZ operated in Ludington, Michigan from 1926 to 1934. It was moved to Muskegon, Michigan in 1934. In 1947 WMU ...

, 1090 , , AM , ,

Muskegon Muskegon ( ') is a city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Muskegon County. Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing regattas, pleasure boating, and as a commercial and cruise ship port. It is a popular vacation destination because of the expan ...

, , Michigan , , Daytime-only affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WOOD-FM WOOD-FM (106.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Muskegon, Michigan, serving West Michigan and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It simulcasts a news/talk radio format with sister station WOOD 1300 AM. The studios and offices are at ...

, 106.9 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , Nighttime-only affiliate , - ! scope = "row" , WNBY , 1450 , , AM , ,

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, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WWTH WWTH (100.7 FM), Oscoda, Michigan, is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format to the Oscoda, Tawas, Alpena area of northeastern lower Michigan. The station is known as "Thunder Rock", The Sunrise Side's Classic Rock." History WWTH ...

, 100.7 , , FM , , Oscoda , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WMBN WMBN (1340 AM) is a radio station in Petoskey, Michigan, United States. The station, owned by MacDonald-Garber Broadcasting, airs Fox Sports Radio format of sports. WMBN went on the air in April 1947 and is the oldest continuously operating r ...

, 1340 , , AM , , Petoskey , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W284DF , 104.7 , , FM , , Petoskey , , Michigan , , WMBN relay , - ! scope = "row" ,

WPHM WPHM (1380 AM) is a news/talk/sports radio station licensed to Port Huron, Michigan, with a power output of 5,000 watts, covering much of The Thumb area of Michigan. The station is owned by Radio First and broadcasts from studios on Huron Avenue ...

, 1380 , , AM , ,

Port Huron Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administered separately. Located along the St. Clair ...

, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WRGZ WKLT 97.5 Kalkaska (Traverse City), WBCM 93.5 Boyne City (Petoskey) and WRGZ 96.7 Rogers City (Alpena) are classic rock-leaning mainstream rock stations simulcasting as "KLT The Rock Station". The stations serve all of northern lower Mich ...

, 96.7 , , FM , ,

Rogers City Rogers City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,827 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Presque Isle County. The city is adjacent to Rogers Township, but is politically independent. Rogers City is located on L ...

, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WGRY-FM WGRY-FM (101.1 MHz, "Up North Sports Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Roscommon, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1990. WGRY-FM is owned by Sheryl and Gerald Coyne, through licensee Blarney Stone Broadca ...

, 101.1 , , FM , ,

Roscommon Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who built ...

, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" , WSGW , 790 , , AM , ,

Saginaw Saginaw () is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both in the area known as Mid-Michigan. Saginaw is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township and considered part of Greater ...

, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WTGV-FM WTGV-FM (97.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits/oldies format, serving Sandusky, Michigan, Sandusky and the Thumb and Blue Water area of Michigan. WTGV is owned and operated by Sanilac/GB Broadcasting, Sanilac Broa ...

, 97.7 , , FM , , Sandusky , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WSOO WSOO (1230 AM) is a radio station in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The station airs a gold-based soft adult contemporary format during daytime hours, featuring music from the 1960s through the 2000s, and features paranormal talk programming in la ...

, 1230 , , AM , , Sault Ste. Marie , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WCSY-FM WCSY-FM (103.7 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to South Haven, Michigan, the station serves the Benton Harbor-Saint Joseph area. WCSY-FM has filed a construction permit to move its community of license from ...

, 103.7 , , FM , , South Haven , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - ! scope = "row" , WBET , 1230 , , AM , , Sturgis , , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , W259CR , 99.7 , , FM , , Sturgis , , Michigan , , WBET relay , - ! scope = "row" ,

WSJM-FM WSJM-FM is a radio station broadcasting a News/ Talk format. Licensed to Benton Harbor, Michigan, the station formerly simulcasted with WSJM except for Fox Sports Radio programming on AM and for most weekend programs. The simulcast ended in la ...

, 94.9 , , FM , ,

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, , Michigan , , Affiliate , - style="background-color:#DFEBF6;" ! scope = "row" , WCCW , 1310 , , AM , ,

Traverse City Traverse City ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was ...

, , Michigan , , Daytime-only affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WCCW-FM WCCW-FM (107.5 MHz) is an FM radio station in Traverse City, Michigan, United States. The station is owned by the Midwestern Broadcasting group, which to this day includes the family members of its original partners from the early 1940s, th ...

, 107.5 , , FM , ,

, , Michigan , , Nighttime-only affiliate , - ! scope = "row" ,

WGFN WGFN (98.1 MHz) is a radio station in Northern Michigan that airs a classic rock format under the branding of "The Bear", and is currently owned by Black Diamond Broadcast Holdings, LLC. WGFN is based out of Glen Arbor, Michigan, airing at 98 ...

, 98.1 , , FM , ,

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History and former 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

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, 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 WLQV (1500 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by the Salem Media Group and broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. It uses paid brokered programming where hosts buy time on the st ...

) and WKMH (currently known as WDTW but off the air). *The Tigers' most famous announcer is

Ford C. Frick Award The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in the United States to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball". It is named for Ford C. Frick, former Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Before h ...

winning broadcaster

Ernie Harwell William Earnest Harwell (January 25, 1918 – May 4, 2010) was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 seasons, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell called the actio ...

, who called Tigers games mostly on the radio from 1960–2002. The press box at

Comerica Park Comerica Park is a baseball stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It has been the home of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers since 2000, when the team left Tiger Stadium. History Construction Founded in 1894, the Tigers had played at the ...

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.Thousands walk, roll to park for Ernie Harwell's send-off
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