The Hilltopper Sports Network is the regional sports radio network for the

Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtow ...

's Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers. Headquartered in

Bowling Green, Kentucky Bowling Green is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky, United States. Founded by pioneers in 1798, Bowling Green was the provisional capital of Confederate Kentucky during the American Civil War. As of the 2 ...

, the network provides coverage of WKU's athletic teams football, men's and women's basketball. Some select affiliates also clears WKU Men's Baseball games. The network boasts the second-largest radio network in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, behind only their main competitor, the

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WKYU-TV WKYU-TV (channel 24) is a secondary PBS member television station in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. Owned by Western Kentucky University as an arm of its Information Technology department, it is a sister station to NPR member network WK ...

, the university-owned

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member station, is the sole television affiliate that broadcasts WKU's televised coaches shows, along with some of WKU's sporting events, including those that originate from

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-owned

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. In addition, some men's and women's basketball games are presented by WKYU with the

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cablecast of the game, with the radio network's audio, broadcasting under the branding, "Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network."WKU Public Broadcasting
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. Retrieved April 6, 2015.

Radio affiliates

Former affiliates

Bardstown Bardstown is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 11,700 in the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County. Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard brothers. David Bard obtained a l ...

-- WBRT AM 1340 (2005-200?) "Big Red Radio Network adds WAIN-AM, Columbia, KY, to network on Columbia Magazine.com"
''ColumbiaMagazine.com''. August 22, 2005. *Bowling Green -- WBGN AM 1340 (1950?-199?) original flagship station *

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-- WMMG-AM/ FM 1140AM/103.5FM (went defunct in case of 1140 AM) * Columbia --

WAIN A wagon or waggon is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by draught animals or on occasion by humans, used for transporting goods, commodities, agricultural materials, supplies and sometimes people. Wagons are immediately distinguished from ...

AM 1270 (2005-200?) * Elizabethtown --

WQXE WQXE (98.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by Skytower Communications-E'town, Inc. and features programming from Westwood On ...

FM (1969-197?) *Glasgow -- WCLU AM 1490 (196?-198?) * Morgantown --

WLBQ WLBQ (1570 AM), known locally on air as "BeechTree Radio," or simply as "The Q", is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format. Licensed to Morgantown, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by Beech Tree Publishing. ...

AM 1570 (200?-2007?) * Lewisport/Owensboro --

WLME WLME (102.7 FM, "102.7 The Game") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Lewisport, Kentucky. The station is owned and operated by Hancock Communications, Inc., doing business as the Cromwell Radio Group, and the station's ...

102.7 *

Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine ...

-- WPKY AM 1580

References

External links

WKU Athletics Official Website
Western Kentucky University Sports radio networks in the United States Bowling Green, Kentucky College basketball on the radio in the United States College football on the radio Learfield IMG College sports radio networks {{Kentucky-radio-station-stub

Radio affiliates

Former affiliates

See also

References

External links