The Pawsox Radio Network was the

radio network There are two types of radio network currently in use around the world: the one-to-many (simplex communication) broadcast network commonly used for public information and mass media, mass-media entertainment, and the two-way radio (Duplex (telecomm ...

of the

Pawtucket Red Sox The Pawtucket Red Sox, known colloquially as the PawSox, were a professional minor league baseball club based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. From 1973 to 2020, the team was a member of the International League and served as the Triple-A affiliate ...

, a Triple-A minor league affiliate of the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eigh ...

. There were 12 stations (nine A.M. and three F.M.) and three F.M. translators in the network, including the flagship and part-time stations. The network last broadcast games for the Pawtucket team in 2019, as the 2020 minor league season was cancelled and the team relocated to

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 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities i ...

, becoming the

Worcester Red Sox The Worcester Red Sox (nicknamed the WooSox) are a professional minor league baseball team based in Worcester, Massachusetts. Beginning play in 2021, the team is the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, succeeding the Pawtucket Red Sox. The ...

for the 2021 season.

Flagship station

*920/

WHJJ WHJJ (920 kHz, "News Radio 920 & 104.7 FM") is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It carries a talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Oxford Street in Providence. WHJJ operates ...

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts ...

Affiliates

Massachusetts (7 stations + 2 translators)

*970/ WESO: Southbridge (limited basis) *1280/

WPKZ WPKZ (1280 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format and licensed to Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by John Morrison through licensee K-Zone Media Group, LLC, and features p ...

: Fitchburg *1340/

WNBH WNBH (1340 AM) is a New Bedford, Massachusetts radio station, owned by Hall Communications and currently broadcasting a classic hits format. The station's branding refers to its FM translator station, W267CY. The station is also carried on the H ...

New Bedford New Bedford (Massachusett: ) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. Up through the 17th century, the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Native American pe ...

*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 ...

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 ...

(Limited basis ''only when Boston Red Sox games are not on'') *1490/ WMRC: Milford (limited basis) *96.3/

WEII WEII (96.3 FM, "SportsRadio 96.3") is a radio station in Dennis, Massachusetts. The station airs a sports radio format from Boston-based WEEI-FM WEEI-FM (93.7 MHz) – branded SportsRadio 93.7 WEEI-FM – is a commercial sports radio stat ...

: Dennis (limited basis) *98.9/ WORC-FM: Webster *100.1/ WWFX: Southbridge *105.3/W287BT: Fitchburg (relays WPKZ)

Rhode Island (1 station)

*1230/ WBLQ: Westerly (limited basis)

Vermont (2 station + 1 translator)

*1320/

WCVR WCVR (1320 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a hybrid country music format to Randolph, Vermont, United States. Established in 1968, the station is owned by Robert and John Landry, through licensee Sugar River Media. History WCVR was signed ...

: Randolph (limited basis) *1480/

WCFR WCFR is an AM radio station licensed to Springfield, Vermont. It broadcasts hits from the 1980s and ’90s with 5,000 watts during the day. Programming is also simulcast on translator W293BH, 106.5 FM. The station carries Boston Red Sox baseball ...

: Springfield (limited basis) *106.5/W293BH: Springfield (rebroadcasts WCFR)

Unsure status (1 station)

*1380/

WNRI WNRI (1380 AM, "1380 AM & 99.9 FM WNRI") is a radio station located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The station has a news & talk radio format and has been owned by Bouchard Broadcasting Inc. since 2004. WNRI began broadcasting November 28, 1954. ...

: Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Former flagships (2 stations)

*790/ WSKO: Providence (????-200?) *99.7/ WSKO-FM:

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew Census 2011 table KS101EW Usual resident population, ...

- Peacedale,

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

Former affiliates (11 stations)

*900/ WGHM: Nashua, New Hampshire (????-2013) *1180/ WCNX:

Hope Valley, Rhode Island Hope Valley is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hopkinton in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,612 at the 2010 census. Hope Valley is the largest village in Hopkinton and ...

(200?-2008) *1240/ WOON: Woonsocket, Rhode Island (1997) *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 N ...

Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshire. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644. Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Ha ...

(????-2013) *1280/ WEIM:

Fitchburg, Massachusetts Fitchburg is a city in northern Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The third-largest city in the county, its population was 41,946 at the 2020 census. Fitchburg is home to Fitchburg State University as well as 17 public and private e ...

''limited basis'' (2003) *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 United States Census, 2020 census, Attleboro had a population ...

(1997) *1340/

WGAW WGAW (1340 AM) is a radio station licensed to Gardner, Massachusetts. Established in 1946 as WHOB, the station is owned by Steven Wendell and carries a talk radio format. History The station signed on December 23, 1946 as WHOB. It debuted at 14 ...

Gardner, Massachusetts Gardner, officially the City of Gardner, is a city in Worcester County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,287 in the 2020 census. Gardner is home of such sites as the Blue Moon Diner, Dunn State Park, ...

''limited basis'' (????-2007) *1440/ WVEI:

(????-2007) *1450/ WLKW:

West Warwick, Rhode Island West Warwick is a town in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 31,012 at the 2020 census. West Warwick was incorporated in 1913, making it the youngest town in the state. Prior to 1913, the town, situated on the wester ...

(????-2008) *1570/

WPEP WPEP ( AM broadcasting, AM) was an amplitude modulation, AM radio station licensed to Taunton, Massachusetts. WPEP's format had been full-service, offering local news and talk programming, as well as music and nationally syndicated talk. The stati ...

Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County. Taunton is situated on the Taunton River which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount Hope Bay, to the south. At the 2020 cen ...

(????-2003) *96.7/ WBLQ-LP:

Ashaway, Rhode Island Ashaway () is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA. It is a principal village of Hopkinton, along with Hope Valley, although it is the smaller of the two. The population was 1,48 ...

(200?-200?)

Alumni

Pawtucket served as a springboard for multiple Major League Baseball broadcasters. , there were seven former PawSox radio and two television announcers broadcasting for

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

teams. In the below list, first are the years with the teams they have broadcast for, and second are the years the broadcaster was with the Pawtucket Red Sox. *

Gary Cohen Gary Cohen (born ) is an American sportscaster, best known as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Cohen currently calls Mets broadcasts for SNY and WPIX and Seton Hall basketball gam ...

(

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

) (1989–present); MLB on CBS Radio (1986, 1991–1997); MLB on ESPN Radio (1998–present); (1987–88) *

Dave Flemming David Braxton Flemming (born May 31, 1976) is an American sportscaster who has been a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball since 2003. Flemming also calls college football, college basketball, major leagu ...

(

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Y ...

) (fill-in 2003, regular 2004–present) (2001–03) * Andy Freed (

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home v ...

) (2005–present) (2001–04) *

Dave Jageler David E. Jageler (born October 16, 1971) is an American baseball broadcaster. He joined Charlie Slowes in the Washington Nationals radio broadcast booth to call games in 2006. Prior to joining the Washington Nationals, Jageler was the voice of ...

(

Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...

) (2006–present) (2005) *

Don Orsillo Don Orsillo (born December 16, 1968) is the play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres on Bally Sports San Diego and for the MLB on TBS. Orsillo was the television voice of the Boston Red Sox on NESN from 2001 to 2015. He was then hired b ...

(

) (2001–2015);

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...

(2016–present) (1996–2000) * Glenn Geffner ( Miami Marlins) (2008–present); fill-in for

(1996–2002) and

broadcaster (2005–07) (2006–07) * Aaron Goldsmith (

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The team joined the American League as an expansion team ...

) (2013–present) (2012) * Jeff Levering ( Milwaukee Brewers) (2015–present) (2013–14) * Josh Maurer ( Milwaukee Brewers) (2022-) fill-in for

(2015) fill in for Philadelphia Phillies (2021) (2014-2021) *

Will Flemming William Flemming (born April 3, 1979, in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American sportscaster who broadcasts play-by-play of Boston Red Sox games with the WEEI Red Sox Radio Network alongside veteran announcer Joe Castiglione; Prior to joining WEEI ...

(

) (2018–present) fill-in for

(2018) (2015–2018) * Mike Monaco (

, ACC Network) (2020–present) fill-in for

(2019-present); with PawSox (2017–2019) In addition, Dan Hoard became a broadcaster for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. He was with the PawSox from 2006 to 2011. On April 24, 2013, it was announced that then-broadcaster Bob Socci would become the New England Patriots play-by-play broadcaster starting with the 2013 season. Other Pawtucket announcers included Bob Kurtz of the

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

; Dave Shea, who spent time with the Washington Nationals;

Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers is a former sportscaster and producer who worked for the New England Sports Network from 1987 to 2004. Rodgers joined NESN in 1987 as an associate producer. He became an on-camera personality in June 1993; co-hosting SportsDesk with ...

; Jack LeFaivre; Matt Pinto; and

Mike Stenhouse Michael Steven Stenhouse (born May 29, 1958) is a former outfielder, first baseman, and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos from -, the Minnesota Twins in , and the Boston Red Sox in . Stenhouse is the CEO ...

References

Sources

*1997 Pawsox pocket schedule *2003 Pawsox pocket schedule *2008 Pawsox pocket schedule *2008 Pawsox official souvenir program, p. 165 *2009 Pawsox pocket schedule *2009 Pawsox pocket schedule-Revised
North East Radio Watch: April 6, 2009
*2009 Pawsox official souvenir program, p. 189

*2012 Pawsox pocket schedule {{Sports networks in the United States *

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Sports radio networks in the United States