The Toronto Blue Jays Radio Network consists of 21 stations (17
AM, 4
FM) in 7
Canadian provinces broadcasting the team's games in English.
At the start of the 2021 season, the radio broadcasts consisted of a
simulcast
Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of programmes/programs or events across more than one resolution, bitrate or medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at exactly the same time (that is, simultane ...
of the audio from the
Sportsnet
Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then ...
television broadcasts of Blue Jays games, featuring play-by-play announcer
Dan Shulman
Daniel Shulman is a Canadian sportscaster with Sportsnet as well as the American network ESPN.
Shulman serves as a play-by-play announcer for select Toronto Blue Jays telecasts on Sportsnet and during 2018 and 2020 he hosted the baseball-the ...
and colour analysts
Buck Martinez
John Albert "Buck" Martinez (born November 7, 1948) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, and is currently the television play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball ( ...
and
Pat Tabler
Patrick Sean Tabler (born February 2, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball player. After retiring professional baseball, he became a color analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays on the Canadian sports television networks TSN and Sportsn ...
, with Rob Wong and Shoaib Ali serve as on-air hosts.
The simulcasts continued through the end of July, after which a dedicated radio broadcast was used with
Ben Wagner
Benjamin L. "Ben" Wagner (born August 7, 1980) is an American sportscaster. Since March 2018, he has worked as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early life
Wagner was born in New Paris, I ...
calling play-by-play. From 2018 to 2020, the radio team consisted of play-by-play announcers Wagner and
Mike Wilner
Michael Samuel Wilner (born March 14, 1970) is a former Canadian baseball broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays. From 2014 through 2020, he called play-by-play for the Blue Jays' radio broadcasts, and authored a blog on Sportsnet.ca/590. He formerl ...
. Wagner succeeded longtime radio announcer
Jerry Howarth
Jerry Howarth (born March 12, 1946) is an American Canadian former sports commentator, best known as the radio play-by-play voice of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1981 through the 2017 season.
Howarth had shared the play-by-play duties with his lat ...
following the latter's retirement, while former radio analyst
Joe Siddall
Joseph Todd Siddall (born October 25, 1967) is a Canadian former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, and Detroit Tigers.
Professional career
Siddall was signed by the M ...
moved to the television pregame show.
During its all-sports era from 2007 to 2011, Montreal station
CKAC broadcast some games in French.
Flagship (1 station)
*590/
CJCL
CJCL (590 AM, ''Sportsnet 590 The Fan'') is a Canadian sports radio station in Toronto, Ontario. Owned and operated by Rogers Sports & Media since 2002, CJCL's studios are located at the Rogers Building at Bloor and Jarvis in downtown Toron ...
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Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
,
Ontario
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Affiliates (20 stations)
Alberta (2 stations)
*960/
CFAC
:''CFAC also stands for Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae''
CFAC is an AM radio station serving Calgary, Alberta. Owned by Rogers Sports & Media, the station broadcasts a sports format branded as ''Sportsnet 960 The Fan'', co-branded with t ...
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Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
*101.7/
CKER-FM
CKER-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 101.7 FM in Edmonton, Alberta. The station airs a multilingual programming format branded as ''Connect FM 101.7'' and is owned by Akash Broadcasting Inc.
History
CKER-FM first hit the airwave ...
:
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
British Columbia (3 stations)
*610/
CHNL
CHNL (''Radio NL'') is a radio station in Kamloops, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. The station, owned by the Stingray Group since 2018, airs a classic hits format with some talk radio, talk and sports radio, sports at 610 on the AM broadcas ...
:
Kamloops
Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ...
*1150/
CKFR
CKFR is a radio station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Broadcasting at 1150 AM, the station airs news/ talk and sports formats, and identifies on air as ''AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports''. It is owned by Bell Media.
Current on-air talent inc ...
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Kelowna
Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''kiÊ ...
*650/
CISL:
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
Nova Scotia (1 station)
*95.7/
CJNI-FM
CJNI-FM (95.7 MHz) is a Canadian radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia. CJNI has a News/ Talk/Sports format branded as ''CityNews 95.7''. The station is owned by Rogers Sports & Media which also owns sister station CFLT-FM. CJNI-FM is currently ...
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Halifax
Ontario (8 stations)
*570/
CKGL
CKGL (570 AM broadcasting, AM) is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 570 AM broadcasting, AM in Kitchener, Ontario. The station currently broadcasts a all-news radio, news/talk radio, talk format branded on-air as ''CityNews 570''. The ...
:
Kitchener
*980/
CFPL:
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
*600/
CKAT
CKAT is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 600 AM in North Bay, Ontario. The station, owned by Rogers Media, airs a country, news and sports format.
History
The station originally launched in 1967 at 93.7 FM, and was acquired by Northern ...
:
North Bay
*1310/
CIWW
CIWW (1310 kHz, ''CityNews Ottawa'') is a commercial AM radio station in Ottawa, Ontario, owned by Rogers Sports & Media, and branded as ''CityNews Ottawa''. It simulcasts a News/ Talk radio format, along with co-owned 101.1 CJET-FM. The r ...
:
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
*90.5/
CJMB-FM:
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
- Not broadcasting games currently.
*1070/
CHOK
CHOK (1070 AM) is a Canadian radio station, licensed to Sarnia, Ontario and owned by Blackburn Radio. The station broadcasts a country format with local news, talk and sports. CHOK also has an FM translator, CHOK-1-FM, broadcasting at 103.9&nb ...
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Sarnia
Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes where Lake Huron fl ...
*107.1/
CJCS-FM
CJCS-FM is a Canadian radio station in Stratford, Ontario broadcasting at 107.1 FM with a classic hits/ variety hits format branded as ''107.1 CJCS''. The station is owned by Vista Radio. CJCS also broadcasts Toronto Blue Jays games.
The stati ...
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Stratford
*920/
CKNX:
Wingham
Quebec (1 station)
*690/
CKGM:
Montreal
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Saskatchewan (4 stations)
*1150/
CJSL
CJSL is a Canadian radio station licensed to Estevan, Saskatchewan, and serves the southeastern portion of the province. CJSL broadcasts a country format as well as live sports.
The station is currently owned by Golden West Broadcasting, which ...
:
Estevan
Estevan is the eighth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5.
History
The ...
*1210/
CFYM
CFYM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting a classic hits format at 1210 AM. Licensed to Kindersley, Saskatchewan, it serves west central Saskatchewan. It first began broadcasting in 1986 after receiving approval by the CRTC
The Cana ...
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Kindersley
Kindersley is a town surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Kindersley No. 290 in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located along Highway 7, a primary highway linking Calgary, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. At a population of 4,597 ...
*1330/
CJYM
CJYM (1330 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada, it serves west central Saskatchewan.
History
It first began broadcasting in 1966 under the call letters CKKR. CJYM is a Class B ...
:
Rosetown
*1190/
CFSL:
Weyburn
Weyburn is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. The city has a population of 10,870. It is on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina and is north from the North Dakota border in the ...
Former affiliates (8 stations)
*580/
CKY CKY may refer to:
* CKY (band), American rock band, formerly "Camp Kill Yourself"
** ''CKY'' (video series), named after the band
**CKY crew, people involved in the video series and related projects
*CKY-DT, a television station in Winnipeg, Manito ...
: Winnipeg, Manitoba
*''730/
CKAC:
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
'' (part-time affiliate, French only, c. 2007-2011)
** simulcast on up to 10
relays
A relay
Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts
An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off
A relay is an electrically operated switch ...
*820/
CHAM
Cham or CHAM may refer to:
Ethnicities and languages
*Chams, people in Vietnam and Cambodia
**Cham language, the language of the Cham people
***Cham script
*** Cham (Unicode block), a block of Unicode characters of the Cham script
*Cham Albania ...
: Hamilton, Ontario (2009-2010)
*900/
CHML
CHML is a radio station, broadcasting at 900 AM in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. CHML's transmitter power is 50,000 watts using an eight-tower directional antenna array with a signal oriented largely west-northwest to east-southeast, covering the ...
: Hamilton, Ontario (2011)
*960/
CFFX: Kingston, Ontario
*1570/
CKMW
CKMW-FM is a Canadian radio station licensed to Winkler, Manitoba, serving the Pembina Valley Region broadcasting at 88.9 FM with a country format branded as ''Country 88''. The station is currently owned & operated by Golden West Broadcasting. ...
: Winkler, Manitoba
*91.9/
CKNI-FM
CKNI-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 91.9 FM in Moncton, New Brunswick. Owned by Acadia Broadcasting, the station broadcasts an adult contemporary format branded as ''91.9 The Bend''. CKNI's studios and offices are located at Jo ...
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Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because of ...
(2006-2014)
*88.9/
CHNI-FM
CHNI-FM (88.9 MHz) is a Canadian FM radio station in Saint John, New Brunswick. The station airs an classic/ active rock format branded as ''Q88.9''. It is owned by the Stingray Group.
History
On November 26, 2004, Rogers Media received CR ...
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Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of Ki ...
(2006-2014)
References
External links
List of Blue Jays radio stations
{{Major League Baseball on the radio
Toronto Blue Jays
Major League Baseball on the radio
Sports radio networks in Canada