The Vanderbilt IMG Sports Network, also known as the Commodore Radio Network, is the sports radio network for the

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, the athletic programs of

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. Headquartered in

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, the network consists of 10 radio stations in Middle

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, and one in

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. There is no television division of this network, but Vanderbilt Commodores fans worldwide can listen to coaches shows and game events on Vanderbilt Access at the athletic department's website.

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has been operating the Vanderbilt Sports network since 2000. Since 2012,

WLAC WLAC (1510 AM) – branded ''Talkradio 98.3 & 1510'' – is a commercial talk radio radio station licensed to serve Nashville, Tennessee. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station covers the Nashville metropolitan area. The WLAC studios are located ...

, known on air as "NewsRadio 1510," is the Nashville area home (and flagship station) of Vanderbilt sports programming. Because that station is a 50,000 clear-channel AM station, Vanderbilt's night-time games can be heard in most of the eastern

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and parts of southeastern

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. WSM, the other clear-channel station in Nashville, previously served as the network's flagship from the 1950s through 2012. WLAC took over as flagship station two years after losing rival

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's broadcasts of

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basketball and football games to WGFX-FM.

Radio affiliates

Current affiliates

Tennessee

Kentucky

Former affiliates''2007-2008 Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball Media Guide'', page 188
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* Ashland City, TN -- WQSV AM 790 *

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-- WCBL-FM *Chattanooga, TN -- WDOD (defunct) *Clarksville, TN -- WJZM AM 1400 * Gallatin, TN (Nashville) --

WGFX WGFX (104.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Gallatin, Tennessee, and serving the Nashville metropolitan area. It is branded as 104.5 The Zone, broadcasting a sports radio format. It is owned by Cumulus Media, with studios in N ...

FM 104.5 *Nashville -- WSM AM 650 (195?-2012) *

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(Memphis, TN) --

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* Winchester, TN -- WCDT

References

External links

Vanderbilt Commodores - Official Site
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