The Los Angeles Lakers radio networks consist of two separate networks for the coverage of the

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(NBA)'s Los Angeles Lakers basketball team. One is an

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network while the other is a

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network. There are 17 total stations in four states (Arizona, California, Nevada, and New Mexico) between the two networks.

On-air personnel

Current announcers for the English-language network include John Ireland as the play-by-play announcer since 2011. The color commentator since 2004 is former Lakers player (with the team for their

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& 1988 championships)

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. Thompson, who originally worked with Spiro Deedes stayed on as an announcer when the broadcasts moved from KLAC to KSPN at the start of the 2009-2010 season. Former on-air personnel for the network have included legendary play-by-play announcer

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and former NBA player Stu Lantz as a color commentator.

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served as a color commentator for the network from 1977 until late 1979 when he became an assistant coach for the team.

English-language network

The English-language Los Angeles Lakers Radio Network is a three-state, 11-station network with KSPN ("710 ESPN") serving as the flagship. Starting with the 2009-2010 season, KSPN took over the flagship position under a five-year deal, thus ending the Lakers' three-decade relationship with

KLAC KLAC (570 AM) is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, serving Greater Los Angeles and much of surrounding Southern California. Owned by a joint venture between iHeartMedia, Inc. and the Los Angeles Dodgers b ...

. KLAC served as the Lakers' flagship station from 1977 to 2009.

Network affiliates

California

Hawaii

New Mexico

Spanish-language network

The Spanish-language network is a two-state, four-station network with

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serving as its flagship.

Network affiliates

California

Nevada

Former affiliates for either network

Arizona

California

Nevada

References

External links

Broadcast page on the Lakers' website
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