List of ESPN Radio affiliates
This listing of radio stations that are branded as ESPN Radio is an incomplete sampling of major markets in 2011. The full list of "full-time" affiliates can be found here.
Note: All stations with a blue check mark are ESPN owned and operated stations
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Benton Harbor, Michigan 106.1 WSJM SportsMinnesota
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West Virginia
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Wyoming
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ESPN owns a minority interest in the sports network TSN alongside its majority owner Bell Media: in 2011, the company converted three of its stations to a new sports radio network known as TSN Radio. Much like its television counterpart, all three TSN Radio stations also carry programs from ESPN Radio.Market | Branding | Special Local Programming Notes |
Edmonton, Alberta | TSN Radio 1260 | Flagship station of the Edmonton Oil Kings, FC Edmonton and Edmonton Rush |
Toronto, Ontario | TSN Radio 1050 | First TSN Radio station, launched on April 13, 2011. Is the flagship station of the Toronto Argonauts, and the co-flagship of the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
Montreal, Quebec | TSN Radio 690 | Launched on October 5, 2011. English-language flagship of the Montreal Canadiens. |
Winnipeg, Manitoba | TSN Radio 1290 | Launched on October 5, 2011. Flagship station of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose. |
Vancouver, British Columbia | TSN Radio 1040 | Launched on August 28, 2014. Home of the BC Lions, Vancouver Giants, Vancouver Canadians, Seattle Seahawks, and Seattle Mariners |
Defunct or moved ESPN Radio affiliates
The following is the list of radio stations that were previously ESPN Radio affiliates.Market | Branding | Additional notes |
Alexandria, Virginia | 820 WXTR Triple X ESPN Radio | Flagship of the Triple X ESPN Radio trimulcast until owner Red Zebra Broadcasting purchased competitor WTEM in 2008. Switched to ESPN Deportes Radio. |
Albany, New York | ESPN Radio 1300 The Team | Moved to 104.5 FM in late 2006 |
Altoona, Pennsylvania | ESPN Radio 1430 | Changed format to Oldies on February 6, 2019 |
Angola, Indiana | Fox Sports 92.7 | Detroit Tigers baseball affiliate. Has operated on the HD3 subchannel of 100.3 WLKI and simulcast on FM translator W224BY since November 2009. Switched to Fox Sports sometime prior to November 2016. |
Athol, Massachusetts | ESPN Radio 700 | Became a simulcast of FM sister station WXRG, itself a repeater of Boston-market WXRV, in 2012. |
Austin, Texas | 104.9 KTXX/ 1260 KLGO 104.9 The Horn | Changed to a mix of local sports radio and Classic hits on January 2, 2014. Dropped the classic hits for NBC Sports Radio a year later. |
Baltimore, Maryland | 1300 WJFK/WJZ ESPN Radio 1300 | Joined the network on March 10, 2003 as 1300 WJFK. Callsign changed to WJZ on November 3, 2008, in harmony with their sister TV station and newly created FM sports talker. Became a CBS Sports Radio affiliate on January 2, 2013. |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | The Score 1210 | Lost the broadcast rights in Baton Rouge to the now ESPN 1300 in February 2007. |
Bend, Oregon | ESPN Radio 940 | Switched affiliations to Fox Sports Radio. |
Binghamton, New York | ESPN Radio 1360 | Switched affiliations to CBS Sports Radio in January 2017. |
Birmingham, Alabama | Jox 94.5 | Announced that the station would become a charter affiliate of CBS Sports Radio when it debuts on January 2, 2013; dropped ESPN Radio on August 19, 2012; currently carrying CBS Sports Radio. |
Boise, Idaho | ESPN Radio 730 | Stunting effective February 2017 |
Boston, Massachusetts | 890 ESPN Radio | WAMG/WLLH dumped ESPN Radio Programming on September 14, 2009. |
Burlington, Vermont | ESPN Radio 101.3 | Switched affiliations to Fox Sports Radio on September 4, 2018. |
Brazil, Indiana | 1130 The Fan | simulcast on FM translator W258BA Terre Haute since 2013. Changed call sign from WFNF to WAMB on August 22, 2017, before changing formats to adult standards a few days later on September 1. |
Cambridge, Maryland | ESPN Radio 1240 | Changed formats to nostalgic standards on December 30, 2011. |
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | ESPN Radio 1380 | Changed format to talk/sports with CBS Sports Radio on August 15, 2019. |
Cincinnati, Ohio | 1160 WBOB | Picked up the affiliation in August 2000 after then-affiliate 1360 WCKY became a charter Fox Sports Radio affiliate. Sold to religious broadcaster Salem Media Group at the same time; Salem continued to operate WBOB as a sports station until 2003, when it changed to conservative talk radio programming. |
Cincinnati, Ohio | 1450 WMOH | Licensed to Hamilton, WMOH became a full-time affiliate for the greater Cincinnati market in 2003. After 1360 WSAI dropped a lifestyle talk format for ESPN Radio programming, WMOH adopted the conservative talk format previously on WBOB following that station's concurrent ownership/format change. |
Cincinnati, Ohio | 1360 WSAI | Originally affiliated with the network, then under the WAZU and WCKY callsigns and "1360 Homer" branding, prior to 2000. Rejoined the network on a full-time basis on July 2, 2007; the affiliation moved to sister station 1530 WCKY on February 15, 2010. |
Cleveland, Ohio | 1220 WKNR SportsRADIO 1220 WKNR | The market's initial ESPN Radio affiliate; dropped in 1995 and rejoined in 1998 when successor affiliate WTAM came into common ownership with 1220 WKNR. As part of a multiple station purchase/trade covering seven stations and three ownership groups in Cleveland and adjacent markets, 1220 WKNR's intellectual property was transferred onto the former 850 WRMR on July 3, 2001. |
Cleveland, Ohio | 1100 WWWE/WTAM NewsRadio 1100 3WE/ WTAM 1100 | Joined the network in 1995, carrying the longform weekend programming and NBA play-by-play coverage. Call letters changed to WTAM in July 1996. Shared affiliation with 1220 WKNR from January to October 1998. |
Cleveland, Ohio | 850 WKNR SportsTalk 850 WKNR | 850 WKNR carried ESPN Radio from July 2001 until its cancellation by the network in July 2006, effective that October. Affiliation moved to newly purchased 1540 WWGK. Reassumed the affiliation in March 2007. |
Cleveland, Ohio | 1540 WWGK Cleveland's ESPN Radio 1540 | WWGK's ownership, Good Karma Brands, purchased 850 WKNR in December 2006, and moved the affiliation back to WKNR the following March. WWGK then took a dual ESPN and Fox Sports affiliation, rebranded as "KNR2". |
Colorado Springs, Colorado | ESPN 1300 The Sports Animal | Changed formats to Classic country now known as KCSF. Colorado Rockies baseball games still air on this station. |
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | ESPN Northern Idaho | Changed formats to Christmas music in November 2015. |
Columbia, South Carolina | ESPN Radio 93.1 FM | Sold on July 28, 2012. |
Concord, New Hampshire | ESPN Radio 107.7 | Changed formats to talk in 2012. Remains an affiliate for Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins and New England Patriots. |
Denver, Colorado | 1600 KEPN ESPN Radio 1600 | Changed affiliation to Fox Sports Radio in September 2012; rejoined the network in 2016 when KJAC dropped it. Launched on January 1, 2007 as a sister station to KRWZ 950AM; airs Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche games that are bumped from KRWZ; also University of Denver sports and University of Wyoming sports |
Denver, Colorado | 105.5 KJAC | Dropped ESPN Radio following an ownership change and format flip to adult album alternative in January 2016. This rimshot signal is also notable for having been the first station in the United States to adopt Jack FM, its prior format before ESPN Radio. |
Detroit, Michigan | 1130 WDFN SportsRadio 1130 The Fan | The market's initial ESPN Radio affiliate; eventually becoming a dual ESPN and Fox Sports Radio affiliate. Dropped the affiliation at ESPN's request in October 2007. |
Detroit, Michigan | 1270 WXYT Team 1270/ 1270 XYT | WXYT occasionally aired ESPN programming not cleared by WDFN as early as 2000. Mike and Mike was added to the weekday lineup in early 2007. That October, WXYT's format moved to sister station WKRK as "97.1 The Ticket," taking a higher emphasis on local programming, and switched to Sporting News Radio. WDFN's concurrent affiliation cancellation left the Detroit market without an ESPN Radio affiliate until February 2012. |
Detroit, Michigan | 1090 WCAR ESPN Radio 1090 | Owned and operated by Birach Broadcasting. Assumed the affiliation in February 2012; dropped it on July 12, 2013 due to a contract dispute. |
Detroit, Michigan | 105.1 WMGC Detroit Sports 105.1 | Dropped the sports format on June 29, 2016, due to low ratings and a pending merger with owner Greater Media into Beasley Broadcast Group. The subsequent format launch - classic hip-hop as The Bounce - gained notoriety as a 'worst-to-first' ratings jump over the span of one month. |
Elko, Nevada | ESPN Radio 1340 | Station's license cancelled April 9, 2015 |
Eugene, Oregon | 95.3 The Score | Dropped ESPN for CBS Sports Radio in 2013. |
Fairbanks, Alaska | 820 Sports | Dropped ESPN for Fox Sports Radio citing financial reasons in 2011. |
Fremont, Ohio | 900 WFRO | Unofficially an O&O; the license was owned by Disney/ABC, and operated by local broadcast chain BAS Broadcasting, who continues to run 99.1 WFRO. Signed off permanently on June 23, 2004 per Disney's request, as part of their move-in of Flint station 910 WFDF into the Detroit market. |
Gardner, Massachusetts | Talk 1340 AM | WGAW formerly carried ESPN Radio programming at night and on weekends ; it subsequently replaced ESPN with Fox Sports Radio before dropping sports talk programming altogether. |
Hartford, Connecticut | 910 WNEZ | "News-Sports 910 CNN" carried The Fabulous Sports Babe until December 1996 when the station was sold and switched to a Spanish-language format. |
Hartford, Connecticut | 1410 WPOP | Picked up in January 1998 after dropping the One-on-One Sports network. The affiliation moved to sister station 97.9 WUCS in January 2012, and WPOP became the market's FOX Sports Radio affiliate on March 5, 2012. |
Hatteras, North Carolina | ESPN 97.1 | |
Houston, Texas | 790 KBME | "790 The Sports Animal." Affiliation moved to 97.5 KFNC in January 2007. |
Huntington, West Virginia | ESPN Radio 1340 | Swapped with AM 930 WRVC on November 6, 2006 |
Indianapolis, Indiana | 950 WXLW | An ESPN affiliate from 2002 until 2008, when 1070 WIBC's talk format migrated to the FM dial and was replaced with WFNI "1070 The Fan." WNDE and WIBC were also previous ESPN Radio affiliates in the 1990s. |
Jacksonville, Florida | ESPN Radio 1460 | Changed formats to religious, with ESPN now heard on WJXL; Atlanta Braves baseball still carried live |
Kansas City, Missouri | ESPN Radio 97.3 | Formerly KCXM, now a Christian radio station. ESPN programs moved to 810 WHB. Former flagship of the Kansas City Royals |
Keene, New Hampshire | WZBK-AM 1220 | Became Fox Sports Radio affiliate in January 2017 |
Laredo, Texas | ESPN Radio 1490 | Changed formats to Classic Hits. |
Las Vegas, Nevada | ESPN Radio 920 | Became Fox Sports Radio affiliate in February 2008 in a three-way switch in which KWWN became the new ESPN Radio station and KENO joined ESPN Deportes Radio |
Ligonier, Indiana | ESPN Radio 102.7 | Flipped to Hot adult contemporary format on August 28, 2017 |
Lima, Ohio | 940 WLJM/WZOQ ESPN Radio 940 | Adopted ESPN Radio following an ownership change. Callsign switched to WZOQ in 2007. On June 1, 2009, the format and some on-air personnel moved to the former 93.1 WFGF, while WZOQ took the WCIT calls and a 50s-60s classic hits format. |
Lima, Ohio | 93.1 WWSR 93.1 The Fan | Flagship of the Ohio State-Lima basketball team and affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Browns, and select NFL games. "SportsTalk With Koza." "Sportsrap With Matt and Matt." Dropped ESPN Radio for a mixture of Fox Sports Radio and CBS Sports Radio in early 2016. |
Lincoln, Nebraska | ESPN Radio 1480 | Became an oldies station on January 26, 2010. |
Lindenwold, New Jersey | ESPN Radio 1680 | Defunct since 2002, broadcasting the Trenton Thunder. Now airs an ethnic format. |
Little Rock, Arkansas | Total Sports 1380 | Purchased by Simmons Media, leased to Nova M Radio, a group that leases stations to run Air America Radio programming. |
Los Angeles | 1110 KEPN | Swapped with then Radio Disney flagship 710 KDIS in 2003. |
Madison, Wisconsin | 1070 WTSO ESPN Radio 10-7-0 | Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks play by play and back up for WIBA sports coverage; dropped ESPN Radio 1/1/2009 |
Manchester, New Hampshire | 1250 WGAM 900 WGHM ESPN New Hampshire | Changed formats to oldies on July 3, 2017. |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1510 WAUK 1290 WMCS Milwaukee's ESPN Radio: 1510 Days/1290 Nights | WAUK was purchased by Good Karma Broadcasting in 2004, and took up the ESPN Radio affiliation, but due to being on a clear-channel frequency reserved to WLAC in Nashville, it was and is only able to broadcast during the daytime hours. WMCS aired shows at night starting in 2005 via a leased-time arrangement. The format moved to WRRD as "540 ESPN" in February 2008 and swapped callsigns with WAUK; the 1510 kHz facility - now WRRD - is now affiliated with ESPN Deportes Radio. The leased-time arrangement with WMCS expired in June 2008. |
Milford, Delaware | ESPN Delaware 930 AM/102.1 FM | Switched to Classic Hits on November 1, 2019 |
Montgomery, Alabama | Sports Radio 740 | Switched affiliations to CBS Sports Radio. |
Muncie, Indiana | ESPN Radio 1360 | Cincinnati Reds baseball, local high school basketball. Switched to Fox Sports since at least June 2011. |
Nags Head, North Carolina | ESPN 92.3 | Become an ESPN Radio affiliate on March 13, 2008. Moved to sister station 97.1 WYND-FM Hatteras, NC on May 11, 2009. |
Nashville, Tennessee | ESPN Radio 104.5 | Moved to WPRT-FM in November 2011. |
New Bedford, Massachusetts | 1340 AM ESPN New Bedford | Became an ESPN Radio affiliate in 2009. Contract to carry expired January 31, 2019. Sister station of ESPN Radio 1450 West Warwick, Rhode Island |
New Holstein, Wisconsin/Fox Cities | Fox Cities ESPN Radio 1530 | Went silent in late 2011. New Owner in late 2011. Tower being moved closer to Appleton-Oshkosh, WI |
New Orleans, Louisiana | 1350 WSMB/WWWL | Later became a progressive talk station and Air America Radio affiliate. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became a time-shifted version of co-owned WWL AM/FM. Changed back to an ESPN Radio affiliate as "ESPN 1350" in July 2008, dropped it again for NBC Sports Radio and lifestyle talk as "3WL" in October 2013. Tom Fitzmorris has hosted a weekday food-related talk show on the station since July 18, 1988, regardless of the format or call letters. |
New York, New York | 1050 WEPN | Became the flagship station of ESPN Radio on September 1, 2001. The format and flagship status moved to 97.9 WEPN-FM in September 2012; WEPN concurrently switched to being the flagship of ESPN Deportes Radio. The 1050 facility itself was the original home of WFAN, the first all-sports radio station, from July 1987 to October 1988. |
North Platte, Nebraska | ESPN Radio 1410 | Station stunted to Christmas music on December 1, 2018, and then moved to a classic hits format on December 27, 2018 |
Ocean City, Maryland | ESPN 1590 | Station is now silent. |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 920 WPHY | WPHY was the former affiliate for La Salle University Basketball, Temple Owls football coverage. WPHY dropped ESPN Radio in January 2008 when sister station 1040 WNJE began to simulcast then-flagship 1050 WEPN. |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 950 WPEN | Assumed the affiliation in April 2008. After beginning to simulcast on 97.5 WPEN-FM in 2009 as "97.5 The Fanatic," 950 WPEN was eventually sold to Family Radio and became the new incarnation of WKDN on December 2012. WPEN-FM continues to carry ESPN Radio programming alongside newly acquired sister station 610 WTEL. |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1250 WEAE | Former an ESPN Radio O&O; was switched to Radio Disney programming as part of Disney/ABC's dispersal of under-performing small-market stations. The ESPN affiliation moved to Clear Channel-owned 970 WBGG on January 1, 2011, formerly the market's Fox Sports Radio affiliate. |
Portsmouth, New Hampshire | The Sports Animal 1380 | Changed to ESPN Radio in November 2010; the station returned to an adult standards format in October 2013. |
Providence, Rhode Island | The Score AM & FM | The Score AM-FM was Providence's home of ESPN Radio until 3/11/08. 99.7 FM flipped to a simulcast of NewsTalk 630 as WEAN-FM. 790 AM flipped to The True Oldies Channel on 3/18/08. ESPN Radio moved to 1450 AM WLKW in West Warwick, Rhode Island until 2019. |
Riverside, Pennsylvania | ESPN Radio 92.3 | Changed format to Classic Hits at WHNA on February 22, 2016. |
Roanoke, Virginia | ESPN Radio 1240 | Changed format to News/Talk in June 2019 |
San Diego, California | ESPN Radio 800 / ESPN Radio San Diego FM 98.9 | On October 5, 2009, ESPN Radio coverage moved to sister station XHMORE-FM and became ESPN Radio San Diego FM 98.9; briefly simulcasted the new station on 800 AM for a month, then the AM station switched to ESPN Deportes programming. XHMORE later dropped ESPN programming on September 1, 2010, when it flipped back to a rock en español format it aired from 1994 until 2004. |
Scottsbluff, Nebraska | ESPN Radio 1320 | Format became News/Talk |
Seattle, Washington | Sports Radio 950 | Switched to Fox Sports Radio in December 2008 after 710 KIRO switched genres from news/talk and gained affiliation. |
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania | ESPN Radio 1240 | Station's license was surrendered to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission by its owners; cancelled February 1, 2013. |
Sheboygan, Wisconsin | Sheboygan ESPN Radio 950 | Switched to Fox Sports Radio in early 2011, then Top 40 in winter 2018 upon launch of FM translator station. |
South Bend, Indiana | 960 WSBT | Dropped ESPN for CBS Sports Radio on April 1, 2014. |
South Bend, Indiana | 95.7 ESPN Radio | Spun off by Federal Media to St. Joseph Catholic Radio Group in May 2014, a month after taking the affiliated. Switched to Catholic radio programming that September. |
St. Joseph, Missouri | ESPN Radio 1550 | Switched to classic hits format August 22, 2019. |
St. Louis, Missouri | 1380 KSLG | Switched to Fox Sports Radio in December 2007. 101.1 WXOS became the market's new affiliate on January 1, 2009. |
Steubenville, Ohio | ESPN Radio 1340 | Station's license was surrendered to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission by its owners; cancelled December 11, 2012. |
Terre Haute, Indiana | The Fan 99.5 | No longer an affiliate. |
Traverse City, Michigan | 1310 WCCW | Affiliate for Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons and Michigan State football and basketball. Switched to Fox Sports Radio in August 2012; the affiliation moved to 106.7 WSRT/105.5 WSRJ "ESPN Radio Northern Michigan." |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Tide 102.9 | Now Educational Media Foundation Air 1 |
Twin Falls, Idaho | ESPN The Zone | Now airs an active rock format as "The Edge". |
Ventura, California | ESPN Radio 1450 | Dropped ESPN for CBS Sports Radio in January 2013. |
Virginia Beach, Virginia | ESPN Radio 1310 | Swapped with sister station 94.1 WVSP Yorktown, VA on October 5, 2009. |
Washington, D.C. | SportsTalk 980 WTEM | Defunct from July 2006 until July 2008, affiliation moved to Triple X ESPN Radio until it merged programming assets with WTEM. Was the first flagship of The Tony Kornheiser Show that ESPN Radio eventually carried nationally. Sports director Andy Pollin has also been a past contributor and weekend show host on the network. From 2004 until July 2006, WTEM was a primary ESPN Radio affiliate; it was a dual ESPN-Fox Sports Radio affiliate prior. |
West Warwick, Rhode Island | 1450 AM ESPN Providence | Became an ESPN Radio affiliate in 2009. Contract to carry expired January 31, 2019. Sister station of ESPN Radio 1340 New Bedford, Massachusetts |