Detroit Tigers Radio Network
The Detroit Tigers Radio Network is a network of radio stations that covers much of Michigan, Northwest Ohio and Northern Indiana along with a few parts of Northern Wisconsin and some cities along the Michigan border in Ontario, airing Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers games and related programming.[1] The network airs all 162 regular season games, some Spring Training games, and all postseason games. Dan Dickerson does play-by-play on the broadcasts and former Tiger catcher Jim Price does color commentary.[2] Jeff Riger is the studio host. The flagship stations are WXYT 1270 AM and WXYT-FM 97.1 in Detroit.
Wraparound coverage
Pre-game
Coverage begins 20 minutes before game time with two segments. The first is The Brad Ausmus Show, a brief pre-recorded one-on-one interview with Tigers manager Brad Ausmus by Dan Dickerson at home games and Jim Price on road games. The second is From the Field, a brief interview with another Tigers coach or a player (or occasionally, people who have nothing to do with the game itself, often to promote an event or cause), hosted by Jim Price.
Post-game
Post-game coverage includes a game wrap up, either by Price or WXYT's Jeff Riger, scores from around the major leagues by Dickerson, and a preview of the next game.
Affiliates
Games are syndicated by CBS Radio. The current affiliate stations and their cities of license are:[1]
Michigan
City | Callsign | Frequency |
---|---|---|
Detroit | WXYT | 1270 AM |
WXYT-FM | 97.1 FM | |
Alma | WQBX | 104.9 FM |
Alpena | WATZ-FM | 99.3 FM |
WRGZ | 96.7 FM | |
Ann Arbor | WTKA | 1050 AM |
Battle Creek | WBCK | 95.3 FM |
WTOU | 930 AM | |
Big Rapids | WBRN | 1460 AM |
W299BE | 107.7 FM | |
W236BR | 95.1 FM | |
Cadillac | WKAD | 93.7 FM |
Caro | WKYO | 1360 AM |
Charlevoix | WMKT | 1270 AM |
W272CR | 102.3 FM | |
Cheboygan | WQEZ | 97.7 FM |
Escanaba | WDBC | 680 AM |
Flint | WTRX | 1330 AM |
Grand Rapids | WOOD | 1300 AM |
WMAX-FM | 96.1 FM | |
Grayling | WMQU | 1230 AM |
WGRY-FM | 101.1 FM | |
Hillsdale | WCSR | 1340 AM |
WCSR-FM | 92.1 FM | |
Holland | WHTC | 1450 AM |
Houghton | WCCY | 1400 AM |
W257CZ | 99.3 FM | |
Iron Mountain | WMIQ | 1450 AM |
Jackson | WIBM | 101.9 FM |
Kalamazoo | WKZO | 590 AM |
Lansing | WJIM | 1240 AM |
Ludington | WLDN | 98.7 FM |
Manistee | WMLQ | 97.7 FM |
Marquette | WDMJ | 1320 AM |
WIAN | 1240 AM | |
Muskegon | WKBZ | 1090 AM |
Newberry | WNBY | 1450 AM |
Oscoda | WWTH | 100.7 FM |
Petoskey | WMBN | 1340 AM |
Port Huron | WPHM | 1380 AM |
Saginaw | WSGW | 790 AM |
Sandusky | WTGV-FM | 97.7 FM |
Sault Ste. Marie | WSOO | 1230 AM |
South Haven | WCSY-FM | 103.7 FM |
Sturgis | WBET-FM | 99.3 FM |
St. Joseph | WSJM | 1400 AM |
WSJM-FM | 94.9 FM | |
Traverse City | WCCW | 1310 AM |
WCCW-FM | 107.5 FM |
Indiana
City | Callsign | Frequency |
---|---|---|
Angola | WLKI | 100.3 FM |
Ohio
City | Callsign | Frequency |
---|---|---|
Archbold | WMTR-FM | 96.1 FM |
Toledo | WLQR | 1470 AM |
Satellite radio
Games are also aired on Sirius XM Radio.
Internet radio
Games are available online with a subscription to MLB GameDay Audio.
History and former broadcasters
- Before merging with WXYT-FM, WXYT/1270 was the sole flagship station from 2001-2007.
- From 1964-2000, the Tigers' flagship station was Detroit's WJR. As a maximum power clear-channel station, WJR could be heard carrying Tigers games from hundreds of miles away on warm, clear nights.
- Other former Tigers flagships include WWJ, WJBK (currently known as WLQV) and WKMH (currently known as WDTW but off the air).
- The Tigers' most famous announcer is Ford C. Frick Award winning broadcaster Ernie Harwell, who called Tigers games mostly on the radio from 1960-2002. The press box at Comerica Park is named The Ernie Harwell Media Center in his honor, a statue of him stands near the main gate of the stadium, and his name is on the Tigers Wall of Fame in right field of Comerica Park.