Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network
TypeRadio network
Country
United States
HeadquartersCincinnati, Ohio
Broadcast area
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana (limited)
West Virginia (limited)
OwnerCincinnati Bengals
Affiliation(s)NFL
Affiliates42 (including 3 flagships)
Official website
Bengals Radio Network

The Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network is an American radio network consisting of 37 radio stations which carry coverage of the Cincinnati Bengals, a professional football team in the NFL. Three Cincinnati radio stations—WCKY (1530 AM), WEBN (102.7 FM), and WLW (700 AM)—serve as the network's flagship stations; WLW also simulcasts over a low-power FM translator. The network also includes 39 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia: 27 AM stations, 18 of which extend their signals with one or more low-power FM translators; and 12 full-power FM stations. Dan Hoard is the current play-by-play announcer, while Dave Lapham serves as color commentator.[1][2][3] In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, the Bengals are available on SiriusXM satellite radio, and online with NFL Audio Pass.[4][5]

History

Following the 1996 Bengals season, the team ended its radio partnership with Jacor Broadcasting. Jacor had also been responsible for overseeing a network of 35 stations for the team, which had been fronted by WLW (the flagship station from 1968 to 1981 and from 1993 to 1996). Citing a desire to "control content... outside the parameters of gameday broadcasts", the Bengals opted for a new three-year agreement with Chancellor Media. Cincinnati sports talk WKYN and country station WUBE-FM took over as flagship stations for a new network also run by Chancellor. Soon, however, both Chancellor and Jacor would be acquired by Clear Channel, and in 1999, the team itself signed a six-year contract with the radio giant. The team renewed this agreement with Clear Channel in 2005; Cincinnati stations WSAI (which was WCKY (1360 AM) prior to 2005; WSAI's programming and co-flagship rights were transferred to WCKY (1530 AM) in July 2006) and WOFX-FM continued to share flagship duties for the Bengals Radio Network, which by this time included 23 stations in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia.[6][7] Former network flagship WLW served as a co-flagship station when it did not conflict with game broadcasts over the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network, a practice which continues to the present day. As WLW and WCKY are both 50,000-watt clear-channel stations, their combined footprints allow Bengals night games to be heard across almost all of North America.

Rock station WEBN became the network's new FM flagship in 2008, a change resulting from Clear Channel's sale of WOFX-FM to Cumulus Media (the U. S. Department of Justice had required the sale of WOFX-FM and WNNF to approve a leveraged buyout of Clear Channel itself). The team subsequently renewed its agreement with Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia) again in 2011 and 2014.[8][9]

Station list

Callsign Frequency Band City State Network status
WLW 700AMCincinnatiOhioFlagship
W233BG 94.5FMCincinnatiOhioWLW relay
WCKY 1530AMCincinnatiOhioFlagship
WEBN 102.7FMCincinnatiOhioFlagship
WCMI 1340AMAshlandKentuckyAffiliate
W227CI 93.3FMAshlandKentuckyWCMI relay
WATH 970AMAthensOhioAffiliate
W247DR 97.3FMAthensOhioWATH relay
WRBI 103.9FMBatesvilleIndianaAffiliate
WDNS 93.3FMBowling GreenKentuckyAffiliate
WCSM-FM 96.7FMCelinaOhioAffiliate
WBEX 1490AMChillicotheOhioAffiliate
W224BR 92.7FMChillicotheOhioWBEX relay
WZCB 105.3FMColumbusOhioAffiliate
WTUE 104.7FMDaytonOhioAffiliate
WBVI 96.7FMFindlayOhioAffiliate
WSRW 1590AMHillsboroOhioAffiliate
W268CC 101.5FMHillsboroOhioWSRW relay
WRVC 930AMHuntingtonWest VirginiaAffiliate
W231BS 94.1FMHuntingtonWest VirginiaWRVC relay
WLOH 1320AMLancasterOhioAffiliate
W283BO 104.3FMLancasterOhioWLOH relay
WBVX 92.1FMLexingtonKentuckyAffiliate
WIMA 1150AMLimaOhioAffiliate
WLGN 1510AMLoganOhioAffiliate
W257EQ 99.3FMLoganOhioWLOH relay
W277CX 103.3FMLoganOhioWLGN relay
WKRD 790AMLouisvilleKentuckyAffiliate
WWXL 1450AMManchesterKentuckyAffiliate
WMOA 1490AMMariettaOhioAffiliate
W267CQ 101.3FMMariettaOhioWMOA relay
WMRN 1490AMMarionOhioAffiliate
WDLR 1270AMMarysvilleOhioAffiliate
W244DV 96.7FMMarysvilleOhioWDLR relay
WTIG 990AMMassillonOhioAffiliate
WMPO 1390AMMiddleportOhioAffiliate
W279CE 103.7FMMiddleportOhioWMPO relay
W265DJ 100.9FMMount VernonOhioWQIO-HD2 relay
WMON 1340AMMontgomeryWest VirginiaAffiliate
WCLT 1430AMNewarkOhioAffiliate
W254CT 98.7FMNewarkOhioWCLT relay
WIOI 1010AMNew BostonOhioAffiliate
W294CN 106.7FMNew BostonOhioWIOI relay
WKYH 600AMPaintsvilleKentuckyAffiliate
WPTW 1570AMPiquaOhioAffiliate
W251BC 98.1FMPiquaOhioWPTW relay
WMOV 1360AMRavenswoodWest VirginiaAffiliate
W228DJ 93.5FMRavenswoodWest VirginiaWMOV relay
W295DM 106.9FMPoint PleasantWest VirginiaWMOV relay
WTLO 1480AMSomersetKentuckyAffiliate
W249DF 97.7FMSomersetKentuckyWTLO relay
W275CT 102.9FMSomersetOhioWLOH relay
WJYP 1300AMSt. AlbansWest VirginiaAffiliate
WKID 95.9FMVevayIndianaAffiliate
WAMW-FM 107.9FMWashingtonIndianaAffiliate
WCHO-FM 105.5FMWashington Court HouseOhioAffiliate
WHIZ 1240AMZanesvilleOhioAffiliate
W272EE 102.3FMZanesvilleOhioWHIZ relay

Blue background indicates low-power FM translator.

Network maps

References

  1. ↑ Kiesewetter, John (November 19, 2014). "Bengals extend radio deal for 5 more years". Cincinnati.com. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015. The Bengals and iHeartMedia Cincinnati announced today they have extended the agreement to broadcast the team's games on radio through the 2019 NFL season. ... ESPN 1530 and 102.7 WEBN will serve as the broadcast flagship stations for all Bengals games. 700 WLW will also carry all games for which there is no conflict with Cincinnati Reds baseball broadcasts.
  2. ↑ "Dan Hoard Named Cincinnati Bengals' Radio Voice". AllAccess.com. All Access Media Group. May 5, 2011. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2015. The NFL's Cincinnati Bengals have named Dan Hoard as their new radio play-by-play voice, replacing Brad Johansen, who has called the games for the last 11 years.
  3. ↑ Marcum, Jason (August 28, 2014). "Colts vs Bengals: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Radio, Replay, Weather and more". SB Nation - CincyJungle.com. Vox Media, Inc. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Coverage on the Bengals Radio Network, led by a 'triple cast' on Cincinnati flagship stations...
  4. ↑ Press release (September 3, 2014). "SiriusXM Announces Programming for 2014 NFL Season". Investor.SiriusXM.com. SiriusXM. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014. Throughout the season every NFL game is available on all Sirius radios, and on XM radios with either a Premier or All Access package.
  5. ↑ "Listen to NFL Games Live". AudioPass.NFL.com. NFL Enterprises LLC. 2014. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014. Plans & Pricing... Season Plus: Listen to every NFL Game live - including Playoffs and Super Bowl XLIX.
  6. ↑ Paeth, Greg; Jones, Todd (December 26, 1996). "Bengals give Jacor the boot". The Cincinnati Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015. One of Chancellor's first tasks will be assemble a Bengals Radio Network similar to the 35-station network that Jacor created for the team. That network included stations in Columbus, Dayton and Cleveland in Ohio, as well as stations in Lexington, Ky., and Huntington, W. Va.
  7. ↑ Goheen, Kevin (December 14, 2005). "Bengals Re-Up". The Cincinnati Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015. The Bengals and Clear Channel Cincinnati announced Tuesday that they have renewed and extended their agreement for the rights to the team's radio broadcasts. Clear Channel has broadcast Bengals games for the past six seasons. WSAI-AM (1360) and WOFX-FM (92.5) will continue to serve as the flagship stations for the Bengals radio network. ... The Bengals radio network includes 23 stations in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia.
  8. ↑ "Cincinnati Bengals Ink Three-Year Deal to Stick With Clear Channel". AllAccess.com. All Access Media Group. May 10, 2011. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2011. Cincinnati Bengals football will remain on the Clear Channel/Cincinnati stations under a new three-year deal. The games will air on Sports WCKY-A (ESPN 1530) and Rock WEBN, and will also air on Talk WLW-A when there is no conflict with Cincinnati Reds baseball.
  9. ↑ Kiesewetter, John (September 4, 2008). "Tune in to WEBN this season to get Bengals". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. p. C12 - Sports. Clear Channel needed a new FM affiliate because the U.S. Justice Department ordered the company in February to sell WOFX-FM and WNNF-FM (Radio 94.1) for the company to be acquired by a private equity investor.
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