Boston Red Sox Radio Network
TypeRadio network
Country
United States
Broadcast area
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts
Ownership
Owner
Coverage
Affiliates54, including 1 flagship
Links
Websiteaudacy.com/weei/shows/red-sox-baseball

The Boston Red Sox Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 54 radio stations which carry English language coverage of the Boston Red Sox, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lawrence, Massachusetts station WEEI-FM (93.7 FM), which serves Boston and the Greater Boston area, serves as the network's Flagship. The network also includes 49 affiliates in the U.S. states of Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and Florida: 28 AM stations, 24 of which supplement their signals with one or more FM translators; and 21 full-power FM stations, one of which supplements its signal with several FM translators.[1] Joe Castiglione currently serves as the network's play-by-play announcer; since the start of the 2020 Red Sox season, Will Flemming, Sean McDonough, Jon Sciambi, Dave O'Brien, Dale Arnold and Tom Caron have alternated with Castiglione providing color commentary.[2][3] In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, network programming airs on SiriusXM satellite radio; and streams online via SiriusXM Internet Radio, TuneIn Premium, and MLB.com Gameday Audio.[4][5][6]

Shaw's and Star Market Supermarkets, a grocery store chain which serves much of New England, holds naming rights to the "WEEI Shaw's and Star Market Red Sox Radio Network," rebranded in 2022 as the "WEEI Shaw's and Star Market Red Sox Network."

Programming

Play-by-play announcers Joe Castiglione and Will Flemming call games on-site, in addition to a rotation of Sean McDonough as the second play-by-play announcer, with Lou Merloni or Rob Bradford as color commentators for select games. WEEI-FM personality Mike Mutnansky serves as pre- and post-game host. All regular season and many spring training games are broadcast.

Station list

Network stations as of the 2023 Red Sox season
Callsign Frequency Band City State Network status
WEEI-FM 93.7 FM Lawrence Massachusetts Flagship
W240EC 95.9 FM Albany New York WOFX relay
WEZQ-FM[7] 92.9 FM Bangor Maine Affiliate
W243AT 96.5 FM Barre Vermont WDEV-FM relay
WMOU 1230 AM Berlin New Hampshire Affiliate
W300DN 107.9 FM Berlin New Hampshire WMOU relay
WQDY-FM 92.7 FM Calais Maine Affiliate
WTSV 1230 AM Claremont New Hampshire Affiliate
W232DN 94.3 FM Claremont New Hampshire WTSV relay
W234BN 94.7 FM Claremont New Hampshire WCNL relay
WEII 96.3 FM Dennis Massachusetts Affiliate
WZLO 103.1 FM Dover-Foxcroft Maine Affiliate
WTSN 1270 AM Dover New Hampshire Affiliate
W251CF 98.1 FM Dover New Hampshire WTSN relay
WWEI 105.5 FM Easthampton Massachusetts Affiliate
WDEA 1370 AM Ellsworth Maine Affiliate
WCPV 101.3 FM Essex New York Affiliate
WSAR 1480 AM Fall River Massachusetts Affiliate
W240EB 95.9 FM Fall River Massachusetts WSAR relay
WKTJ-FM 99.3 FM Farmington Maine Affiliate
WPKZ 1280 AM Fitchburg Massachusetts Affiliate
W287BT 105.3 FM Fitchburg Massachusetts WPKZ relay
WJJB-FM 96.3 FM Gray Maine Affiliate
WSBS 860 AM Great Barrington Massachusetts Affiliate
W231AK 94.1 FM Great Barrington Massachusetts WSBS relay
WGCH 1490 AM Greenwich Connecticut Affiliate
WTIC 1080 AM Hartford Connecticut Affiliate
WTIC-FM HD2 96.5-2 FM HD Hartford Connecticut WTIC simulcast
WTPL 107.7 FM Hillsborough New Hampshire Affiliate
W270BR 101.9 FM Island Pond Vermont WDEV-FM relay
WBYA 105.5 FM Islesboro Maine Affiliate
WLTN 1400 AM Littleton New Hampshire Affiliate
WMTK 106.3 FM Littleton New Hampshire Affiliate
W253AY 98.5 FM Littleton New Hampshire WLTN relay
W278CS 107.5 FM Littleton New Hampshire WLTN relay
WALZ 95.3 FM Machias Maine Affiliate
WMRC 1490 AM Milford Massachusetts Affiliate
W267CD 101.3 FM Milford Massachusetts WMRC relay
WSYY 1240 AM Millinocket Maine Affiliate
W273DJ 102.5 FM Millinocket Maine WSYY relay
WLVB 93.9 FM Morrisville Vermont Affiliate
W252CU 98.3 FM Montpelier Vermont WDEV-FM relay
WNTK-FM 99.7 FM New London New Hampshire Affiliate
WCNL 1010 AM Newport New Hampshire Affiliate
WIKE 1490 AM Newport Vermont Affiliate
W276DK 103.1 FM Newport Vermont WIKE relay
WNAW 1230 AM North Adams Massachusetts Affiliate
W234DD 94.7 FM North Adams Massachusetts WNAW relay
WBEC 1420 AM Pittsfield Massachusetts Affiliate
W230CP 93.9 FM Pittsfield Massachusetts WBEC relay
WPNH-FM 100.1 FM Plymouth New Hampshire Affiliate
WLOB 1310 AM Portland Maine Affiliate
W263BZ 100.5 FM Portland Maine WLOB relay
WOZI 101.9 FM Presque Isle Maine Affiliate
WINY 1350 AM Putnam Connecticut Affiliate
W246DN 97.1 FM Putnam Connecticut WINY relay
WCVR 1320 AM Randolph Vermont Affiliate
W261DJ 100.1 FM Randolph Vermont WCVR relay
WSYB 1380 AM Rutland Vermont Affiliate
W261DE 100.1 FM Rutland Vermont WSYB relay
WPEI 95.9 FM Saco Maine Affiliate
WKAJ 1120 AM Saint Johnsville New York Affiliate
W250CX 97.9 FM Saint Johnsville New York WKAJ relay
WSTJ 1340 AM St. Johnsbury Vermont Affiliate
W281CC 104.1 FM St. Johnsbury Vermont WSTJ relay
WEEY 93.5 FM Swanzey New Hampshire Affiliate
WOFX[8] 980 AM Troy New York Affiliate
WFYX 96.3 FM Walpole New Hampshire Affiliate
WDEV-FM 96.1 FM Warren Vermont Affiliate
WDEV 550 AM Waterbury Vermont Affiliate
WVEI-FM 103.7 FM Westerly Rhode Island Affiliate
W233CC 94.5 FM White River Junction Vermont WTSV relay
WILI 1400 AM Willimantic Connecticut Affiliate
W237EL 95.3 FM Willimantic Connecticut WILI relay
WWOD 93.9 FM Woodstock Vermont Affiliate
WVEI 1440 AM Worcester Massachusetts Affiliate
WCRN 830 AM Worcester Massachusetts Affiliate
Blue background indicates FM translator.

Network maps

Map of network stations in Massachusetts
Map of network stations in Vermont
Map of network stations in New Hampshire
Map of network stations in Maine
Map of network stations in Connecticut
Map of network station in Rhode Island
Map of network stations in New York
Map of network station in Florida

Additional affiliates

Spanish Beisbol Network

In addition to the English-language network, the Boston Red Sox Spanish Beisbol Network is a five-station network carrying Spanish-language coverage of the Red Sox. Haverhill station WCCM (1490 AM) serves as the network's flagship; each affiliate simulcasts over an FM translator. Nilson Pepen currently serves as this network's play-by-play announcer.

Network stations as of the 2023 Red Sox season
Callsign Frequency Band City State Network status
WAMG 890 AM Dedham Massachusetts Affiliate
W235CS 94.9 FM Dedham Massachusetts WAMG relay
WCCM 1490 AM Haverhill Massachusetts Flagship
W279DH 103.7 FM Haverhill Massachusetts WCCM relay
WLAT 910 AM Hartford Connecticut Affiliate
W269DE 101.7 FM New Britain Connecticut WLAT relay
WLLH 1400 AM Lawrence Massachusetts Affiliate
W236CU 95.1 FM Lowell Massachusetts WLLH relay
WORC 1310 AM Worcester Massachusetts Affiliate
W291DB 106.1 FM Worcester Massachusetts WORC relay
Blue background indicates FM translator.

History

Former announcers

Former flagships

Former affiliates

[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ WEEI (2019-3-30). Two nations, over the air. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  2. ^ "WEEI shortens cast working with Joe Castiglione on Red Sox broadcasts | Boston.com". www.boston.com.
  3. ^ "Broadcasters". MLB.com.
  4. ^ "SiriusXM and Major League Baseball Extend Agreement; Every Game Now Available on Sirius and XM Satellite Radios". MLB.com.
  5. ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob (August 25, 2015). "Streaming radio app TuneIn adds MLB broadcasts and commercial-free music". The Verge.
  6. ^ "MLB.TV | Live Stream Baseball Games". MLB.com.
  7. ^ a b Clark, Ernie; Warner, Pete (January 19, 2018). "'It was shabby treatment': Stephen King unhappy after Red Sox broadcast rights in Bangor awarded to 92.9 The Ticket". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  8. ^ Doughrety, Pete (December 9, 2011). "WOFX (980 AM) dumps Mets in favor of Red Sox". Albany Times-Union. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  9. ^ "Grande, Merloni to fill in on WEEI Red Sox broadcasts; Ryder named new host | Boston.com". Boston.com.
  10. ^ a b Boston Globe, Jan. 9, 1983, sports page 1
  11. ^ "WMEX History". Archived from the original on 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
  12. ^ Red Sox Magazine, 1997 second edition, page 29

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