Boston Red Sox Radio Network

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 53 affiliates in the U.S. states of Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and Florida: 29 AM stations, 23 of which supplement their signals with one or more FM translators; and 24 full-power FM stations, one of which supplement 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]

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

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 announcer Joe Castiglione, in addition to a rotation of co-hosts (Will Flemming, Sean McDonough, Jon Sciambi, Dave O'Brien, Dale Arnold or Tom Caron as the second play-by-play announcer, with Lou Merloni or Rob Bradford as color commentators for select games), calls games on-site. 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 2019 Red Sox season
Callsign Frequency Band City State Network status
WEEI-FM 93.7FMLawrenceMassachusettsFlagship
WOFX[7] 980AMTroyNew YorkAffiliate
WEZQ-FM[8] 92.9FMBangorMaineAffiliate
W243AT 96.5FMBarreVermontWDEV-FM relay
WMOU 1230AMBerlinNew HampshireAffiliate
W300DN 107.9FMBerlinNew HampshireWMOU relay
WQDY-FM 92.7FMCalaisMaineAffiliate
WTSV 1230AMClaremontNew HampshireAffiliate
W232DN 94.3FMClaremontNew HampshireWTSV relay
W234BN 94.7FMClaremontNew HampshireWCNL relay
WEII 96.3FMDennisMassachusettsAffiliate
WZLO 103.1FMDover-FoxcroftMaineAffiliate
WTSN 1270AMDoverNew HampshireAffiliate
W251CF 98.1FMDoverNew HampshireWTSN relay
WWEI 105.5FMEasthamptonMassachusettsAffiliate
WDEA 1370AMEllsworthMaineAffiliate
WCPV 101.3FMEssexNew YorkAffiliate
WSAR 1480AMFall RiverMassachusettsAffiliate
W240EB 95.9FMFall RiverMassachusettsWSAR relay
WKTJ-FM 99.3FMFarmingtonMaineAffiliate
WPKZ 1280AMFitchburgMassachusettsAffiliate
W287BT 105.3FMFitchburgMassachusettsWPKZ relay
WWCN 99.3FMFort MyersFloridaAffiliate
WBOQ 104.9FMGloucesterMassachusettsAffiliate
WJJB-FM 96.3FMGrayMaineAffiliate
WSBS 860AMGreat BarringtonMassachusettsAffiliate
W231AK 94.1FMGreat BarringtonMassachusettsWSBS relay
WGCH 1490AMGreenwichConnecticutAffiliate
WTIC 1080AMHartfordConnecticutAffiliate
WTPL 107.7FMHillsboroughNew HampshireAffiliate
W270BR 101.9FMIsland PondVermontWDEV-FM relay
WBYA 105.5FMIslesboroMaineAffiliate
WLTN 1400AMLittletonNew HampshireAffiliate
W253AY 98.5FMLittletonNew HampshireWLTN relay
W278CS 107.5FMLittletonNew HampshireWLTN relay
WALZ 95.3FMMachiasMaineAffiliate
WWLK-FM 101.5FMMeredithNew HampshireAffiliate
WMRC 1490AMMilfordMassachusettsAffiliate
W267CD 101.3FMMilfordMassachusettsWMRC relay
WSYY 1240AMMillinocketMaineAffiliate
W273DJ 102.5FMMillinocketMaineWSYY relay
WLVB 93.9FMMorrisvilleVermontAffiliate
W252CU 98.3FMMontpelierVermontWDEV-FM relay
WBSM 1420AMNew BedfordMassachusettsAffiliate
W258DR 99.5FMNew BedfordMassachusettsWBSM relay
WNTK-FM 99.7FMNew LondonNew HampshireAffiliate
WCNL 1010AMNewportNew HampshireAffiliate
WIKE 1490AMNewportVermontAffiliate
W276DK 103.1FMNewportVermontWIKE relay
WNAW 1230AMNorth AdamsMassachusettsAffiliate
W234DD 94.7FMNorth AdamsMassachusettsWNAW relay
WBEC 1420AMPittsfieldMassachusettsAffiliate
W230CP 93.9FMPittsfieldMassachusettsWBEC relay
WPNH-FM 100.1FMPlymouthNew HampshireAffiliate
WLOB 1310AMPortlandMaineAffiliate
W263BZ 100.5FMPortlandMaineWLOB relay
WEGP 1390AMPresque IsleMaineAffiliate
WOZI-FM 101.9FMPresque IsleMaineAffiliate
WINY 1350AMPutnamConnecticutAffiliate
W246DN 97.1FMPutnamConnecticutWINY relay
WCVR 1320AMRandolphVermontAffiliate
W261DJ 100.1FMRandolphVermontWCVR relay
WSYB 1380AMRutlandVermontAffiliate
W261DE 100.1FMRutlandVermontWSYB relay
WPEI 95.9FMSacoMaineAffiliate
WKAJ 1120AMSaint JohnsvilleNew YorkAffiliate
W250CX 97.9FMSaint JohnsvilleNew YorkWKAJ relay
WSTJ 1340AMSt. JohnsburyVermontAffiliate
W281CC 104.1FMSt. JohnsburyVermontWSTJ relay
WCFR 1480AMSpringfieldVermontAffiliate
W293BH 106.5FMSpringfieldVermontWCFR relay
WEEY 93.5FMSwanzeyNew HampshireAffiliate
WFYX 96.3FMWalpoleNew HampshireAffiliate
WDEV-FM 96.1FMWarrenVermontAffiliate
WDEV 550AMWaterburyVermontAffiliate
WVEI-FM 103.7FMWesterlyRhode IslandAffiliate
W248DA 97.5FMWhite River JunctionVermontWTSV relay
WILI 1400AMWillimanticConnecticutAffiliate
W237EL 95.3FMWillimanticConnecticutWILI relay
WWOD 93.9FMWoodstockVermontAffiliate
WVEI 1440AMWorcesterMassachusettsAffiliate
Blue background indicates low-power 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
  • 1400/WHTB: Fall River (if there is a conflict on WSAR)
  • 1240/WOON: Woonsocket (if there is a conflict on WVEI-FM)

Spanish Beisbol Network

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

Network stations as of the 2019 Red Sox season
Callsign Frequency Band City State Network status
WCCM 1490AMHaverhillMassachusettsFlagship
W279DH 103.7FMHaverhillMassachusettsWCCM relay
Blue background indicates low-power FM translator.

History

Former announcers

Former flagships
  • 680/WRKO: Boston (1989-1994, (with WROR, 1989–90); 2007-August 25, 2009 (co-flagship with WEEI))
  • 850/WHDH: Boston (1946-1975)
  • 850/WEEI: Boston (1995-2012; weekday afternoon and occasional night games only from 2007-August 2009)
  • 950/WROL: Boston (Spanish)
  • 1390/WPLM: Plymouth, Massachusetts (1983–89)[10]
  • 1510/WMEX/WITS: Boston (1975-1982)[11]
  • 99.1/WPLM-FM: Plymouth, Massachusetts (1983–89)[10]

Former affiliates

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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. Doughrety, Pete (December 9, 2011). "WOFX (980 AM) dumps Mets in favor of Red Sox". Albany Times-Union. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  8. 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.
  9. "Grande, Merloni to fill in on WEEI Red Sox broadcasts; Ryder named new host | Boston.com". www.boston.com.
  10. 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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