The Detroit Tigers Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 49 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Detroit Tigers, a professional baseball team in Major League Baseball (MLB). Detroit's WXYT-FM (97.1 FM) serves as the network's flagship. The network also includes 46 affiliates in the U.S. states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana: 25 AM stations, 15 of which supplement their signals with one or more low-power FM translators; 21 full-power FM stations; and one HD Radio digital subchannel which supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator. The radio network airs select spring Grapefruit League games, along with all 162 regular season games and all postseason games. Dan Dickerson does play-by-play for the broadcasts (with Greg Gania filling in for occasional games) while color commentary is provided by Bobby Scales or Andy Dirks. Daniella Bruce serves as the in-game reporter and interviewer and Jeff Riger hosts the pre-game and post-game shows.Tigers will have new voice on radio broadcasts MLive.com, March 4, 2023 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.
Station list
+Network stations as of the 2024 Tigers season Callsign Frequency Band City State Network status WXYT-FM97.1 FM Detroit Michigan Flagship WQBX104.9 FM Alma Michigan Affiliate WATZ-FM99.3 FM Alpena Michigan Affiliate WLKI100.3 FM Angola Indiana Affiliate WTKA1050 AM Ann Arbor Michigan Affiliate W292FW106.3 FM Ann Arbor Michigan WTKA relay WMTR-FM96.1 FM Archbold Ohio Affiliate WBCK95.3 FM Battle Creek Michigan Affiliate WMRX-FM97.7 FM Beaverton Michigan Affiliate WBRN 1460 AM Big Rapids Michigan Affiliate W243EN96.5 FM Big Rapids Michigan WBRN relay W256CC99.1 FM Big Rapids Michigan WBRN relay WKAD93.7 FM Cadillac Michigan Affiliate WKYO1360 AM Caro Michigan Affiliate WMKT 1270 AM Charlevoix Michigan Affiliate W272CR102.3 FM Charlevoix Michigan WMKT relay WCHY95.3 FM Cheboygan Michigan Affiliate WDBC680 AM Escanaba Michigan Affiliate W233CT94.5 FM Escanaba Michigan WDBC relay W243EO96.5 FM Frankenmuth Michigan WSGW relay WBNZ92.3 FM Frankfort Michigan Affiliate W280GB103.9 FM Gladstone Michigan WDBC relay WGHN1370 AM Grand Haven Michigan Affiliate W235CM94.9 FM Grand Haven Michigan WGHN relay WOOD1300 AM Grand Rapids Michigan Nighttime-only affiliate WMAX-FM96.1 FM Grand Rapids Michigan Daytime-only affiliate WCSR1340 AM Hillsdale Michigan Affiliate WCSR-FM92.1 FM Hillsdale Michigan Affiliate W258DE99.5 FM Hillsdale Michigan WCSR relay WHTC1450 AM Holland Michigan Affiliate W259CO99.7 FM Holland Michigan WHTC relay WCCY1400 AM Houghton Michigan Affiliate W257CZ99.3 FM Houghton Michigan WCCY relay WMIQ1450 AM Iron Mountain Michigan Affiliate WKHM-FMHD2*105.3-2 FM Jackson Michigan Affiliate W270CJ101.9 FM Jackson Michigan WKHM-FM HD2 relay WKZO590 AM Kalamazoo Michigan Affiliate W295CL106.9 FM Kalamazoo Michigan WKZO relay WJIM1240 AM Lansing Michigan Affiliate W299CR107.7 FM Lansing Michigan WJIM relayWQUS103.1FMLapeerMichiganAffiliate WLDN98.7 FM Ludington Michigan AffiliateWCBY100.7FMMackinaw CityMichiganAffiliate WMLQ97.7 FM Manistee Michigan Affiliate WDMJ1320 AM Marquette Michigan Affiliate WKBZ1090 AM Muskegon Michigan Daytime-only affiliate WOOD-FM106.9 FM Muskegon Michigan Nighttime-only affiliate WNBY1450 AM Newberry Michigan Affiliate WWTH100.7 FM Oscoda Michigan Affiliate WMBN1340 AM Petoskey Michigan Affiliate W284DF104.7 FM Petoskey Michigan WMBN relay WPHM1380 AM Port Huron Michigan Affiliate WRGZ96.7 FM Rogers City Michigan Affiliate WGRY-FM101.1 FM Roscommon Michigan Affiliate WSGW790 AM Saginaw Michigan Affiliate WTGV-FM97.7 FM Sandusky Michigan Affiliate WSOO1230 AM Sault Ste. Marie Michigan Affiliate WCSY-FM103.7 FM South Haven Michigan Affiliate WBET1230 AM Sturgis Michigan Affiliate W259CR99.7 FM Sturgis Michigan WBET relay WSJM-FM94.9 FM St. Joseph Michigan Affiliate WCCW1310 AM Traverse City Michigan Daytime-only affiliate WCCW-FM107.5 FM Traverse City Michigan Nighttime-only affiliate WGFN98.1 FM Traverse City Michigan Affiliate
Asterisk (*) indicates HD Radio broadcast. Blue background indicates FM translator.
Spanish broadcasts In 2023, Carlos Guillén, Bárbaro Garbey and Mari Montes called 22 games in Spanish on WXYT 1270 AM in Detroit.How Tigers are growing Spanish broadcasts MLB.com, March 27, 2023
In 2025, all home and postseason games were called on WDTW 1310 AM and 107.9 FM.
History and former broadcasters
Before merging with WXYT-FM, WXYT/1270 was the sole flagship station from 2001–2007. From 1964–2000, Detroit's WJR was the Tigers' exclusive radio flagship. As a maximum-power clear-channel station, Tigers games on WJR could be received 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). 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. Harwell died in May 2010 at the age of 92 and his body was laid in repose at Comerica Park soon after.Thousands walk, roll to park for Ernie Harwell's send-off Detroit Free Press via Archive.org, originally published May 7, 2010, last retrieved April 1, 2022 The Detroit Sports Media Association (DSMA) inaugurated a DSMA Ernie Harwell Lifetime Achievement Award with Harwell as its first recipient.
See also List of XM Satellite Radio channels List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations
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