The Detroit Lions Radio Network is a radio network in Michigan and Toledo, Ohio that broadcasts all of the NFL's Detroit Lions games and related programming.Detroit Lions Official Site: Detroit Lions Radio Network Affiliates All preseason, regular season, and postseason games are aired live throughout the network. The announcers are WJBK (Fox 2) sports director Dan Miller with play-by-play, former Lions offensive tackle Lomas Brown with color commentary, and former Lions guard T. J. Lang serving as sideline reporter.Detroit Lions radio: Jim Brandstatter out, Lomas Brown in on WJR-AM ''Detroit Free Press, July 10, 2018 Network coverage begins two hours before game time and ends one hour after the game's conclusion. Games are also aired on Sirius XM Radio and online with a subscription to NFL Game Pass or TuneIn Premium. The Lions' flagship station returned to WXYT-FM starting with the 2021 season, after a five-year stint at WJR.Detroit Lions changing radio homes in 2021, back to 97.1 The Ticket Detroit Free Press, December 18, 2020 As of the 2024 season, the network consists of 50 stations in 40 markets in Michigan and one in Ohio.
Station list Callsign Frequency Band City State Network status WXYT-FM97.1 FM Detroit Michigan Flagship WLEN-HD2*103.9-2 FM Adrian Michigan Affiliate W243AD96.5 FM Adrian Michigan WLEN-HD2 relay WFYC1280 AM Alma Michigan Affiliate WRGZ96.7 FM Alpena–Rogers City Michigan Affiliate WTKA1050 AM Ann Arbor Michigan Affiliate WFAT930 AM Battle Creek Michigan Affiliate W274AQ102.7 FM Battle Creek Michigan WFAT relay WBRN1460 AM Big Rapids Michigan Affiliate W243EN96.5 FM Big Rapids Michigan WBRN relay WKAD93.7 FM Cadillac–Harrietta Michigan Affiliate WIDL92.1 FM Cass City Michigan Affiliate WWCS95.3 FM Cheboygan Michigan Affiliate WYKX104.7 FM Escanaba Michigan Affiliate WRSR103.9 FM Flint Michigan Affiliate WGFN98.1 FM Glen Arbor–Manistee Michigan Affiliate WGHN1370 AM Grand Haven Michigan Affiliate W235CM94.9 FM Grand Haven Michigan WGHN relay WLAV-FM96.9 FM Grand Rapids Michigan Affiliate WJRW1340 AM Grand Rapids Michigan Affiliate W291DJ106.1 FM Grand Rapids Michigan WJRW relay WQON100.3 FM Grayling Michigan Affiliate WGLI98.7 FM Hancock Michigan Affiliate WCSR-FM92.1 FM Hillsdale Michigan Affiliate WHTC1450 AM Holland Michigan Affiliate W259CO99.7 FM Holland Michigan WHTC relay WCCY1400 AM Houghton Michigan Affiliate W257CZ99.3 FM Houghton Michigan WCCY relay WIMK93.1 FM Iron Mountain Michigan Affiliate WJMS 590 AM Ironwood Michigan Affiliate W221EH92.1 FM Ironwood Michigan WJMS relay WKHM-HD2*105.3-2 FM Jackson Michigan Affiliate W270CJ101.9 FM Jackson Michigan WKHM-HD2 relay WKZO 590 AM Kalamazoo Michigan Affiliate W295CL106.9 FM Kalamazoo Michigan WKZO relay WJIM1240 AM Lansing Michigan Affiliate W295BP106.9 FM Lansing Michigan WJIM relay WCMM102.5 FM Manistique–Gulliver Michigan Affiliate WUPT100.3 FM Marquette–Ishpeming Michigan Affiliate WLCS98.3 FM Muskegon Michigan Affiliate WNBY-FM93.9 FM Newberry–Sault Ste. Marie Michigan Affiliate WUPY101.1 FM Ontonagon 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 WHLS1450 AM Port Huron Michigan Conflicting games W288BT105.5 FM Port Huron Michigan WHLS relay WKQZ93.3 FM Saginaw–Midland–Bay City Michigan Affiliate WTGV-FM97.7 FM Sandusky Michigan Affiliate WCSY-FM103.7 FM South Haven Michigan Affiliate WSJM-FM94.9 FM St. Joseph–Benton Harbor Michigan Affiliate WBET-FM99.3 FM Sturgis Michigan Affiliate WQQO-HD2*105.5-2 FM Sylvania Ohio Affiliate W264AK100.7 FM Toledo Ohio WQQO-HD2 relay WLDR-FM101.9 FM Traverse City Michigan Affiliate WLAW1490 AM Whitehall Michigan Affiliate W256DM99.1 FM Whitehall Michigan WLAW relay Blue background indicates low-power FM translator. Gray background indicates station is a simulcast of another station.
History
Dan Miller has been the radio play-by-play voice of the Lions since 2005. Miller succeeded Mark Champion, who had called play-by-play for the team from 1989-2004.Detroit Pistons Official Site - Announcers Van Patrick called play-by-play from 1950 until his death in 1974. Other past announcers for Lions radio include Frank Beckmann, Bob Reynolds, Dave Diles and Ray Lane. Jim Brandstatter was the Lions' radio color commentator from 1987–2017.RE: Jim Brandstatter NFL.com, July 10, 2018 Tony Ortiz provided Lions sideline reports from 2001 until 2016. He produced Lions games broadcasts from 1991-1994.WWJ Radio - Our Staff WXYT (AM) was the sole flagship station of the network from 1998-2004. In 2005, the Lions' flagship became an FM station for the first time in their history, when a long term agreement was signed with WKRK (now WXYT-FM). Detroit's WWJ was the team's flagship station prior to 1998, and continued to simulcast WXYT's broadcasts prior to the team's move to WKRK. Prior to 1989, WJR had served as the Lions' radio flagship. Former names of the network include "The WXYT 1270 Detroit Lions Radio Network", "The WKRK Detroit Lions Radio Network", and "The Live 97.1 Detroit Lions Radio Network" (WKRK-FM is WXYT-FM's former callsign, and Live 97.1 is one of its former brandings). WXYT-FM was the Lions' flagship from 2004–2015. On November 20, 2015, it was announced that the Detroit Lions would move to WJR beginning in the 2016 NFL season, ending the team's 20-year relationship with CBS Radio. Officials stated that CBS had dropped the team over demands that it censor on-air content that was critical of the team. In particular, the Lions specifically demanded that flagship station WXYT-FM fire popular on-air personality Mike Valenti as a condition of any extension to its broadcast rights since Valenti has had a history of making remarks critical of the Lions and their poor performance. WXYT-FM refused to do so, and he remains at the station.
See also List of XM Satellite Radio channels List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations NFL on Westwood One Detroit Lions Television Network
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