As of 2018, the Dallas Cowboys' flagship radio station is KRLD-FM owned by Audacy.
Brad Sham is the team's longtime play-by-play voice. Working alongside him is former Cowboy quarterback Babe Laufenberg. The Cowboys, who retain rights to all announcers, chose not to renew Laufenberg's contract in 2006 and brought in former safety Charlie Waters. However, Laufenberg did work as the analyst on the "Blue Star Network," which televises Cowboys preseason games not shown on national networks. The anchor station is KTVT, the CBS owned and operated station in Dallas. Previous stations which aired Cowboys games included KTCK (AM), KVIL-FM, KRLD, and KLUV. Kristi Scales is the sideline reporter on the radio broadcasts.
During his tenure as Cowboys coach, Tom Landry co-hosted his own coach's show with late veteran sportscaster Frank Glieber and later with Brad Sham. Landry's show was famous for his analysis of raw game footage and for him and his co-host making their NFL "predictions" at the end of each show. Glieber is one of the original voices of the Cowboys Radio Network, along with Bill Mercer, famous for calling the Ice Bowl of 1967 and both Super Bowl V and VI. Mercer is perhaps best known as the ringside commentator of World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s. Upon Mercer's departure, Verne Lundquist joined the network, and became their play-by-play announcer by 1977, serving eight years in that capacity before handing those chores permanently over to Brad Sham, who joined the network in 1977 as the color analyst and occasional fill-in for Lundquist.
Longtime WFAA-TV sports anchor Dale Hansen was the Cowboys' color analyst with Brad Sham as the play-by-play announcer from 1985-94. Dave Garrett succeeded Sham on play-by-play in 1995, teaming with Hansen (1995–96), Laufenberg (1996–97), and Mike Doocy (1997). Sham returned as the team's play-by-play voice in 1998.
In 1984 and 2001, the Cowboys used guest analysts in the radio booth for each game. In 1984, Dale Hansen, Charlie Waters, Roger Staubach, Cliff Harris, Verne Lundquist, Drew Pearson, Frank Glieber, and Bob Lilly were guest analysts. In 2001, guest analysts included Charlie Waters, Irving Fryar, Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Dan Rather, Michael Irvin, Preston Pearson, John Madden, Pat Summerall, and Dale Hansen.
Cowboys radio announcers YearsFlagship stationPlay-by-playColor commentator1960KBOXBud ShermanFrank Glieber1961KBOXFrank GlieberDon Buehler1962KLIFCharles BolandBill Meek1963KLIF/KVILRick WeaverGary DeLaune1964KLIFJay RandolphGary DeLaune1965KLIFJay RandolphBill Mercer1966KLIFBill Mercer1967–1968KLIFBill MercerBlackie Sherrod1969KLIFBill MercerBlackie Sherrod & Verne Lundquist1970–1971KLIFBill MercerVerne Lundquist1972–1975KRLDVerne LundquistAl Wisk1976KRLDVerne LundquistBob Lilly (home games) & Chris Needham (1st half of season) or Brad Sham (2nd half of season)1977KRLDVerne LundquistBrad Sham1978KRLDFrank GlieberVerne Lundquist & Brad Sham1979KRLDFrank GlieberCharlie Waters (home games), Verne Lundquist & Brad Sham1980–1983KRLDVerne LundquistBrad Sham1984KRLDBrad ShamGuest Analysts1985–1990KRLDBrad ShamDale Hansen1991–1994KVILBrad ShamDale Hansen1995KVILDave GarrettDale Hansen1996KVILDave GarrettDale Hansen (first 14 games) or Babe Laufenberg (final 2 games)1997KVILDave GarrettBabe Laufenberg & Mike Doocy1998–2000KVILBrad ShamBabe Laufenberg2001KVILBrad ShamBabe Laufenberg & Guest Analysts2002–2005KLUVBrad ShamBabe Laufenberg2006KTCK/KDBNBrad ShamCharlie Waters2007–2008KTCK/KDBNBrad ShamBabe Laufenberg2009–PresentKRLD-FMBrad ShamBabe Laufenberg
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