Boston Celtics Radio Network Explained

The Boston Celtics Radio Network is a radio network that broadcasts Boston Celtics basketball games with a flagship station of WBZ-FM (98.5). Carried in 5 of the 6 New England states, the network has 27 stations (17 on AM, 10 on FM, plus 4 FM translators).

Certain of these stations, including flagship WBZ-FM, also have commitments to carry games of the New England Patriots (football) and Boston Bruins (hockey), and Celtics games may be pre-empted.

From 2005 until 2013, Celtics games had been carried on Entercom-owned stations WRKO and WEEI. That partnership ended in August 2013. In September 2013, the Celtics announced that they had signed a multi-year deal with CBS Radio to broadcast games on their network.^[1] CBS Radio and Entercom merged in 2017.^[2]

Radio Network

Flagship

• 98.5 WBZ-FM: Boston

Affiliates

Maine (6 stations)

• 92.9 WEZQ: Bangor Boston Bruins primary affiliate
• 96.3 WJJB-FM: Gray
• 1310 WLOB: Portland
• 95.9 WPEI: Saco
• 95.5 WPPI: Topsham
• 1440 WRED: Westbrook

Massachusetts (7 stations + 1 FM translator)

• 105.5 WWEI: Easthampton
• 1400 WHTB: Fall River (if there is a conflict on WSAR)
• 1480 WSAR: Fall River
• 1280 WPKZ: Fitchburg
  • 105.3/W287BT: Fitchburg (translator of WPKZ)
• 1230 WNAW: North Adams Boston Bruins primary affiliate
• 95.1 WXTK: West Yarmouth Boston Bruins primary affiliate
• 1440 WVEI: Worcester

New Hampshire (8 stations + 3 FM translators)

• 1230 WTSV: Claremont Boston Bruins primary affiliate
• 1450 WKXL: Concord
  • 101.9/W270DS: Concord (translator of WKXL)
  • 103.9/W280EC: Concord (translator of WKXL)
• 1270 WTSN: Dover
  • 98.1/W251CF: Dover (translator of WTSN)
• 1400 WTSL: Hanover Boston Bruins primary affiliate
• 1250 WGAM: Manchester
• 101.5 WWLK-FM: Meredith Boston Bruins primary affiliate
• 900 WGHM: Nashua
• 93.5 WEEY: Swanzey Boston Bruins primary affiliate

New York (2 stations)

• 101.3 WCPV: Essex
• 960 WEAV: Plattsburgh

Rhode Island (2 stations)

• 790 WPRV: Providence (2018-)
• 1240 WOON: Woonsocket (2009, 2014-)

Former stations (24 stations + 1 FM translator)

Former flagships (7 stations)

• 680 WRKO: Boston, Massachusetts (1981-1991, 1995–1996, 2005–2007)
• 590 WEEI Boston, Massachusetts (1991-1995)
• 850 WHDH: Boston, Massachusetts (co-flagship, 1952–1969)
• 850 WEEI: Boston, Massachusetts (2007-2013)
• 1510 WWZN: Boston, Massachusetts (2001-2005)
• 93.7 WEEI-FM: Lawrence, Massachusetts (2011-2013)
• 94.5 WHDH-FM: Boston, Massachusetts (co-flagship, 1952–1969; sometimes carried Celtics games alone when WHDH was carrying a game of the Boston Bruins hockey club))

Former affiliates (17 stations + 1 FM translator)

• 620 WZON: Bangor, Maine
• 1280 WFAU: Gardiner, Maine
• 1450 WVOM: Rockland, Maine
• 1440 WRED: Westbrook, Maine
• 1320 WARA: Attleboro, Massachusetts (1990-1991,^[3] 2005–2006 season (as WARL))
• 104.9 WBOQ: Gloucester, Massachusetts
• 1420 WBSM: New Bedford, Massachusetts
• 560 WHYN: Springfield, Massachusetts
• 580 WTAG: Worcester, Massachusetts
  • 94.9/W235AV: Tatnuck (translator of WTAG)
• 107.7 WTPL: Hillsborough
• 1420 WASR: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
• 1540 WPTR: Albany
• 920 WHJJ: Providence, Rhode Island (2015-2018)
• 620 WVMT: Burlington, Vermont
• 1240 WSKI: Montpelier, Vermont
• 550 WDEV: Waterbury, Vermont
• 96.1 WDEV-FM: Warren, Vermont
• 93.9 WWOD: Woodstock, Vermont

External links

• The Celtics Radio Network affiliates page on CBSBoston.com
• Boston Celtis 98.5 The Sports Hub Announce Multi Year Broadcast Partnership

Notes and References

1. Web site: Celtics' new radio home is 98.5 The Sports Hub. Boston Globe. Finn. Chad. 2013-09-27. 2018-08-03.
2. Entercom Finalizes Merger With CBS Radio, Becoming No. 2 Radio Operator in US. Billboard. Hu. Cherie. 2017-11-17. 2018-08-03.
3. Providence Journal Sports On The Radio listing: February 28, 1991, p. G-4.