Milwaukee Bucks Radio Network Explained

Milwaukee Bucks Radio Network
Type:Radio Network
Branding:BMO Bucks Radio Network
Country:United States
Headquarters:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Broadcast Area:Wisconsin (15 stations)
Michigan (1 station)
Owner:Milwaukee Bucks
Affiliation:National Basketball Association
Affiliates:16
Website:

The Milwaukee Bucks Radio Network (branded as the BMO Bucks Radio Network) is a 16-station radio network in Wisconsin and Michigan that broadcasts basketball games and related programming for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. Since the Bucks inaugural season, WTMJ/620 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has served as the flagship station for the network.[1]

Announcers

Former Dallas Mavericks broadcaster Ted Davis was part of the BMO Bucks Radio Network from 1997 to 2021.[2] Dennis Krause, the sports director of Spectrum's local news channel Spectrum News 1, was part of the Bucks Radio Network from 1996 to 2021.[3] Davis did play-by-play for every game, with Krause providing color commentary at home games.

After the 2021 NBA Finals, which ended with the Bucks' winning their first NBA Championship in 50 years, Davis announced his retirement in August 2021. Davis was replaced by David Koehn, who'd been the play-by-play broadcaster for the University of Virginia men's basketball team. Krause also left as the color commentator prior to the 2021-22 Bucks season for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Ben Brust, a former Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball player and analyst for the Big Ten Network.

Programming

Pre-game

The pre-game show is Buck Shots.

Post-game

The post-game show is made up of two parts, the first half hour being the Radio.com Post Game Show, and the last hour being Bucks And-One (branded as Bucks And-One Presented by Noble Vines), which airs only on ESPN Milwaukee and ESPN Madison. Both parts are hosted by Justin Garcia.[1]

Stations

Affiliates (15 stations)

All radio streams are blacked out beyond their station's coverage area due to NBA streaming rules.

Wisconsin

City Callsign Frequency
1260 AM
107.3 FM
1150 AM
103.5/106.3 FM
95.3 FM
880 AM
106.3 FM
1450 AM
940 AM
1440 AM
101.9 FM
1230 AM
92.7 FM
580 AM
96.7 FM
100.5 FM
1240 AM
Milwaukee WTMJ 620 AM
980 AM
104.3 FM
1100 AM
98.3 FM
98.3 FM
1400 AM
99.9 FM
98.1 FM
1240 AM
1450 AM
107.7 FM
92.7 FM
1390 AM
93.9 FM

Bold denotes the Flagship station.

Source:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks will stay with WTMJ-AM for game broadcasts. August 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: Milwaukee Talks: Bucks radio broadcaster Ted Davis. January 12, 2015.
  3. Web site: Bucks Game To Air On WTMJ Radio For 52nd Consecutive Season. NBA.com.
  4. Web site: BMO Harris Bucks Radio Network. Bucks.com.