Seattle Mariners Radio Network Explained

The Mariners Radio Network is the name applied to the radio stations which carry Seattle Mariners baseball games throughout Washington state.

Stations are listed by state, then city. All stations broadcast on the AM band unless otherwise noted.

The announcers for the 2010 season were Dave Niehaus with play-by-play from the bottom of the fourth through the bottom of the fifth and again from the top of the eighth until the end of the game and Rick Rizzs with play-by-play starting from the top of the first through the top of the fourth and again for the sixth and seventh innings. If the Mariners went to extra innings, Niehaus did the odd innings and Rizzs did the even innings. [1] Niehaus died on November 10, 2010. For the 2011 season, Rizzs teamed with a rotating group of former Mariners announcers and players, including Ron Fairly, Ken Wilson, Ken Levine, Dave Valle, and Dan Wilson;[2] this lineup was again used in the 2012 season.[3] Aaron Goldsmith joined Rizzs as the club's radio announcing team at the start of the 2013 season. [4]

Flagship history

With the start of the 2009 season, the network's flagship station is once again KIRO (710 ESPN Seattle), which became an affiliate of ESPN Radio in April 2009. Rival station KOMO AM 1000 had the broadcast rights for six seasons (2003-08). The original flagship station for the franchise was KVI 570, which carried the broadcasts for the M's first eight seasons (1977-84) and the Seattle Pilots' only season (1969). KIRO's first run as the flagship station was for eighteen seasons (1985-2002).[5]

Stations

Washington

Callsign Frequency Location
KXRO data-sort-value=0013201320Aberdeen
KPUG data-sort-value=0011701170Bellingham
KELA data-sort-value=0014701470Centralia/Chehalis
KOZI data-sort-value=0012301230Chelan
KCRK-FM data-sort-value=09210092.1Colville
KXLE data-sort-value=0012401240Ellensburg
KBDB-FM data-sort-value=09670096.7 HD2Forks
KWIQ data-sort-value=0010201020Moses Lake/Ephrata
KBRC data-sort-value=0014301430 & 102.9 FMMount Vernon/Anacortes
KONP data-sort-value=0014501450Port Angeles
KIRO data-sort-value=000710710 & 97.3 FM HD2Seattle (Flagship station)
KTTH data-sort-value=000770770Seattle (When Seahawks games are on KIRO)
KMAS data-sort-value=0010301030 & 103.3 FMShelton/Olympia
KXLX data-sort-value=000700700 & 105.3 FMSpokane
KIRO-FM data-sort-value=09730097.3 FM & HD1Tacoma/Seattle (Select Sunday games only)
KJOX data-sort-value=0013401340Tri-Cities
KGDC data-sort-value=0013201320Walla Walla
KKRT data-sort-value=000900900Wenatchee
KBBO data-sort-value=0013901390 & 104.5 FMYakima

Idaho

Callsign Frequency Location
KOZE data-sort-value=000950950 & 95.5 FMLewiston
KLER data-sort-value=0013001300Orofino

Alaska

Callsign Frequency Location
KSUP data-sort-value=106300106.3 HD2 & 107.9 FMJuneau
KTKN data-sort-value=000930930Ketchikan
KIFW data-sort-value=0012301230Sitka

Oregon

Callsign Frequency Location
KEJO data-sort-value=0012401240Albany/Corvallis
KXTG data-sort-value=000750750Portland
KYKN data-sort-value=0014301430Salem
KCUP data-sort-value=0012301230Toledo/Newport

Montana

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.mlb.com/mariners/team/broadcasters Seattle Mariners Official Site - Broadcasters Biographies
  2. Web site: Mariners to use committee to fill Niehaus' spot. Johns. Greg. MLB.com. 2011-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000241/seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/print.jsp?c_id=sea&content_id=16461114&ymd=20110119. 2016-03-04.
  3. Web site: Mariners to stick with rotating radio booth in '12. Johns. Greg. MLB.com. 2011-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20111203191203/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?c_id=sea&content_id=26065778&vkey=news_sea&ymd=20111130. 2011-12-03.
  4. Web site: Mariners Add Aaron Goldsmith to Broadcast Team. Stone. Larry. seattletimes.com. 2013-01-17.
  5. https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seattle-mariners-broadcasts-returning-to-kiro-radio/ The Seattle Times