Titans Radio Network Explained

Titans Radio Network
Type:Radio network
Established:1960
Country:United States
Headquarters:Nashville, Tennessee
Owner:Tennessee Titans
Parent:KSA Industries
Affiliation:NFL
Affiliates:42 (including 1 flagship)

The Titans Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 42 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Tennessee Titans, a professional football team in the National Football League (NFL).

Nashville market station WGFX serves as the network's flagship station. The network also includes 41 affiliates in the U.S. states of Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama, along with nearby areas of Mississippi, eastern Arkansas, and far southern Illinois: twenty-two AM stations, sixteen of which supplement their signals with a low-power FM translator; and nineteen full-power FM stations, one of which supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator.

In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, network programming airs on satellite radio via Sirius XM and is available online via Sirius XM, TuneIn and NFL+.[1] [2] [3]

History

As the Houston Oilers Radio Network (1960–1996)

The radio network began with the 1960 American Football League season as the Houston Oilers Radio Network, when the now-Tennessee Titans were based in Houston, Texas, and were known as the Oilers. Houston's KXYZ was the first flagship of the network for 1960 through 1963. KILT was the network's second flagship station from 1963 to 1975.[4] In the beginning, Majestic Advertising of Milwaukee, Wisconsin was the holder of production rights to the radio broadcasts and pre-season TV broadcasts. In the 1970s and beyond, the network was operated by the Texas State Networks, which also produces their own radio news programs, along with agricultural news updates to their affiliated stations statewide.[5]

KODA took over as the flagship station from 1985 through 1990. KTRH, which was the network flagship from 1976[6] to 1984, returned to be the flagship for the network for the franchise's final five seasons in Houston from 1991 until the end of the 1996 season. Around 35 to 40 (and at one point 86) stations broadcast all pre-season and regular season games each season, along with any playoff appearance the Oilers had during its time in Houston, including their AFC Championship Game appearances in 1978 and 1979. At one point during this time period after the mid 1980s, KQQK served as the flagship for the team's Spanish-language broadcasts in Houston.

During the team's final season in Houston, which was a disastrous turnout for the team in 1996, and in preparation for the team's move to their then-new headquarters in Nashville one year earlier than expected, the Oiler Radio Network was reduced from many affiliates across most of Texas and western Louisiana to only the flagship station in Houston, and a few affiliates in Tennessee, including its future flagship, then-Adult contemporary-formatted WGFX of Nashville (officially licensed to Gallatin). In October 1996, KTRH cut off games in favor of preseason basketball involving the Houston Rockets of the NBA.[7]

As the Tennessee Oilers Radio Network and Titans Radio (1997–present)

It was renamed the Tennessee Oilers Radio Network in 1997 during the team's first season in Tennessee. The headquarters were now located in Nashville, but their home games were played in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis in 1997 and the Vanderbilt University's Stadium in 1998 and at least until their new stadium, the Adelphia Coliseum (now Nissan Stadium) was completed in August 1999. WGFX became the flagship station for the network, and served as flagship from 1997 until the completion of the 2001 season, although WGFX served as an "affiliate" for the 2004 season. Between the team's initial relocation and the start of the 1999 preseason, the radio network was spread to many radio stations across Tennessee, as well as southern and western Kentucky, northern and central Alabama, and portions of three other states. Titans Radio signed up over 50 affiliates in non-metro areas and a few major cities.

In Spring 1999, the radio network's name was changed to the Titans Radio Network to reflect the team's name change. The Titans Radio name was first used in the Titans first pre-season game in August 1999. Country-music formatted station WKDF, now one of WGFX's in-market sister stations, became the new flagship station in 2002. WGFX, which became a sports talk radio station in 2003, returned as the flagship for the Titans Radio Network starting with the 2010 season.

The team had long refused distribution of these radio broadcasts to Sirius XM, because the Titans' contract with Citadel Broadcasting (then-parent of both WKDF and WGFX) predated the arrival of satellite radio.[8] [9] However, in 2011, the Titans extend their agreement with existing radio partners while a provision allowing home games to be broadcast on Sirius XM. The Titans became the last NFL franchise to reach such a deal.[10]

On-air radio personalities

Here is a list of the current personnel of the Titans Radio Network:

Programming outside live game coverage

Station list

Callsign! scope="col"
FrequencyBandCityStateNetwork status
WGFX104.5FMNashvilleTennesseeFlagship
WVNN770AMAthensAlabamaAffiliate
WCBL1290AMBentonKentuckyWCBL-FM simulcast
WJOX-FM94.5FMBirminghamAlabamaAffiliate
WJTW1480AMBridgeportAlabamaAffiliate
WXSM640AMBristolTennesseeAffiliate
WKDZ-FM106.5FMCadizKentuckyAffiliate
WCLE-FM104.1FMCalhoun–Cleveland–AthensTennesseeAffiliate
WRJB95.9FMCamdenTennesseeAffiliate
W259BN99.7FMCamdenTennesseeWRJB relay
WGOW1150AMChattanoogaTennesseeAffiliate
W239CO95.7FMChattanoogaTennesseeWJTW relay
WGOW-FM102.3FMChattanoogaTennesseeAffiliate
WKFN540AMClarksvilleTennesseeAffiliate
WAIN1270AMColumbiaKentuckyAffiliate
W270DI101.9FMColumbiaKentuckyWAIN relay
WMCP1280AMColumbiaTennesseeAffiliate
W255DK98.9FMColumbiaTennesseeWMCP relay
WKXD-FM106.9FMCookevilleTennesseeAffiliate
WYTM-FM105.5FMFayettevilleTennesseeAffiliate
WQLT-FM107.3FMFlorenceAlabamaAffiliate
WHEP1310AMFoleyAlabamaAffiliate
W223AX92.5FMFoleyAlabamaWHEP relay
WAKM950AMFranklinTennesseeAffiliate
WCBL-FM99.1FMGrand RiversKentuckyAffiliate
WPTQ105.3FMGlasgowKentuckyAffiliate
WIKQ103.1FMGreenevilleTennesseeAffiliate
WSON860AMHendersonKentuckyAffiliate
W300ED107.9FMHendersonKentuckyWSON relay
W261BV100.1FMHopkinsvilleKentuckyWKFN relay
WZDQ102.3FMHumboldt–JacksonTennesseeAffiliate
WOKI98.7FMKnoxvilleTennesseeAffiliate
WCOR1490AMLebanonTennesseeAffiliate
WANT98.9FMLebanonTennesseeWCOR simulcast
WJJM-FM94.3FMLewisburgTennesseeAffiliate
WUMP730AMMadison–HuntsvilleAlabamaAffiliate
W280BA103.9FMMadison–HuntsvilleAlabamaWUMP relay
WMSR1320AMManchesterTennesseeAffiliate
W300BL107.9FMManchesterTennesseeWMSR relay
WAKI1230AMMcMinnvilleTennesseeAffiliate
W221ED92.1FMMcMinnvilleTennesseeWAKI relay
WKIM98.9FMMemphisTennesseeAffiliate
WCRK1150AMMorristownTennesseeAffiliate
W289BQ105.7FMMorristownTennesseeWCRK relay
WVJS1420AMOwensboroKentuckyAffiliate
W225CL92.9FMOwensboroKentuckyWVJS relay
WPAD1560AMPaducahKentuckyAffiliate
W258AN99.5FMPaducahKentuckyWPAD relay
WWKY-FM104.9FMPrincetonKentuckyAffiliate
WKSR1150AMPulaskiTennesseeAffiliate
W265AQ100.9FMPulaskiTennesseeWKSR relay
W299CW107.7FMPulaskiTennesseeWKSR relay
WWIC1050AMScottsboroAlabamaAffiliate
W243CU96.5FMSebreeKentuckyWSON relay
WVNN-FM92.5FMTrinity–HuntsvilleAlabamaWVNN simulcast
W294CV106.7FMTullahomaTennesseeWMSR relay
WQAK105.7FMUnion CityTennesseeAffiliate
WQMV1060AMWaverlyTennesseeAffiliate
W228DG93.5FMWaverlyTennesseeWQMV relay
WCDT1340AMWinchesterTennesseeAffiliate
Blue background indicates low-power FM translator.Gray background indicates station is a simulcast of another station.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. September 3, 2014. SiriusXM Announces Programming for 2014 NFL Season. Investor.SiriusXM.com. SiriusXM. October 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011164754/http://investor.siriusxm.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=868899. October 11, 2014.
  2. Web site: NFL teams up with TuneIn on radio broadcasts. USA Today. December 12, 2017. January 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113092913/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/10/12/nfl-teams-up-tunein-radio-broadcasts/73811658/. live.
  3. Web site: NFL Game Pass | Watch NFL Game Replays | NFL. NFL.com. March 3, 2017. March 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303071435/https://www.nfl.com/gamepass. live.
  4. Web site: $81.5 million is the painless broadcast price for football ‘76 . . 1976-08-09 . 24-34 .
  5. Web site: Run Houston Oiler Football...and run with the best! . worldradiohistory.com.
  6. 1976 Houston Oilers Media Guide, page 141
  7. "Oilers hope to prove lame ducks can soar". The New York Times. October 22, 1996. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  8. Sirius XM Radio promotional material. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
  9. http://www.titansradio.com/contactus.asp "Titans Radio Contact Form & FAQ"
  10. Web site: At long last, Titans Radio goes satellite. 16 June 2011.
  11. http://www.titansonline.com/schedule/titans-radio.html Tennessee Titans | Titans Radio
  12. http://www.titansradio.com/page.php?page_id=131 Titans Radio - Our Team
  13. http://www.titansradio.com/page.php?page_id=131 Titans Radio - Broadcast Team

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