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Dan Miller has been the radio play-by-play voice of the Lions since 2005. [1] Miller succeeded Mark Champion, who had called play-by-play for the team from 1989-2004. [5] Van Patrick called play-by-play from 1950 until his death in 1974. [6] Other past announcers for Lions radio include Frank Beckmann, Bob Reynolds, Dave Diles and Ray Lane.
In February 2009, the station announced it would broadcast games for the Detroit Pistons, beginning with the 2009-2010 NBA season. All of these play-by-play rights remain with WXYT-FM to this day. When 1270 was not simulcasting 97.1 FM (mostly during live sporting events with restricted contracts), 1270 used a different set of station IDs.
Along with sister stations WWJ 950 AM and WXYT 1270 AM, 97.1 The Ticket is the flagship station of all four of Detroit's professional sports teams and two college teams: the Detroit Tigers baseball team, [4] the Detroit Pistons basketball team, [5] the Detroit Red Wings hockey team, [6] the Detroit Lions football team, [7] and the Michigan Wolverines football and men's basketball (NCAA) teams.
WGFN (98.1 FM) is a radio station in Northern Michigan that airs a classic rock format under the branding of "The Bear", and is currently owned by Black Diamond Broadcast Holdings, LLC. WGFN is based out of Glen Arbor, Michigan , airing at 98.1 FM to the Traverse City market.
Before merging with WXYT-FM, WXYT/1270 was the sole flagship station from 2001–2007. From 1964–2000, Detroit's WJR was the Tigers' exclusive radio flagship. As a maximum-power clear-channel station, Tigers games on WJR could be received from hundreds of miles away on warm, clear nights.
Fox Sports Detroit produces the preseason game broadcasts with Fox 2 producing the pre-game and post-game segments. The games air live on Fox 2 and the rest of the Detroit Lions Television Network, with re-airings on Bally Sports Detroit. [9] Bally Sports Detroit also airs Lions Live after regular season games, and Monday head coach press ...
WWJ (950 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Detroit, Michigan, featuring an all-news radio format known as WWJ Newsradio 950.Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station services Metro Detroit, is the market affiliate for CBS News Radio, and the flagship station for the Michigan Sports Network.
WLBY simulcasts the Bloomberg Radio network on overnight hours and weekends. [37] WLBY also broadcasts local sports. As a member of the Michigan Sports Network, WLBY broadcasts Michigan Wolverines women's basketball games. [38] WLBY is also the secondary Ann Arbor affiliate of the Detroit Lions Radio Network when WTKA has to broadcast a Detroit ...