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The Detroit Lions Radio Network is a radio network in Michigan and Toledo, Ohio that broadcasts all of the NFL's Detroit Lions games and related programming. [1] All preseason, regular season, and postseason games are aired live throughout the network.
Detroit's WWJ was the team's flagship station prior to 1998 and continued to simulcast WXYT (AM)'s broadcasts prior to the team's move to WKRK. [citation needed] Prior to 1989, WJR had served as the Lions' radio flagship. [citation needed]
Since 2005, Miller has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the NFL's Detroit Lions [6] as well the host of their official pre-game discussion show The Lions Roundtable on the Detroit Lions Radio Network, teaming with long-time color commentator Jim Brandstatter, and sideline reporter Tony Ortiz.
The Lions have played the Rams more than any other non-divisional team with 89 total matchups over the years dating back to 1937. In the 2023–24 playoffs, the Rams and Lions met for their first postseason matchup since 1952. The Lions won 24–23 in Matthew Stafford's first game back in Detroit since being traded to the Rams. [67]
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.
George Arthur Richards (March 9, 1889 – May 28, 1951) was an American radio executive who owned stations WJR in Detroit, KMPC in Los Angeles, and WGAR in Cleveland.From 1934 to 1940, he also owned the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
"It's about loving the Lions. We deserved better." [7] On October 17, 2007, Baligian was named Best Radio Sports Talk Host by the Detroit Metro Times for the people, places and things that make metro Detroit great. [8] Sean hosted the first edition of the renamed Detroit Lions postgame show on October 21, 2007 called "Cornbread Corner".
Since 2001 from 2016, Ortiz has provided sideline reports for the Detroit Lions Radio Network. [4] He also co-hosted the network's pre-game show The Lions Roundtable and flagship station WXYT-FM's local pre-game show Lions Game Day. [5]