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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.
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.
WXYT-FM: 97.1 FM Detroit: Michigan Flagship (Football only) WWJ: 950 AM Detroit: Michigan Flagship WQBX* 104.9 FM Alma: Michigan Network affiliate WFYC** 1280 AM Alma: Michigan Network affiliate WZTK* 105.7 FM Alpena: Michigan Network affiliate WTKA: 1050 AM Ann Arbor: Michigan Network affiliate WWWW-FM: 102.9 FM Ann Arbor: Michigan Network ...
WXYT-FM (97.1) is airing five games, and WXYT-AM (1270) is airing 13 games. The Tigers will announce the full lineup of broadcasters for TV and radio before spring training games begin.
Detroit Tigers center fielder Riley Greene (31) celebrates a double against L. A. Dodgers during the ninth inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Saturday, July 13, 2024.
The AM/FM simulcast took the name "Detroit's Sports Powerhouse: 97.1 FM & 1270 AM". On November 6, the simulcast was renamed "97.1 The Ticket". WKRK took the call letters WXYT-FM in the process. The only mention of the 1270 facility came during the top of the hour legal station identification. Another change was the names of the midday show to ...
In 2005, the Lions' flagship became an FM station for the first time in their history, when a long term agreement was signed with WKRK (now WXYT-FM). Detroit's WWJ was the team's flagship station prior to 1998, and continued to simulcast WXYT's broadcasts prior to the team's move to WKRK.
WXYT (AM) was the sole flagship station from 1998 - 2004. WKRK-FM (later WXYT (AM)) became the co-flagship in 2004. 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 ...