The Boston Red Sox Radio Network is an American

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composed of 54 radio stations which carry English language coverage of the

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, a professional

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team in

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(MLB). Lawrence, Massachusetts station

WEEI-FM WEEI-FM (93.7 MHz) – branded SportsRadio 93.7 WEEI-FM – is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by Audacy, Inc., WEEI-FM is the Boston aff ...

(93.7 FM), which serves

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and the

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area, serves as the network's Flagship. The network also includes 53 affiliates in the U.S. states of

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, New York, and

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: 29 AM stations, 24 of which supplement their signals with one or more FM

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s; and 24 full-power FM stations, one of which supplement its signal with several FM translators.

Joe Castiglione Joseph John Castiglione (born March 2, 1947) is an American radio announcer for the Boston Red Sox baseball team,Joe Castigl ...

currently serves as the network's

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announcer; since the start of the 2020 Red Sox season, ( Will Flemming,

Sean McDonough Sean McDonough (born May 13, 1962) is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN and WEEI Red Sox Radio Network. Early life The son of ''Boston Globe'' sportswriter Will McDonough, McDonough graduated from the S. I. Newhouse Sch ...

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, Dave O'Brien, Dale Arnold and Tom Caron have alternated with Castiglione providing color commentary. In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, network programming airs on

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satellite radio; and streams online via SiriusXM Internet Radio, TuneIn Premium, and

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. Shaw's and Star Market Supermarkets, a

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chain which serves much of New England, holds

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to the "WEEI Shaw's and Star Market Red Sox Radio Network," rebranded in 2022 as the "WEEI Shaw's and Star Market Red Sox Network."

Programming

Play-by-play announcer

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, in addition to a rotation of co-hosts ( Will Flemming,

, Dave O'Brien, Dale Arnold or Tom Caron as the second play-by-play announcer, with

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or Rob Bradford as color commentators for select games), calls games on-site. WEEI-FM personality Mike Mutnansky serves as pre- and post-game host. All regular season and many spring training games are broadcast.

Station list

:Blue background indicates FM

Network maps

Additional affiliates

*1400

WHTB WHTB (1400 AM) is a Portuguese language radio station in Fall River, Massachusetts, operating with 1 kW unlimited hours. History Originally known as WALE, the call sign moved to 990 AM in Providence, Rhode Island on July 20, 1989. On that ...

: Fall River (if there is a conflict on WSAR) *1240 WOON:

Woonsocket Woonsocket ( ), is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsocket lies directly south of ...

(if there is a conflict on WVEI-FM)

Spanish Beisbol Network

In addition to the English-language network, the Boston Red Sox Spanish Beisbol Network is a one-station network carrying Spanish-language coverage of the Red Sox. Haverhill station WCCM (1490 AM) serves as the network's flagship; WCCM also simulcasts over an FM

. Nilson Pepen currently serves as this network's play-by-play announcer. :Blue background indicates low-power FM

History

Former announcers

Former flagships

*680

WRKO WRKO (680 AM) is a commercial news/talk radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by iHeartMedia, WRKO is a Class B AM station that provides secondary coverage to portio ...

(1989-1994, (with WROR, 1989–90); 2007-August 25, 2009 (co-flagship with WEEI)) *850 WHDH: Boston (1946-1975) *850 WEEI: Boston (1995-2012; weekday afternoon and occasional night games only from 2007-August 2009) *''950

WROL WROL is a radio station in the Boston, Massachusetts radio market. The station is owned by Salem Media Group and is located on 950 kHz on the AM dial. Most of WROL's programming is religious including local ministers as well as national radio ...

: Boston (Spanish)'' *1390 WPLM: Plymouth, Massachusetts (1983–89)Boston Globe, Jan. 9, 1983, sports page 1 *1510 WMEX/WITS: Boston (1975-1982) *99.1

WPLM-FM WPLM-FM (99.1 FM, "Easy 99.1") is an adult contemporary music station licensed to Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is owned by Plymouth Rock Broadcasting Co. and has a sister AM station by the same callsign. Its transmitter is located in Plymouth. W ...

: Plymouth, Massachusetts (1983–89)

Former affiliates

*560 WCKL:

Hudson, New York Hudson is a city and the county seat of Columbia County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,894. Located on the east side of the Hudson River and 120 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, it was named for the rive ...

*560

WHYN WHYN can refer to: * WHYN (AM), a radio station at 560 AM located in Springfield, Massachusetts * WHYN-FM, a radio station at 93.1 FM located in Springfield, Massachusetts * WGGB-TV, a TV station which formerly carried the WHYN-TV call signs locate ...

: Springfield, Massachusetts (through 2006) *580

WTAG WTAG (580 AM) is a radio station in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a news/talk format. WTAG's studios are in Paxton and it broadcasts from a transmitter in Holden, Massachusetts. The transmitter operates at 5 ...

Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities i ...

(circa 1967-2006) *610 WGIR: Manchester, N.H. (1997) *620

WZON WZON (620 Hertz, kHz) is an AM broadcasting, AM radio station broadcasting an oldies format, with one afternoon talk show. The station is licensed to Bangor, Maine, Bangor and serves Central Maine. Along with sister stations 100.3 WKIT and 103 ...

: Bangor, Maine (1994–2017) *630 WPRO: Providence, R.I. (1986-2005) *730 WJTO: Bath, Me. (1997) *830 WCRN: Worcester, Massachusetts *930 CFBC:

Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of K ...

(1997) *930 WIZR:

Johnstown, New York Johnstown is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County in the U.S. state of New York. The city was named after its founder, Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Province of New York and a major general during the Sev ...

(-2012) (was an affiliate in 1997) *''940 WGFP:

Webster, Massachusetts Webster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,776 at the 2020 census. Named after statesman Daniel Webster, the town was founded by industrialist Samuel Slater, and was home to several early Ameri ...

'' (2005) *940

WINE Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

: Danbury (1997) *960 WSVU:

North Palm Beach, Florida North Palm Beach is an incorporated village in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami Metropolitan Area. The population was 13,162 at the 2020 census. The village won an award from the National Association of Home Buil ...

(20??-2012) *970 WESO:

Southbridge, Massachusetts Southbridge is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,740 at the 2020 census. Although Southbridge has a city form of government, it is legally known as the Town of Southbridge. History The area was in ...

(1997) *''990 WALE: Greenville, R.I.'' (2005, 2008) *990

WCMF WCMF-FM (96.5 MHz) is a radio station located in the Rochester, New York, area. Its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton, Monroe County, and its studios are located at High Falls Studios in downtown Rochester. WCMF is a heritage ...

: Rochester, N.Y. (1997) *1010

WCNL WCNL is an AM radio station located at 1010 on the AM dial, licensed to Newport, New Hampshire. It was Newport's first radio station. The studios are located on Main Street in Newport, and its on-air slogan is ''Country 1010 WCNL-AM''. Translat ...

Newport, New Hampshire Newport is a town in and the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. It is west-northwest of Concord, the state capital. The population of Newport was 6,299 at the 2020 census. A covered bridge is in the northwest. The ar ...

(????-2012) *1110 WHIM: East Providence, R.I. (unknown date) *''1110 WCCM: Salem'' *''1120 WPRX:

Bristol, Connecticut Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, southwest-west of Hartford. The city is also 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City. As of the 2020 census, th ...

'' (2005) *1160

WSKW WSKW (1160 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Skowhegan, Maine. It is owned by Mountain Wireless and it carries a radio format of sports from CBS Sports Radio. The studios and offices are in the Lee Farm Mall in Augusta. WSKW ...

: Skowhegan, Maine (????-2005) *1200

WTLA WTLA (1200 AM; "ESPN Radio 97.7") is a commercial radio station licensed to North Syracuse, New York, and serving the Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is owned by Galaxy Communications and airs a sports radio format. Programming is also ...

: Syracuse, N.Y. (2010–2011) *1220 WQUN:

Hamden, Connecticut Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant". The population was 61,169 at the 2020 census. History The peaceful tribe of Quinnipiacs were the first residents of the ...

(????-2012) *''1220 WRIB: Providence, R.I.'' *1230 WERI: Westerly, R.I. (1997) *1230 WJOY: Burlington, Vermont (????-2012) *1230 WMOU: Berlin, New Hampshire (????-2012) *''1230 WNEB: Worcester'' *1240 WHMQ:

Greenfield, Massachusetts Greenfield is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Greenfield was first settled in 1686. The population was 17,768 at the 2020 census. Greenfield is home to Greenfield Community College, the Pioneer Val ...

(-2012) *1270 WTSN:

Dover, New Hampshire Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 32,741 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in the New Hampshire Seacoast region and the fifth largest municipality in the state. It is the county se ...

(1997) *1280 WFAU:

Gardiner, Maine Gardiner is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,961 at the 2020 census. Popular with tourists, Gardiner is noted for its culture and old architecture. Gardiner is a nationally accrediteMain StreetAmerica commun ...

(????-2012) *1350

WNLK WNLK (1350 AM; "Veritas Catholic Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Norwalk, Connecticut. The station broadcasts brokered Christian radio programming. WNLK is owned by Veritas Catholic Network, Inc., after being sold by Cox Radio, Inc. ...

: Norwalk, Connecticut (1997) *1380

WNRI WNRI (1380 AM, "1380 AM & 99.9 FM WNRI") is a radio station located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The station has a news & talk radio format and has been owned by Bouchard Broadcasting Inc. since 2004. WNRI began broadcasting November 28, 1954. ...

: Woonsocket, R.I. (1997) *1390 WEGP:

Presque Isle, Maine Presque Isle is the commercial center and largest city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,797 at the 2020 Census. The city is home to the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College, Hus ...

*1400 WVAE:

Biddeford, Maine Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the principal commercial center of York County. Its population was 22,552 at the 2020 census. The twin cities of Saco and Biddeford include the resort communities of Biddeford Po ...

(????-2006) *1400 WHMP: Northampton, Massachusetts (????-2012) *1400 WLTN:

Littleton, New Hampshire Littleton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,005 at the 2020 census. Situated at the northern edge of the White Mountains, Littleton is bounded on the northwest by the Connecticut River. The main vil ...

(????-2012) *1400 WSTC: Stamford, Connecticut (1997) *1420 WASR:

Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,416 at the 2020 census. A resort area situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro includes the village of Wolfeboro Falls. History The town was granted ...

(????-2012) *1420 WRSA: St. Albans, Vermont (-2012) *1440 WRED:

Westbrook, Maine Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States and a suburb of Portland. The population was 20,400 at the 2020 census, making it the fastest-growing city in Maine between 2010 and 2020. It is part of the Portland– South Port ...

(????-2012) *1440 WSGO: Oswego, N.Y. (2010–2011) *1450

WKXL WKXL (1450 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Concord, New Hampshire, United States, the station serves the Concord area. The station is currently owned by New Hampshire Family Radio LLC, itself owned by former ...

: Concord, New Hampshire (1997) *1450 WKRI: West Warwick, R.I. (1997) *1450 WTSA:

Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro (), originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The most populous municipality abutting Vermont's eastern border with New Hampshire, which is the Connecticut River, Brattleboro is located about ...

(late 1960s-early 1970s?) *1470

WSRO WSRO (650 AM broadcasting, AM HD Radio) is a radio station now broadcasting classical music. Licensed to Ashland, Massachusetts, it serves the MetroWest, Massachusetts, MetroWest area. The station is owned by Alex Langer. WSRO also operates Broad ...

: Marlborough, Massachusetts (1997) *1490 WFAD:

Middlebury, Vermont Middlebury is the shire town (county seat) of Addison County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 9,152. Middlebury is home to Middlebury College and the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History. History On ...

(????-2012) *1490 WUVR:

Lebanon, New Hampshire Lebanon is a city in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,282 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 13,151 at the 2010 census. Lebanon is in western New Hampshire, south of Hanover, New Hampshire, H ...

(????-2012) *1570

WPEP WPEP ( AM broadcasting, AM) was an amplitude modulation, AM radio station licensed to Taunton, Massachusetts. WPEP's format had been full-service, offering local news and talk programming, as well as music and nationally syndicated talk. The stati ...

Taunton, Massachusetts Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County. Taunton is situated on the Taunton River which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount Hope Bay, to the south. At the 2020 cen ...

(2004-2005) *1600 WHNP:

East Longmeadow, Massachusetts East Longmeadow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States situated in the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts. It had a population of 16,430 at the 2020 census. East Longmeadow is southeast of downtown Springfield, pa ...

(????-2012) *92.7 WOXO-FM:

Norway, Maine Norway is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,077 at the 2020 census. It is home to Lake Pennesseewassee, a recreation area. History Fertile soil and abundant fauna surrounding the Pennessewasse Lake supported ...

(1997) *93.5 WCFR-FM: Springfield, Vermont (1997) *94.9 WSYY-FM: Millinocket, Me. (1997-2015) *95.1

WXTK WXTK (95.1 FM; "Newsradio 95 WXTK") is a commercial radio station licensed to West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and serving Cape Cod. It has a talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are on Barnstable Road in ...

West Yarmouth, Massachusetts West Yarmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,012 at the 2010 census. Geography West Yarmouth is located in the southwest quarter of the town o ...

(-2012) *95.5

WBRU WBRU is an internet radio station based in Providence, Rhode Island. The station is owned and operated by Brown Broadcasting Service, an independent non-profit organization, and is primarily staffed by students from Brown University. Formerly an ...

: Providence, R.I. (2008 overflow) *96.7 WCME:

Boothbay Harbor, Maine Boothbay Harbor is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,027 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Bayville, Sprucewold, and West Boothbay Harbor. During summer months, the entire Boothbay Harbor regio ...

(Until 2006) *96.7 WQSO:

Rochester, New Hampshire Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 32,492 at the 2020 census. In addition to the downtown area, the city contains the villages of East Rochester, Gonic, and North Rochester. Rochester is ...

(????-2015) *98.3 WHAI-FM:

*100.1 WPNH-FM: Plymouth, N.H. (1997) *100.7 WTBM:

Mexico, Maine Mexico is a town in Oxford County, Maine, Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,756 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Mexico is a small mill town for the papermaking industry. History The land was once part of ...

(1997) *101.1 WWKJ:

Mashpee, Massachusetts Mashpee ( wam, Mâseepee) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod. The population was 15,060 as of 2020. The town is the site of the headquarters and most members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, one of two fed ...

(1998) *101.9 WCIB: Falmouth, Massachusetts (overflow station for WXTK until 2012) *102.5

WQSS WQSS (102.5 FM, "Kiss FM") is a radio station licensed to Camden, Maine with studios in Augusta, Maine. The station, owned by Blueberry Broadcasting, broadcasts an adult contemporary format simulcast with WKSQ (94.5 FM) in Ellsworth and WQSK ( ...

Camden, Maine Camden is a resort town in Knox County, Maine. The population was 5,232 at the 2020 census. The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is a summer colony in the Mid-Coas ...

(1990s-Early 2000s) *103.1 WZON-FM:

Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Dover-Foxcroft is the largest town in and the seat of Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,422 at the 2020 census. The town is located near the geographic center of the state. History Dover-Foxcroft was originally ...

(????-2011) *104.7

WQEZ WQEZ (1370 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary format. Licensed to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Clarksville-Hopkinsville area. The station is currently owned by the Fi ...

Kennebunkport, Maine Kennebunkport is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,629 people at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland– South Portland– Biddeford metropolitan statistical area. The town center, the are ...

(1997) *104.9 WBOQ: Gloucester, Massachusetts (2006–2017) *104.9 WSRD: Altamont, New York *105.5

WAXB WAXB (850 AM), is a radio station licensed to Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States, one of three area stations owned by The Berkshire Broadcasting Corporation. The others are News/Talk 800 AM WLAD and Hot Adult Contemporary 98Q/98.3 FM W ...

: Paterson, New York (1997) Red Sox Magazine, 1997 second edition, page 29

References

External links

WEEI's list of Red Sox Radio Network affiliates
{{Major League Baseball on the radio Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball on the radio Sports radio networks in the United States