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and Oklahoma. The flagship station is 105.3

KRLD-FM KRLD-FM (, "105.3 The Fan") is a commercial radio station licensed to Dallas, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. KRLD-FM is owned by Audacy, Inc., and airs a sports radio format. The station's studios and offices are located a ...

The Fan in

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. When a Rangers game conflicts with other coverage on KRLD-FM, the baseball game moves to AM 1080 KRLD. Games have aired on Spanish radio stations KESS from 1991 to 2010, KZMP from 2011 to 2016, and

KFLC KFLC (1270 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Benbrook, Texas and broadcasting to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned by Univision Radio, with studios located along the John W. Carpenter Freeway in the Stemmons Co ...

since 2017. Games are also heard on other Spanish-language radio stations in Texas and Arkansas. Texas Rangers games currently air on the regional television network

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. Games also previously aired in Spanish on television station Canal de Teja.

Current radio broadcasters

Eric Nadel Eric Nadel (born May 16, 1951) is a sports announcer on radio broadcasts for the Texas Rangers baseball organization. In 2014, he was honored with the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Muse ...

, play-by-play (since 1979; 1980–present on radio; 1979–1981 on TV) *

Matt Hicks Matt Hicks (born 1961) is a sports broadcaster who calls Texas Rangers games alongside Eric Nadel on the radio. Broadcasting career In the middle of the 2012 season, Hicks joined the Rangers after spending 10 years with the Corpus Christi Hooks. ...

, play-by-play (since 2012) *Jared Sandler, studio host and fill-in play-by-play (mainly spring training) (since 2015) *

Dave Raymond Dave Raymond (born August 12, 1972) is an American sportscaster. He is the primary television play-by-play announcer for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. He has also worked for the San Francisco Giants (2003), Baltimore Orioles (2005), ...

, fill-in play-by-play (since 2016) *Eleno Ornelas, Spanish play-by-play (since 2000) * Jose Guzman, Spanish color analyst (since 2015, 2004–2009 on radio, 2010–13 on TV)

Current television broadcasters

, main play-by-play (since 2017); fill-in play-by-play (2016) *

Tom Grieve Thomas Alan Grieve (born March 4, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1979 for the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. He was nicknam ...

, color analyst (since 1995) (about 120 games since 2014) * C.J. Nitkowski, color analyst and fill-in play-by-play (since 2017) * David Murphy, studio analyst (since 2017); color analyst (since 2019) *John Rhadigan, studio host (since 1996); play-by-play (April 2011–May 2011) * Mark McLemore, studio analyst (since 2010); fill-in color analyst (since 2012) *

Emily Jones Emily Jones McCoy is a television anchor and reporter for Fox Sports Networks (FSN). Jones graduated from Texas Tech University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism. She covers Big 12 Conference college football and doe ...

, field reporter (since 2013)

All-time radio broadcasters

(2016–present) (fill-in play-by-play) *Jared Sandler (2015–present) (studio host and fill-in play-by-play) *Mike Peasley (2013–2014) (studio host and fill-in play-by-play) *Bryan Dolgin (2011–2012) (studio host and fill-in play-by-play) *

(June 2012–present) (secondary play-by-play) *

Steve Busby Steven Lee "Buzz" Busby (born September 29, 1949) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Kansas City Royals. He batted and threw right-handed. High school Busby attended Fullerton Union High Sch ...

(May 2011–June 2012) (secondary play-by-play) *

Dave Barnett David Lane Barnett (born April 27, 1958) is a play-by-play broadcaster who calls Big 12 baseball games on Fox Sports 1, college basketball on American Sports Network, and football and men's basketball for the University of North Texas (UNT). He h ...

(2009–May 2011) (secondary play-by-play) * Victor Rojas (2004–2008) (secondary play-by-play) *

Vince Cotroneo Vince Cotroneo is a radio play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics. He signed a two-year contract with the A's on January 13, 2006 to fill a void in the broadcast booth left by the sudden death of longtime lead announcer Bill King. Numbe ...

(1998–2003) (secondary play-by-play) *

Scott Franzke Scott Franzke (born March 6, 1972) is an American sportscaster, best known as the radio play-by-play In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real-time commentary of a game or ev ...

(1997–1998); (2002–2005) (studio host; fill-in play-by-play) * Brad Sham (1995–1997) (secondary play-by-play) * Mark Holtz (1982–1994) (primary play-by-play) (deceased) *

Mel Proctor Mel Proctor is an American television sportscaster, actor, and book author. Biography A Denver, Colorado native, Proctor has called play-by-play for the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, San Diego ...

(1980–1981) (secondary play-by-play) *

(1980–present) (analyst/fill-in play-by-play (1980–81)); (secondary play-by-play) (1982-1994); (primary play-by-play) (1995–present) *

Ford C. Frick Award The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in the United States to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball". It is named for Ford C. Frick, former Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Before h ...

winner, 2014 *

Jon Miller Jon Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. Since 1997 he has been employed as a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants. He was also a baseball annou ...

(1978–1979) (primary play-by-play) *

winner, 2010 *Bill Merrill (1974–1981) (secondary play-by-play) * Dick Risenhoover (1973–1977) (secondary play-by-play (1973); (primary play-by-play) (1974–77)) * Don Drysdale (1972) (secondary play-by-play) *

Bill Mercer William A. Mercer (born February 13, 1926) is an American sportscaster, educator and author. Originally from Muskogee, Oklahoma, he has retired to Durham, North Carolina after a long residence in Richardson, Texas. In 2002, he was inducted in ...

(1972–1973) (primary play-by-play)

All-time TV broadcasters

* David Murphy (2019–present) (color analyst) * C.J. Nitkowski (2017–present) (color analyst; fill-in-play-by-play) *

(2016–present) (play-by-play) *

(2012–2016) (play-by-play); (2016) (analyst); (1997–mid-2011) (studio host/analyst); (1990–94) (primary TV play-by-play); (1982–1989, 1995) (secondary TV play-by-play and analyst) * Mark McLemore (2012–present) (fill-in color analyst) *John Rhadigan (March 2011–May 2011) (play-by-play) *Jim Knox (2011-2016) (field reporter) *

Josh Lewin Josh Lewin is an American sportscaster who works as a play-by-play announcer for the UCLA Bruins football and basketball teams. Early life and career Lewin is originally from Rochester, New York, but lived outside of Boston for several years ...

(2002-2010) (play-by-play) *Bill Land (2002-2009) (field reporter) *Bill Jones (May 1997 – 2001) (play-by-play) *

(1995–present) (color analyst; fill-in play-by-play) * Norm Hitzges (1981; 1986–1989; 1991–1994) (color analyst) *

Jim Sundberg James Howard Sundberg (born May 18, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player, television sports analyst and executive. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1974 to 1989. A three-time All-Star player, Sundberg esta ...

(1990–1995) (color analyst) * Brad Sham (1990) (play-by-play) *

(1990; 2011–June 2012) (play-by-play) *Greg Lucas (1989–1994) (play-by-play) * Bob Carpenter (1986–89) (play-by-play) *

Freddie Patek Freddie Joseph Patek (; born October 9, 1944), nicknamed The Flea or The Cricket, is an American former professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and California Angels ...

(1985) (color analyst) *Phil Stone (1985) (play-by-play) *

Merle Harmon Merle Reid Harmon (June 21, 1926 – April 15, 2009) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play voice for five Major League Baseball teams, two teams in the American Football League and the World Football League's nationally syndicate ...

(1982–89) (play-by-play) (deceased) * Mark Holtz (1981; 1984; 1995-May 1997) (play-by-play) (deceased) *

(1980–81) (play-by-play) *

(1979–81, 1984) (color analyst (1979); play-by-play (1980–81)) *Ford C. Frick Award winner, 2014 *

Frank Glieber Frank John Glieber (April 5, 1934 – May 1, 1985) was an American sportscaster. Early life and career Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Glieber was the oldest child of immigrants—John, a native of Austria, and Mary, a native of Ger ...

(1978–80) (play-by-play) (deceased) *

(1978–79) (play-by-play) *Ford C. Frick Award winner, 2010 *

Tom Vandergriff Tommy Joe Vandergriff (January 29, 1926December 30, 2010) was a politician from Texas. He served as Mayor of Arlington from 1951 to 1977, as a U.S. Representative from from 1983 to 1985, and as County Judge of Tarrant County from 1991 to 2007 ...

(1975–77) (color analyst; play-by-play) (deceased) *Burt Hawkins (1974) (play-by-play) (deceased) *

Jimmy Piersall James Anthony Piersall (November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017) was an American baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams, from 1950 through 1967. Piersall was best known for his well-publicized ba ...

(1974) (color analyst) * Dick Risenhoover (1973–77) (play-by-play) (deceased) *Tom Hedrick (1973) (play-by-play) * Don Drysdale (1972) (color analyst; play-by-play) (deceased) *

(1972) (play-by-play)

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