The Boston Celtics Radio Network is a radio network that broadcasts
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), ...
basketball games with a flagship station of
WBZ-FM
WBZ-FM (98.5 FM) is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, WBZ-FM is the Boston affiliate for Fox Sports Radio; t ...
(98.5). Carried in 5 of the 6
New England
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state
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**Nation state, a ...
s, the network has 27 stations (17 on
AM, 10 on
FM, plus 4 FM
translators
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).
Certain of these stations, including flagship WBZ-FM, also have commitments to carry games of the
New England Patriots
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(
football
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) and
Boston Bruins
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(
hockey
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), and Celtics games may be pre-empted.
From 2005 until 2013, Celtics games had been carried on
Entercom
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-owned stations
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 ...
and
WEEI. That partnership ended in August 2013. In September 2013, the Celtics announced that they had signed a multi-year deal with
CBS Radio to broadcast games on their network. CBS Radio and Entercom merged in 2017.
Radio Network
Flagship
*98.5
WBZ-FM
WBZ-FM (98.5 FM) is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, WBZ-FM is the Boston affiliate for Fox Sports Radio; t ...
:
Boston
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Affiliates
Maine (6 stations)
*92.9
WEZQ
WEZQ (92.9 MHz; "The Ticket") is a commercial radio, commercial FM radio, FM radio station broadcasting a sports radio, sports radio format, format. Licensed to Bangor, Maine, United States, the station signal extends to Bar Harbor and Belfast, ...
:
Bangor ''
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...
primary affiliate''
*96.3
WJJB-FM:
Gray
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*1310
WLOB:
Portland
*95.9
WPEI:
Saco
*95.5
WPPI:
Topsham
*1440
WRED:
Westbrook
Massachusetts (7 stations + 1 FM translator)
*105.5
WWEI:
Easthampton
*1400
WHTB:
Fall River (if there is a conflict on WSAR)
*1480
WSAR:
Fall River
*1280
WPKZ:
Fitchburg
**105.3/W287BT: Fitchburg (
translator
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of WPKZ)
*1230
WNAW:
North Adams ''
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...
primary affiliate''
*95.1
WXTK:
West Yarmouth ''
Boston Bruins
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primary affiliate''
*1440
WVEI:
Worcester
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Places United Kingdom
* Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England
** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament
* Worcester Park, London, Engl ...
New Hampshire (8 stations + 3 FM translators)
*1230
WTSV
WTSV (1230 AM; "94 WEEI") is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Claremont, New Hampshire, United States, the station serves the Dartmouth–Lake Sunapee Region. The station is owned by Jeffrey Shapiro's Great Eastern Radi ...
:
Claremont ''
Boston Bruins
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primary affiliate''
*1450
WKXL:
Concord
**101.9/W270DS: Concord (
translator
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of WKXL)
**103.9/W280EC: Concord (
translator
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of WKXL)
*1270
WTSN:
Dover
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**98.1/W251CF: Dover (
translator
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of WTSN)
*1400
WTSL
WTSL (1400 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. It airs an adult hits radio format and serves the Lebanon-Hanover- White River Junction area. The station is owned by Great Eastern Radio, LLC. ...
:
Hanover
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''
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...
primary affiliate''
*1250
WGAM:
Manchester
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*101.5
WWLK-FM:
Meredith ''
Boston Bruins
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primary affiliate''
*900
WGHM:
Nashua
*93.5
WEEY:
Swanzey ''
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...
primary affiliate''
New York (2 stations)
*101.3
WCPV
WCPV (101.3 FM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a country music radio format. Licensed to Essex, New York, United States, the station serves the Champlain Valley of New York and Vermont. Although licensed to Essex, New York, many ...
:
Essex
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*960
WEAV
WEAV (960 AM) is an English-language American radio station in Plattsburgh, New York, with studios in Colchester, Vermont. The station broadcasts a sports format.
Owned and operated by Vox AM/FM, the station broadcasts on 960 kHz with a powe ...
:
Plattsburgh
Rhode Island (2 stations)
*790
WPRV:
Providence (2018-)
*1240
WOON:
Woonsocket (2009, 2014-)
Former stations (24 stations + 1 FM translator)
Former flagships (7 stations)
*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 ...
:
Boston
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, Massachusetts (1981–1991, 1995–1996, 2005–2007)
*590
WEEI Boston, Massachusetts
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(1991–1995)
*850
WHDH:
Boston
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, Massachusetts (co-flagship, 1952–1969)
*850
WEEI: Boston, Massachusetts (2007–2013)
*1510
WWZN:
Boston
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, Massachusetts (2001–2005)
*93.7
WEEI-FM
WEEI-FM (93.7 Hertz, MHz) – branded SportsRadio 93.7 WEEI-FM – is a commercial Sports radio, sports Radio broadcasting, radio station licensed to Lawrence, Massachusetts, serving Greater Boston and much of surrounding New England. Owned b ...
:
Lawrence, Massachusetts
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(2011–2013)
*94.5
WHDH-FM:
Boston
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, Massachusetts (co-flagship, 1952–1969; sometimes carried Celtics games alone when WHDH was carrying a game of the
Boston Bruins
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hockey club))
Former affiliates (17 stations + 1 FM translator)
*620
WZON
WZON (620 AM) is a radio station that is currently silent. The station is licensed to Bangor and serves Central Maine.
Along with sister station 103.1 WZLO, WZON is owned by The Zone Corporation, the broadcast company owned by authors T ...
:
Bangor, Maine
Bangor ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's List of municipalities in Maine, third-most populous city, behind Portland, Maine, Portland ...
*1280
WFAU:
Gardiner, Maine
Gardiner is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,961 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Popular with tourists, Gardiner is noted for its culture and old architecture. Gardiner is a nationally accredit ...
*1450
WVOM:
Rockland, Maine
Rockland is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Maine, United States. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the town population was 6,936. The city is a popular tourist destination. It is a departure point for the Maine S ...
*1440
WRED:
Westbrook, Maine
Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States and a suburb of Portland, Maine, Portland. The population was 20,400 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the fastest-growing city in Maine between 2010 and 2020. ...
*1320
WARA:
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It was once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers. According to the 2020 census, Attleboro had a population of 46,461.
Attleboro is ...
(1990–1991,
[Providence Journal Sports On The Radio listing: February 28, 1991, p. G-4.] 2005–2006 season (as WARL))
*104.9
WBOQ:
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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*1420
WBSM:
New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. At the 2020 census, New Bedford had a population of 101,079, making it the state's ninth-l ...
*560
WHYN:
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...
*580
WTAG:
Worcester, Massachusetts
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**94.9/W235AV: Tatnuck (
translator
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of WTAG)
*107.7
WTPL:
Hillsborough
*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 grant ...
*1540
WPTR:
Albany
*920
WHJJ
WHJJ (920 kHz, "News Radio 920 & 104.7 FM") is a commercial radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. It carries a talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Its studios and offices are on Oxford Street in Providence.
WHJJ transmits ...
: Providence, Rhode Island (2015–2018)
*620
WVMT
WVMT (620 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Burlington, Vermont, and serving the Champlain Valley of Vermont and New York. WVMT is simulcast on FM translator station W242BK at 96.3 MHz. The translator's owner, Vox AM/FM, LLC, o ...
:
Burlington, Vermont
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*1240
WSKI:
Montpelier, Vermont
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*550
WDEV
WDEV (550 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Waterbury, Vermont, United States. Programming is simulcast on WDEV-FM (96.1 MHz) licensed to Warren, Vermont. The stations' studios and offices are located near U.S. Route 2 in Waterbu ...
:
Waterbury, Vermont
Waterbury is a town in Washington County in central Vermont, United States. Although the town is still home to the Waterbury Village Historic District, the village sharing the name of the town officially dissolved as a municipality in 2018. As ...
*96.1
WDEV-FM:
Warren, Vermont
*93.9
WWOD
WWOD (93.9 FM) is an adult album alternative broadcasting radio station. Licensed to Woodstock, Vermont, United States, the station serves the Lebanon-Rutland- White River Junction area. Established in 1989 as WMXR, the station is owned by Grea ...
:
Woodstock, Vermont
Woodstock is the shire town (county seat) of Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,005. It includes the villages of Woodstock, South Woodstock, Taftsville, and West Woodstock.
History
Cha ...
References
External links
The Celtics Radio Network affiliates page on CBSBoston.comBoston Celtis 98.5 The Sports Hub Announce Multi Year Broadcast Partnership
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