The Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network is an American

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consisting of 36 radio stations which carry coverage of the

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, a

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team in the

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. Columbus radio stations WBNS () and

WBNS-FM WBNS-FM (97.1 MHz) – branded ''97.1 The Fan'' – is a commercial sports radio station in Columbus, Ohio. It and WBNS (1460 AM) are the only two radio stations currently owned by television company Tegna, Inc. The studios are co-located wi ...

() serve as the network's two

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WXZX WXZX (105.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a commercial radio station that is licensed to serve Hilliard, Ohio and serves the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area, Columbus metropolitan area. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station broadcasts an alternative roc ...

() also serves as an alternate flagship in the event of schedule overlaps with

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programming on both WBNS and WBNS-FM. The network also includes 18

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s in the U.S. states of

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and

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: 14 AM stations, 8 of which extend their signals with low-power FM

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s; and 4 full-power FM stations. Bob McElligott serves as the

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; in addition to his duties, McElligott also handles the pre- and post-game shows alongside Dylan Tyrer. Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs

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owns the naming rights to the network.

Station list

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. :* WXZX serves as an "overflow" flagship station in the event of schedule overlaps with

programming on WBNS-FM.

Network map(s)

References

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