The LSU Sports Network is the radio and television network of the
Louisiana State University
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Tigers and Lady Tigers men's and women's sports teams. It consists of eleven
television station
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s, two regional
cable networks, and several
radio station
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s throughout the state of
Louisiana
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and surrounding states. Its headquarters are located in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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and it is owned by LSU Sports Properties.
WDGL
WDGL (98.1 MHz, "Eagle 98.1") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The station is owned by Guaranty Broadcasting, and airs a classic rock radio format. WDGL calls itself "The ''ROCK'' Station." It is the flagshi ...
98.1 FM (Eagle 98.1) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the flagship station for football, men's basketball and baseball.
WBRP
WBRP (107.3 FM) is an American radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Baker, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the Baton Rouge area. The station is currently owned by Guaranty Broadcasting Company of Baton Rouge ...
107.3 FM (Talk 107.3) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the flagship station for women's basketball and softball.
On-air personalities
Current
As of the 2017–18 season:
Former "Voice of the Tigers"
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John Ferguson – Play-by-play commentator (men's basketball, football) (1946–1958, 1961–1987)
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J.C. Politz – Play-by-play commentator (men's basketball, football) (1959–1960)
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Jim Hawthorne – Play-by-play commentator (baseball, men's basketball, football) (1979–2016)
Former LSU radio analysts
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Walter Hill
Walter may refer to:
People
* Walter (name), both a surname and a given name
* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ...
– Analyst (football) (1961–1986)
Former LSU Radio sideline reporters
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Jordy Hultberg (2002–2010)
Programming
History
The LSU Athletic Department and LSU Sports Properties produces in-house weekly television and radio coaches shows.
Sports covered are baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, football, gymnastics and softball. Starting during 1999–2000 season, all coaches shows have been streamed live and made available on-demand on LSUsports.net. LSU was among the first universities to offer such a subscription-based service to its fans through what is now called the "Geaux Zone".
Internet-only shows such as "The Dot TV Show" and "Tiger Talk" have also been offered as a supplement to the 30-minute coaches TV shows. In 2016, LSU began free streaming on-demand live game broadcasts and live video of certain non-game action like coaches’ television shows, news conferences and special presentations on LSUsports.net.
Coach's shows
Radio
*''The Brian Kelly Show ''
*''The Matt McMahon Show ''
*''The Nikki Fargas Show''
*''The Paul Mainieri Show''
*''LSU Sixty''
*''Fresh Take with Coach O''
Television
*''Inside LSU Football with Ed Orgeron''
*''Inside LSU Basketball with Will Wade''
*''Inside Lady Tigers Basketball with Nikki Fargas''
*''Inside LSU Baseball with Paul Mainieri''
*''Inside LSU Gymnastics with D-D Breaux''
*''Inside LSU Softball with Beth Torina''
Radio stations
The stations listed below broadcast both men's and women's sports.
Satellite Radio
In a partnership with LSU Sports Properties,
SiriusXM
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simulcasts all LSU football games and various other sports on their regional play-by-play channels: 190, 191 and 192.
Over the air television stations
Pay-per-view television
TigerVision
TigerVision was the LSU Athletics Department in-house pay-per-view television broadcast channel providing live coverage of select non-network-televised
LSU Tigers football
The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in college football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and ...
games and also
LSU Tigers basketball
The LSU Tigers men's basketball team (aka. The Louisiana State University Tigers team) represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Tigers are currently coached by Matt McMahon, after previous coach Will ...
games and
LSU Tigers baseball
The LSU Tigers baseball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. It ranks seventh overall with 18 College World Series appeara ...
games from 1982 through 2013.
Broadcasts were offered only to cable outlets inside the state of Louisiana and also on ESPN's GamePlan package outside of Louisiana.
TigerVision produced all the coach's TV shows for football, men's basketball, women's basketball and baseball during its existence. With the creation of the
SEC Network
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,
Southeastern Conference
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member schools had to give up their rights for pay-per-view telecasts.
TigerVision football announcers
Play-by-play
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Paul Hornung
Paul Vernon Hornung (December 23, 1935 – November 13, 2020), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", was an American professional football player who was a Hall of Fame running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1 ...
- Play-by-play (1982)
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Jim Taylor - Play-by-play (1982)
*Steve Schneider - Play-by-play (1983)
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John Ferguson - Play-by-play (1984–87)
*Doug Greengard - Play-by-play (2001–13)
Analysts
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Doug Moreau
Douglas Paul Moreau (born February 15, 1945) is a former American football tight end in the American Football League and current broadcaster along with being a literature teacher. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 19 ...
- Analyst (1982–87)
*Greg Bowser - Analyst (2000s)
*Renee Nadeau - Analyst (2000s)
TigerVision basketball announcers
Play-by-play
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Tim Brando - Play-by-play (1982–86)
Analysts
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Jordy Hultberg - Analyst
Regional cable networks
References
External links
LSU Sports Properties official website
{{Sports radio networks in the United States
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College basketball on the radio in the United States
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