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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).

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station WEEI-FM (93.7 FM), which serves

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area, serves as the network's

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. The network also includes 53

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s 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 currently serves as the network's

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announcer; since the start of the 2020 Red Sox season, ( Will Flemming, Sean McDonough, Jon Sciambi, 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 SiriusXM 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 Joe Castiglione, in addition to a rotation of co-hosts ( Will Flemming, Sean McDonough, Jon Sciambi, Dave O'Brien, Dale Arnold or Tom Caron as the second play-by-play announcer, with Lou Merloni 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: Fall River (if there is a conflict on WSAR) *1240 WOON: Woonsocket (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

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; 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:

(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: Boston (Spanish)'' *1390 WPLM:

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

Former affiliates

*560 WCKL:

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*560 WHYN: Springfield, Massachusetts (through 2006) *580 WTAG:

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

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

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(1997) *930 WIZR: Johnstown, New York (-2012) (was an affiliate in 1997) *''940 WGFP: Webster, Massachusetts'' (2005) *940

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: Danbury (1997) *960

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: North Palm Beach, Florida (20??-2012) *970

WESO WESO (970 AM; "Emmanuel Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic radio format, simulcasting sister station WNEB in Worcester. Established in 1955, the station is licensed to serve Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States. WESO is owned ...

: Southbridge, Massachusetts (1997) *''990

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: Greenville, R.I.'' (2005, 2008) *990 WCMF: Rochester, N.Y. (1997) *1010 WCNL: Newport, New Hampshire (????-2012) *1110 WHIM: East Providence, R.I. (unknown date) *''1110 WCCM:

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'' *''1120 WPRX: Bristol, Connecticut'' (2005) *1160 WSKW: Skowhegan, Maine (????-2005) *1200 WTLA: Syracuse, N.Y. (2010–2011) *1220 WQUN: Hamden, Connecticut (????-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 (-2012) *1270 WTSN:

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(1997) *1280 WFAU:

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(????-2012) *1350 WNLK:

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(1997) *1380 WNRI: Woonsocket, R.I. (1997) *1390

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: Presque Isle, Maine *1400 WVAE:

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(????-2006) *1400 WHMP:

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(????-2012) *1400 WLTN: Littleton, New Hampshire (????-2012) *1400 WSTC:

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(1997) *1420 WASR: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire (????-2012) *1420 WRSA:

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(-2012) *1440 WRED: Westbrook, Maine (????-2012) *1440 WSGO: Oswego, N.Y. (2010–2011) *1450 WKXL: Concord, New Hampshire (1997) *1450 WKRI: West Warwick, R.I. (1997) *1450 WTSA: Brattleboro, Vermont (late 1960s-early 1970s?) *1470 WSRO: Marlborough, Massachusetts (1997) *1490 WFAD:

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(????-2012) *1490 WUVR: Lebanon, New Hampshire (????-2012) *1570

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: Taunton, Massachusetts (2004-2005) *1600 WHNP: East Longmeadow, Massachusetts (????-2012) *92.7

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: Norway, Maine (1997) *93.5 WCFR-FM: Springfield, Vermont (1997) *94.9

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: Millinocket, Me. (1997-2015) *95.1 WXTK: West Yarmouth, Massachusetts (-2012) *95.5 WBRU: Providence, R.I. (2008 overflow) *96.7 WCME:

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(Until 2006) *96.7 WQSO: Rochester, New Hampshire (????-2015) *98.3 WHAI-FM: Greenfield, Massachusetts *100.1 WPNH-FM: Plymouth, N.H. (1997) *100.7 WTBM: Mexico, Maine (1997) *101.1 WWKJ: Mashpee, Massachusetts (1998) *101.9 WCIB: Falmouth, Massachusetts (overflow station for WXTK until 2012) *102.5 WQSS: Camden, Maine (1990s-Early 2000s) *103.1 WZON-FM: Dover-Foxcroft, Maine (????-2011) *104.7 WQEZ: Kennebunkport, Maine (1997) *104.9 WBOQ: Gloucester, Massachusetts (2006–2017) *104.9 WSRD: Altamont, New York *105.5 WAXB: 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