Ohio State Sports Network

The Ohio State Sports Network from Learfield is an American radio network consisting of 68 radio stations which carry coverage of Ohio State Buckeyes football and men's basketball. Co-owned WBNS (1460 AM and WBNS-FM (97.1 FM), both licensed to Columbus, Ohio, serve as the network's 2 flagship stations. The network also includes 66 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio and West Virginia: 38 AM stations, 24 of which extend their signals with low-power FM translators; 25 full-power FM stations; and one HD Radio digital subchannel which supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator.[1][2][3] Paul Keels has served as play-by-play announcer for both football and men's basketball since 1998; former Ohio State offensive guard Jim Lachey currently serves as color analyst for football; and former Ohio State point guard Ron Stokes currently serves as color analyst for men's basketball.[4][5][6]

The Ohio State Sports Network from Learfield
TypeRadio network
Country
United States
HeadquartersColumbus, Ohio
Broadcast area
OwnerIMG College
Affiliation(s)
Affiliates68, including 2 flagships
Official website
ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sportsnetwork/

History

In 2009, Ohio State announced it had sold its athletic program's media rights to IMG College and RadiOhio, Inc. (member of the Dispatch Broadcasting Group and then-owner of longtime network flagships WBNS and WBNS-FM); the "lucrative multiyear deal" was reportedly worth $110 million, and scheduled to last through 2019. At the time of the announcement, athletic director Gene Smith said Ohio State athletics would be in a better position to confront the then-ongoing economic downturn, referencing an unexpected $1.2 million deficit.[7][8]

On December 31, 2018, Learfield Communications, Inc., and IMG College merged and formed a new company, Learfield IMG College.

Programming

Besides gameday coverage, network programming includes:

  • Buckeye Roundtable, a two-hour weekly discussion on Buckeyes football, airs Monday evenings.[9]
  • The Ryan Day Call-In Show, a weekly season-long update with the football head coach, airs Thursdays at 12pm noon .[10]

Station list
Callsign Frequency Band City State Network status
WBNS 1460AMColumbusOhioFlagship
WBNS-FM 97.1FMColumbusOhioFlagship
WAKR 1590AMAkronOhioAffiliate
W228EL 93.5FMAkronOhioWAKR relay
WMTR-FM 96.1FMArchboldOhioFootball Only
WFUN 970AMAshtabulaOhioAffiliate
WATH 970AMAthensOhioAffiliate
W246CE 97.1FMAthensOhioWATH relay
WPKO-FM 98.3FMBellefontaineOhioFootball Only
WBCO 1540AMBucyrusOhioAffiliate
W298CC 107.5FMBucyrusOhioWBCO relay
WQEL 92.7FMBucyrusOhioAffiliate
WILE-FM 97.7FMCambridgeOhioAffiliate
WHBC 1480AMCantonOhioAffiliate
WCSM 1350AMCelinaOhioAffiliate
W262DC 100.3FMCelinaOhioWCSM relay
WCSM-FM 96.7FMCelinaOhioAffiliate
WDJO 1480AMCincinnatiOhioAffiliate
W258CI 99.5FMCincinnatiOhioWDJO relay
W300CI 107.9FMCincinnatiOhioWDJO relay
WKNR 850AMClevelandOhioAffiliate
WTNS-FM 99.3FMCoshoctonOhioAffiliate
WING 1410AMDaytonOhioAffiliate
WGTZ 92.9FMDaytonOhioAffiliate
WJER 1450AMDover–New Phila.OhioAffiliate
W265DL 100.9FMDover–New Phila.OhioWJER relay
WEOL 930AMElyriaOhioAffiliate
WFIN 1330AMFindlayOhioAffiliate
W238CX 95.5FMFindlayOhioWFIN relay
WMAN-FM 98.3FMFredericktownOhioAffiliate
WFOB 1430AMFostoriaOhioAffiliate
W289CP 105.7FMFostoriaOhioWFOB relay
WOHF 92.1FMFremontOhioAffiliate
WRAC 103.1FMGeorgetownOhioAffiliate
WVNU 97.5FMGreenfieldOhioAffiliate
WIRO 1230AMIrontonOhioAffiliate
WYRO 98.7FMJacksonOhioAffiliate
WZWB 1420AMKenova-HuntingtonWest VirginiaAffiliate
WKTN 95.3FMKentonOhioFootball Only
WLOH 1320AMLancasterOhioAffiliate
W283BO 104.5FMLancasterOhioWLOH relay
WIMA 1150AMLimaOhioAffiliate
W257EQ 99.3FMLoganOhioWLOH relay
WMAN 1400AMMansfieldOhioAffiliate
WMOA 1490AMMariettaOhioAffiliate
W267CQ 101.3FMMariettaOhioWMOA relay
WMRN 1490AMMarionOhioAffiliate
WDLR 1270AMMarysvilleOhioFootball Only
W244DV 96.7FMMarysvilleOhioWDLR relay
WJAW-FM 100.9FMMcConnelsvilleOhioAffiliate
WKLM 95.3FMMillersburgOhioFootball Only
WMVO 1300AMMount VernonOhioAffiliate
W265DJ 100.9FMMount VernonOhioWMVO relay
WNDH 103.1FMNapoleonOhioAffiliate
WCLT 1430AMNewarkOhioAffiliate
W254CT 98.7FMNewarkOhioWCLT relay
WLKR-FM 95.3FMNorwalkOhioAffiliate
WKSD 99.7FMPauldingOhioAffiliate
WPTW 1570AMPiquaOhioAffiliate
W251BC 98.1FMPiquaOhioWPTW relay
WNXT 1260AMPortsmouthOhioAffiliate
W239CQ 95.7FMPortsmouthOhioWNXT relay
WMOV 1360AMRavenswoodWest VirginiaAffiliate
W228DJ 93.5FMRavenswoodWest VirginiaWMOV relay
W294AF 106.7FMRipleyWest VirginiaWMOV relay
WLEC 1450AMSanduskyOhioAffiliate
W228EN 93.5FMSanduskyOhioWLEC relay
WMVR-FM 105.5FMSidneyOhioAffiliate
W275CT 102.9FMSomersetOhioWLOH relay
WCDK 106.3FMSteubenvilleOhioFootball Only
WQQO-HD2* 105.5-2FMSylvaniaOhioAffiliate
W264AK 100.7FMToledoOhioWQQO-HD2 relay
WBTC 1540AMUhrichsvilleOhioAffiliate
W270CI 101.9FMUhrichsvilleOhioWBTC relay
WYNT 95.9FMUpper SanduskyOhioAffiliate
WERT 1220AMVan WertOhioAffiliate
W282CF 104.3FMVan WertOhioWERT relay
WXIZ 100.9FMWaverlyOhioFootball Only
WKVX 960AMWoosterOhioAffiliate
WVLY-AM 1370AMWheelingWest VirginiaAffiliate
W249DU 97.7FMWheelingWest VirginiaWVLY relay
WQKT 104.5FMWoosterOhioAffiliate
WBBG 106.1FMYoungstownOhioFootball Only
WNIO 1390AMYoungstownOhioAffiliate
WHIZ 1240AMZanesvilleOhioAffiliate
W272EE 102.3FMZanesvilleOhioWHIZ relay
  • Asterisk (*) indicates HD Radio broadcast.
  • Blue background indicates low-power FM translator.

Network map(s)
Map of network stations in Ohio and West Virginia

References
  1. Ohio State Buckeyes football (September 13, 2014). "Gameday Program - Kent State: Ohio State Sports Radio Network" (PDF). OhioStateBuckeyes.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014. All Ohio State football games are broadcast by the Ohio State IMG Sports Network with WBNS Radio serving as the flagship station...
  2. Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball (2014). "2014-15 Men's Basketball Team Guide: Media Information" (PDF). OhioStateBuckeyes.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014. All Ohio State men's basketball games are broadcast by the Ohio State IMG Sports Network.
  3. Finnan, Bob (September 24, 2013). "Cleveland Indians announcer Tom Hamilton recovering from knee surgery, will return Friday". MorningJournal.com. The Morning Journal. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014. WKNR-850 AM and KNR2-1540 AM have signed a multiyear agreement with the Ohio State IMG Radio Network. ... '... we are very happy ESPN Cleveland will continue as the home for Buckeyes' football and basketball,' Ohio State IMG Sports Marketing general manager Ray DeWeese said in a statement.
  4. Kiesewetter, John (December 8, 2009). "Paul Keels Joins Reds TV Team". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2014. Fans may recognize him as the play by play voice for Ohio State football and basketball on WBNS Radio in Columbus, where he has been since 1998.
  5. Livingston, Bill (November 29, 2013). "Ohio State's Ryan Shazier displays the fierce qualities of college football's greatest rivalry, plus stunning speed". The Plain Dealer via Cleveland.com. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. and Northeast Ohio Media Group. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2014. Said Jim Lachey, the Ohio State radio network analyst...
  6. Blade staff (April 4, 2010). "10 questions with Ron Stokes". ToledoBlade.com. The Toledo Blade. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014. ... and for the last 13 seasons the Canton native has been the expert analyst on the radio broadcasts of Ohio State basketball working with play-by-play announcer Paul Keels.
  7. Price, Rita (March 30, 2009). "College athletics: OSU getting richest multimedia contract". The Columbus Dispatch via Dispatch.com. The Dispatch Printing Co. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014. The Buckeyes' athletics program is the nation's biggest, and so is its deal: IMG College and RadiOhio will pay OSU $110 million over the next 10 years in the largest multimedia-rights guarantee in collegiate sports. ... RadiOhio is a member of the Dispatch Broadcast Group, which includes the Ohio State Radio Sports Network, WBNS-AM and WBNS-FM...
  8. Pramik, Mike (March 31, 2009). "OSU athletics deal is future-focused; Marketing pact won't fix this year's shortfall, officials say". The Columbus Dispatch. Dispatch Printing Co. p. 10C - Business. Once money starts flowing from the university's $110 million deal with IMG College and RadiOhio, the athletic department will be better positioned to weather the economic downturn, OSU athletics director Gene Smith said. ... 'At the time we started the process five months ago, we were not in the position to know we'd have the $1.2 million (deficit),' Smith said.
  9. "Readers say Price was player of the week". Chillicothe Gazette. ChillicotheGazette.com. September 19, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014. Hosley was honored Monday by the Ohio State Radio Network and WBNS-FM (97.1) during the Buckeye Roundtable show in Chillicothe.
  10. Gerdeman, Tony (October 16, 2014). "Updates from the Oct. 16 Urban Meyer Call-In Show". TheOZone.net. O-Zone Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014. Urban Meyer sat down for his weekly one-hour call-in show on the Ohio State IMG Sports Network Thursday.
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