The Cleveland Browns Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 25 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Cleveland Browns, a professional football team in the National Football League (NFL). Cleveland market stations WKNR (850 AM), WKRK-FM (92.3 FM), and WNCX (98.5 FM) serve as the network's three flagships. The network also includes 22 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia: 10 AM stations, two of which supplement their signals with a low-power FM translators; and 12 full-power FM stations. Jim Donovan is the current play-by-play announcer, while Doug Dieken serves as color commentator. 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 NFL Game Pass.
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History
The Cleveland Browns Radio Network dates back to the 1940s when team founder and namesake Paul Brown served as coach, and the team itself played in the now-defunct All-America Football Conference; at the time, the team's radio network reached at least as far as Houston, Texas. As of the 1974 Browns season, WHK/Cleveland served as the flagship station for a network of 34 total affiliates, including three stations in Pennsylvania; all but five stations broadcast on the AM band.
Following reactivation of the Cleveland Browns franchise in 1999, flagship rights were awarded to Cleveland oldies station WMJI, then owned by Jacor Communications (later absorbed by Clear Channel); "secondary programming", including a weekly show featuring the Browns head coach, aired on AM sister station WTAM. By 2002, FM coverage had shifted from WMJI to rock station WMMS. Most games were also simulcast on WTAM during this period. In March 2013, WKNR owner Good Karma Broadcasting (now Good Karma Brands), together with WKRK-FM/WNCX owner CBS Radio, announced a new "long-term deal" with the team.
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Station list
Gray background indicates low-power translator
Network map
References
External links
- Browns Radio Network
- SiriusXM.com: Cleveland Browns
- TuneIn.com: Cleveland Browns
- NFL Game Pass
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