The flagship radio stations of the professional American football team, the Baltimore Ravens, are Hearst-owned WIYY (98 Rock) and WBAL 1090 AM, with Gerry Sandusky (WBAL-TV Sports Anchor since 1988) as the play-by-play announcer and Rod Woodson (Baltimore Ravens CB-S 1998–2001) as the color commentator. Sandusky has been the primary voice since the ballclub changed flagship stations after the 2005 campaign. Long-time WMAR-TV sports director and anchor Scott Garceau and Tom Matte had previously formed the nucleus of the broadcast team for the franchise's first ten seasons.
The team's flagship station is WIYY/WBAL sister station WBAL-TV, which broadcasts NFL preseason games and team programming throughout the season. The programming is syndicated to WJLA-TV in Washington, WGAL in the Harrisburg–Lebanon–York–Lancaster, Pennsylvania market, and until 2017, was carried through the remainder of the team's region by CSN Mid-Atlantic. In January 2017, the Ravens announced that it had cut ties with CSN Mid-Atlantic, as the network was cutting back on its day-to-day coverage of other teams in the region in order to focus more extensively on the Washington Capitals and Wizards—whose games are broadcast by CSN Mid-Atlantic, and whose owner holds a stake in the network. The team announced that it would seek a new partner; until 2010, these rights were held by MASN.[1]
The Ravens' regular season games are typically broadcast by WJZ-TV as part of CBS's rights to the AFC (also includes the 2024 Christmas Day game, which the NFL legally declared a CBS game that airs on primary market affiliates), but games may occasionally be broadcast on WBAL (Sunday Night Football or national non-ABC simulcast Monday Night Football because of Hearst ownership), WBFF-TV if the Ravens host an NFC team, and WMAR-TV (national ABC simulcast Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football because of Scripps ownership).
Radio announcers
edit| Year | Flagship station | Play-by-play | Color commentator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | WBAL, WIYY | Gerry Sandusky | Rod Woodson |
| 2022[2] | |||
| 2021[3] | Obafemi Ayanbadejo | ||
| 2020[4] | Obafemi Ayanbadejo, Dennis Pitta | ||
| 2019[5] | Jarret Johnson | ||
| 2018[6] | Dennis Pitta, Jarret Johnson, Justin Forsett (away sideline reporter), Kirk McEwen (home sideline reporter) | ||
| 2017[7] | Stan White, Dennis Pitta (games 1–4), Todd Heap (games 5–8), Justin Forsett (games 9–12), Jarret Johnson (games 13–16) | ||
| 2016 | Stan White, Qadry Ismail | ||
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| 2009 | Stan White, Rob Burnett | ||
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| 2005[8] | WJFK, WLIF | Scott Garceau | Tom Matte |
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| 1997 | Tom Matte, Bruce Cunningham (sideline reporter) | ||
| 1996 | Tom Matte, Bruce Cunningham |
Radio network
editRavens radio broadcasts air on nineteen stations (two in Spanish) spanning five states and the District of Columbia (updated as of July 25, 2022).[2]
| State | Market | Frequency | Call Sign |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | Baltimore | 1090 AM | WBAL (co-flagship) |
| 97.9 FM | WIYY (co-flagship) | ||
| 93.5 FM | WTTZ-LP (Spanish) | ||
| Annapolis | 1430 AM | WNAV | |
| Cambridge | 1240 AM | WCEM | |
| 106.3 FM | WCEM | ||
| Chestertown | 1530 AM & 106.9 FM | WCTR | |
| Cumberland | 1230 AM | WCMD | |
| Hagerstown | 1490 AM | WARK | |
| Myersville | 106.9 FM | WWEG | |
| Pocomoke City | 106.1 FM | WBBX | |
| Silver Spring | 1050 AM | WBQH (Spanish) | |
| Westminster | 1470 AM | WTTR | |
| Washington, D.C. | 630 AM | WSBN | |
| Delaware | Rehoboth Beach | 92.7 FM | WGMD |
| Seaford | 98.5 FM | WUSX | |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 93.9 FM | WLCL |
| Pennsylvania | York | 910 AM | WSBA |
| West Virginia | Keyser | 1390 AM | WKLP |
References
edit- ^ "Comcast SportsNet will no longer partner with Ravens". Baltimore Sun. 19 January 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Rod Woodson Joins Ravens Gameday Radio Team," BaltimoreRavens.com, Monday, July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ How To Listen To Baltimore Ravens Play-By-Play On 98 Rock (2021) – WIYY-FM 97.9 (Baltimore). Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ Mink, Ryan. "Dennis Pitta, Femi Ayanbadejo on Ravens' 2020 Broadcast Team," BaltimoreRavens.com, Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Brown, Clifton. "Jarret Johnson Named Full-Time Radio Analyst for 2019 Season," BaltimoreRavens.com, Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Mink, Ryan. "Three Former Ravens Join Radio Broadcast Team This Season," BaltimoreRavens.com, Monday, July 30, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2020
- ^ Mink, Ryan. "Four Former Ravens Will Join Broadcast Booth This Season," BaltimoreRavens.com, Friday, August 25, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2020
- ^ "Getting ready to talk the talk," Washington Examiner, Thursday, September 7, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2020