Seattle Mariners Radio Network

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The Mariners Radio Network is the name applied to the radio stations which carry Seattle Mariners baseball games throughout the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii.[1] Alaskan Airlines currently serves as the primary sponsor for the network.

Stations are listed by state, then city. All stations broadcast on the AM band unless otherwise noted.

The announcers for the 2010 season were Dave Niehaus with play-by-play from the bottom of the fourth through the bottom of the fifth and again from the top of the eighth until the end of the game and Rick Rizzs with play-by-play starting from the top of the first through the top of the fourth and again for the sixth and seventh innings. If the Mariners went to extra innings, Niehaus did the odd innings and Rizzs did the even innings. [2] Niehaus died on November 10, 2010. For the 2011 season, Rizzs teamed with a rotating group of former Mariners announcers and players, including Ron Fairly, Ken Wilson, Ken Levine, Dave Valle, and Dan Wilson;[3] this lineup was again used in the 2012 season.[4] Aaron Goldsmith will join Rizzs as the club's radio announcers for the 2013 season. [5]

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Flagship history [edit]

With the start of the 2009 season, the network's flagship station is once again KIRO 710 in Seattle, which became an affiliate of ESPN Radio in April 2009. Rival station KOMO 1000 had the broadcast rights for six seasons (2003-08). The original flagship station for the franchise was KVI 570, which carried the broadcasts for the M's first eight seasons (1977-84) and the Seattle Pilots' only season (1969). KIRO's first run as the flagship station was for eighteen seasons (1985-2002).[6]

Stations [edit]

English Language Stations
Callsign Frequency Location
KTZN 550 Anchorage, Alaska
KINY 800 Juneau, Alaska
KRSA 580 Petersburg, Alaska
CKST 1040 Vancouver, British Columbia
CFTE 1410 Vancouver, British Columbia
KAOI 1110 Maui, Hawaii
KQNG 570 Kauai, Hawaii
KVNI 1080 Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
KRLC 1350 Lewiston, Idaho
KLER 1300 Orofino, Idaho
KBLG 910 Billings, Montana
KXTL 1370 Butte, Montana
KQDI 1450 Great Falls, Montana
KGRZ 1450 Missoula, Montana
KTHH 990 Albany, Oregon
KHSN 1230 Coos Bay, Oregon
KTIX 1240 Pendleton, Oregon
KFXX 1080 Portland, Oregon
KXRO 1320 Aberdeen, Washington
KPUG 1170 Bellingham, Washington
KELA 1470 Centralia, Washington
KMAX 840 Colfax, Washington
KCRK-FM 92.1 Colville, Washington
KXLE 1240 Ellensburg, Washington
KRKZ 1490 Forks, Washington
KLOG 1490 Kelso, Washington
KWIQ 1020 Moses Lake, Washington
KBRC 1430 Mount Vernon, Washington
KOMW 680 Omak, Washington
KONP 1450 Port Angeles, Washington
KZXR 1310 Prosser, Washington
KIRO 710 Seattle, Washington (Flagship station)
KTTH 770 Seattle, Washington (When Seahawks games are on KIRO)
KMAS 1030 Shelton, Washington
KXLY 920 Spokane, Washington
KCSY 106.3 Twisp, Washington
KFLD 870 Tri-Cities, Washington
KKSN 910 Vancouver, Washington
KGDC 1320 Walla Walla, Washington
KKRT 900 Wenatchee, Washington
KTCR 1390 Yakima, Washington
Spanish Language Stations
Callsign Frequency Location
KWEI 1260 Ontario, Oregon
KWLN 103.3 FM Moses Lake, Washington
KKMO 1360 Seattle, Washington
KJOX 1340 Tri-Cities, Washington
KWLN 92.1 FM Wenatchee, Washington

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Broadcast Affiliates". Mariners Baseball: The official site of the Seattle Mariners. March 2, 2009. 
  2. ^ Seattle Mariners Official Site - Broadcasters Biographies
  3. ^ Johns, Greg (2011-01-19). "Mariners to use committee to fill Niehaus' spot". MLB.com. 
  4. ^ Johns, Greg (2011-12-01). "Mariners to stick with rotating radio booth in '12". MLB.com. 
  5. ^ Stone, Larry (2013-01-17). "Mariners Add Aaron Goldsmith to Broadcast Team". seattletimes.com. 
  6. ^ The Seattle Times - "Seattle Mariners broadcasts returning to KIRO radio," - 2008-07-23 - accessed 2011-09-14