List of historical Major League Baseball television broadcasters

Local

American League

Team	Stations	Years
Baltimore Orioles	WMAR 2/WJZ 132 WMAR 2/WBAL 11/WJZ 132 WJZ 132 WBAL 11 WMAR 2 WNUV 54 WBFF 45/WUTB 24	1954 1955-1957 1958-1961; 1964-1978; 1994-2014 1962-1963 1979-1993 2001-2006; 2015-future 2015-future
Boston Red Sox	WBZ 42/WNAC 7 (later WHDH) WBZ 42 WHDH 5 (later WCVB) WBZ 42 WSBK 385 WABU 68 (later WBPX) WLVI 56 WFXT 25	1948-1954 1955-1957 1958-1971 1972-1974; 2003 (a handful of games) 1975-1995; 2003-2005 1996-1998 1999 2000-2002
Chicago White Sox	WGN 95 WFLD 323 WSNS 44 WCIU 26	1948–1967; 1981; 1990-present 1968–1972; 1982-1989 1973–1980 2000–present
Cleveland Indians	WEWS 5 WXEL 8 (later WJW) WEWS 5 WJW 8 (later WJKW circa 1977-1979) WUAB 43 WKYC 3	1948-1949 1950-1955 1956-1960 1961-1979 1980-2001 2006-present
Detroit Tigers	WDIV 4 (formerly WWDT & WWJ-TV) WJBK 23 WKBD 505 WDWB 20 (later WMYD)	1948-1952; 1978-1994 1953-1977; 2007 1995-2004 2006
Houston Astros	KTRK 131 KPRC 2 KHTV 39 (later KIAH)5 KRIV 263 KTXH 20 KNWS 51 KUBE 57	1962-1972 1973–1976 1977–1978 (with KPRC 2 on Sundays) 1979–1982 1983–1997; 2008–2012 1998–2007 2013–present
Kansas City Royals	KMBC 9 KBMA 41 (later KSHB)5 WDAF 4 KSMO 62 KMBC 9/KCWE 29 KMCI 38 (Opening Day and Sunday away games)	1969-1971 1972-1979 1980-1991 1992-1997 1998-2002 2003-2007
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	KCAL 9 (formerly KHJ) KTLA 55 KPXN 30/KDOC 56 KCOP 13 KDOC 56	1961-1963; 1996-2005 1964-1995 2004 2006-2013 2014-present
Minnesota Twins	WTCN 11 (later KARE) WCCO 42 KMSP 935 WFTC 29 KLGT 23 (later WUCW) KSTC 45	1961-1972; 1975-1978 1973-1974; 1989-1997 1979-1988; 1998-2002 1990-1993; 2005-2010 1994-1997; 2016-future 2003-2004
New York Yankees	W2XBS, (later WNBT, now WNBC)4 WABD 5 (later WNYW)3 WPIX 115 WCBS 22 WWOR 95	1939-1945 1946-1950; 1999-2001 1951-1998 1965 (with WPIX 11); 2002-2004 2005-present
Oakland Athletics	KBHK 44 (later KBCW) KTVU 235 KPIX 52 KRON 4 KICU 36 KGO 7	1968-1972; 1992-1996 1973-1974 1975-1981; 1985-1992 1993–1998 1999–2008 2015–present
Seattle Mariners	KING 5 KSTW 115 KIRO 7 KAYU 28 (Spokane) KXLY 4 (Spokane) KONG 16	1977-1980 1981-1985; 1989-1993; 1999; 2003-2007 1986-1988; 1992; 1994-2002 1990 1991 2014-present
Tampa Bay Rays	WWWB 32 (later WMOR)/WTSP 10 (Sundays) WXPX 66 WTOG 44	1998-2002 2003-2008 2014-present
Texas Rangers	KXAS 54 KTVT 1125 KXTX 39/KXAS 54 KDFI 27/KDFW 43 KTXA 21 KMYS 35 (San Antonio)	1973–1983 1984-1994 1995–2000 2001-2009 2010-present 2013-present
Toronto Blue Jays	CFTO 9 CTV BBS CBLT 5/CBC CITY 57 CBLFT 25 (French) CJMT 69 (Mandarin)	1977—1996 1977-1991 1992-1996 1992-2002; 2007-2008 2008 (Preseason only); 2015-present 1979 2013-present

National League

Team	Stations	Years
Arizona Diamondbacks	KTVK 3 KDRX 48 KASW 61 KPHE-LD 44	1998-2007 1998 (Spanish) 2003 (East Coast road games) 2007 (Spanish)
Atlanta Braves	WSB 2 WTCG 17 (later WTBS, now WPCH)5 WATL 36	1966-1971 1972-2011 2016-future
Chicago Cubs	WGN 9 WCIU 26 WLS 71	1948-present 2000–2014 2015-present
Cincinnati Reds	WLWT 5 WSTR 64 WKRC 12	1948-1995 1996-1998 1999
Colorado Rockies	KWGN 25 KTVD 20	1993-2002 2003-2008
Los Angeles Dodgers	KTTV 113 KTLA 55 KCOP 13 KCAL 9	1958-1992 1993-2001 2002-2005 2006-2013
Miami Marlins	WBFS 33 WAMI 69 WPXM 35 WTVJ 64	1993-1998 1999-2001 2002-2005 2015-present
Milwaukee Brewers	WTMJ 4 WVTV 185 WCGV 24 WISN 12 WMLW-CA 41 WYTU-LD 63 (Spanish)	1972-1980 1981-1988; 1993-1997; 2016-future 1989-1992; 1998-2003; 2014-present 2003 (selected Sundays) 2007-2011 2003–present (Sunday home games)
New York Mets	WOR 9 (later WWOR)5 WPIX 115	1962–1998 1999–present
Philadelphia Phillies	WFIL 6 (later WPVI)1 WPHL 17 WTXF 29 WPSG 57 WPIX 11 (New York)5 WCAU 104	1959-1970 1971-1982; 1993-1998; 2009-2013 1983-1989 1999-2008 1958-1961 (affiliate) 2014-present
Pittsburgh Pirates	KDKA 22 WPXI 11 WPGH 53/WCWB 22 (later WPMY)	1958-1994 1995-1996 1997-2001
San Diego Padres	KOGO 10 (later KGTV) KCST 39 (later KNSD)4 XETV 6 KFMB 8 KUSI 51 KTTY 69 (later KSWB) XHBJ 45 KSEX 42 (Spanish)	1969-1970 1971-1972; 1984-1986 1977-1979 1980-1983; 1995-1996 1987-1994; 1997-2004 (Opening Day, Home Opener, and Sundays); 2016-future 1995 1991-1993 unknown
San Francisco Giants	KTVU 235 KICU 36 KNTV 114	1958–2007 1993–2007 (co-coverage with KTVU 2) 2008–present
St. Louis Cardinals	KSDK 5 (formerly KSD) KPLR 11	1948-1958; 1963-1987; 2007-2010 1959-1962; 1988-2006
Washington Nationals	WDCA 20 WDCW 50 WUSA 9	2005-2008 2009-2011 2012-present

Former teams

Team	Stations	Years
Boston Braves	WBZ 42/WNAC 7 (later WHDH) WBZ 42	1948-1949 1950-1952
Brooklyn Dodgers	W2XBS, (later WNBT, now WNBC)4 WCBS 22 WATV 13 (later WNET) WOR 9 (later WWOR)5 WPIX 115/WABC 71/WABD 5 (later WNYW)3	1939-1945 1946–1949 1949 1950–August 16, 1953; 1954-1957 August 17, 1953-October 1, 1953
Kansas City Athletics	WDAF 4 KCMO 5 (later KCTV)	1958-1961 1962-1967
Milwaukee Braves	WTMJ 4	1962-1964
Montreal Expos	CBMT 6 CFCF 12 SRC TQS TV Labatt WAPA 45 (Puerto Rico)	1969-mid-1980s mid-1980s-1991 1969-1999 1996-1998 1987-1989 2003-2004
New York Giants	W2XBS (later WNBT, now WNBC)4 WPIX 115 WOR 9 (later WWOR)5	1939–1945 1947–1948 1949–1957
Philadelphia Athletics	WPTZ 3 (later KYW)2 WCAU 104 WFIL 6 (later WPVI)1	1947-1954 1948-1954 1949-1954
St. Louis Browns	KSD 5 (later KSDK) KTVI 2	1948-1952 1953
Washington Senators (original franchise)	WTTG 53 WTOP 9 (later WUSA)	1948-1958 1959-1960
Washington Senators (expansion franchise)	WTOP 9 (later WUSA)	1961-1971

See also

• List of current Major League Baseball announcers
  • The Baseball Network announcers
• Owned-and-operated television stations in the United States

¹ABC owned television station.

²CBS owned television station.

³Fox owned television station.

⁴NBC owned television station.

⁵Superstation (bold indicates former superstation).

National

Network	Years	Additional notes
DuMont	1947-1949	World Series only
NBC	1947-1989 1994-2000	World Series and All-Star Game (beginning in 1950) only from 1947–1955 and 1965 Saturday afternoon Game of the Week from 1956–1964 and exclusively from 1966-1989 Monday Night Baseball games from 1967–1969 and 1972-1975 Part of a revenue sharing joint venture with Major League Baseball and ABC called "The Baseball Network" from 1994-1995 All-Star Game (in even numbered years) and postseason games only from 1996–2000
ABC	1953-1954 1960 1965 1976-1989 1994-1995	Saturday afternoon Game of the Week from 1953–1954 and in 1960 and 1965 (exclusve coverage) Monday Night Baseball games from 1976-1988 Thursday Night Baseball in 1989 Part of a revenue sharing joint venture with Major League Baseball and NBC called "The Baseball Network" from 1994–1995
CBS	1955–1965 1990–1993	Saturday afternoon Game of the Week from 1955-1964 New York Yankees games only in 1965 Sporadic, 18 game coverage of Saturday afternoon Game of the Week plus, exclusive network television broadcaster from 1990–1993
Fox	1996-present	Saturday afternoon Game of the Week beginning on Memorial Day weekend from 1996-2006 Saturday afternoon Game of the Week for the full season since 2007 Exclusive network television broadcaster since 2001

Superstations

Main article: Major League Baseball on superstations

Postseason coverage

When the League Championship Series was first instituted in 1969, the Major League Baseball television contract at the time allowed a local TV station in the market of each competing team to also carry the LCS games. So, for example, Mets fans in New York could choose to watch either the NBC telecast or Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy and Ralph Kiner on WOR-TV.

1983 marked the last time that local telecasts of League Championship Series games were allowed. In 1982, Major League Baseball recognized a problem with this due to the emergence of cable superstations such as WTBS in Atlanta and WGN-TV in Chicago. When TBS tried to petition for the right to do a "local" Braves broadcast of the 1982 NLCS, Major League Baseball got a Philadelphia federal court to ban them on the grounds that as a cable superstation, TBS could not have a nationwide telecast competing with ABC's.

Since 2007, MLB playoff games on TBS are not made available to local over-the-air broadcasters in the participating teams' markets. Under the previous contract, ESPN was required to make those games available on the air in local markets.

See also

• Historical NBA over-the-air television broadcasters
• Historical NHL over-the-air television broadcasters
• Primary NFL television stations

External links

• MLB Over The Air Affiliates
• BaseballChronology.com!