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Buffalo Bills Radio Network

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Official radio network of the NFL's Buffalo Bills

TheBuffalo Bills Radio Network is a broadcastradio network based inBuffalo, New York. Its primary programming is broadcasts ofBuffalo Bills home and away games to a network of 26 stations inupstate New York, theNorthwestern andNorthern Tiers ofPennsylvania, having previously had affiliates inSouthern Ontario and the state of Wyoming.

Previously, the broadcasts originated fromWBEN through much of the team's history except for a period from 1971 to 1977 whenWKBW was team flagship.WGR briefly carried games in the early 1990s.[1] From 1998 through 2011, the Bills were flagshipped atWGRF, as well as other stations owned byCitadel Broadcasting. WhenCumulus Media purchased Citadel in late 2011, it dropped Bills games from all of its stations at the end of the season.[2] Cumulus never fully paid off the money Citadel owed for Bills games, instead eventually seeking to nullify the debt in January 2018 when the company went into bankruptcy.[3]Entercom Communications andGalaxy Communications picked up the rights, restoring broadcasts to WGR for the 2012 season.[4][5]

During the time of theBills Toronto Series, the station was carried onCJCL inToronto,Ontario,Canada.CHML inHamilton also briefly carried games in the late 2010s but dropped them after re-securing the rights to the team it had carried for much of its history, theHamilton Tiger-Cats. As of 2022, the Bills have no Canadian affiliates, though WGR is audible through much of Southern Ontario.

The station added an affiliate in Wyoming in 2021,KGAB inLaramie County, Wyoming, mainly to allowWyoming Cowboys football fans to follow Bills starting quarterback and Wyoming alumnusJosh Allen.[6] KGAB dropped Bills games for the 2023 season. As of 2024, the Bills radio network lists two Wyoming affiliates.

Chris Brown, formerly aBuffalo Destroyers play-by-play announcer who had most recently been studio host for the Bills' shows onMSG Western New York, is currently serving as play-by-play announcer, with former Bills offensive linemanEric Wood as color commentator and WGR employee Sal Capaccio as sideline reporter.

The network is an autonomous organization from the team, and is unique in that it, and not the team itself, was the main sponsor of the Bills'cheerleaders, theBuffalo Jills, until that squad was disbanded due to legal disputes.

Van Miller was the voice of the Buffalo Bills from the team's inception until 2003, with the exception of 1972 to 1978, when WKBW controlled radio rights and Miller's TV employer, WBEN-TV (now WIVB), would not permit him to appear on WKBW broadcasts. Miller was succeeded byJohn Murphy, his longtime color commentator, when he retired from the booth after the 2003 season. Murphy suffered a stroke in January 2023[7][8] and formally relinquished play-by-play duties in May 2024.[9]

The Bills announced in July 2024 that the interim tag will be removed for Brown and he will become the primary play-by-play announcer of the Buffalo Bills.[10]

On February 3, 2026, the Bills announced the end of their affiliations with Audacy and WGR and would be partnering withGood Karma Brands as its broadcast partner. Good Karma, the operator ofESPN Radio, owns no stations in upstate New York. The statement indicated that terrestrial "station affiliates" would continue to receive Bills games, with intent to return to Southern Ontario, but that WGR would not be among them.[11][12]

Stations

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Map of radio affiliates.
CityCall signFrequency
Dunkirk, New YorkWDOE1410 AM (translators on FM 101.5 and 105.5)
Jamestown, New YorkWWSE93.3 FM
Olean, New YorkWPIG95.7 FM
Bradford, PennsylvaniaWBRR100.1 FM
Wellsville, New YorkWQRW93.5 FM
Bath, New YorkWVIN-FM98.3 FM
Elmira-Corning, New YorkWNGZ1490 AM (translators on FM 93.1 and 93.5)
Geneva, New YorkWGVA1240 AM
Newark, New YorkWACK1420 AM
Cortland, New YorkWIII99.9 FM
Auburn, New YorkWAUB1590 AM
Syracuse, New YorkWKLL100.9 FM
Oswego, New York106.5 FM
Utica-Rome, New York94.9 FM
Binghamton, New York/Susquehanna, PennsylvaniaWVIP100.5 FM (translators on FM 95.1 and 98.7)
Oneonta, New YorkWZOZ103.1 FM
Johnstown, New YorkWIZR930 AM
Amsterdam, New YorkWCSS1490 AM
Albany, New YorkWTMM-FM104.5 FM
Ogdensburg, New YorkWQTK92.7 FM
Watertown, New YorkWOTT94.1 FM

Former affiliates

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Announcers

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Play-by-play

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Color analysts

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Sideline reporters

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  • Jeff Burris (2006)
  • Paul Peck (2005, 2007–2008)
  • Rich Gaenzler (2009–11)
  • Joe Buscaglia (2012–2014)
  • Sal Capaccio (2014–present)

Studio hosts

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  • Rich Gaenzler (2004–2008)
  • Brent Axe (2009–2011)
  • Howard Simon (2004, 2012–2019)
  • Sal Capaccio (2012–2013)
  • Jeremy White (2012–present)
  • Nate Geary (2020–present)
  • Joe DiBiase (2020–present)

Engineers

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  • Greg Harvey (____– present)
  • Todd Broady (____– present)
  • Todd Large (_____– present)

References

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  1. ^Connors, Greg (January 3, 2012)."WGR lands Bills games; will add player and management shows".The Buffalo News. Archived fromthe original on January 10, 2012. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2016.
  2. ^97 Rock, The Edge will no longer carry Bills games.WGRZ (2012). Retrieved September 2012.
  3. ^“Cumulus Seeks To Cancel WLUP/WKQX LMA Purchase; And Chicago PBP Deals” from Radio Insight (January 19, 2018)
  4. ^Major, Andy (January 4, 2012)."Bills announce new broadcast agreement with Entercom". Buffalo Bills. Archived fromthe original on September 16, 2016. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2016.
  5. ^"Buffalo Bills Moving to TK99 and WOUR".CNYRadio.com. June 21, 2012. Archived fromthe original on June 23, 2012. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2016.
  6. ^Wilson, Brayton (September 9, 2022)."'Bills Country'… in Wyoming? It's a 'no brainer' for KGAB".WBEN. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2022.
  7. ^Smith, Michael David (January 6, 2023).Longtime Bills radio announcer John Murphy off the air after suffering a stroke.Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023
  8. ^"Bills Broadcaster John Murphy Is Recovering from Stroke That Occurred Before Damar Hamlin Injury".People. RetrievedJanuary 16, 2023.
  9. ^"Longtime Buffalo Bills play-by-play announcer retires after legendary career".Bills Central. May 9, 2024. RetrievedMay 9, 2024.
  10. ^"Buffalo Bills & Audacy name Chris Brown as new 'Voice of the Bills' for radio broadcast booth".www.buffalobills.com. RetrievedJuly 16, 2024.
  11. ^"Buffalo Bills to produce and distribute radio broadcasts for all games in 2026".www.buffalobills.com. RetrievedFebruary 3, 2026.
  12. ^Maiorana, Sal."Bills, Sabres end WGR partnership and take control of radio broadcasts".Democrat and Chronicle. RetrievedFebruary 5, 2026.
  13. ^"Eric Wood returns to Buffalo Bills radio booth this season". July 19, 2021.
  14. ^"Eric Wood joins Bills radio broadcast booth". May 21, 2019.

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