TheChicago White Sox Radio Network is an Americanradio network airingbaseball games from theChicago White Sox. The English-language flagship isWMVP in Chicago, with Spanish language coverage airing onWRTO (1200). The English language network consists of 19 stations[1] For the 2019 season, the play-by-play announcers wereEd Farmer andJason Benetti (who joins the broadcast team for national broadcasts and for White Sox's games whereKen Harrelson andChuck Swirsky fill in for him); the color commentator wasDarrin Jackson.[2] Farmer died on April 1, 2020, after a long-term battle withpolycystic kidney disease.[3] Pre-game hostAndy Masur substituted for Farmer during 2020's truncatedspring training, and was named as Farmer's successor on June 30, 2020, a role that would be temporary due to the team's radio rights expiring at the end of the season.[4][5]
WSCR's contract with the White Sox expired after the 2015 season.WLS (890) was to be the new White Sox flagship station from the 2016 through the 2021 seasons; however, WLS ownerCumulus Media filed forChapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2017 and entered into a restructuring agreement with certain of its lenders to reduce more than $1 billion in debt.[6] The Bankruptcy Court allowed Cumulus and WLS to end its contract with the White Sox.WGN became the new flagship station of the Chicago White Sox on February 14, 2018.[7] WGN's contract expired after the 2020 season, with WMVP, anESPN Radio-owned station operated byGood Karma Brands, taking over beginning with the 2021 season, WMVP had previously carried the White Sox for 11 seasons between 1995 and 2005.[8] Shortly thereafter,Len Kasper, formerly the television voice for theChicago Cubs, was hired as the radio play-by-play announcer for the White Sox.[9] Connor McKnight succeeded Masur as pre-game host and fill-in play-by-play announcer.
