Titans Radio Network

Map of radio affiliates
Type	Radio network
Country	United States
Headquarters	Nashville, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Arkansas (limited) Illinois (limited) Indiana (limited) Missouri (limited) Georgia (limited) Mississippi (limited) Virginia (limited)
Owner	Tennessee Titans
Parent	KSA Industries
Established	1960
Affiliation(s)	NFL
Affiliates	42 (including 1 flagship)
Official website	www.titansradio.com

TheTitans Radio Network is an Americanradio network composed of 42 radio stations which carryEnglish-language coverage of theTennessee Titans, a professionalfootball team in theNational Football League (NFL).

Nashville market stationWGFX (104.5FM) serves as the network'sflagship station. The network also includes 41affiliates in the U.S. states ofTennessee,Kentucky andAlabama, along with nearby areas ofMississippi, easternArkansas, and far southernIllinois: twenty-twoAM stations, sixteen of which supplement their signals with a low-power FMtranslator; and nineteen full-power FM stations, one of which supplements its signal with a low-power FM translator.

In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, network programming airs onsatellite radio viaSirius XM and is available online via Sirius XM,TuneIn andNFL+.^[1][2][3]

The radio network began with the1960 American Football League season as theHouston Oilers Radio Network, when the now-Tennessee Titans were based inHouston, Texas, and were known as theOilers. Houston'sKXYZ was the first flagship of the network for 1960 through 1963.KILT was the network's second flagship station from 1963 to 1975.^[4] In the beginning, Majestic Advertising ofMilwaukee, Wisconsin was the holder of production rights to the radio broadcasts and pre-season TV broadcasts. In the 1970s and beyond, the network was operated by theTexas State Networks, which also produces their own radio news programs, along with agricultural news updates to their affiliated stations statewide.^[5]

KODA took over as the flagship station from1985 through1990.KTRH, which was the network flagship from 1976^[6] to 1984, returned to be the flagship for the network for the franchise's final five seasons in Houston from 1991 until the end of the 1996 season. Around 35 to 40 (and at one point 86) stations broadcast all pre-season and regular season games each season, along with any playoff appearance the Oilers had during its time in Houston, including theirAFC Championship Game appearances in1978 and1979. At one point during this time period after the mid 1980s,KQQK served as the flagship for the team's Spanish-language broadcasts in Houston.

During the team's final season in Houston, which was a disastrous turnout for the team in 1996, and in preparation for the team's move to their then-new headquarters in Nashville one year earlier than expected, the Oiler Radio Network was reduced from many affiliates across most ofTexas and westernLouisiana to only the flagship station in Houston, and a few affiliates in Tennessee, including its future flagship, then-Adult contemporary-formattedWGFX of Nashville (officiallylicensed toGallatin). In October 1996, KTRH cut off games in favor of preseason basketball involving theHouston Rockets of theNBA.^[7]

It was renamed theTennessee Oilers Radio Network in 1997 during the team's first season in Tennessee. The headquarters were now located in Nashville, but their home games were played in theLiberty Bowl inMemphis in 1997 and theVanderbilt University'sStadium in 1998 and at least until their new stadium, the Adelphia Coliseum (nowNissan Stadium) was completed in August 1999. WGFX became the flagship station for the network, and served as flagship from 1997 until the completion of the2001 season, although WGFX served as an "affiliate" for the 2004 season. Between the team's initial relocation and the start of the 1999 preseason, the radio network was spread to many radio stations across Tennessee, as well as southern and westernKentucky, northern and centralAlabama, and portions of three other states. Titans Radio signed up over 50 affiliates in non-metro areas and a few major cities.

In Spring 1999, the radio network's name was changed to theTitans Radio Network to reflect the team's name change. The Titans Radio name was first used in the Titans first pre-season game in August 1999. Country-music formatted stationWKDF, now one of WGFX's in-market sister stations, became the new flagship station in 2002. WGFX, which became asports talk radio station in 2003, returned as the flagship for the Titans Radio Network starting with the2010 season.

The team had long refused distribution of these radio broadcasts toSirius XM, because the Titans' contract with Citadel Broadcasting (then-parent of bothWKDF andWGFX) predated the arrival of satellite radio.^[8][9] However, in 2011, the Titans extend their agreement with existing radio partners while a provision allowing home games to be broadcast on Sirius XM. The Titans became the last NFL franchise to reach such a deal.^[10]

Here is a list of the current personnel of the Titans Radio Network:

• Mike Keith — play by-play announcer, "The Voice of the Titans", well known for his trademark touchdown call, "Touchdown Titans!"^[11]
• Dave McGinnis — Color Analyst^[11]
• Johnathan Hutton — Sideline reporter^[11][12]
• Rhett Bryan – Gameday host
• Kevin Dyson – Pre-game/Post-game analyst
• Blaine Bishop - Pre-game/Post-game analyst^[13]

• The Mike Vrabel Show—Tuesdays at 6:00 PMCT
• Titans Tonight With Keith Bullock—Thursdays at 6:00 PM CT
• Titans Countdown – pre-game show, one hour prior to kickoff

• Blue background indicates low-power FMtranslator.
• Gray background indicates station is asimulcast of another station.

• WGFX
• Tennessee Titans
• History of the Houston Oilers
• History of the Tennessee Titans
• List of Tennessee Titans broadcasters
• Titans All Access

• Titans Radio Official Site
• Tennessee Titans --- Official Website

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