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Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network

{{Short description|American sports broadcast radio network}}

{{Infobox broadcasting network

| name = Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network

| logo = File:Blue Jackets Radio Network logo.png

| type = Radio network

| established = 2000

| country = United States

| headquarters = Columbus, Ohio

| broadcast_area = {{ubl|Ohio|West Virginia (limited)}}

| owner = Columbus Blue Jackets

| affiliation = NHL

| affiliates = 24 (including 2 flagships and 1 alternate flagship)

| website = {{url|https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/multimedia/broadcast}}

}}

The Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network is an American radio network consisting of 36 radio stations which carry coverage of the Columbus Blue Jackets, a professional hockey team in the National Hockey League.

Columbus radio stations WBNS ({{frequency|1460|AM}}) and WBNS-FM ({{frequency|97.1|FM}}) serve as the network's two flagship stations; WXZX ({{frequency|105.7|FM}}) Also serves as an alternate flagship in the event of schedule overlaps with Ohio State Sports Network football or basketball programming on both WBNS and WBNS-FM. The network also includes 21 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio and West Virginia: 17 AM stations, 8 of which extend their signals with low-power FM translators; and 4 full-power FM stations.

Bob McElligott serves as the play-by-play announcer; in addition to his duties, McElligott also handles the pre- and post-game shows alongside Dylan Tyrer. Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs racino owns the naming rights to the network.{{cite web |url=http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=48232 |title=Eldorado Scioto Downs Blue Jackets Radio Network |publisher=Columbus Blue Jackets |accessdate=9 June 2015}}

Station list

class="wikitable sortable"

! scope = "col" | Callsign

! scope = "col" | Frequency

! scope = "col" | Band

! scope = "col" | City

! scope = "col" | State

! scope = "col" | Network status

scope = "row" | WBNS

| data-sort-value=001460|1460 || AM || Columbus || Ohio || Flagship

scope = "row" | WBNS-FM

| data-sort-value=097100|97.1 || FM || Columbus || Ohio || Flagship

style="border-bottom: 2px solid grey"

! scope = "row" | WXZX

| data-sort-value=105700|105.7

FMColumbusOhioAlternate Flagship*
scope = "row" | WNCO

| data-sort-value=001340|1340 || AM || Ashland || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WBLL

| data-sort-value=001390|1390 || AM || Bellefontaine || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WSAI

| data-sort-value=001360|1360 || AM || Cincinnati || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WING

| data-sort-value=001410|1410 || AM || Dayton || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WJER

| data-sort-value=001450|1450 || AM || Dover–New Phila. || Ohio || Affiliate

style="background-color:#DFEBF6;"

! scope = "row" | W265DL

| data-sort-value=100900|100.9

FMDover–New Phila.OhioWJER relay
scope = "row" | WEOL

| data-sort-value=000930|930 || AM || Elyria–Lorain || Ohio || Affiliate

style="background-color:#DFEBF6;"

! scope = "row" | W262DM

| data-sort-value=100300|100.3

FMElyria–LorainOhioWEOL relay
scope = "row" | WFIN

| data-sort-value=001330|1330 || AM || Findlay || Ohio || Affiliate

style="background-color:#DFEBF6;"

! scope = "row" | W238CX

| data-sort-value=095500|95.5

FMFindlayOhioWFIN relay
scope = "row" | WFOB

| data-sort-value=001430|1430 || AM || Fostoria || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WBVI

| data-sort-value=096700|96.7 || FM || Fostoria || Ohio || Affiliate

style="background-color:#DFEBF6;"

! scope = "row" | W289CP

| data-sort-value=105700|105.7

FMFostoriaOhioWFOB relay
scope = "row" | WMOH

| data-sort-value=001450|1450 || AM || Hamilton || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WZWB

| data-sort-value=001420|1420 || AM || Kenova–Huntington || West Virginia || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WKTN

| data-sort-value=095300|95.3 || FM || Kenton || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WWSR

| data-sort-value=093100|93.1 || FM || Lima || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WMOA

| data-sort-value=001490|1490 || AM || Marietta || Ohio || Affiliate

style="background-color:#DFEBF6;"

! scope = "row" | W267CQ

| data-sort-value=101300|101.3

FMMariettaOhioWMOA relay
scope = "row" | WMRN

| data-sort-value=001490|1490 || AM || Marion || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WDLR

| data-sort-value=001270|1270 || AM || Marysville || Ohio || Affiliate

style="background-color:#DFEBF6;"

! scope = "row" | W244DV

| data-sort-value=096700|96.7

FMMarysvilleOhioWDLR relay
scope = "row" | WJAW-FM

| data-sort-value=100900|100.9 || FM || McConnelsville || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WLTP

| data-sort-value=000910|910 || AM || Parkersburg || West Virginia || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WMOV

| data-sort-value=001360|1360 || AM || Ravenswood || West Virginia || Affiliate

style="background-color:#DFEBF6;"

! scope = "row" | W228DJ

| data-sort-value=093500|93.5

FMRavenswoodWest VirginiaWMOV relay
style="background-color:#DFEBF6;"

! scope = "row" | W295DM

| data-sort-value=106700|106.9

FMPoint PleasantWest VirginiaWMOV relay
style="background-color:#DFEBF6;"

! scope = "row" | W295CI

| data-sort-value=106900|106.9

FMUrbanaOhioWBLL relay
scope = "row" | WCHO

| data-sort-value=001250|1250 || AM || Washington Court House || Ohio || Affiliate

scope = "row" | WINT

| data-sort-value=001330|1330 || AM || Willoughby || Ohio || Affiliate

style="background-color:#DFEBF6;"

! scope = "row" | W268CO

| data-sort-value=101500|101.5

FMWilloughbyOhioWINT relay

:Blue background indicates low-power FM translator.

:* WXZX serves as an "overflow" flagship station in the event of schedule overlaps with Ohio State Sports Network programming on WBNS-FM.

=Network map(s)=

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References

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{{Columbus Blue Jackets}}

{{Sports networks in the United States}}

Category:National Hockey League on the radio

Category:Sports radio networks in the United States