The Crimson Tide Sports Network (sometimes stylized as the CTSN) is the radio and television network of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's and women's sports teams. It consists of four television stations, two regional cable networks, and several radio stations throughout the state of Alabama, some of which serves small parts of surrounding states.[1] This organization's headquarters are located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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| Type | Radio network |
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| Country | |
| Headquarters | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
Broadcast area |
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| Owner | IMG College |
| Affiliation(s) | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Affiliates | 61, including 2 flagships |
Official website | Official website |
It is operated through a joint venture between IMG College and Learfield Communications.[2]
Programming
editCoach’s shows
editTelevision
edit- Crimson Tide This Week[3]
- The Nick Saban TV Show
Radio
edit- Crimson Tide Today
- The Nick Saban Show
- Hey, Coach
Talent
edit- Football
- Chris Stewart – play-by-play
- Tyler Watts – color analyst
- Basketball
- Chris Stewart – play-by-play
- Baseball
- Chris Stewart – play-by-play
Over the air television stations
edit| Market | Station [4] | Affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston | WIAT-DT | CBS | TV Flagship of CTSN |
| Tuscaloosa | WVUA-CA | This TV / Independent | Owned by the University of Alabama (Board of Trustees); WVUA is a low-powered translator of WUOA. |
| WVUA-DT | |||
| Demopolis | WJMY-LD | Low-powered translator of WUOA-DT and WVUA-CA Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery-Selma | WNCF-DT | ABC | |
| WBMM-DT2 | Simulcast of WNCF | ||
| Huntsville/Decatur | WZDX-DT 54 | FOX | Also serves southern Middle Tennessee, including Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, Fayetteville and Winchester. |
Regional cable networks
edit| Network [4] | Area Served |
|---|---|
| Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia |
| Cox Sports TV | Louisiana and Mississippi |
Station list
edit| Callsign[4] | Frequency | Band | City | State | Network status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBPT | 106.9 | FM | Birmingham | Alabama | Flagship |
| WFFN | 95.3 | FM | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | Flagship |
| WUCT | 1600 | AM | Algood-Cookeville | Tennessee | Football only |
| WHMA-FM | 95.5 | FM | Anniston | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WAFN-FM | 92.7 | FM | Arab-Guntersville | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WCKF | 100.7 | FM | Ashland | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WBIN | 640 | AM | Atlanta | Georgia | Affiliate |
| WBBK-FM | 93.1 | FM | Blakely-Dothan | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W227DD | 93.3 | FM | Brent | Alabama | n/a (WTSK relay) |
| WENN | 1320 | AM | Birmingham | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W261BX | 100.1 | FM | Birmingham | Alabama | n/a (WENN relay) |
| WKNU | 106.3 | FM | Brewton | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WEIS | 990 | AM | Centre | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W263BW | 100.5 | FM | Centre | Alabama | n/a (WEIS relay) |
| WKOM | 101.7 | FM | Columbia | Tennessee | Affiliate |
| W231DG | 94.1 | FM | Cookeville | Tennessee | n/a (WUCT relay) |
| WADI | 95.3 | FM | Corinth | Mississippi | Affiliate |
| WZYX | 1440 | AM | Cowan | Tennessee | Affiliate |
| W233BN | 94.5 | FM | Cowan | Tennessee | n/a (WZYX relay) |
| W237DT | 95.3 | FM | Cowan | Tennessee | n/a (WZYX relay) |
| WFMH | 1340 | AM | Cullman | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WWTM | 1400 | AM | Decatur | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W232DL | 94.3 | FM | Decatur | Alabama | n/a (WWTM relay) |
| WARB | 700 | AM | Dothan | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W290DG | 105.9 | FM | Dothan | Alabama | n/a (WARB relay) |
| W234DI | 95.3 | FM | Douglas | Alabama | n/a (WCRL relay) |
| WLDX | 990 | AM | Fayette | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W246DJ | 97.1 | FM | Fayette | Alabama | n/a (WLDX relay) |
| WYTK | 93.9 | FM | Florence-Muscle Shoals | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WTKE-FM | 98.1 | FM | Fort Walton Beach | Florida | Football only |
| WFPA | 1400 | AM | Fort Payne | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W230CX | 93.9 | FM | Fort Payne | Alabama | n/a (WFPA relay) |
| WAAX | 570 | AM | Gadsden | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W270DQ | 101.9 | FM | Gadsden | Alabama | n/a (WAAX relay) |
| WFXX | 107.7 | FM | Georgiana-Greenville | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WTNK | 1090 | AM | Hartsville | Tennessee | Affiliate |
| W228CB | 93.5 | FM | Hartsville | Tennessee | n/a (WTNK relay) |
| W247AT | 97.3 | FM | Harvest | Alabama | n/a (WWTM relay) |
| WFOR | 1400 | AM | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | Affiliate |
| W224DP | 92.7 | FM | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | n/a (WFOR relay) |
| KKEA | 1420 | AM | Honolulu | Hawaii | Affiliate |
| K224FR | 92.7 | FM | Honolulu | Hawaii | n/a (KKEA relay) |
| WZZN | 97.7 | FM | Huntsville | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WHOD | 94.5 | FM | Jackson | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WJQS | 1400 | AM | Jackson | Mississippi | Football only |
| W292EX | 106.3 | FM | Jackson | Mississippi | n/a (WJQS relay) |
| WJLX | 1240 | AM | Jasper | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W268BM | 101.5 | FM | Jasper | Alabama | n/a (WJLX relay) |
| WINL | 98.5 | FM | Linden | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W257AZ | 99.3 | FM | Lookout Mountain | Tennessee | n/a (WUUQ relay) |
| WALT-FM | 102.1 | FM | Meridian | Mississippi | Football only |
| WMOG | 910 | AM | Meridian | Mississippi | Affiliate |
| W240DY | 95.9 | FM | Meridian | Mississippi | n/a (WMOG relay) |
| WNSP | 105.5 | FM | Mobile | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WZEW | 92.1 | FM | Mobile | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WMFC | 99.3 | FM | Monroeville | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WLWI | 1440 | AM | Montgomery | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WXFX | 95.1 | FM | Montgomery | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WXFX-HD3* | 95.1-3 | FM | Montgomery | Alabama | n/a (WLWI relay) |
| WPRT-FM | 102.5 | FM | Nashville-Pegram-Murfreesboro | Tennessee | Football only |
| WBUZ-HD2* | 102.9-2 | FM | Nashville | Tennessee | n/a (WPRT-FM relay) |
| WZMG | 910 | AM | Opelika-Pepperell-Auburn | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WAMI-FM | 102.3 | FM | Opp | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WBPC | 95.1 | FM | Panama City | Florida | Football only |
| WPNN | 790 | AM | Pensacola | Florida | Affiliate |
| W279CY | 103.7 | FM | Pensacola | Florida | n/a (WPNN relay) |
| WURV-HD2* | 103.7 | FM | Richmond | Virginia | Affiliate |
| W291CL | 106.1 | FM | Richmond | Virginia | n/a (WURV-HD2 relay) |
| WLAQ | 1410 | AM | Rome | Georgia | Affiliate |
| W245DG | 96.9 | FM | Rome | Georgia | n/a (WLAQ relay) |
| WGOL | 920 | AM | Russellville | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W264BN | 100.7 | FM | Russellville | Alabama | n/a (WGOL relay) |
| WWIC | 1050 | AM | Scottsboro | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WDXX | 100.1 | FM | Selma | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WUUQ | 97.3 | FM | South Pittsburg-Chattanooga | Tennessee | Football only |
| WASC | 1530 | AM | Spartanburg | South Carolina | Football only |
| KXEN | 1010 | AM | St. Louis | Missouri | Affiliate |
| K283CI | 104.5 | FM | St. Louis | Missouri | n/a (KXEN relay) |
| WFEB | 1340 | AM | Sylacauga | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W265DV | 100.9 | FM | Sylacauga | Alabama | n/a (WFEB relay) |
| WTLS | 1300 | AM | Tallassee | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W293BK | 106.5 | FM | Tallassee | Alabama | n/a (WTLS relay) |
| WZLQ | 98.5 | FM | Tupelo | Mississippi | Football only |
| WTBC | 1230 | AM | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | Affiliate |
| W261BT | 100.1 | FM | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | n/a (WTBC relay) |
| WTSK | 790 | AM | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WIOL-FM | 95.7 | FM | Waverly Hall-Columbus | Georgia | Football only |
| WJEC | 106.5 | FM | Vernon | Alabama | Affiliate |
| WPCH | 1310 | AM | West Point | Georgia | Affiliate |
| WKXM-FM | 97.7 | FM | Winfield | Alabama | Affiliate |
- Asterisk (*) indicates HD Radio broadcast.
- Gray background indicates low-power FM translator.
Satellite radio
editIn a partnership with CTSN, SiriusXM simulcasts all Alabama football games and various other sports on their regional play-by-play channels: 190, 191 and 192.[5]
References
edit- ^ Cooper, J. A.; Davis, Edward (2019). "Fandom on the Air: Assessing Regional Identity through College Football Radio Networks". Northeastern Geographer. 11: 1–29. ISSN 1948-5417 – via Digital Commons.
- ^ a b 2012-2013 Alabama Men’s Basketball Media Guide, page 5.
- ^ 2014 Alabama Football Media Guide, page 207.
- ^ a b c "ROLLTIDE.COM - University of Alabama Official Athletic Site - Multimedia.htm". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Auburn joins XM radio as part of SEC lineup". auburntigers.com. XM Radio. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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