Hilltopper Sports Network
| Type | Radio network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | Various AM and FM radio stations |
| Headquarters | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
Broadcast area | South Central Kentucky Western Kentucky northwest Middle Tennessee southwest Indiana |
| Owner | IMG College Western Kentucky University |
Official website | WKUSports.com |
The Hilltopper Sports Network is the regional sports radio network for the Western Kentucky University's Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers. Headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the network provides coverage of WKU's athletic teams football, men's and women's basketball. Some select affiliates also clears WKU Men's Baseball games. The network boasts the second-largest radio network in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, behind only their main competitor, the UK IMG Sports Network.[1]
WKYU-TV, the university-owned PBS member station, is the sole television affiliate that broadcasts WKU's televised coaches shows, along with some of WKU's sporting events, including those that originate from Sinclair Broadcasting-owned Stadium.[2] In addition, some men's and women's basketball games are presented by WKYU with the Fox College Sports cablecast of the game, with the radio network's audio, broadcasting under the branding, "Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network."[3]
Radio affiliates
| Call sign | Frequency | Band | City | State | Network status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W261BD | 100.1 | FM | Bowling Green | Kentucky | WKLX relay |
| WKLX[4] | 100.7 | FM | Bowling Green | Kentucky | Flagship (men's basketball) |
| W274BQ | 102.7 | FM | Bowling Green | Kentucky | WWKU relay |
| WHHT | 103.7 | FM | Bowling Green | Kentucky | Flagship (women's basketball) |
| WPTQ | 105.3 | FM | Bowling Green | Kentucky | Flagship (football) |
| WCDS | 1230 | AM | Bowling Green | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WWKU | 1450 | AM | Bowling Green | Kentucky | Flagship (football, baseball) |
| WANY-FM | 100.9 | FM | Albany | Kentucky | Men's basketball only |
| WBGN | 99.1 | FM | Beaver Dam | Kentucky | Men's basketball only |
| WTCO | 1450 | AM | Campbellsville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WRFM | 103.9 | FM | Drakesboro | Kentucky | Football only |
| WIEL | 1400 | AM | Elizabethtown | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WKMO-FM | 101.5 | FM | Elizabethtown | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WEKT | 1070 | AM | Elkton | Kentucky | Football only |
| WSON | 690 | AM | Evansville | Indiana | Affiliate |
| WFKN | 1220 | AM | Franklin | Kentucky | Affiliate[5] |
| WLCB | 1430 | AM | Hodgenville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WHOP | 1230 | AM | Hopkinsville | Kentucky | Football only |
| W237BV | 95.3 | FM | Hopkinsville | Kentucky | WHOP relay |
| WJKY | 1060 | AM | Jamestown | Kentucky | Football only |
| WJRS | 104.9 | FM | Jamestown | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WNSR | 560 | AM | Nashville | Tennessee | Football only |
| W240CA | 95.9 | FM | Nashville | Tennessee | WNSR relay |
| W300DO | 107.9 | FM | Nashville | Tennessee | WNSR relay |
| WXVW | 1450 | AM | Louisville | Kentucky | Football only |
| WTTL | 1310 | AM | Madisonville | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WXCM | 97.1 | FM | Owensboro | Kentucky | Affiliate |
| WTLO | 1480 | AM | Somerset | Kentucky | Football only |
Former affiliates
- Bardstown – WBRT (2005–200?) [6]
- Bowling Green – WBGN (1950?–199?) original flagship station
- Brandenburg – WMMG and WWMG-FM
- Columbia – WAIN (2005–200?)[6]
- Elizabethtown – WQXE (1969–197?)
- Glasgow – WCLU (196?–198?)
- Morgantown – WLBQ (1994–2005)[6]
- Lewisport/Owensboro – WLME
- Princeton – WPKY
See also
References
- ^ a b "Hilltopper IMG Sports Network – Radio Affiliates". Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ^ Greenwell, Zach (October 21, 2014) "HILLTOPPER FOCUS: WKU adds five TV games through American Sports Network" Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "WKU Public Broadcasting". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ^ C-USA Schools Radio Outlets
- ^ Monneyhan, James (September 3, 2015). "Hilltopper Football is back on 1220 WFKN radio". Franklin Favorite. Franklin, KY. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Big Red Radio Network adds WAIN-AM, Columbia, KY, to network on Columbia Magazine.com". ColumbiaMagazine.com. August 22, 2005.
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